Terry O'Connor
@osteoconnor.bsky.social
Old bloke in Yorkshire, interested in wildlife, gardening, books, classical music, archaeology, cats. Often muddy. Born at 313ppm.
Rembrandt's Mum seems to have gone down well, so here's another from Leeds Art Gallery, a Grimshaw of such subtlety that this 'phone snap doesn't do it justice. Different shades of white, very evocative.
January 22, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Rembrandt's Mum seems to have gone down well, so here's another from Leeds Art Gallery, a Grimshaw of such subtlety that this 'phone snap doesn't do it justice. Different shades of white, very evocative.
Here's a little-known Rembrandt for you, an etching of his elderly mother. Tiny, about 50mm square. Leeds Art Gallery.
January 22, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Here's a little-known Rembrandt for you, an etching of his elderly mother. Tiny, about 50mm square. Leeds Art Gallery.
Ice Cold In Aylesbury?
January 22, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Ice Cold In Aylesbury?
The world has gone mad, so here's a stone curlew Burhinus oedicnemus to restore calm.
January 19, 2026 at 6:46 PM
The world has gone mad, so here's a stone curlew Burhinus oedicnemus to restore calm.
And to follow yesterday's moth, today the fluoescent tube in the car-port enticed a nice Early Moth. Why bother with fancy traps?! #teammoth
January 18, 2026 at 8:47 PM
And to follow yesterday's moth, today the fluoescent tube in the car-port enticed a nice Early Moth. Why bother with fancy traps?! #teammoth
Another VR survivor, still in service.
January 17, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Another VR survivor, still in service.
From Private Eye, by Graeme Keyes.
January 13, 2026 at 10:30 AM
From Private Eye, by Graeme Keyes.
Ursula Wood understood 👇👇
January 10, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Ursula Wood understood 👇👇
Hubberholme, N Yorkshire, today. A view and a nice Victorian postbox.
January 3, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Hubberholme, N Yorkshire, today. A view and a nice Victorian postbox.
Mid-day and sunset at Harewood House today.
January 2, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Mid-day and sunset at Harewood House today.
Not tonight's moon, just a bit earlier in 2025. Thank you for your virtual company and chat. May 2026 be as peaceful, exciting or mysterious as you would wish it to be. 🙂
December 31, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Not tonight's moon, just a bit earlier in 2025. Thank you for your virtual company and chat. May 2026 be as peaceful, exciting or mysterious as you would wish it to be. 🙂
Waiting for 2025 to end.
December 30, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Waiting for 2025 to end.
Ah, bien sûr! *shrugs*
December 28, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Ah, bien sûr! *shrugs*
Some friends just dropped by with gifts for our 50th wedding anniversary today. They know us too well! 😊
December 27, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Some friends just dropped by with gifts for our 50th wedding anniversary today. They know us too well! 😊
I wouldn't dare!
And NotMyCat would be furious to be thought 'orange'.
And NotMyCat would be furious to be thought 'orange'.
December 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I wouldn't dare!
And NotMyCat would be furious to be thought 'orange'.
And NotMyCat would be furious to be thought 'orange'.
Alphabetical. Allspice to Za'atar. Nouns only, so smoked paprika is filed under 'p'.
The lack of verticality is a smartphone artefact!
The lack of verticality is a smartphone artefact!
December 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Alphabetical. Allspice to Za'atar. Nouns only, so smoked paprika is filed under 'p'.
The lack of verticality is a smartphone artefact!
The lack of verticality is a smartphone artefact!
We started pruning the community orchard this morning and were pleased to find that a couple of the apple trees have a (hemi)parasite - mistletoe.
December 14, 2025 at 12:39 PM
We started pruning the community orchard this morning and were pleased to find that a couple of the apple trees have a (hemi)parasite - mistletoe.
This pm, I mulched the rhubarb bed. Under close supervision.
December 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This pm, I mulched the rhubarb bed. Under close supervision.
Just a solitary moth came to the LED trap this evening, and it's an ID challenge. I'm thinking Dark Chestnut, but would be glad of #teammoth hive mind.
December 11, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Just a solitary moth came to the LED trap this evening, and it's an ID challenge. I'm thinking Dark Chestnut, but would be glad of #teammoth hive mind.
This one. Good on factual detail AND brought out the different personalities without judging.
December 11, 2025 at 10:47 PM
This one. Good on factual detail AND brought out the different personalities without judging.
He's a sweet and charming cat rather in the way that a loaded shotgun is an elegant piece of engineering!
December 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
He's a sweet and charming cat rather in the way that a loaded shotgun is an elegant piece of engineering!
Existentialism 101.
From the current Private Eye.
From the current Private Eye.
November 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Existentialism 101.
From the current Private Eye.
From the current Private Eye.