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Rantin' Rovin' Robin

Some blasts from the past and blasts from outside, in a ruddy, rude and wild week in Scotland.
https://bartimaeus.blether.org.uk/rantin-rovin-robin
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A roll of white toilet paper on a wall mounted holder. On the roll are printed in red pictured of an elaborate old fashioned toilet bowl and wooden seat. Above and below are rude limericks, also in red.

Falling Apart

I've always had a butterfly brain, but is it getting worse and is my body falling apart too?
https://bartimaeus.blether.org.uk/falling-apart
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A rural scene in the background but there is a large wooden picture frame in the foreground. Behind the frame stands a woman with huge blue butterfly wings and antenna behind making the person look like they are a butterfly.

First Dives in the Seychelles

I have been wanting to dive in the Seychelles for a long time. There is something about the isolation of the Indian Ocean and the promise of pristine reefs that has always called to me.

For this trip, I was diving off the SY Sea Bird, and we wasted no time getting into the water. This footage was captured right at the beginning of the trip, during one of my very first dives. The conditions were perfect. The coral reefs were awesome. The blue water was crystal clear and seemed to extend forever.

While the reefs themselves were stunning, the highlight of this dive was encountering a massive school of Soldierfish. They weren’t darting away or scattering; they were holding their line, moving through the open water like a “living veil”.

While the reefs themselves were stunning, the highlight of this dive was encountering a massive school of Soldierfish. They weren’t darting away or scattering. They were holding their line. The fish moved through the open water as a single, steady body.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jo45Ii3mgaw

📍 Location: Seychelles (Indian Ocean)

🤿 Dive Operation: S.Y. Sea Bird

🎥 Camera: Panasonic GH5 | 14-42 | Nauticam WWL1-B

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Massive school of red and silver Soldierfish swimming in the clear blue waters of the Seychelles during a scuba dive.

2026

We started the year in <i>Edinburgh</i> waiting for work to be done on Bartimaeus before returning to canal life.
https://bartimaeus.blether.org.uk/2026
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The water in the canal is covered in ice. Vegetation down both sides is brown and bare. The sky is a clear cold blue. The long shadows confirm that this is a winter's day.

Afloat Again

Despite the icy weather, I take a short cruise.
https://bartimaeus.blether.org.uk/afloat-again
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Viewed from the front of a narrowboat, the canal surface is covered in broken ice. The vegetation on both banks is brown, as is typical for this stage of the winter. The pink bow of our boat contrasts with the bright yellow of another wide narrow boat moored ahead. Further on a sky blue painted metal bridge crosses the canal. The stern of another narrowboat can just be discerned under the bridge.

New Perspective

Seeing things differently and seeing different things in the new year.
https://bartimaeus.blether.org.uk/new-perspective
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A blue sky above a frozen canal, with some sticks trapped in the ice and a light snow covering. A tarmac towpath on the left is separated from the canal by some dry grasses and sunlight streaks across the path and ice. At the edges are some ivy covered trunks and bare branched trees and a streetlight. In the distance is a small hill, Arthur's Seat.

The Person You'd Like To Be

Making the best of dull days and appreciating being in the pink.
https://bartimaeus.blether.org.uk/the-person-you-d-like-to-be
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It is dark. There are lit up shop fronts and high buildings in the background. A crowd of people in are walking up the street, wearing coats, scarves and woolly hats. Many are holding flaming torches. There is a metal barrier in the foreground to stop them spilling on to the pavements

Melting Pot

Working together and making it work.
https://bartimaeus.blether.org.uk/melting-pot
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A large pot on a hob with potatoes, carrots sprigs of thyme, a whole turkey and bacon all stewing together.

Totally Wired

Excitement and electricity leads up to Christmas.
https://bartimaeus.blether.org.uk/totally-wired
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A sunset over flat fields glows yellow peach and pink, with bare branched trees on the horizon. There are grey clouds in the sky and a garden fence, hedges and a low summerhouse just visible in the dark foreground and a telegraph pole rises through the coloured sky, with silhouetted birds sitting on the wires.

Quest Nº 11 The temporal shift & the bulkhead [The tales of a retired IOR boat ]

https://makertube.net/w/vFmDs6tRXTqSo7VXerH9db

Christmas tour of what we have achieved in 5 months while living aboard

https://cuddly.tube/w/ee3RYjLcSGMwQVppD8bdkc

Seasonal Disaster

Disaster is especially unwelcome at this time of year.
https://bartimaeus.blether.org.uk/seasonal-disaster
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The embankment collapse at Whitchurch viewed from the air. The drained canal has had a large hole scoured out leaving a massive pool of muddy water. In the scoured hole, two narrowboats have come to rest. Another boat is teetering on the edge of the hole. The surrounding land is a mix of trees and fields.

Pinch Me

Petits panics, beauties to behold and a tight squeeze.
https://bartimaeus.blether.org.uk/pinch-me
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Mural of brick towers and spirals with arched openings, verandahs and wide crowded, coiled walkways round the outside of buildings.

L'Amour et La Guerre

Happy holidays and horrifying holocaust are all part of the human experience.
https://bartimaeus.blether.org.uk/l-amour-et-la-guerre
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The photo is taken from some way up a steep path. Some nearby shrubs and the top of a street lamp are at the bottom of the picture. There are a lot of light grey but thick clouds in the sky, but a pale blue band appears lower down just above a row of snowy rugged peaks and then more light clouds appear between the mountains, at the level of some nearer dark hills. A black and white skyscraper breaks the view of the lower hills. There are town buildings at the bottom of the hills.

Open Your Eyes

We get a good view of the mountain.
https://bartimaeus.blether.org.uk/open-your-eyes
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A large arch is hewn out of a stone cave to provide a view out over a scrub and rock hill, a distant hillside village and mountains further away.

Départ-Express

High speed trains and haute cuisine.
https://bartimaeus.blether.org.uk/d-part-express
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In a park there is a plain wall, a large bridge support where a tiled piece of art which appears like a pixellated cartoon green dinosaur with a meteor coming towards it.

Snowy Mountains

The weather keeps changing - but remains cold.
https://bartimaeus.blether.org.uk/snowy-mountains
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Sun reflects off the craggy peaks of a snow covered mountain range. The sky behind is unbroken blue, but there are banks of cloud below the summit level obscuring some of the mountains. The corner of a tower block shows that the view is from a city.

Southern Climes

We head south for our traditional winter break.
https://bartimaeus.blether.org.uk/southern-climes
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Five spherical capsules arrive at the top station of a téléphérique. The capsules are each hanging from the cables by a different coloured support. The top station is a large concrete building with a metal structure supporting the cables protruding towards the arriving capsules. The view is partially obscured by large snow flakes, which also obscure the valley behind.

Uptown Girl

An up north friend comes up town with me.
https://bartimaeus.blether.org.uk/uptown-girl
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A night scene with a floodlit classical pillared sandstone front to a gallery and red-lit building beyond. Beside is a wet shiny street rising up and shining street lights

Repainting

Paintwork needs to be renewed to protect what is underneath.
https://bartimaeus.blether.org.uk/repainting
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A steel framed bike is leaning against a railing. The frame of the bike is mostly red, the same colour as the railings. Beyond the railings fishing boats are tied up, floating in the still waters of a small harbour.

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