Jim Unwin

@jimunwin

Likes people. Likes making things (usually video games). Also likes bouldering, cycling, art, fossils, books. He/him. AMA

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Jim Unwin@jimunwin· 15d

Visited my local neolithic burial ground this morning

A rough patch of land, my shadow stretches across it.

Jim Unwin@jimunwin· 17d

Kenneth Williams wearing a suit and bowler hat

Jim Unwin@jimunwin· 19d

An actual published Moomins strip

Moomintroll looks at a happy family and says "mine is not the happy family life"

They are walking into the water saying "I guess I had better drown myself"

They are bobbing in the water, saying "it's a pity I swim so well"

They are happily floating in their back, a row boat approaches. Moomintroll says "a boat... maybe I could have a bit of rowing before I die?"

Jim Unwin@jimunwin· 20d

Look at his feets, look at his NOSE!

Photo I took of an acorn weevil. It is small and round, with large black eyes and a v long slender proboscis

Jim Unwin@jimunwin· 21d

Miss u 🥺

Jim Unwin@jimunwin· 25d

Rabbits, from this morning's ride

At least four rabbits on a section of rough grassland

Jim Unwin@jimunwin· Jul 13

Managed to fit in a climb between belaying many kids

Jim Unwin@jimunwin· Jul 9

Black Slip Wasp I rescued from the kitchen.

A large, slender wasp. It has a shiny black body and bright orange legs. There is a long, thick ovipositor extending from the abdomen.

Jim Unwin@jimunwin· Jul 4

Large Red and Common Blue damselflies. In the garden, taken with a midrange phone. Magic in the air, magic in your pocket

Close up of a large red damselfly. It is surprisingly hairy

Jim Unwin@jimunwin· Jul 4

Starting the day right

Cover of the Koyaanisqatsi soundtrack by Phillip Glass

Jim Unwin@jimunwin· Jul 2

Actual quote!

But Hojo-san! The teacup isn’t broken!” He looked up, surprised. “To me, it is,” he said. “It is the nature of a teacup to be broken. That is why it is so beautiful now, and why I appreciate it when I can still drink from it.” He looked at it fondly, took a last sip, and then placed the empty cup carefully back on the tray. “When it is gone, it is gone.” That day, my teacher gave me a priceless lesson in the impermanence of form, and the empty nature of all things.

Ruth Ozeki, The Book of Form and Emptiness

Jim Unwin@jimunwin· Jun 29

Regretting that it took me so long to embrace silly fonts

Jim Unwin@jimunwin· Jun 29

A bike tour of 7 windmills around Brighton. Have ridden this a few times, refining the route and I'm confident it is p good now. 40/60 on/off road, perfect for gravel bikes. Lmk if you want the gpx, or if you'd like to do it with me! 🚵❤️

Jim Unwin@jimunwin· Jun 27

This was the other flash I caught.

Lightning flash over a small down and the sea

Jim Unwin@jimunwin· Jun 26

Lightning as seen from Brighton. This was taken on my mid-price phone camera. Magic is all around us.

Multiple bolts of lightning over a small town and the sea.

Jim Unwin@jimunwin· Jun 26

I am 97% of bluesky

Jim Unwin@jimunwin· Jun 21

Went to see some butterflies and plants

Jim Unwin@jimunwin· Jun 21

The kids 100% captured my two loves ❤️👍

A picture of the robot Levi from Scavengers Reign

Jim Unwin@jimunwin· Jun 20

It's tiny! 🤯

Jim Unwin@jimunwin· Jun 20

Lightning map showing a wide dense cluster of strikes mainly over Belgium and it's border with France

Jim Unwin@jimunwin· Jun 20

Stood in Brighton UK, but able to see what I think is a lightning storm pummeling Belgium. About 200 miles away.

Jim Unwin@jimunwin· Jun 20

Foggy ride, today

Jim Unwin@jimunwin· Jun 18

Drew you a colourful mustelid ❤️

A stylised picture of a stoat with an arched back

Jim Unwin@jimunwin· Jun 13

Pretty good dvd haul from a roadside box 👍

DVD boxes of Romeo and Juliet, Out Of Sight, Trainspotting, and The Martian

Jim Unwin@jimunwin· Jun 9

I loved this book. It's about how we change ourselves to fit in, and striving toward an impossible perfection, while being unable to enjoy the present. It is also an intensely me kind of book, half rambling existential essay, half super-intense character study, so ymmv...