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Skiers that look like musical notes… A magnificent photograph by Haukur Sigurdsson.

Palmerston, Diplocat extraordinaire, passed away peacefully on 12 February. “Palmy” was a special member of the Government House team in Bermuda, and a much loved family member. He was a wonderful companion, with a gentle nature, and will be sorely missed.

Did you know Charles Darwin was born #OnThisDay in 1809? #DarwinDay celebrates not just Darwin, but the gardeners, naturalists and women scientists who shaped his work. Explore their stories: bit.ly/4bPrF2d @Christs_College #CambridgeAlumni

Wondrous things. L’pool

This is the full message the US president has sent to the Norwegian prime minister over Greenland. If Chat GPT had been asked to create a parody letter in the style of Donald Trump, could it have done any better?

I'm not saying Trump is a Russian asset, just that I can't think of anything he'd be doing differently if he were.

Farewell to posting on Twitter, sadly now known as x. On to skies still blue.

@hughjconsulting @GillyUsborne We joined BlueSky 18? months ago, saddened by twitters transition. Little of what we follow moved; we enjoy +ve links on x. All social media has its good, humour & brings together; Equally the most horrible appalling pathetic views grow. Playing Wordle on BSk +ve, for greatr good

@DadRural @GillyUsborne I'm not saying anybody else has to do anything, but I'm moving away from X

Wordle 1,666 3/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 When Marty and Kathy had uncovered the body, they saw a trombone, previously hidden by the now broken harp Marty was beginning to suspect that this was an ensemble crime

@GillyUsborne @hughjconsulting Keep both. Enjoy both. Respond on both. Change can be gradual

@DadRural @hughjconsulting Accept that but I still feel like a teenager whose parents have told me to change schools because the teaching is dodgy where I am. I don’t want to because I might lose my friends.

“The test of a great university is not whether it attracts those already trained to succeed, but whether it can recognise and cultivate potential wherever it exists” theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

@GillyUsborne @hughjconsulting ‘Bluntly’ - there are many kind caring thoughtful people out there, perhaps we can all individually make the tiniest difference

@hughjconsulting Yes, I understand that. I’d best get myself over to BlueSky.

@HEPP_Jackie @hughjconsulting When posting it looks very strange. 50 mins later, the little blue bird has tidied scene up

@hughjconsulting If necessary we could post on both for a while to see if everyone is on board. Sometimes people skip a day and might miss it.

@HEPP_Jackie @paulineridley @hughjconsulting “Listen very carefully, I shall say this only once” - FLOWN A new dawn. The Wordle Gang have moved to BlueSky, where all is light, the air be fresh, and birds do tweet without an X. All be welcome, come and see, it would be dull and cloudy without thee Wordle 1,666 5/6* ⬜🟨⬜

@paulineridley @hughjconsulting But who was conducting it? Was the plumed hat in the corner a clue? Wordle 1,666 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

A new dawn.   The Wordle Gang have moved to BlueSky today, where all is light, the air be fresh, and birds do tweet without an X. All be welcome, come and see, it would be dull and cloudy without thee. Wordle 1,666 5/6* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

@paulineridley @hughjconsulting A smoke browned, grimy, cold room, dust dancing in the air where beams of light pass through bent blinds. A barrel of Harp by an old piano. Keyboard open, Marty played a Wordle 1,665 3/6* tune on the ivories. Clunk - a body within! Dame or Hood? ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Wordle 1,665 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 This time the body was under a great harp Marty and Kathy looked at the harp, at the body, and saw nothing else But wait - one of the harp’s strings looked more like a length of microfilm!

@hughjconsulting @HEPP_Jackie @it_se @paulineridley “Kathy come home” roared Kong, from atop the Empire State Building. Never, Dame cried out, there are only TWO in this tale, and Jackie has it in the bag - yes 222g of Wensleydale (with apricot) Wordle 1,664 6/6* 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

@HEPP_Jackie @it_se @paulineridley Nicely done, Jackie!

Wordle 1,664 4/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Everything was crashing down around Marty and Kathy Then a rescue dog appeared - no barrel of brandy, scotch or bourbon - but welcome nevertheless

@paulineridley @hughjconsulting Little Bo Peep had lost her sheep; Kathy Trouble WAS in trouble. Amongst the hill of beans, herdwick’s bleated through tears; Marty had ‘ner heard such before. The sudden Silence of the Lambs brought fear Wordle 1,663 5/6* ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Wordle 1,663 3/6 🟨🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Dinner was going well The dame - her name was Kathy Trouble - told Marty her suspicions about the musical instrument and the smuggling of contraband And suddenly a shepherds crook appeared: but which of them was to be snagged?

@HEPP_Jackie @hughjconsulting @paulineridley @it_se Marty’s eyes boggled. Awesome - Mutual desire clear. From within her voluminous, red, long flowing satin dress, said Dame produced: two 🥌 stones, one 🧹and a large wooden 📦 of Havana cigar. A Wordle 1,662 4/6* night for both dreams ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

@hughjconsulting @paulineridley @it_se Love that! 😂

Wordle 1,662 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 The dame, a two-way mirror, Marty She looked at him, he looked confused His tunnel had gone nowhere and now she held all of the cards

@HEPP_Jackie @it_se @paulineridley @hughjconsulting The Dame had flown. Now upon a helicopter circling overhead, Delta Force had ensured her escape. Cuban cigar between her lips, another being rolled on sweat smeared thigh, she blew a kiss to Marty. Tonight would be HER party 😳 Wordle 1,661 3/6* 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

@it_se @paulineridley @hughjconsulting The dame finally emerged from the tunnel. She had decided she would meet with Marty face to face, and tell her story. Wordle 1,661 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Wordle 1,661 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Marty felt that he had to contact the dame again - there was something she wasn’t telling But she was scared, real scared If he could see her in secret … so he started to dig a tunnel