Alan A
@alanake.bsky.social
Ancient and Late Antique history | Stone circles | Model kits | Learning the violin | Tomb Raider and Red Dead | Railways and locomotives | Soviet aircraft | Horror stories | Nile valley | Bob Dylan
But, you know, next week might be different
But, you know, next week might be different
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
Day 15: Patrick Montague, Chelmno and the Holocaust
#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
Day 15: Patrick Montague, Chelmno and the Holocaust
December 15, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
Day 15: Patrick Montague, Chelmno and the Holocaust
#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
Day 15: Patrick Montague, Chelmno and the Holocaust
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The lawn outside the Radcliffe Camera had a trim today 🌱
No, it’s not AI.
Designed and carefully cut by James from our University Parks Estates team.
📷 Instagram | Jimigk13
No, it’s not AI.
Designed and carefully cut by James from our University Parks Estates team.
📷 Instagram | Jimigk13
March 30, 2026 at 5:30 PM
The lawn outside the Radcliffe Camera had a trim today 🌱
No, it’s not AI.
Designed and carefully cut by James from our University Parks Estates team.
📷 Instagram | Jimigk13
No, it’s not AI.
Designed and carefully cut by James from our University Parks Estates team.
📷 Instagram | Jimigk13
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WipEout 2097 (1996)
March 10, 2026 at 1:14 PM
WipEout 2097 (1996)
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You really can't beat a Black 5 can you...
45407 "The Lancashire Fusilier" powering up the grade at Peak Forest, with great effects from the exhaust.
#SteelCityDoggoPhotography #RailwayTouringCompany #TheBuxtonSpaExpress
45407 "The Lancashire Fusilier" powering up the grade at Peak Forest, with great effects from the exhaust.
#SteelCityDoggoPhotography #RailwayTouringCompany #TheBuxtonSpaExpress
March 15, 2026 at 11:10 AM
You really can't beat a Black 5 can you...
45407 "The Lancashire Fusilier" powering up the grade at Peak Forest, with great effects from the exhaust.
#SteelCityDoggoPhotography #RailwayTouringCompany #TheBuxtonSpaExpress
45407 "The Lancashire Fusilier" powering up the grade at Peak Forest, with great effects from the exhaust.
#SteelCityDoggoPhotography #RailwayTouringCompany #TheBuxtonSpaExpress
#SukhoiSundays and I’m not convinced the two Iranian wrecks in the central photo are Su-24s at all. Perhaps the burnt wreck in the left photo was once a Fencer? Ah well
March 8, 2026 at 1:04 PM
#SukhoiSundays and I’m not convinced the two Iranian wrecks in the central photo are Su-24s at all. Perhaps the burnt wreck in the left photo was once a Fencer? Ah well
Listening in the car to BBC Radio’s 1981 adaptation of The Lord of the Rings (which means the Earith Bridge road diversion has its upside, after all). Ian Holm, Michael Hordern, Bill Nighy, John Le Mesurier, Peter Warner. Absolutely bloody fantastic
February 17, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Listening in the car to BBC Radio’s 1981 adaptation of The Lord of the Rings (which means the Earith Bridge road diversion has its upside, after all). Ian Holm, Michael Hordern, Bill Nighy, John Le Mesurier, Peter Warner. Absolutely bloody fantastic
Earith Bridge is underwater. This means nothing to almost anyone, but to me it means a 20 mile detour on the way to work and another 20 miles back again; and the fact that it is underwater is entirely due to decisions made in the 17th century
February 17, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Earith Bridge is underwater. This means nothing to almost anyone, but to me it means a 20 mile detour on the way to work and another 20 miles back again; and the fact that it is underwater is entirely due to decisions made in the 17th century
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"…the major enemy, the strategic adversary is fascism [...] the fascism in us all, in our heads and in our everyday behaviour, the fascism that causes us to love power, to desire the very thing that dominates and exploits us.
― Michel Foucault
#StreetArt Banksy, London
― Michel Foucault
#StreetArt Banksy, London
February 11, 2026 at 10:39 PM
"…the major enemy, the strategic adversary is fascism [...] the fascism in us all, in our heads and in our everyday behaviour, the fascism that causes us to love power, to desire the very thing that dominates and exploits us.
― Michel Foucault
#StreetArt Banksy, London
― Michel Foucault
#StreetArt Banksy, London
A MiG-15 trainer looking unloved in Latvia. More photos of MiG derelicts are on Obsidian Urban’s site www.obsidianurbexphotography.com
#MiGMondays
#MiGMondays
An old MiG-15, a Cold War-era jet fighter, languishing in a field somewhere in Latvia
This lonely MiG-15 sits near a private runway in Latvia, a survivor of the Soviet Union's early jet fighter era. Developed by Mikoyan-Gurevich, the aircraft was an early […]
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This lonely MiG-15 sits near a private runway in Latvia, a survivor of the Soviet Union's early jet fighter era. Developed by Mikoyan-Gurevich, the aircraft was an early […]
[Original post on mstdn.social]
February 16, 2026 at 6:20 AM
A MiG-15 trainer looking unloved in Latvia. More photos of MiG derelicts are on Obsidian Urban’s site www.obsidianurbexphotography.com
#MiGMondays
#MiGMondays
Fantastic. Reposting these Fitters for #SukhoiSundays
A triplet of Sukhoi Su-22s at Radom airshow 2023. The type was retired at the end of 2025
February 15, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Fantastic. Reposting these Fitters for #SukhoiSundays
#nowlistening the one hour version of Edward Artemyev’s Meditation, from Stalker. One hour isn’t enough #tarkovsky #stalker #thezone
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb6a...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb6a...
Meditation (1 Hour) - Stalker
YouTube video by FrogRadio
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February 10, 2026 at 10:02 PM
#nowlistening the one hour version of Edward Artemyev’s Meditation, from Stalker. One hour isn’t enough #tarkovsky #stalker #thezone
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb6a...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb6a...
#nowreading the most recent edition of the National Gallery’s companion guide, originally written by Erika Langmuir yonks ago. I love it, but I’ve had to create my own index so that I can read it in actual chronological order. Because history.
February 10, 2026 at 9:57 PM
#nowreading the most recent edition of the National Gallery’s companion guide, originally written by Erika Langmuir yonks ago. I love it, but I’ve had to create my own index so that I can read it in actual chronological order. Because history.
Tupolev’s Project Zveno. What are those things with propellors that are slung under the wings? - that’s right! - little piggyback fighter planes that could be launched when the mothership bomber was in flight. Reposting for #TupolevTuesdays
Parmi les projets soviétiques un peu fous de l'entre deux guerres, le Projet Zveno : un bombardier lourd emportait des avions parasites, chargés soit de le défendre soit de mener eux-mêmes des actions de bombardement en piqué.
Et... ça marchait.
Et... ça marchait.
February 10, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Tupolev’s Project Zveno. What are those things with propellors that are slung under the wings? - that’s right! - little piggyback fighter planes that could be launched when the mothership bomber was in flight. Reposting for #TupolevTuesdays
Hope she’s careful handling that inlet cone. Re-posting for #MiGMondays
Daliborka Stojšić, Miss Yugoslavia 1968 - posing with a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21F 'Fishbed' fighter-interceptor aircraft from the Yugoslav Air Force (1968).
Cold war chic
Cold war chic
February 9, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Hope she’s careful handling that inlet cone. Re-posting for #MiGMondays
Just started Bill Manley’s Sahidic Coptic textbook. Let’s see how far I get
uclpress.co.uk/book/sahidic...
uclpress.co.uk/book/sahidic...
Sahidic Coptic
Begin your journey in Sahidic Coptic. This open access textbook offers essential grammar and readings for understanding Coptic texts.
uclpress.co.uk
February 8, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Just started Bill Manley’s Sahidic Coptic textbook. Let’s see how far I get
uclpress.co.uk/book/sahidic...
uclpress.co.uk/book/sahidic...
A graceful Ethiopian Su-30. Reposting for #SukhoiSundays
#Sukhoi #Su-30, #Ethiopian Air Force (2401) by Chris Lofting (#Harar Meda - Bishoftu - Debre Zeit) #Military #aviation #photography #avgeeks
Sukhoi Su-30 photo by Chris Lofting
2401 | Ethiopian Air Force | Sukhoi | Su-30 | QHR / HAHM Harar Meda - Bishoftu - Debre Zeit, Ethiopia | Photo by Chris Lofting
airplane-pictures.net
February 8, 2026 at 4:40 PM
A graceful Ethiopian Su-30. Reposting for #SukhoiSundays
#nowlistening Kate Bush’s 50 words for snow. Ten years ago I started to play this CD then gave up after two songs. Rubbish! Now a decade has passed. Played the CD on a whim over the weekend and discovered that I love it to bits
February 5, 2026 at 8:06 PM
#nowlistening Kate Bush’s 50 words for snow. Ten years ago I started to play this CD then gave up after two songs. Rubbish! Now a decade has passed. Played the CD on a whim over the weekend and discovered that I love it to bits
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I've finally been on 465908 which looks beautiful in the Network SouthEast livery & this livery brings back memories
February 4, 2026 at 3:14 PM
I've finally been on 465908 which looks beautiful in the Network SouthEast livery & this livery brings back memories
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It's 1998. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2001. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2025. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2026. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2001. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2025. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2026. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
February 2, 2026 at 7:06 AM
It's 1998. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2001. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2025. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2026. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2001. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2025. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2026. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
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Nose on Grids...
56103 and 56045 thunder along the Great Western Main Line on their way to Merehead Quarry.
I do believe this is the last bastion of Grid working, as both the Grids work out of Willesden Sidings to the quarries down south.
#SteelCityDoggoPhotography
56103 and 56045 thunder along the Great Western Main Line on their way to Merehead Quarry.
I do believe this is the last bastion of Grid working, as both the Grids work out of Willesden Sidings to the quarries down south.
#SteelCityDoggoPhotography
February 2, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Nose on Grids...
56103 and 56045 thunder along the Great Western Main Line on their way to Merehead Quarry.
I do believe this is the last bastion of Grid working, as both the Grids work out of Willesden Sidings to the quarries down south.
#SteelCityDoggoPhotography
56103 and 56045 thunder along the Great Western Main Line on their way to Merehead Quarry.
I do believe this is the last bastion of Grid working, as both the Grids work out of Willesden Sidings to the quarries down south.
#SteelCityDoggoPhotography
Re-watched The Zone of Interest a few nights ago. I have seen it six or seven times now and each time I get something new from it which I had not spotted or thought about before #moviesky #justwatched #thezoneofinterest
February 1, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Re-watched The Zone of Interest a few nights ago. I have seen it six or seven times now and each time I get something new from it which I had not spotted or thought about before #moviesky #justwatched #thezoneofinterest
Blimey! - a Lego Felon! Reposting for #SukhoiSundays
Lego Sukhoi SU-57 “Felon”
Love this plane, not Russia (Slava Ukraini)
Love this plane, not Russia (Slava Ukraini)
February 1, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Blimey! - a Lego Felon! Reposting for #SukhoiSundays
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I went to Cambridge.
January 30, 2026 at 11:30 PM
I went to Cambridge.
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I'd already seen 4 Concordes and every SR-71 by the time I got to see my 1stMiG-25 Foxbat in Kyiv. Such a rare and special thing. The only MiG-25 in the U.S. (that we know of) is currently on display at the USAF museum in Ohio, an incomplete example that was found buried in Iraq.
December 6, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I'd already seen 4 Concordes and every SR-71 by the time I got to see my 1stMiG-25 Foxbat in Kyiv. Such a rare and special thing. The only MiG-25 in the U.S. (that we know of) is currently on display at the USAF museum in Ohio, an incomplete example that was found buried in Iraq.
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