Ian 'wunt be druv' Collier (He/Him)🌻💛💙🇺🇦
@gondtengwen.bsky.social
F/T working & commuting, parent, & Tolkien fan; not here often so may splurge RTs. May contain nuts. He/Him. Tree Hugger
Christmas tree outside Snow Hill station, Birmingham, UK, as I set off home from work. #christmas #birmingham
November 28, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Christmas tree outside Snow Hill station, Birmingham, UK, as I set off home from work. #christmas #birmingham
Bit nippy this morning and Jack Frost has been out playing. 26.11.2025 -2°C.
#frost #yesImBritishtalkabouttheweather
#frost #yesImBritishtalkabouttheweather
November 26, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Bit nippy this morning and Jack Frost has been out playing. 26.11.2025 -2°C.
#frost #yesImBritishtalkabouttheweather
#frost #yesImBritishtalkabouttheweather
Birmingham's Burlington Arcade and its Christmas Lights plus Vixen one of the Reindeer Trail.
November 25, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Birmingham's Burlington Arcade and its Christmas Lights plus Vixen one of the Reindeer Trail.
Just before dawn, West Midlands, UK,25 November 2025.
November 25, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Just before dawn, West Midlands, UK,25 November 2025.
June 3, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Bus times have been changed with no warning. But luckily got to the station in time to get a 'new' Avanti train - with the old 125 engines & carriages refurbed and suprisingly empty.
June 2, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Bus times have been changed with no warning. But luckily got to the station in time to get a 'new' Avanti train - with the old 125 engines & carriages refurbed and suprisingly empty.
This morning the sunlight and leaf colours of the other half of the tree (I posted yesterday) and its neighbour posted.
May 1, 2025 at 5:58 AM
This morning the sunlight and leaf colours of the other half of the tree (I posted yesterday) and its neighbour posted.
On the 8th of April I posted this tree photo (A), today on the 30th it looks like this (B).
April 30, 2025 at 6:02 AM
On the 8th of April I posted this tree photo (A), today on the 30th it looks like this (B).
Early morning daffs.
April 9, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Early morning daffs.
Early morning sky and leaf buds.
April 8, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Early morning sky and leaf buds.
For members of The @tolkiensociety.org our bulletin Amon Hen issue 311 is hitting doormats in the UK today. Cover art (a wraparound) 'Song of Eärendil' is by Kathrin Heierli.
February 8, 2025 at 12:16 PM
For members of The @tolkiensociety.org our bulletin Amon Hen issue 311 is hitting doormats in the UK today. Cover art (a wraparound) 'Song of Eärendil' is by Kathrin Heierli.
Christmas Eve, and so the tradition of Muppet Christmas Carol.
December 24, 2024 at 8:04 PM
Christmas Eve, and so the tradition of Muppet Christmas Carol.
And so it begins...
November 30, 2024 at 11:02 AM
And so it begins...
Show me a picture on your phone that has your energy but isn't a selfie
November 28, 2024 at 11:36 PM
Show me a picture on your phone that has your energy but isn't a selfie
So I'm cooking käsespätzle, boiling noodles, before frying, and then adding cheese.
November 25, 2024 at 7:16 PM
So I'm cooking käsespätzle, boiling noodles, before frying, and then adding cheese.
Whilst enjoying every moment of today's #ChristopherTolkienCentenaryConference I've been wearing my old @tolkiensociety.org 1992 Tolkien Centenary Conference sweatshirt (art Pauline Baynes).
November 23, 2024 at 8:29 PM
Whilst enjoying every moment of today's #ChristopherTolkienCentenaryConference I've been wearing my old @tolkiensociety.org 1992 Tolkien Centenary Conference sweatshirt (art Pauline Baynes).
Speaking of that 1992 casette...
November 23, 2024 at 7:40 PM
Speaking of that 1992 casette...
It appears that we've had more snow...
November 20, 2024 at 4:42 AM
It appears that we've had more snow...
Comparison photo to yesterday's near my bus stop, the owl declined to comment.
November 19, 2024 at 7:05 AM
Comparison photo to yesterday's near my bus stop, the owl declined to comment.
Ok ... how unusual ... #YesImBritishtalkaboutweather
November 19, 2024 at 6:45 AM
Ok ... how unusual ... #YesImBritishtalkaboutweather
Although I have to get up before sparrowfart or the sun I do get to walk to the bus stop whilst an owl 'toowit's in the nearby copse, and the moon looks cool through the trees.
November 18, 2024 at 7:05 AM
Although I have to get up before sparrowfart or the sun I do get to walk to the bus stop whilst an owl 'toowit's in the nearby copse, and the moon looks cool through the trees.
