Darren Mann
@thevegemitekid.bsky.social
Interested in palaeoanthropology, archaeology and medieval history among other things. Wombat fan and amateur birder. All photos by me unless otherwise specified.
Oak trees shortly before sunset in midwinter in north Germany.
December 28, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Oak trees shortly before sunset in midwinter in north Germany.
Market square of Obernai in Alsace on a rainy afternoon.
October 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Market square of Obernai in Alsace on a rainy afternoon.
Full moon over the Herbstfest in a small town in northern Germany.
September 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Full moon over the Herbstfest in a small town in northern Germany.
Cygnus atratus in sun-kissed waters.
August 16, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Cygnus atratus in sun-kissed waters.
Wonga wetlands, near Albury, NSW. Spot the black swan.
August 5, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Wonga wetlands, near Albury, NSW. Spot the black swan.
The Murray River and a few friends doing an impression of wildebeest on the Serengeti.
July 31, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The Murray River and a few friends doing an impression of wildebeest on the Serengeti.
Remains to be seen. Treahna Hamm, 1996.
July 28, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Remains to be seen. Treahna Hamm, 1996.
Boomerangs. Phil Murray, 2025.
July 28, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Boomerangs. Phil Murray, 2025.
Woomeras. Phil Murray, 2025.
July 27, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Woomeras. Phil Murray, 2025.
Late afternoon sun and reflections on the Murray River.
July 23, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Late afternoon sun and reflections on the Murray River.
Post-colonisation Aboriginal Australians made use of glass to make tools because of its physical properties in terms of knapping, but also, one can only presume, for its aesthetic properties. This example is at the National Museum in Canberra.
July 14, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Post-colonisation Aboriginal Australians made use of glass to make tools because of its physical properties in terms of knapping, but also, one can only presume, for its aesthetic properties. This example is at the National Museum in Canberra.
A view down Hume Reservoir on the Murray River outside Albury, NSW. It has been a dry couple of years. The shore in the foreground was under at least 8 metres of water 24 months ago.
July 13, 2025 at 11:31 AM
A view down Hume Reservoir on the Murray River outside Albury, NSW. It has been a dry couple of years. The shore in the foreground was under at least 8 metres of water 24 months ago.
Eucalyptus leaves and flowers, one of the most lovely colour combinations in nature in my humble opinion.
July 13, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Eucalyptus leaves and flowers, one of the most lovely colour combinations in nature in my humble opinion.
A local yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) surveys his fields.
June 8, 2025 at 10:43 PM
A local yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) surveys his fields.
Reconstructed megalithic chamber from a burial mound at Steinalkenheide in Landkreis Rotenburg/Wuemme. Steinalkenheide is a burial ground dating to between ca. 5000 BP and 2600 BP containing 70 burial mounds. There may have been as many as 100 mounds originally.
April 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Reconstructed megalithic chamber from a burial mound at Steinalkenheide in Landkreis Rotenburg/Wuemme. Steinalkenheide is a burial ground dating to between ca. 5000 BP and 2600 BP containing 70 burial mounds. There may have been as many as 100 mounds originally.
Sunlit path through a sea of ramsons.
March 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Sunlit path through a sea of ramsons.
The spring sunshine and calm conditions made for some fine reflections on a nearby lake on the weekend.
March 10, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The spring sunshine and calm conditions made for some fine reflections on a nearby lake on the weekend.
A mallard pair enjoying the spring sunshine on the river running through our town.
March 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
A mallard pair enjoying the spring sunshine on the river running through our town.
Reposted by Darren Mann
Sally Rooney on snooker? Yes! Yes! www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
Angles of Approach | Sally Rooney
What makes Ronnie O’Sullivan the greatest player in the history of snooker? It isn’t just statistical dominance—it lies in his style, in the difference between thinking and acting.
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March 6, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Sally Rooney on snooker? Yes! Yes! www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
Spring seems to have sprung and this bee is as happy as I am to see the crocus in bloom.
March 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Spring seems to have sprung and this bee is as happy as I am to see the crocus in bloom.
One of the red squirrels that frequents our garden fattening itself up last autumn in one of our hazels.
February 22, 2025 at 8:27 PM
One of the red squirrels that frequents our garden fattening itself up last autumn in one of our hazels.
Untitled (ladder object) by Kazuo Katase.
February 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Untitled (ladder object) by Kazuo Katase.
Hawfinch in the garden. Now that's what I call a beak - up to 48kg of force from a bird that is no more than 70 g.
February 6, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Hawfinch in the garden. Now that's what I call a beak - up to 48kg of force from a bird that is no more than 70 g.
Lucy, as reconstructed by the Kennis brothers, looking cheeky at the Neanderthal Museum in Mettmann.
January 25, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Lucy, as reconstructed by the Kennis brothers, looking cheeky at the Neanderthal Museum in Mettmann.