odbof85
@odbof85.bsky.social
Retired languages teacher living in France (85). Widower. Wildlife, especially birds. Pro-EU, anti-billionaire, woke lefty. Word freak. Cats, coffee, wine
I’m with you there. It’s as though the whole nation has been brainwashed into thinking that prayers can solve anything. And yet they have “In God we trust” emblazoned around the place. He doesn’t seem to be doing a very good job
December 14, 2025 at 11:16 AM
I’m with you there. It’s as though the whole nation has been brainwashed into thinking that prayers can solve anything. And yet they have “In God we trust” emblazoned around the place. He doesn’t seem to be doing a very good job
I hate to tell the kid that that spindly wreck is possibly too tall for the ceiling, and certainly a huge challenge to decorate effectively
December 14, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I hate to tell the kid that that spindly wreck is possibly too tall for the ceiling, and certainly a huge challenge to decorate effectively
Americans are very good at praying.
A shame they don’t yet realize that it’s a complete con which absolves them from actual action
A shame they don’t yet realize that it’s a complete con which absolves them from actual action
December 14, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Americans are very good at praying.
A shame they don’t yet realize that it’s a complete con which absolves them from actual action
A shame they don’t yet realize that it’s a complete con which absolves them from actual action
“God-given rights” certainly shows a brainwashed individual with no capacity for rational thought
December 14, 2025 at 11:03 AM
“God-given rights” certainly shows a brainwashed individual with no capacity for rational thought
More beans! He hardly ever lets me see them.
December 13, 2025 at 9:42 PM
More beans! He hardly ever lets me see them.
Italy is one of the countries Trump wants to persuade to leave the EU.
He’s fixated on Meloni and has forgotten the unions.
He’s fixated on Meloni and has forgotten the unions.
December 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Italy is one of the countries Trump wants to persuade to leave the EU.
He’s fixated on Meloni and has forgotten the unions.
He’s fixated on Meloni and has forgotten the unions.
I take it this is on X-Twitter?
There’s a surprise
There’s a surprise
December 13, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I take it this is on X-Twitter?
There’s a surprise
There’s a surprise
Grisaille persistante en Sud-Vendée.
I need cheering up.
Ha’penny is doing his best to help.
I need cheering up.
Ha’penny is doing his best to help.
December 13, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Grisaille persistante en Sud-Vendée.
I need cheering up.
Ha’penny is doing his best to help.
I need cheering up.
Ha’penny is doing his best to help.
While of course I agree with the main point, my little atheist voice prompts “serves them right for hijacking Yule in the first place.”
December 13, 2025 at 1:22 PM
While of course I agree with the main point, my little atheist voice prompts “serves them right for hijacking Yule in the first place.”
The joy of sax (as Nanny Ogg might say)
December 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The joy of sax (as Nanny Ogg might say)
Deluded senile old fart
December 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Deluded senile old fart
Mindless vandalism, like Sycamore Gap.
If any RefUK moron claims it’s anti-Christian, the Christmas tree is pagan
If any RefUK moron claims it’s anti-Christian, the Christmas tree is pagan
December 12, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Mindless vandalism, like Sycamore Gap.
If any RefUK moron claims it’s anti-Christian, the Christmas tree is pagan
If any RefUK moron claims it’s anti-Christian, the Christmas tree is pagan
Thank you for identifying it.
They are native to Mediterranean countries, and the coat of arms of Madrid features el oso y el madroño - a bear rampant, apparently guzzling fruit from an arbutus
They are native to Mediterranean countries, and the coat of arms of Madrid features el oso y el madroño - a bear rampant, apparently guzzling fruit from an arbutus
December 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Thank you for identifying it.
They are native to Mediterranean countries, and the coat of arms of Madrid features el oso y el madroño - a bear rampant, apparently guzzling fruit from an arbutus
They are native to Mediterranean countries, and the coat of arms of Madrid features el oso y el madroño - a bear rampant, apparently guzzling fruit from an arbutus
Umm… that surprises me. I’ve never met Spanish people who spoke at anything less than machine-gun rate, though I think French comes a close second
December 12, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Umm… that surprises me. I’ve never met Spanish people who spoke at anything less than machine-gun rate, though I think French comes a close second
Glad you’ve posted that as I wanted to but didn’t remember the source
December 12, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Glad you’ve posted that as I wanted to but didn’t remember the source
Reposted by odbof85
Interesting to note that red kites re-introduced to Buckinghamshire from Spain in 1989 are now helping to re-establish Spanish populations.
UK red kites bring Spanish cousins back from the brink
A project to revive red kite populations in south-west Spain sees new mating pairs and chicks.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Interesting to note that red kites re-introduced to Buckinghamshire from Spain in 1989 are now helping to re-establish Spanish populations.
They used to snatch drying washing to line their nests.
“Where the kite breeds, look to lesser linen” (Shakespeare, but don’t ask me which play)
“Where the kite breeds, look to lesser linen” (Shakespeare, but don’t ask me which play)
December 12, 2025 at 12:13 PM
They used to snatch drying washing to line their nests.
“Where the kite breeds, look to lesser linen” (Shakespeare, but don’t ask me which play)
“Where the kite breeds, look to lesser linen” (Shakespeare, but don’t ask me which play)
We travelled to the Red Kite Centre in Tregaron (Wales,) in thé 80s. It was the only place you could see them, and there weren’t a lot
December 12, 2025 at 12:10 PM
We travelled to the Red Kite Centre in Tregaron (Wales,) in thé 80s. It was the only place you could see them, and there weren’t a lot
This has been on my phone, and generously shared, for nearly that long. But I wasn’t planning on going.
December 12, 2025 at 12:06 PM
This has been on my phone, and generously shared, for nearly that long. But I wasn’t planning on going.
He’s cleaning and won’t keep still.
December 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM
He’s cleaning and won’t keep still.
If he still had his ears it would be more obvious 😉
December 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
If he still had his ears it would be more obvious 😉