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Chris Dale @chrisdaleoxford.bsky.social · 12h

Flying dog

Black and white photograph of a black dog jumping for a ball in a big field.

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Chris Dale @chrisdaleoxford.bsky.social · 10h

Thanks, Rob

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Chris Dale @chrisdaleoxford.bsky.social · 12h

Flying dog

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Chris Dale @chrisdaleoxford.bsky.social · 1d

A brief intermission between verses.

An orange-breasted robin on a branch, surrounded by thorns.

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Chris Dale @chrisdaleoxford.bsky.social · 1d

A good effort by Oxfordshire County Council to balance its congestion charge with bus benefits. Sensible to set a short period to see if the arrangement can cover its costs - better than purporting to be able to budget for the long term.

Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 1d

Park & Ride bus journeys will be free when Oxford’s congestion charge comes into effect on 29 October. Holders of P&R parking tickets will be entitled to catch any Stagecoach or Oxford Bus Co service from the sites, not just the P&R-branded ones. news.oxfordshire.gov.uk/free-park-an...

Free park and ride bus travel with temporary congestion charge

Oxfordshire County Council is providing free park and ride bus journeys in Oxford for an initial period of three months from 29 October, when the city’s temporary congestion charge scheme starts. The ...

news.oxfordshire.gov.uk

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Chris Dale @chrisdaleoxford.bsky.social · 1d

On judges - a thread worth reading

Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 1d

The judicial oath:

I [name], do swear by Almighty God that I will well and truly serve our Sovereign King Charles the Third in the office of [judicial role], and will do right to all manner of people after the law and usages of this realm, without fear or favour, affection or ill will.

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Chris Dale @chrisdaleoxford.bsky.social · 1d

Muting the words "Jenrick" and "Badenoch" cleans up a timeline wonderfully. And you won't miss anything of importance.

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Chris Dale @chrisdaleoxford.bsky.social · 1d

Rise and shine

A robin with orange breast, brown back, and pale undersides. Its beak is open to sing.

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Chris Dale @chrisdaleoxford.bsky.social · 2d

Colours of autumn

A leaf of autumn reds and yellows, with red berries at its left and other leaves at its right.

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Chris Dale @chrisdaleoxford.bsky.social · 2d

Colours of autumn

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Chris Dale @chrisdaleoxford.bsky.social · 3d

More experiments with contrast and colour in photographs of a lapwing flying across the sun

A lapwing - bird with big wings silhouetted against a white sun, with black sky and multicoloured clouds. This has been edited to emphasise the darks and lights.

A lapwing against a sky of grey, white, and dark yellow.

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Chris Dale @chrisdaleoxford.bsky.social · 3d

It was a coincidence, I'm sure, but our wheelie bin disappeared at about the time of your post to reappear, shamefaced, a while later. I hope you had a happy birthday anyway.

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Chris Dale @chrisdaleoxford.bsky.social · 3d

Yesterday's timeline-warming thread was about the rescue of an old bureau and about the things found in it. Today it's the recovery of an injured owl.

Dr Delyth Badder @folklorewales.com · 3d

Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.

After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵

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Chris Dale @chrisdaleoxford.bsky.social · 3d

Fingers poised to do the washing and ironing in the Octopus electricity free hour.

Memories of years ago, of telephone calls being cheaper after 2:00pm and cheaper still after 6.00pm. That drove habits which it took me years to discard.

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Chris Dale @chrisdaleoxford.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you

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Chris Dale @chrisdaleoxford.bsky.social · 3d

Yesterday's lapwing flew overhead across the sun. I nearly ditched the washed-out photographs which resulted, but instead played around with contrast and colour.

A lapwing flying under a clouded sky. It has big wings with black ends and a white body. The clouds are grey and white.

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Chris Dale @chrisdaleoxford.bsky.social · 4d

We don't often see lapwings here now, and it is (fortunately) rare for police officers to come here. It was an odd chance to catch both in one photograph this morning.

A lapwing with a green and black wing hanging below it flies past while two police officers in yellow jackets walk beyond them.

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Chris Dale @chrisdaleoxford.bsky.social · 4d

Bernard Hepton again - the second time I've seen him in a week (the first was as Toby Esterhase in a scene from Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), conveying more with just his face than most actors manage with words and actions.

archivetvmusings @archivetvmusings.bsky.social · 4d

Secret Army - Russian Roulette (4th October 1978). Kessler organises a garden party - one which his guests will never forget.

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Chris Dale @chrisdaleoxford.bsky.social · 4d

We are lacking in pleasing stories now, but this one brightens up the day.

Lydia Massiah @lydiamassiah.bsky.social · 4d

This could be a long and rambling thread. Be patient with me.

I bought an old mahogany bureau on Ebay. I didn't really want a bureau as we're meant to be downsizing, but it was a beautiful piece & obviously very old. Google lens suggests the brass chased handles are Queen Anne. That's 1702-1714 😯

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Chris Dale @chrisdaleoxford.bsky.social · 4d

I had been stalking the lapwing for a while, waiting for someone else to put it in the air, and watching the police walk around. A jogger put up the lapwing just as the walkers walked by.

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Chris Dale @chrisdaleoxford.bsky.social · 4d

Diversity in diet is a benefit.

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Chris Dale @chrisdaleoxford.bsky.social · 4d

We don't often see lapwings here now, and it is (fortunately) rare for police officers to come here. It was an odd chance to catch both in one photograph this morning.

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Chris Dale @chrisdaleoxford.bsky.social · 4d

Hop, skip, and jump

Four white swans running over blue water as they take off.

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Chris Dale @chrisdaleoxford.bsky.social · 4d

Our Mesh system is outdated and I didn't want to buy new bits for it, nor replace the lot. The VM pods filled the gap as long as we don't mind having two networks.

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