Keith Knight
@keithjknight.bsky.social
Retired. Rejoiner. VdGG & Peter Hammill. Gigs, films, SF. Bath City FC and Somerset CCC. Reading Pepys’ diary daily.
#5DebutAlbums50s60s I am hopefully not the only person considering voting for the Third Ear Band’s woozy 1969 masterpiece Alchemy. Oboe to the fore. John Peel on Jew’s Harp. Terrific.
January 29, 2026 at 3:40 PM
#5DebutAlbums50s60s I am hopefully not the only person considering voting for the Third Ear Band’s woozy 1969 masterpiece Alchemy. Oboe to the fore. John Peel on Jew’s Harp. Terrific.
Well done Scotland and it shows up the Government’s negligence to do the same thing in England last year.
Swift bricks to be installed in all new buildings in Scotland after Holyrood backs ruling
Swift bricks to be installed in all new buildings in Scotland after Holyrood backs ruling
Rest of UK has so far resisted calls to make it mandatory for developers to install bricks that provide nesting for swifts and other endangered birds
Swift bricks will be installed in all new buildings in Scotland after the Scottish parliament voted in favour of a law to help endangered cavity-nesting birds.
The Scottish government and MSPs across the parties backed an amendment by Scottish Green Mark Ruskell to make swift bricks mandatory for all new dwellings “where reasonably practical and appropriate”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Well done Scotland and it shows up the Government’s negligence to do the same thing in England last year.
Very high water at Pulteney Weir in Bath this morning. Reminded of the 60s city centre floods which led to the weir being built.
January 25, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Very high water at Pulteney Weir in Bath this morning. Reminded of the 60s city centre floods which led to the weir being built.
Martin Carthy has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and cannot fulfil his upcoming gigs. What sad, gutting news. But what a great life.
January 23, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Martin Carthy has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and cannot fulfil his upcoming gigs. What sad, gutting news. But what a great life.
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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
Window cleaner in Farringdon, London.
January 20, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Window cleaner in Farringdon, London.
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RIP Kenny Morris: original punk, Banshee drummer extraordinaire. I knew him well in the Banshees and was in touch with him recently about his memoir. Which I hope will be published. God bless you Kenny
January 15, 2026 at 6:10 PM
RIP Kenny Morris: original punk, Banshee drummer extraordinaire. I knew him well in the Banshees and was in touch with him recently about his memoir. Which I hope will be published. God bless you Kenny
Inevitably the Restaurante El Diablo on top of the volcano in Timanfaya In Lanzarote is yet another César Manrique design, built on the spot where the underground temperature is highest - 140 degrees C ten centimetres down, 400 degrees C at six metres.
January 14, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Inevitably the Restaurante El Diablo on top of the volcano in Timanfaya In Lanzarote is yet another César Manrique design, built on the spot where the underground temperature is highest - 140 degrees C ten centimetres down, 400 degrees C at six metres.
Having lunch on top of a volcano In Lanzarote.
January 14, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Having lunch on top of a volcano In Lanzarote.
So, every post so far from Lanzarote has been in tribute to the work of architect, artist and seer, César Manrique (1919-92), a man who saw the possibilities in the island of his birth and realised many of them, stopping over-development and creating remarkable land art and buildings.
January 13, 2026 at 7:13 PM
So, every post so far from Lanzarote has been in tribute to the work of architect, artist and seer, César Manrique (1919-92), a man who saw the possibilities in the island of his birth and realised many of them, stopping over-development and creating remarkable land art and buildings.
Visited the Fundación César Manrique In Lanzarote, the home of the late architect, carved from five volcanic bubbles interconnected by lava tubes and very much a 70s dream living space.
January 13, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Visited the Fundación César Manrique In Lanzarote, the home of the late architect, carved from five volcanic bubbles interconnected by lava tubes and very much a 70s dream living space.
At the rather lovely Jameos del Agua in Lanzarote, two caves connected by a lake in which lives a unique species of blind white crab. Now with a restaurant, cafe and performance area. Used by local farmers as a refuse tip until the late 60s.
January 11, 2026 at 4:23 PM
At the rather lovely Jameos del Agua in Lanzarote, two caves connected by a lake in which lives a unique species of blind white crab. Now with a restaurant, cafe and performance area. Used by local farmers as a refuse tip until the late 60s.
The sign for the Gents toilet at the Jardín de Cactus.
January 11, 2026 at 1:08 PM
The sign for the Gents toilet at the Jardín de Cactus.
In the Jardín de Cactus on Lanzarote. An admirably accurate description.
January 11, 2026 at 12:41 PM
In the Jardín de Cactus on Lanzarote. An admirably accurate description.
That may have been true before the start of the Ashes. It certainly isn’t now.
January 9, 2026 at 1:04 PM
That may have been true before the start of the Ashes. It certainly isn’t now.
I haven’t left the country to escape Storm Goretti, honest. Good luck everyone.
January 8, 2026 at 5:53 PM
I haven’t left the country to escape Storm Goretti, honest. Good luck everyone.
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Béla Tarr, 1955-2026 🤍
January 6, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Béla Tarr, 1955-2026 🤍
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Did I need to see another David Bowie documentary? Apparently I did. Really enjoyed this - some good interviews, and veered away from the full retrospective to talk as much about the Tin Machine period as anything else. Terribly moving at the end of course. On Channel 4.
January 5, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Did I need to see another David Bowie documentary? Apparently I did. Really enjoyed this - some good interviews, and veered away from the full retrospective to talk as much about the Tin Machine period as anything else. Terribly moving at the end of course. On Channel 4.
I bet few others are showing Richard Burton and Jason S as their most watched actor and director of 2025…
January 3, 2026 at 8:17 PM
I bet few others are showing Richard Burton and Jason S as their most watched actor and director of 2025…
Extraordinary stat about Bardot from the Guardian obituary.
December 30, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Extraordinary stat about Bardot from the Guardian obituary.
I thoroughly enjoyed ‘The Strange History of Samuel Pepys’s Diary’ by @kateloveman.bsky.social - fascinating about how the Diary has been regarded and superbly researched. The first time I heard of Pepys as a lad was via a Benny Hill song (‘naughty Samuel peeps’) and there’s even mention of that!
December 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I thoroughly enjoyed ‘The Strange History of Samuel Pepys’s Diary’ by @kateloveman.bsky.social - fascinating about how the Diary has been regarded and superbly researched. The first time I heard of Pepys as a lad was via a Benny Hill song (‘naughty Samuel peeps’) and there’s even mention of that!
Farewell Brigitte.
December 28, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Farewell Brigitte.
Been to see Grey Seals and their pups at Horsey Gap beach, north of Great Yarmouth.
December 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Been to see Grey Seals and their pups at Horsey Gap beach, north of Great Yarmouth.