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W Griffith @supersequin.bsky.social · 14h

a) History
b) England anthem vs UK anthem
c) It's fun being a bit naughty 😉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

W Griffith @supersequin.bsky.social · 1d

Fascinating walk along Penarth seashore on the lowest tide of the year. Amongst the usual beadlet anemones I found an unusual #seaanemone and would appreciate help with #identification. Could this be a red speckled anemone? @sewbrec.org.uk @thembauk.bsky.social #rockpooling #sealife

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W Griffith @supersequin.bsky.social · 3d

I saw this too! It came up from the trees above Sully Brook and then disappeared high over the west lake (in your direction by the sounds of it).

W Griffith @supersequin.bsky.social · 14d

I finally paid the extra charge to visit the castle at #StMichaelsMount and I'm very glad that I did! Not only does the Chevy Chase dining hall have a fantastic frieze, but the windows are full of #stainedglass. @nationaltrust.org.uk #glitchart #digitalart #reimagined #glitchlab #glitch

Composite image of stained glass panels from St Michael's Mount. The image shows a bearded man in a turban looking toward a panel made up of multiple individual images arranged together in a digital collage. The final picture has had a digital filter applied to corrupt the colours.

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W Griffith @supersequin.bsky.social · 15d

Visited the @tatestives.bsky.social and was so inspired by the works of Liliane Lijn, Barbara Hepworth and John Wells that I created this digital re-imagining of #StNicholasChapel.
#StIves #art #digitalart #otherworlds #landscape #photography #scifiart #landscapephotography #glitchlab #snapseed

Digital collage showing a black and white image of St Nicholas Church in St Ives with white lines reaching into the darkened sky. Three balls float above, one of which is orange.

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W Griffith @supersequin.bsky.social · 18d

Yes, a northerly breeze was probably just what they were hoping for as well.

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W Griffith @supersequin.bsky.social · 18d

No sign of the gulls between 1200-1315 with a few people looking.

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W Griffith @supersequin.bsky.social · 22d

Fantastic views of the rather charming phalaropes at Lisvane reservoir. Both grey and the single red-necked phal were very happy to feed close in. #birdingwales

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W Griffith @supersequin.bsky.social · 25d

A beautiful northern wheatear was the highlight of a pre-rain walk to Lavernock Point. Significantly fewer hirudines than yesterday. Also of note: skylarks over and a few chiffchaff in the hedges. #birdingwales

Digiscoped image of a Northern wheatear perched on a rusting fence

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W Griffith @supersequin.bsky.social · 27d

#Ducklingscansurf

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 27d

I often think about this study that shows ducklings swimming in a single-file formation behind their parent conserve energy through wave-riding, where trailing ducklings gain forward push, and wave-passing, where energy transfers efficiently along the line. Get your ducks in a row.

Wave-riding and wave-passing by ducklings in formation swimming | Journal of Fluid Mechanics | Cambridge Core

Wave-riding and wave-passing by ducklings in formation swimming - Volume 928

www.cambridge.org

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W Griffith @supersequin.bsky.social · 29d

Professional #cycling has got a huge #sportswashing problem. Petrochemical companies, car makers, airlines and pariah states are all using cycling to create positive associations with their brands. Governing bodies need a credible plan for an ethical funding solution. www.reuters.com/sports/rider...

Riders threaten to quit Vuelta if more protests disrupt race

Vuelta a Espana riders voted to neutralise Wednesday's stage 17 if pro-Palestine protests disrupt the stage rather than race to an "undefined finish line" as Spanish authorities announced "extraordinary" security measures for the final two stages.

www.reuters.com

W Griffith @supersequin.bsky.social · 29d

That's an amazing image! 🤯👏

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W Griffith @supersequin.bsky.social · Sep 7

Full #TdF vibes on Caerphilly Mountain during the #TourofBritain earlier. Scary lack of coordination of road closures afterwards though - at least one RTA seen on a supposedly sterile course! #Safetyfirst

Team Kern rider cycling up Caerphilly mountain through a red smokebomb-fuelled fog.

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W Griffith @supersequin.bsky.social · Sep 7

Great photo 📸 - that's Ben Swift though...

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W Griffith @supersequin.bsky.social · Sep 6

Enjoyed a great day with hundreds of fellow #cycling fans watching the #TourofBritain. Noa Isidore led the pack up The Tumble at a mind-boggling pace.

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Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) @theaef.bsky.social · Sep 5

“Sustainable” aviation fuels are often promoted as the answer to aviation’s decarbonisation problem, but they are not a magic bullet. Here we summarise 6 reasons why SAF won’t be sufficient to mitigate increased emissions from airport expansion. 1/8

www.aef.org.uk/2025/09/04/h...

Hope or hype: Can SAF really justify airport expansion? - Aviation Environment Federation

“Sustainable” aviation fuels are often promoted as the answer to aviation’s decarbonisation problem, but they are not a magic bullet. Here we summarise 6 reasons why SAF won’t be sufficient …

www.aef.org.uk

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W Griffith @supersequin.bsky.social · Aug 29

New studies suggest a 70% chance of #AMOC collapse by 2100 at current #GHG emission levels. This could cause severe impacts to food production and widespread coastal flooding in the UK within the lifetimes of our children. Urgent action is needed!

Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · Aug 28

I was shocked when I first saw these results from standard climate models used in IPCC reports: for high emissions, the Atlantic overturning circulation #AMOC shuts down in all 9 models that ran past 2100, and is well on the way to shutdown by 2100.
Our paper on that is out today.🧵

W Griffith @supersequin.bsky.social · Aug 26

Thanks

W Griffith @supersequin.bsky.social · Aug 25

Great finds! What's the moth in the middle row on the far left?

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W Griffith @supersequin.bsky.social · Aug 25

Wisps of gossamer cloud signal the last day of summer. 🌤 #timelapse #cirrus #clouds #cloudlovers #cloudporn #scape #skyphotography #HurricaneErin #Erin

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W Griffith @supersequin.bsky.social · Aug 23

Looking like the product of a child's imagination, this fantastically terrifying wasp spider was lurking with intent at #Cosmeston in #Penarth. #spider #waspspider #ukwildlife #nature

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W Griffith @supersequin.bsky.social · Aug 7

Wonderfully moody skies at Rhos Point this morning. Bonxie offshore harrying Sandwich Terns, with a GBB Gull keeping a close watch. Pairs of Common Gulls and Oystercatchers on shore, with small groups of Cormorants streaming by, and 20 or so Herring Gulls bobbing around. #birdingwales

View over Colwyn Bay towards the Clwydian hills with grey clouds and rain showers in the distance.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Jul 31

It cannot be denied: this is a deliberate and coldly-calculated famine, engineered by a technologically-advanced state which knows exactly what it is doing.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

The mathematics of starvation: how Israel caused a famine in Gaza

Israel controls the flow of food into Gaza. It has calculated how many calories Palestinians need to stay alive. Its data shows only a fraction has been allowed in

www.theguardian.com

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W Griffith @supersequin.bsky.social · Jul 28

Broadcasting executives will undoubtedly grow rich as their paywalls maximise shareholder value,yet I'm left wondering who will inspire the tomorrow's riders. The multicoloured circus of the Tour was the perfect vehicle to drive a love of adventure and camaraderie. You can't sell dreams. #VivelaTour

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W Griffith @supersequin.bsky.social · Jul 28

Now, a lifetime later, I have just turned off the @itvsport.bsky.social #TourdeFrance farewell and am overwhelmed with a genuine sense of sadness. The coverage was absolutely perfect, with the output being worth many times the sum of the parts... 2/3

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