Dan Papworth
@thelivesaroundus
#Bikeability Instructor #BookCrossing poet/author of The Lives Around Us, born at 324.23ppm seeking +ve #Nature and #ClimateEmergency action
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Glad to be attending the #PeoplesEmergencyBriefing in Bishops Cleeve, Glos this evening. Here's what people think before we begin. #climateemergency
Eco-friendly camping, but a log fire is often popular. Decades of #Carbonstorage in these logs. Just one of a number of things I feel conflicted about. #climateemergency
A white flower grows in the quietness... Be a spot of ground where nothing is growing, where something might be planted a seed, possibly, from the Absolute. - Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī (1207-1273) Image: Stellaria Holostea, P. Sergio Bobbio, via Wikimedia Commons bit.ly/42rKZN5
This isn't mine (the frame is in my garage loft) but I was excited to see it, as I've only ever seen four in my life. It's from c.1990, a Reynolds 531 frame and Shimano parts. Many happy memories.
What do you see here? A new cycleway? A diverse verge? Newly planted trees? A wildlife-permeable fence? A blitzed field? A verdant hedgerow? A clear sky?
I believe that David Holloway was one of the least self-aware man commentators writing at the time.
#Parking on a corner like this puts #children on #bicycles at risk. They're lower and can't see past so easily. When you think of road users, think about children. #cycling #Bikeability
We use organic rapeseed oil at home from #SumaWholefoods This field (probably not organic) is about 5ha, so yields around 20t of oil, about 20,000 bottles.
#Parking opposite a junction like this makes it more dangerous for children on bikes turning out of the side road. When you think of other road users, think about #children. #cycling #Bikeability #roadsafety #activetravel
#Parking on a junction like this endangers children who cannot see around the obstacle when they are on their #bicycles. When you think of other road users think about #children. #cycling #roadsafety #activetravel #Bikeability
#Parking on junctions puts #children at risk. They are lower on their #bicycles than adults and can't see past the obstacle. Their reaction times are slower and its harder for them to judge distances. When you think of other road users, think of children. #Bikeability #activetravel
So the first thing is simply closing streets to #cars. Imagine... #climateemergency #happycity #liveablestreets
The con here is that you're meant to think you've done some good buying "wonky" fruit when in fact no one has changed their values. It's just retailers who virtue-signal so much they've forgotten what honesty is.
Watching my son #cycling to school, having equipped him with the skills he needs to minimise #risk, makes me proud to teach #bikeability. Instead of calling out "Go carefully!" I say, "Remember to use those skills!" (Photo is from last summer, best I could do).
Third attempt, this time we tried changing the yeast. We only bought this #Panasonic #breadmaker a few months ago. Perfect bread at first but now this is happening.
At the #TowerofLondon where they add 40p to the cost of your drink if you choose the more #climatefriendly oat milk #climateemergency
"If we must campaign perhaps we should be better occupied campaigning against the extinction of all life on earth" - Peter Scott, A Life In Nature, 1967, p.17 (Image: Julia Hawkins via Wikipedia Commons)
A fine example of empty talk. When I offered to share my views I got "Thank you, but we already have all the data we want from your demographic. Have a nice day!" I can't think of a clearer way to say "We don't care about customers at all." Is anyone surprised?