Wolf Bridge last month. It was so hot then.

A curved concrete wall painted in teal and white features the word SOUTHALL and several black-and-white historical photos.A low wall painted bright turquoise features several colorful murals and is set against a backdrop of tall, leafy trees.A colorful mural featuring various scenes and vehicles is displayed on a low wall at the edge of a tree-lined area near a roadway.

Gurdwara a month ago.

A residential building with a golden-domed structure behind it is seen under a partly cloudy sky with several cars parked in the foreground.A large white building with a prominent golden dome and several smaller domes under a partly cloudy blue sky is surrounded by a brick wall and greenery.Three parked cars are lined up along a street with a brick wall and trees in the background under a partly cloudy sky.Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha Southall is displayed on the facade of a large stone building.

And three weeks ago.

A street scene at dusk shows a large white building with dome-shaped architecture, several parked cars, and trees lining the road.

Whenever I feed the ducks I can’t help thinking about the Skripals.

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brew god

A hand is holding a white mug with the word god printed on it, filled with a frothy beverage.

Big kid has taken to writing me rather formal letters in the mornings this week.

Usually I’m up with him making breakfasts and little kid’s packed lunch for school, but the little one’s off on an extended half-term this week while the big one breaks up tomorrow. So this week I’m mostly getting a little lie in every day.

The letters are effectively handwritten micro blogs of his unusual mornings with his mum and brother.

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Cheesus wept.

I’m not watching the game tonight, and I didn’t read what Lisandro Martinez said, but I’m guessing he had a point?

This is so good!

Little Simz and Michael Kiwanuka, with Ms Maurice on trumpet!

It’s happening!

A pair of black and red scissors is placed on a printed flyer promoting Hovercraft's two-album edition titled Doomed to Live / Oh Yeah.A two-album edition set features Doomed to Live and Oh Yeah by Hovercraft, celebrating thirty years from 1996 to 2026.A promotional flyer or insert features the message The tapes survived. The songs came back. along with details about Hovercraft's 1996 demo tapes and their later use in creating new records.A two-disc album edition titled Hovercraft - Doomed to Live + Oh Yeah is shown, highlighting thirty years of the band's making from 1996 to 2026.

Got to love the Fediverse. All my inner circle are on different, mostly obscure, self-hosted and even self-rolled instances. They all use the same standard web protocols and activitypub infrastructure – or do they? In theory we should all be able to see and hear each other. But can we?

Drinking tea while watching ChatGPT do my job for me.

[City] were similar to Abramovich’s Chelsea or even Sheikh Mansour’s City. In the eyes of many, they were a side with ‘no history’ that had appeared from nowhere to challenge the establishment.

City in 1905, by a City fan.

WOKEN

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Nice way to start the week.

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Open

A blue door with the text Open Havelock in three languages, a warning sign about CCTV cameras, and the location Willowbrook North is shown. A sign describes the Open Havelock project, which aims to transform empty garages, undercrofts, and green spaces on Willowbrook Road into a shared community facility, with details and gratitude for ongoing support in multiple languages.

Listening to my new album. As you do.

Two weeks into the new school year and everyone is coughing, sneezing and feeling like crap.

Cute coots.

Three birds are perched on a curved branch above a partially algae-covered pond beside a wooden dock.Three birds are perched on a curved branch above a pond with murky green water, next to a wooden dock and an orange boat.A vibrant orange boat is docked beside a greenish body of water, with three birds perched on a circular platform next to it and a curved stone wall running along the left side.

No swimming today.

Several boats are moored along a narrow, green algae-covered canal bordered by a dirt path and surrounded by trees with autumn foliage.Sunlight filters through a large tree, casting intricate shadows on a green, algae-covered pond.A peaceful pathway runs alongside a waterway covered with green algae, surrounded by lush trees under a clear blue sky.A tranquil canal covered with green algae is bordered by a pathway and lush trees under a clear blue sky.

Following on from the success of Drawing Hand, Elijah has created his own version of his favourite game, Geometry Dash.

Not only that, but he wrote his own song to accompany the game play (musical accompaniment by Suno).