Frank
@frankhopper.bsky.social
Return of the linguist
Affable biker - W800, CB750, CBR1000RR
RPM static cyclist
Lamentably slow 5K Parkrunner
Serial punner
Supporter of good causes
Resisting retirement
Affable biker - W800, CB750, CBR1000RR
RPM static cyclist
Lamentably slow 5K Parkrunner
Serial punner
Supporter of good causes
Resisting retirement
Parkrun in the rain was not part of the plan.
But I think there’s a waterproof in the boot.
Well, at least I hope so.
But I think there’s a waterproof in the boot.
Well, at least I hope so.
November 29, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Parkrun in the rain was not part of the plan.
But I think there’s a waterproof in the boot.
Well, at least I hope so.
But I think there’s a waterproof in the boot.
Well, at least I hope so.
I’ve had 7.
The last being this year.
The last being this year.
November 29, 2025 at 8:12 AM
I’ve had 7.
The last being this year.
The last being this year.
Love a flying boat.
An inherited gene.
My dad.
WOP/AG Sunderlands 1941-46
An inherited gene.
My dad.
WOP/AG Sunderlands 1941-46
November 25, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Love a flying boat.
An inherited gene.
My dad.
WOP/AG Sunderlands 1941-46
An inherited gene.
My dad.
WOP/AG Sunderlands 1941-46
D37 eyeing up my latest purchase, quizzically.
Where do you actually buy CDs these days?
Where do you actually buy CDs these days?
November 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
D37 eyeing up my latest purchase, quizzically.
Where do you actually buy CDs these days?
Where do you actually buy CDs these days?
AGM at Rougham Tower.
November 23, 2025 at 10:37 AM
AGM at Rougham Tower.
Lunch at Ethel’s today.
Venison pie.
Can’t beat the Union Jack Club!
Venison pie.
Can’t beat the Union Jack Club!
November 22, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Lunch at Ethel’s today.
Venison pie.
Can’t beat the Union Jack Club!
Venison pie.
Can’t beat the Union Jack Club!
To St Edmundsbury Cathedral for a concert by the choir of St Martin in the Fields. With Zeb Soanes.
Visibility good.
Sea state slight.
Visibility good.
Sea state slight.
November 21, 2025 at 10:48 PM
To St Edmundsbury Cathedral for a concert by the choir of St Martin in the Fields. With Zeb Soanes.
Visibility good.
Sea state slight.
Visibility good.
Sea state slight.
I should start planning for the Wicker Man event at The Queen’s Head, Hawkedon.
Sundown. Midsummer’s day.
No fireworks.
See you there.
Sundown. Midsummer’s day.
No fireworks.
See you there.
November 16, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I should start planning for the Wicker Man event at The Queen’s Head, Hawkedon.
Sundown. Midsummer’s day.
No fireworks.
See you there.
Sundown. Midsummer’s day.
No fireworks.
See you there.
Putting up curtains must have been quite a challenge.
November 15, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Putting up curtains must have been quite a challenge.
I am quite taken by this particular porker.
November 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I am quite taken by this particular porker.
Oh no that is tragic.
Ours reopened. The new landlord has a dead-ringer for our dear-departed Molly Collie.
And called Molly too.
An omen.
Ours reopened. The new landlord has a dead-ringer for our dear-departed Molly Collie.
And called Molly too.
An omen.
November 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Oh no that is tragic.
Ours reopened. The new landlord has a dead-ringer for our dear-departed Molly Collie.
And called Molly too.
An omen.
Ours reopened. The new landlord has a dead-ringer for our dear-departed Molly Collie.
And called Molly too.
An omen.
An autumnal skircle.
One fall. No submissions.
(I have wrestling in my genes. Mrs F may have mentioned this once or twice - a week.)
One fall. No submissions.
(I have wrestling in my genes. Mrs F may have mentioned this once or twice - a week.)
November 8, 2025 at 1:31 PM
An autumnal skircle.
One fall. No submissions.
(I have wrestling in my genes. Mrs F may have mentioned this once or twice - a week.)
One fall. No submissions.
(I have wrestling in my genes. Mrs F may have mentioned this once or twice - a week.)
Went to see The Boss, with the boss, who, if shut eyes are any indication, was not fully immersed in the film.
November 7, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Went to see The Boss, with the boss, who, if shut eyes are any indication, was not fully immersed in the film.
Out and about on the Kawasaki W800. All leathered up against the cold.
Coffee stop at Krazy Horse.
Contemplating a bacon sandwich.
KH Cinema night tomorrow. What a good idea. Biker films!
Coffee stop at Krazy Horse.
Contemplating a bacon sandwich.
KH Cinema night tomorrow. What a good idea. Biker films!
November 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Out and about on the Kawasaki W800. All leathered up against the cold.
Coffee stop at Krazy Horse.
Contemplating a bacon sandwich.
KH Cinema night tomorrow. What a good idea. Biker films!
Coffee stop at Krazy Horse.
Contemplating a bacon sandwich.
KH Cinema night tomorrow. What a good idea. Biker films!
November 3, 2025 at 9:16 AM
I have certainly said this before, but I do love this Kawasaki W800.
Good-looking.
Reliable.
Comfortable.
Enough power.
Great sound.
Another keeper.
Good-looking.
Reliable.
Comfortable.
Enough power.
Great sound.
Another keeper.
November 2, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I have certainly said this before, but I do love this Kawasaki W800.
Good-looking.
Reliable.
Comfortable.
Enough power.
Great sound.
Another keeper.
Good-looking.
Reliable.
Comfortable.
Enough power.
Great sound.
Another keeper.
Public duty: lock the church
After private pleasure: a nippy ride out on the W800.
Low sun too.
After private pleasure: a nippy ride out on the W800.
Low sun too.
November 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Public duty: lock the church
After private pleasure: a nippy ride out on the W800.
Low sun too.
After private pleasure: a nippy ride out on the W800.
Low sun too.
Banana-fuelled return to Mildenhall Parkrun.
Bright and breezy. Me too.
Always a great start to the weekend.
Bright and breezy. Me too.
Always a great start to the weekend.
November 1, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Banana-fuelled return to Mildenhall Parkrun.
Bright and breezy. Me too.
Always a great start to the weekend.
Bright and breezy. Me too.
Always a great start to the weekend.
A walk in the woods - but with a difference.
French conversation session with a student I have only ever seen on-line.
Très bien!
French conversation session with a student I have only ever seen on-line.
Très bien!
October 31, 2025 at 1:48 PM
A walk in the woods - but with a difference.
French conversation session with a student I have only ever seen on-line.
Très bien!
French conversation session with a student I have only ever seen on-line.
Très bien!
I did manage to put away a steak on Day 5.
October 30, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I did manage to put away a steak on Day 5.
It was Berlin.
Stasi HQ.
Stasi HQ.
October 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
It was Berlin.
Stasi HQ.
Stasi HQ.