Crossword Man @crosswordman@social.cleverlibre.org

In 2018, England's football team made it to the World Cup seminfinal.

The entire country chose to stay at home or flock to pubs to watch the match.

Me? I went to see Burt Bacharach live in Oxford. He came on stage wearing an England football shirt.

One of a kind.

RIP Burt.

I always enjoy coming across these painted stones in the grounds of Gartnavel Hospital in the west end of Glasgow. They help brighten up my day, so thanks to whoever makes them.

#glasgow #gartnavel #paintedrocks #paintedstones #beautifulday #onestepatatime #luckyfind

today is one of those days where we ask ourself: what are we doing here?

after pedaling through villages where thousands of kids are yelling:
"toubab, argent! argent!
toubab, donnez mois ton velo!"

sometimes followed by throwing sticks and stones.
where the horrible traffic and sandy roads suck all energy out of your body.
In a country where you pay €10 to stay on a very rundown campground without electricity and an ugly toilet...

will it get better or worse?
how can we refill our energy?

The Muppet Mobile Lab at Epcot in 2007 for #ThrowbackThursday #TBT

#DisneyWorld #Disney #DisneyParks #wdwap #DisneyWorld50 #Muppets #Epcot

San Francisco's Market Street subway...

Runs off of floppy disks.

And we're not talking those swanky high tech 3.5 inch floppy disks! No no....

Five.

And a quarter inch.

Floppy.

Disks.

https://sfstandard.com/transportation/sfs-market-street-subway-runs-on-reagan-era-floppy-disks/

Hey so, I’m not a lawyer, but I think this important enough to toot.

If you’re like me and you’re not legally married, and you don’t have much blood family or you’re estranged or your family is found, have a will, and put specific funeral and burial arrangements in it. Even if you’re 30. Even if your partner or found family has complete legal and medical power of attorney already. Be explicit in legally binding writing.

In my state and probably others, POA is basically useless upon death. Unless there is an immediate blood relative there, the state takes over a bunch of funeral decisions and power of attorney means about diddly squat. Just please, do it.

I enter the Library of Books You Read As A Child.
"Do you have... er. It was green, and there was a girl and a dog, and..."
The librarian nods.
"Of course. Which version do you want?"
"Version?"
"The one you read, with all flaws you didn't notice, or the one you remember loving?"
#MicroFiction #SmallStories #TootFic

Bee's eye view of a Magnolia, the coros of stamens slowly unfurling.

#NaturePhotography #wildlife #coro #woodland #scotland #forest #wood #lake #loch #river #Highland
#Fungi #mushroom #wildflowers
#Insects #nature #photography
#Magnolia

One of the great orphaned gable end murals around High Street painted by Smug. It was originally unnamed, but as with many things in Glasgow, it was soon given one by the city's residents, and it's now known as St Mungo.

#glasgow #highstreet #stmungo #streetart #murals #glasgowmurals #scottishstreetart #glasgowstreetart #streetlife #atreetartworldwide #gableend

For today's #ThickTrunkTuesday, I have a very special tree.

This is an ancient hornbeam tree that is about 700 yrs old.

It looks like two trees, but it's actually a single tree that has begun to compartmentalise in the latter part of its life. I explain more about this below.

I'd love to go back to shoot this again in the fog. Here's hoping things align the next time I have an opportunity to get up to this remarkable forest.

#woodland #trees #forest #landscapephotography #art #nature

Augusta Savage's 16ft tall sculpture, Lift Every Voice and Sing, was made for New York's 1939 World Fair. However, the organisers thought the title too political--Savage's preferred title is also the title of an African-American anthem--and so changed its name to The Harp. #BlackMastodon #politics #art

Here's a new watercolor painting created from life at Exmouth in Devon, dive into the surreal waters here! :-) https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/surreal-plein-air-seascape-with-belted-galloway-cow-and-people-mike-jory.html #mastoArt #AYearForArt #pleinAirSurrealism #beltedgalloway #beltie

Somedays... somedays you just want to hug your latte. Today is one of those days

Hanging out with Mr Forg this morning and enjoying the nectar of the gods. Today's roast was aged in single malt whiskey barrels!

(DM for a frog friend of your own, 2-3 week wait list)

#Today #Coffee #Latte #FrogFriends #knitting #KnittedFrog #knit #IMadeThisFrog #SmallBusiness #DotPebblesFrog #froggy #FiberArts #crafting #crafts

Please stop planning conferences, workshops, and events in states where pregnant people cannot safely travel

Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland being overrun by a giant child from the rock pools 😯

#Bamburgh #Castle #Beach #sea #Northumberland #Giant #Nature
#History #Rockpool #Photograph #Photography

@asociologist

Photo: a large piece of paper hanging on a wall, with this text label on it:

Shelter in place/lockdown
1. Place paper over door
Window
2. Deadbolt door
3. Hide & be quiet

#Alt4You

Malden Senior Center RockStAR🌟

Join me in giving a BIG thank you to Lai Lai for creating the amazing banners👏🏽

The “Rest is Rust.Motion is Lotion”project goal is to promote physical activity for older adults in our multicultural community!💪🏾

Next on the list are Italian, Arabic with more to come! 🌎

✍🏽Feel free to post your translations!

🌍All are welcomed!

#diversity #inclusion #healthequity #boston #healthyaging #art #artistic #oneworld #fitness #teamwork #wellness #aging #community

@chrisod I said I'd post a view of the upper falls at #Letchworth state park in #UpstateNY with the old trestle bridge to compare with the new one. The old trestle was built in 1875 to replace the original wooden bridge that burned down. Remarkably, the new trestle was opened just 53 days after the fire. This was taken in 2016. #WaterfallWednesday #FingerLakes

Is there a kid in your life that you hope to indoctrinate with a love of ecology or evolution? Check our our team's recommendations for recent children's books on these themes! https://rdcu.be/c46kj

One of the best people I’ve had the privilege of knowing passed away today: O. Lawton Wilkerson, who was my grandfather’s best friend for many decades and a Tuskegee Airman.

In the picture below, the gentleman on the left is O. Lawton Wilkerson. I’m in the middle. My grandfather is on the right. For most of my childhood, my grandfather and Lawton jointly owned and flew a Cessna 172. We took this picture shortly before I had the honor of taking them for a flight in my plane.