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Snowfloe@snowfloe· 27d

Got up fairly early to beat the heat and ended up down by the sea for a long walk along the sand. Never seem to be down there at the right time, even tho the time changes every day. Ready for a nap now, tho...

Earlyish morning on a sandy beach with the sea still going out on the right, and pebbles and wooden groynes up on the left. Mid left is the promenade and usual seaside hotels. It's a very bright sunny day, the sand is damp underfoot and the bottom of my trousers are soaked. In the distance a lone figure walking towards me, and their dog, who had a nice wallow in a rock pool when we passed each other.

Snowfloe@snowfloe· Jul 6

Poorly folded #origami squirrels?

Two origami squirrels. Pale grey and white on the left, orange on the right. Model by Peter Buchan-Symons.

Snowfloe@snowfloe· Jul 4

Saw these dumped in a fire escape on my morning walk. Didn't investigate the titles behind, but I feel there's a story here...

A pile of LPs without the covers. The top one seems to be a Reader's Digest compilation. Now dirty, and warped by the weather.

Another pile of about 6? vinyl records just left on the path without their covers. The top one here is also a Reader's Digest compilation called The Sound of Brass.

Snowfloe@snowfloe· Jul 4

The first #hibiscus flower.

A solitary white and red hibiscus flower open but partially obsured by leaves.

Snowfloe@snowfloe· Jul 4

I've been trying to make modular #origami stars this last week. Managed 2 out of 4 models successfully, and then the difficulty ratcheted right up... Top yellow and orange star is Juan Ignacio, and the bottom, light blue and light pink star is Ignacio. Both models by Maximiliano Ortiz.

Two modular origami stars made from 8 subunits each, that have to be folded as accurately and identically as possible to fit together properly, and stay securely attached so they don't move around without being glued. The top model has 8 points, and is yellow and orange and white. The bottom model is pastel blue and pastel pink, and white, and has 16 points.

Snowfloe@snowfloe· Jun 25

Artist unknown.

A seated corn on the cob on the left asked the corn on the cob on the right, who has just come in through the open door, "Is it hot outside?" To which the entirely pop corn in cob shape replies, "Fuck off.".

Snowfloe@snowfloe· Jun 21

Phew! That was quite annoying to accomplish. #BluePrince

A screenshot from the game Blue Prince. A pair of sliding doors with a blue holly leaf down the centre. The doors are opening through the centre of the holly leaf to reveal a room beyond. In the room, something has been covered up by me in bright blue, to hide the reveal. No spoilers.

Snowfloe@snowfloe· Jun 20

Every star starts with a single...er... journey? 🤷‍♀️ I accomplished an #origami eventually. Model is Polina Pinwheel, by Maria Sinayskaya.

8 identically folded origami subunits in either pink and white, or red and white paper, on a board below the instruction book. The units are ready to be assembled.

Hours later, the finished modular origami star, in alternative red and light pink.

Snowfloe@snowfloe· Jun 19

Got a friend seeking shade and keeping me company at present. Please look after the wildlife in this heat, and remember they may be sheltering where you don't expect to find them. And please put fresh water out for them.

Looking through a slatted white blind onto the white conservatory roof below, where one of the neighbourhood foxes is fast asleep in a shaded corner. Shhh!!

Snowfloe@snowfloe· Jun 18

Again, it's one I thought of, but then decided I wasn't smart enough. I went back into Blue Prince. While watching Ryan solve the castle clue, which I do not have the patience to physically do, I was running experiments to get access to a place and document that he doesn't yet know exist by ep 107.

From the video game, Blue Prince, a pair of closed doors, with a blue holly leaf motif in the centre. No obvious way to open these doors and proceed further, so we are stalled.

Snowfloe@snowfloe· Jun 10

That's me done now. #BluePrince

Screenshot from the video game Blue Prince, showing a trophy in front of some open doors. The legend reads, the Trophy of Sigils, for unlocking (and solving) all 8 Realm Sigils, which was a big part of this puzzle game. It's not the end of the game, but I can't face anymore, as it only gets harder.

Snowfloe@snowfloe· Jun 3

Hah! Thank you. It's made from the worst possible paper. These two are better paper. That one looks better because I added a touch of glue to close the neck gape. My house seems to be liking me at present, although progress has slowed right down. That's when I start getting fed up.

Two origami swans. The left is mostly blues with some white, the right is pink with some white.

Snowfloe@snowfloe· Jun 3

I've spent so long looking at the #origami swans in #BluePrince that I had to make some. Left and right are traditional models, and the central model is by Robert J. Lang. Hope the folks in the coffee shop overlooking the lake with swans on were pleased with the ones I left on the table...

3 origami swans in various sizes. The smallest one on the left is white and pink, the central, more ornate one is white with green dots, as if it's been diving and got pond weed on it. The right, largest one is white and blue.

Snowfloe@snowfloe· May 29

Very proud and impressed that the @britishorigami.bsky.social was asked by the Japanese Embassy in the UK to provide some #origami for their Washi paper exhibition. All models folded by @clairefaulkes.bsky.social www.uk.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/2605...

Part of an exhibition on washi paper at the Japanese Embassy in the UK. Five vertical washi sheets in various green and blue prints, to the right are five 3d #origami models. From top to bottom: a flower tato, a mouse, a celebration crane, a buttonhole flower, and a butterfly

Snowfloe@snowfloe· May 23

#BluePrince 😌😭

Snowfloe@snowfloe· Apr 23

#BlossomsAndBluesky White fruit tree in full blossom. Not sure what. Couldn't get the angle I wanted as it was in a private garden.

Very curvy tree full of white blossom, in front of a bright blue sky, with some buildings briefly off to each side.

Snowfloe@snowfloe· Apr 23

Er... #BlossomsAndBluesky

A flowering magnolia tree, with a bright blue sky behind.

Snowfloe@snowfloe· Apr 23

Oh yes, I did one of those, and forgot to post it. Not as good as yours, as it was a quick point and click. Lets try and make it A Thing.

The top of a tree in full cherry, or pink blossom in front of a clear blue sky.

Snowfloe@snowfloe· Apr 11

Tesco, I think you forgot to take down your April Fools...

A white shop mannequin wearing a two part set. Light blue shirt with white vertical stripes, with a matching long skirt. Day wear that basically looks exactly like stereotypical pajamas.

It's not a good look.

Snowfloe@snowfloe· Mar 10

I thought this beat quite a lot... (In response to a comment about a great cover of Saturday Night.) But then it turned out that @deadpanflook.bsky.social was being followed by Chesney Hawks...

Screenshot of one of my twits being like by Whigfield.

Snowfloe@snowfloe· Mar 9

The swans will see them off.

The same foggy lake scene as in the previous photo, with a couple of swans in the water, being the only thing that shows there's anything there at all.

Snowfloe@snowfloe· Mar 9

Filling in the map on the way to the next quest...

A foggy day in a green field recreational ground. Clear trees in the foreground to the left, trees obscured by fog to the distant right. The fog just seems to begin in a straight line across the field.

A large white wide appartment block apparently phasing out of the thick fog at the back of a green field.

Snowfloe@snowfloe· Mar 9

A few steps back.

Snowfloe@snowfloe· Mar 9

Reached the edge of the map.

No, it's not a mistake. A virtually blank photo that looks like a it's just grey cloud. But it is in fact a very foggy view over a large lake. There's a slightly darker grey stripe across the horizontal middle of the photo, which is the trees on the other side of the lake.

Snowfloe@snowfloe· Feb 25

Lovely morning spent with @clairefaulkes.bsky.social teaching me how to make this #origami horse model. Mine is the purple one.

Two origami horses side on, facing each other, on a messy coffee table. The left horse is orange, the right is mid purple. Directly behind them is a small potted plant that may or may not be real, and looks suspiciously topiaried into a perfect round bush.

Snowfloe@snowfloe· Feb 13

Hah! Talk about timeline synchronicity!

Three different posts in descending order from top, paraphrased. One poster says guess what? The post underneath that says, yep they will never be able to buy their own home, and this middle post reads like a guess to the post above. The last post says, I guessed correctly, where's my prize?

Snowfloe@snowfloe· Feb 4

I just see this.

Spock from the Star Trek the Original Series, episode The Enemy Within, holds a dog acting as an alien, with a fake fur coat, a horn, and antennaes on its head.

Snowfloe@snowfloe· Jan 31

#ShowMeYouKnits I pretty much only make things for myself in grey. Black, when the eyes can manage it, but dark grey is the compromise. Unfortunately, I need baby soft thin yarn, and that usually only comes in light greys... Booo!

Light grey crochet tunic on a dark grey blanket, which I also made.

Light grey rolly neck crochet jumper on dark grey blanket.

Silver grey brioche look crochet tunic on a dark grey blanket.

Charcoal grey fisherman's rib style raglan crochet jumper on a carpeted floor. 🧶

Snowfloe@snowfloe· Dec 26

#crochet 🧶 one I saw today.

A crocheted post box topper. On top of a uk red post box sits a red cover, with a gingerbread man, a Father Christmas, a Christmas tree, and a winter woolly wrappped up figure that may be a snowman on.

Snowfloe@snowfloe· Dec 9

So, uh, let's not tell the person with adhd, who's always complaining about the puppy being naughty (no he's not!), that this is what just happened to their (cheap) reading glasses... As they're always losing them anyway, we'll um, we'll just blame that... Shhhhh!