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Jeanette Spear

@yetispear.bsky.social

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In no particular order .. boats, colour, (spanish) horses, paintings, cheese, theatre, jigsaws, trees, Salvage Hunters, Scotland. (Desktop Account) Struggling to use same account on PC and mobile

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Jeanette Spear @yetispear.bsky.social · Mar 12

Photos taken at Hartpury during the ANCCE competition GBPRE 2017 when Rio was Champion Section 11 and Champion mare and Movement Champion
#ANCCE
#LGANCCE
#CampeonaConcurso

Grey horse standing up for the judge at GBPRE 2017

From the right is Oriunda X after being made Champion mare at GBPRE 2017 with her handler Oriol Matas
From the left is the steward, runner up mare Primadonna and her owner Krissy Real

A close up head shot of Oriunda X with her handler the amazing Oriol Matas at GBPRE 2017

Jeanette Spear @yetispear.bsky.social · 2d

It looks lovely. I hope they respect the work you put in and obey the instructions

Jeanette Spear @yetispear.bsky.social · 2d

It looks beautiful but it will be a nightmare to clean

Jeanette Spear @yetispear.bsky.social · 3d

When the world looks dark we can rely on Waldy to put things into perspective.

I'm not sure about cheerful but I'm confident this will be an interesting watch

JANUSZCZAK @januszczak.bsky.social · 3d

Death, death, death… it’s something I tackle in Art’s Most Horrific on Sky Arts. Tomorrow night at 9pm! Wear something warm!

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Jeanette Spear @yetispear.bsky.social · 6d

Did I just see Big Ben (The Elizabeth Tower)?

Yes, yes I did

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 6d

Signs of psychosis. No biggie

Jeanette Spear @yetispear.bsky.social · 7d

A swift google gives us all her details.

PATIENT GRISELDA is a 25-foot gaff cutter, designed by Francis Jones and originally built for journalist and writer John Lewis. She is a traditional wooden yacht with classic lines

oga.org.uk/boat_registe...

OGA - index

oga.org.uk

Jeanette Spear @yetispear.bsky.social · 7d

King and nobles having a discussion about the best way to deal with an arrow... and riding some very small horses

#ridersonsmallhorses

North Ages @northages.bsky.social · 7d

When the lads are arguing over whose fault it was the stag eluded the hunt and you have an actual arrow sprouting from your chest.

A 14th-century French representation of the death of William II 'Rufus, king of the English, during a hunt.

Jeanette Spear @yetispear.bsky.social · 7d

What a gorgeous plate

Avadi 🌀(DebraLittle) @avadi.bsky.social · 8d

They are still using the same themes in Roman pottery. I picked up this plate on Rome a couple decades ago. The fingerprints of the woman who made it are on the back.

A greyish green pottery plate from Rome with a chariot and rider in the center and spectators for the race around the edges.

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Jeanette Spear @yetispear.bsky.social · 8d

Looking like a Federation Guard from Blakes 7

Where's Blake when you need him?

Jeanette Spear @yetispear.bsky.social · 9d

It must be a low news or no news day

Stuff like this brings out the grumpy old woman in me

I can't believe I pay a subscription for this tosh.

Gaby Hinsliff @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social · 9d

on another note, my most boomer opinion is that this is the end of days and govt should ban it immediately www.theguardian.com/money/2025/s...

Sock it to the shoes: why more offices are going footwear-free

British companies are trialling no-shoes policies as a way to improve focus, comfort and morale – but not everyone is convinced

www.theguardian.com

Jeanette Spear @yetispear.bsky.social · 9d

This is just perfect

Radio Lento @radiolento.bsky.social · 11d

NEW!

Episode 282 - Night train to Paris (52 mins)

The gentle and soothing sound from inside a cabin as we crossed France in August. This episode is *sleep safe*, if you like trains.

> bit.ly/LenGdA1

view of a station at night as we pass through on the sleeper train.

Jeanette Spear @yetispear.bsky.social · 15d

Cool

Pascal Mamassian @mamassian.bsky.social · 15d

A nice shift in perceived colour between central and peripheral vision. The fixated disc looks purple while the others look blue.

The effect presumably comes from the absence of S-cones in the fovea.

From Hinnerk Schulz-Hildebrandt:
arxiv.org/pdf/2509.115...

An array of 9 purple discs on a blue background. Figure from Hinnerk Schulz-Hildebrandt.

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Trimontium Trust & Museum @trimontiumtrust.bsky.social · 15d

🌿🏰 #HillfortsWednesday: Bury Ditches in Shropshire is one of England’s best-preserved Iron Age hillforts. Dating to around 500 BC, it has up to four concentric ditches & ramparts, commanding stunning views over the Shropshire Hills. A perfect mix of history & scenery!

#IronAge #AncientBritain

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Jeanette Spear @yetispear.bsky.social · 16d

Yawn.

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 16d

So much that is broken in our country today is broken thanks to Nigel Farage.

And now he wants to break it even more. Unless we stop him.

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Jeanette Spear @yetispear.bsky.social · 16d

6/10
The image needs more impact, where is the broken china?

Jeanette Spear @yetispear.bsky.social · 17d

I've sailed through the Straits and past that pier many times. It's very spectacular. Have a good trip

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 17d

While Nigel Farage talks down our country, Liberal Democrats want to build on the best of Britain.

Ed Davey quote set against a union flag that reads: Nigel Farage talks down our country. He goes to the US and says we are like North Korea. How insulting!   Liberal Democrats want to build on the best of Britain.
We should be proud of Britain.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 17d

I have defended the BBC again and again.

No more.

Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 17d

For 56 minutes Sky News and BBC News interrupted everything else and carried a Reform UK feed live, uninterrupted, unchallenged. The stream spluttered, froze, pixelated - dozens of times - still they stuck with it. FOR ONE HOUR.

This is an editorial choice. No other party gets this coverage. ~AA

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Jeanette Spear @yetispear.bsky.social · 17d

@eddavey.libdems.org.uk

Please do something to get that awful man off the front page of every news site?

Jeanette Spear @yetispear.bsky.social · 17d

Must admit as I strolled around on a first visit to Shrewsbury last year I did wonder about that hill

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Jeanette Spear @yetispear.bsky.social · 17d

For the record, horses get an annual flu and tetanus jab, end of.

Picture for attention

Mare Oriunda X and her handler on their way to National Champions at Hartpury in 2017

Jeanette Spear @yetispear.bsky.social · 21d

I'm going to be singing this all day now .. 😅

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Jeanette Spear @yetispear.bsky.social · 22d

The sticker on my windscreen tells me mine is due in February 2026.

I love analogue comms, it's so direct

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Mr Benn @thebowlerhatman.bsky.social · 23d

The moral of Mr Benn Spaceman:
'When you think you want to leave where you are, & go somewhere nicer, just remember that the grass is not always greener on the other side.
Try to appreciate where you are instead'.

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Jeanette Spear @yetispear.bsky.social · 24d

Have fun learning the new way to do the same old stuff