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Ian Smith
@IanDSmith@mastodonapp.uk
mastodon 4.6.8Decent British guy, PhD chemist, professional scientist, hobby writer, with stories published (mostly erotica), keen photographer. Co-carer of a delightfully daft dog and two beautiful horses. Pro-humanity, pro-rationalism, happily agnostic.
Very broad-minded, supportive of other's life choices, tastes, hopes and dreams. We often learn by being open to try new things.
Unenthusiastic about all forms of political stupidity and extremism.
Despair of humanity growing up in time to save ourselves.
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Joined November 08, 2022
#Fensterfreitag #WindowFriday #photography #architecture #BictonPark
Part of the 1840's palm house at Bicton Park Botanical Gardens
Anna Turley wins the internet today, re Niggle Fartrage's latest stunt.
Finlay decided to celebrate his eighth birthday by eating his card...
#photography #event #judges #cider #royalcornwallshow
The July image from my personal 2026 photo calendar. Two judges and an official for the cider competition at the Royal Cornwall Show in 2025.
#silentsunday #photography #BictonPark
The lake in the Italian Garden at Bicton Park Botanical Gardens, Devon in the SW of England.
A peaceful morning on Summerleaze Bbeach, Bude, Cornwall, UK.
#silentsunday
How to troll
One for Brits of a certain age...
The April image from my personal 2026 photo calendar. A meerkat posing for me at the Dartmoor Zoo.
The May image from my own 2026 photo calendar - a shark swimming in the huge tank at the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth.
Given the current over-abundance of real-life lunacy, I'm treating today as March 32nd and tomorrow will be April 2nd, as usual.
I rather enjoy trying out new and different things from time to time. I have a sort of bucket list...
Earlier this month, I ticked one item off that list - a practical workshop knapping flints! I came home with a few functional arrow heads, too. The following week, I spent a day learning how to make linocut prints, which was great fun.
But the best is yet to come. I've booked my birthday treat - a one-day hands-on workshop to make my own sword with Bronze Age forging techniques!
Replying to
The post was primarily about reacting to breaking news stories. Watergate was not one of those
I wonder how the good people of Clacton will respond to pushy activists from Manchester...
Olympic-standard trolling by the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament.