Made a festive Chocolate Orange cake for Christmas Day. Merry Christmas.

Literal gold dust

So the richest constituency in the North gets levelling up funding (twice) but the City of Leeds (pop 800k) gets none of its 6 bids. The process and outcome stinks. The people of Leeds won’t forget!

Before you call this a "banger of a job". Consider that Insects are the bottom row of the house of cards that we call a food chain. They also pollinate our food crops. Wipe out insects with atrocities like this and the house of cards comes toppling down and with it our survival.

One for People of Leeds to visit. #Leeds2023 art in an amazing space on 10 & 11 floors of Wade House, Merrion centre. Experience a view of #Leeds from a Leeds Uni Peregrines perspective as a bonus. leeds2023.co.uk/whats-on/wakin…

A Swallow having a rest between catching flies. Seen in #Horsforth today.

Check out (and listen to) these bumblebees in the newly opened Poppy flowers.

Whatever happens to Putin, at least he got Brexit done.

The 12 Apostles near #Ilkley

Few shots from #RSPBStAidans today

Beamsley Hospital. 16c Almshouse near Skipton. Now a holiday home owned by the Landmark Trust. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beamsley_…

Noisy fox in next doors garden

Walked from Alnmouth to Berwick this week along the Northumberland Coast Path.

Private health firms donated £800,000 to Conservatives Where there is £ donated decisions are influenced Years ago Drs were prevented from receiving gifts (pens, post-it pads, etc) from Pharmaceutical companies for ‘fear’ of influence It’s time to stop opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-…

Been to the Hole of Horcum in the North York Moors NP today. Amazing walk, with the heather looking really good this year.

Cookie Monster is on the fence

Suella Braverman is wrong. Multiculturalism isn’t the problem. But we know what the problem is… #bbcqt

A few photos from Rodley Nature Reserve from Saturday 17/05. Banded Demoiselle / Red-headed Cardinal Beetle / Whitethroat / Lesser Black Backed Gull. Rodley Nature Reserve-BRIDGE IS OPEN (with issues)