John M 🇬🇧🇺🇦
@john0109.bsky.social
Dad, RAF Veteran and survivor of numerous Leeds United ups and downs. Lover of nature, history, books and making miniatures. 75% English, 15% Welsh, 10% Odds & Ends.
Just looking for things to make me smile...or think...or think and smile.
Just looking for things to make me smile...or think...or think and smile.
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John M 🇬🇧🇺🇦
@john0109.bsky.social
· Oct 15
Today we raise our drinks and declare it to be #d-day -
#delightful #daughters #dependable #dedicated #doting #dads #diversity #disability #DownsSyndrome #despair (sometimes!) #dancing (all the time!) ♥️🤗 😊
#delightful #daughters #dependable #dedicated #doting #dads #diversity #disability #DownsSyndrome #despair (sometimes!) #dancing (all the time!) ♥️🤗 😊
Well, I've been suspended twice on Instagram/Threads today. So either I've been doing something very wrong or something very right. Can I be bothered appealing a second time? I don't think I can. C'est la vie.
December 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Well, I've been suspended twice on Instagram/Threads today. So either I've been doing something very wrong or something very right. Can I be bothered appealing a second time? I don't think I can. C'est la vie.
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Just a beautiful moment in Kyiv – because life goes on.
December 17, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Just a beautiful moment in Kyiv – because life goes on.
Oh goody, Ancestry #traits are now telling me that I can't kick a ball with my left foot! Well I have news for you Mr Ancestry, I'm only marginally better with my right foot. So there! 😛
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #DNA
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #DNA
December 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Oh goody, Ancestry #traits are now telling me that I can't kick a ball with my left foot! Well I have news for you Mr Ancestry, I'm only marginally better with my right foot. So there! 😛
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #DNA
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #DNA
As it's a cold, dreich December day here in the UK, what better than to look back to a sunny August day on the Rhine.
#HappyWednesday all you lovely BlueSky people out there! 😊
#WeekYforYearPast
#AlphabetChallenge
#HappyWednesday all you lovely BlueSky people out there! 😊
#WeekYforYearPast
#AlphabetChallenge
December 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
As it's a cold, dreich December day here in the UK, what better than to look back to a sunny August day on the Rhine.
#HappyWednesday all you lovely BlueSky people out there! 😊
#WeekYforYearPast
#AlphabetChallenge
#HappyWednesday all you lovely BlueSky people out there! 😊
#WeekYforYearPast
#AlphabetChallenge
@rspb.bsky.social There was a time when Greenfinches wouldn't have caused a stir but today, whoopee, they're back after goodness knows how many years! 😁
December 17, 2025 at 10:41 AM
@rspb.bsky.social There was a time when Greenfinches wouldn't have caused a stir but today, whoopee, they're back after goodness knows how many years! 😁
It never quite seems fair. 😢
December 17, 2025 at 9:33 AM
It never quite seems fair. 😢
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December 17, 2025 at 8:49 AM
A waltzing Firefly? That's a 10 from me!
December 17, 2025 at 8:46 AM
A waltzing Firefly? That's a 10 from me!
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Each door of the History & Heritage Yorkshire Advent Calendar reveals a festive nugget of history, folklore and traditions, curious snippets and the events that shaped the region. Please enlarge the image to read. #AdventCalendar #Heritage #Yorkshire #fFolklore #naughtyornice
December 17, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Each door of the History & Heritage Yorkshire Advent Calendar reveals a festive nugget of history, folklore and traditions, curious snippets and the events that shaped the region. Please enlarge the image to read. #AdventCalendar #Heritage #Yorkshire #fFolklore #naughtyornice
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Teeny tiny but full of winter cheer... it's time to see who's hiding behind door number 16!
#RSPBAdvent25
#RSPBAdvent25
December 16, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Teeny tiny but full of winter cheer... it's time to see who's hiding behind door number 16!
#RSPBAdvent25
#RSPBAdvent25
I've been trying out Threads for a few days. I don't think I'll say anything else in case I upset anyone who actually likes it over there. 🤮
December 15, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I've been trying out Threads for a few days. I don't think I'll say anything else in case I upset anyone who actually likes it over there. 🤮
I think I must have been in 'be careful what you wish for' mode when I posted this back in January. I refuse to be downhearted. 👍 #lufc
December 15, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I think I must have been in 'be careful what you wish for' mode when I posted this back in January. I refuse to be downhearted. 👍 #lufc
December 15, 2025 at 11:50 AM
@heisholt.bsky.social "Lær mer norsk" - Det er mange år siden nå, men jeg husker denne læreboken veldig godt! 😊
December 15, 2025 at 8:34 AM
@heisholt.bsky.social "Lær mer norsk" - Det er mange år siden nå, men jeg husker denne læreboken veldig godt! 😊
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December 15, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Balvinder, your resilience is nothing short of inspirational; so many would’ve crumbled after so many Dance Offs, but you simply shone instead. I’m so incredibly proud of you. Julian, what a wonderful first series. So much love to you both xx
#StrictlyComeDancing #Strictly
#StrictlyComeDancing #Strictly
December 14, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Balvinder, your resilience is nothing short of inspirational; so many would’ve crumbled after so many Dance Offs, but you simply shone instead. I’m so incredibly proud of you. Julian, what a wonderful first series. So much love to you both xx
#StrictlyComeDancing #Strictly
#StrictlyComeDancing #Strictly
I realised today that it is impossible to say Joe Rodon in anything other than a Welsh accent. I've been watching too much football on S4C. #lufc
December 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I realised today that it is impossible to say Joe Rodon in anything other than a Welsh accent. I've been watching too much football on S4C. #lufc
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If you need us, remember our helpline remains open.
You're never on your own. We exist to support you 💙
Call us, we'll listen: 08000 562 561
📸 IG: GMF.Designs
You're never on your own. We exist to support you 💙
Call us, we'll listen: 08000 562 561
📸 IG: GMF.Designs
December 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
If you need us, remember our helpline remains open.
You're never on your own. We exist to support you 💙
Call us, we'll listen: 08000 562 561
📸 IG: GMF.Designs
You're never on your own. We exist to support you 💙
Call us, we'll listen: 08000 562 561
📸 IG: GMF.Designs
I always felt that Patrick Bamford's brief flirtation with plastic chickens was slightly unsettling. I do hope he's over it now. #lufc #CamdenMarket
December 14, 2025 at 11:18 AM
I always felt that Patrick Bamford's brief flirtation with plastic chickens was slightly unsettling. I do hope he's over it now. #lufc #CamdenMarket
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A bit of a Christmas cheat today. 🤔 🎄
#WeekXForXmas
#AlphabetChallenge
#stamps #philately #stampcollecting
#WeekXForXmas
#AlphabetChallenge
#stamps #philately #stampcollecting
December 14, 2025 at 8:30 AM
A bit of a Christmas cheat today. 🤔 🎄
#WeekXForXmas
#AlphabetChallenge
#stamps #philately #stampcollecting
#WeekXForXmas
#AlphabetChallenge
#stamps #philately #stampcollecting
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Each door of the History & Heritage Yorkshire Advent Calendar reveals a festive nugget of history, folklore and traditions, curious snippets and the events that shaped the region. Please enlarge the image to read. #AdventCalendar #Heritage #Yorkshire #fFolklore #lFoodandDrink #Chritsmas
December 14, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Each door of the History & Heritage Yorkshire Advent Calendar reveals a festive nugget of history, folklore and traditions, curious snippets and the events that shaped the region. Please enlarge the image to read. #AdventCalendar #Heritage #Yorkshire #fFolklore #lFoodandDrink #Chritsmas
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December 14, 2025 at 8:01 AM
And to those of you who are saying "Ginnel? That's not a ginnel!", well yes it is. So there! 😂
On my way to a friend’s Christmas party, using part of the ginnel system that cuts diagonally from Woodhouse Ridge to The Moor.
An old routeway preserved as Victorian development spread to Headingley.
An old routeway preserved as Victorian development spread to Headingley.
December 13, 2025 at 8:22 PM
And to those of you who are saying "Ginnel? That's not a ginnel!", well yes it is. So there! 😂