Nathan Nelson
@nathannelson.bsky.social
Devon-dwelling biophiliac. Dog dad. Food systems (Food Studies Masters student at University of Exeter), farming and agroecology, trees, nature connection, cack-handed gardening, movies. Solvitur ambulando.
It's my birthday next week, I've got a pond full of frogspawn, snowdrops are up, buds are on the hazel, hot water bottles are awesome, and when the sun comes out it's even more glorious for its rarity. Everything needs a rest and it makes spring so much more incredible. I love you, February.
Don't give anything an Emmy until it's as good as this.
February 11, 2026 at 9:47 AM
It's my birthday next week, I've got a pond full of frogspawn, snowdrops are up, buds are on the hazel, hot water bottles are awesome, and when the sun comes out it's even more glorious for its rarity. Everything needs a rest and it makes spring so much more incredible. I love you, February.
The frogs have put so much spawn in the pond that it's literally spilling out of the water into the air. I do wonder if the grey heron who visits regularly is a factor - they'll lose the vast majority of the froglets so they just throw numbers at the problem?
February 10, 2026 at 5:19 PM
The frogs have put so much spawn in the pond that it's literally spilling out of the water into the air. I do wonder if the grey heron who visits regularly is a factor - they'll lose the vast majority of the froglets so they just throw numbers at the problem?
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I solemnly swear that the arrival of drafts to Bluesky will do nothing at all to improve the quality of my output.
February 10, 2026 at 2:37 PM
I solemnly swear that the arrival of drafts to Bluesky will do nothing at all to improve the quality of my output.
How many times. Stop treading dogshit in on the nice new carpet.
After seeing the same clip of Farag* for the third time in my feed today, I need to say this:
If you repost the outrageous take of (any) fascist politician, you ARE amplifying their message, regardless of how smart or witty your takedown is. If you don't like fascists, don't broadcast fascists.
If you repost the outrageous take of (any) fascist politician, you ARE amplifying their message, regardless of how smart or witty your takedown is. If you don't like fascists, don't broadcast fascists.
February 10, 2026 at 2:12 PM
How many times. Stop treading dogshit in on the nice new carpet.
A trend for AI caricatures is happening on Instagram.
a man with a beard and a white tank top is standing in front of a wooden wall .
Alt: Samuel L Jackson in a white vest looking at the camera as if to say "what the fuck are you doing"
media.tenor.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:32 PM
A trend for AI caricatures is happening on Instagram.
I went to my GP after breaking down at work, seeking help. He, I'm not kidding, listened to me for 30 seconds before pulling a replica pistol / lighter out of his desk drawer and passing it to me, said with a grin "this is the end to all your problems". Laughed, took it back, prescribed Prozac.
When my late wife, Colette, first went to see a doctor about her mental health, telling him that she felt sad all the time, the doctor did this. I kid you not.
February 10, 2026 at 12:40 PM
I went to my GP after breaking down at work, seeking help. He, I'm not kidding, listened to me for 30 seconds before pulling a replica pistol / lighter out of his desk drawer and passing it to me, said with a grin "this is the end to all your problems". Laughed, took it back, prescribed Prozac.
Her: you may be working, but you turned around and looked at me so I require entertainment / snacks / to be let out now please.
February 10, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Her: you may be working, but you turned around and looked at me so I require entertainment / snacks / to be let out now please.
My feelings about the possibility of moving appendices round in a 31,000 word, 149-page management plan
February 10, 2026 at 10:48 AM
My feelings about the possibility of moving appendices round in a 31,000 word, 149-page management plan
Post a banger that isn't in English.
February 9, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Post a banger that isn't in English.
Working and despite the never-ending rain looking forward to more warmth and sun and maybe taking a bike ride round Bristol doing finger guns (other activities available) www.youtube.com/watch?v=omSl... #NowPlaying
DnB Allstars: Bristol Summer Mix Vol. 1 (Official Video)
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February 9, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Working and despite the never-ending rain looking forward to more warmth and sun and maybe taking a bike ride round Bristol doing finger guns (other activities available) www.youtube.com/watch?v=omSl... #NowPlaying
Now I've got the Teardrops in Rain monologue, only spoken by Joe Pesci, in my head (which wouldn't have happened anyway, because Hauer significantly modified the script).
Joe Pesci is 83.
Pesci was Ridley Scott’s first choice for Roy Batty in Blade Runner (seen here in costume) but left two weeks into production.
Rutger Hauer stepped in & the rest is history.
Pesci was Ridley Scott’s first choice for Roy Batty in Blade Runner (seen here in costume) but left two weeks into production.
Rutger Hauer stepped in & the rest is history.
February 9, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Now I've got the Teardrops in Rain monologue, only spoken by Joe Pesci, in my head (which wouldn't have happened anyway, because Hauer significantly modified the script).
Enjoying trying to edit the formatting of dozens of lines of policy while Word "helps"
February 8, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Enjoying trying to edit the formatting of dozens of lines of policy while Word "helps"
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Seriously get a fucking blog
February 8, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Seriously get a fucking blog
Working but I am incentivising myself with the prospect of finishing at 8 and sticking on Sisu.
February 8, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Working but I am incentivising myself with the prospect of finishing at 8 and sticking on Sisu.
Little necklaces of toadspawn when I pulled a bramble out of the pond this morning.
February 8, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Little necklaces of toadspawn when I pulled a bramble out of the pond this morning.
Had a food cupboard sort, gang.
February 8, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Had a food cupboard sort, gang.
Earlier in the garden, ribbity-bibbity.
February 7, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Earlier in the garden, ribbity-bibbity.
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The aurora last night in Beaver, Alaska was just incredible. This is a real-time video (not sped up) of the crazy motion I saw. Also, look how BRIGHT it is, wow!
February 7, 2026 at 9:02 PM
The aurora last night in Beaver, Alaska was just incredible. This is a real-time video (not sped up) of the crazy motion I saw. Also, look how BRIGHT it is, wow!
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It’s a mystery how this happened.
February 7, 2026 at 8:36 PM
It’s a mystery how this happened.
Any shelter in a rain shower.
February 7, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Any shelter in a rain shower.
"I had to get up in the morning at 10 o'clock at night, half an hour before I went to bed, eat a
lump of cold poison, work 29 hours a day down the mill, and pay the mill owner for permission to come to work, and when we got home our dad would kill us and dance about on our graves singing Hallelujah"
lump of cold poison, work 29 hours a day down the mill, and pay the mill owner for permission to come to work, and when we got home our dad would kill us and dance about on our graves singing Hallelujah"
February 6, 2026 at 10:40 PM
"I had to get up in the morning at 10 o'clock at night, half an hour before I went to bed, eat a
lump of cold poison, work 29 hours a day down the mill, and pay the mill owner for permission to come to work, and when we got home our dad would kill us and dance about on our graves singing Hallelujah"
lump of cold poison, work 29 hours a day down the mill, and pay the mill owner for permission to come to work, and when we got home our dad would kill us and dance about on our graves singing Hallelujah"
Various things, OK mainly the dog and my own distractibility being particularly bad today, are conspiring to make sure I get nothing done. Writing the day off in 3... 2... 1...
February 6, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Various things, OK mainly the dog and my own distractibility being particularly bad today, are conspiring to make sure I get nothing done. Writing the day off in 3... 2... 1...
Happy Friday. This is one of my all-time top five movies. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yee6...
The Last Starfighter [HD]
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February 6, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Happy Friday. This is one of my all-time top five movies. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yee6...
I agree
It's really bad-good.
I own a copy.
It's really bad-good.
I own a copy.
February 6, 2026 at 11:15 AM
I agree
It's really bad-good.
I own a copy.
It's really bad-good.
I own a copy.