{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - John Johnston","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/johnjohnston","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"106","username":"johnjohnston","bio":"Newly retired primary school teacher. Scotland. He/him. Microbloggin' from WordPress.","pronouns":"he/him","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":683,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png"},"items":[{"id":"92690219","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/the\">@the</a> <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://micro.blog/mitch@hachyderm.io\" class=\"u-url mention\">@mitch</a></span> ‘low services’ great way of putting it.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/johnjohnston/92690219","date_published":"2026-06-22T21:14:58+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-22 21:14","date_timestamp":1782162898,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92606307","content_html":"<img width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"22270\" data-permalink=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/silent-sunday-80/img_6931/\" data-orig-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_6931.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{\" data-image-title=\"IMG_6931\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_6931-1024x1024.jpeg\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fjohnjohnston.info%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F06%2FIMG_6931-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"A speckled wood butterfly sunning with wings nearly closes sunning on a sunlit leaf\" class=\"wp-image-22270\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\n\n\n<p>#SilentSunday #Butterfly</p>","summary":"","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/silent-sunday-80/","date_published":"2026-06-21T14:53:14+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-21 14:53","date_timestamp":1782053594,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92480261","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/pip\">@pip</a> that is a fresh breath of green. Lovely.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/johnjohnston/92480261","date_published":"2026-06-19T07:31:19+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-19 07:31","date_timestamp":1781854279,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92356748","content_html":"<div class=\"wp-block-indieblocks-like\">\n<div class=\"u-like-of h-cite\"><p><i>Likes <a class=\"u-url p-name\" href=\"https://www.pootlepress.com/2026/06/we-ran-a-huge-social-experiment-on-a-whole-generation-it-turned-out-to-be-terrible/\">We Ran a Huge Social Experiment on a Whole Generation. It Turned Out to Be Terrible | Pootlepress</a> by <span class=\"p-author\">Jamie Marsland</span>.</i></p></div>\n<div class=\"e-content\">\n<p>Like:</p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>“Wait. You knew it was damaging mental health, sleep, attention and social development, and your response was… to give younger children even more access?”</strong></p>\n\n\n\n<p>And we will say:</p>\n\n\n\n</div>\n</div> <a href=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/liked-we-ran-a-huge-social-experiment-on-a-whole-generation-it-turned-out-to-be-terrible/\">johnjohnston.info</a>","summary":"","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/liked-we-ran-a-huge-social-experiment-on-a-whole-generation-it-turned-out-to-be-terrible/","date_published":"2026-06-17T13:09:01+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-17 13:09","date_timestamp":1781701741,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.ds106.us/@johnjohnston/116765606143837484","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye/post/3moif4ayv6p2a","https://www.threads.com/@troutcolor/post/DZsCp6XkfqT"]}},{"id":"92177735","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/the\">@the</a> Thanks so much. Nice bright day and a good vertical.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/johnjohnston/92177735","date_published":"2026-06-14T19:35:12+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-14 19:35","date_timestamp":1781465712,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92171942","content_html":"\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" data-attachment-id=\"22258\" data-permalink=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/?attachment_id=22258\" data-orig-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Buff-Tailed-Bumblebee.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{\" data-image-title=\"Buff-Tailed Bumblebee\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Buff-Tailed-Bumblebee-1024x1024.jpeg\" data-id=\"22258\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fjohnjohnston.info%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F06%2FBuff-Tailed-Bumblebee.jpeg\" alt=\"Buff-tailedBumble Bee on a bramble flower\" class=\"wp-image-22258\" loading=\"lazy\"><img width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" data-attachment-id=\"22257\" data-permalink=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/?attachment_id=22257\" data-orig-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/red-tailed-bumblebee.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{\" data-image-title=\"red-tailed bumblebee\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/red-tailed-bumblebee-1024x1024.jpeg\" data-id=\"22257\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fjohnjohnston.info%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F06%2Fred-tailed-bumblebee.jpeg\" alt=\"Red Tailed bumble bee on birds foot trifoil\" class=\"wp-image-22257\" loading=\"lazy\"><img width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" data-attachment-id=\"22259\" data-permalink=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/?attachment_id=22259\" data-orig-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Common-Blue-Damselfly.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{\" data-image-title=\"Common Blue Damselfly\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Common-Blue-Damselfly-1024x1024.jpeg\" data-id=\"22259\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fjohnjohnston.info%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F06%2FCommon-Blue-Damselfly.jpeg\" alt=\"Common Blue Damselfly perched on concrete edge of pond\" class=\"wp-image-22259\" loading=\"lazy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" data-attachment-id=\"22256\" data-permalink=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/?attachment_id=22256\" data-orig-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Dabchick.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{\" data-image-title=\"Dabchick\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Dabchick-1024x1024.jpeg\" data-id=\"22256\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fjohnjohnston.info%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F06%2FDabchick.jpeg\" alt=\"Dabchick, water relecting purple and an out of focus yellow iris\" class=\"wp-image-22256\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" data-attachment-id=\"22255\" data-permalink=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/?attachment_id=22255\" data-orig-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Blue-tailed-Damselfly.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{\" data-image-title=\"Blue-tailed Damselfly\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Blue-tailed-Damselfly-1024x1024.jpeg\" data-id=\"22255\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fjohnjohnston.info%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F06%2FBlue-tailed-Damselfly.jpeg\" alt=\"Blue-taled Damselfly\" class=\"wp-image-22255\">\n</div><p>Walk around Victoria park this afternoon. Warm and quite sunny. Lots of small damselflies out on the pond. </p>","summary":"","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/victoria-park-afternoon/","date_published":"2026-06-14T17:35:41+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-14 17:35","date_timestamp":1781458541,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.ds106.us/@johnjohnston/116749668231376869","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye/post/3mobcmrqwim2d","https://www.threads.com/@troutcolor/post/DZky3iZERqT"]}},{"id":"92153735","content_html":"<img width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" data-attachment-id=\"22251\" data-permalink=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/silent-sunday-79/sea-radish-with-bees/\" data-orig-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/sea-radish-with-bees-copy.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{\" data-image-title=\"sea radish with bees\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/sea-radish-with-bees-copy-1024x768.jpeg\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fjohnjohnston.info%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F06%2Fsea-radish-with-bees-copy.jpeg\" alt=\"A cluster of sea radish flowers, 2 buff tailed bumble bees one crawling a stalk the other in mid air.\" class=\"wp-image-22251\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\n\n\n<p>#SilentSunday #flora #bees</p>","summary":"","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/silent-sunday-79/","date_published":"2026-06-14T10:38:49+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-14 10:38","date_timestamp":1781433529,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92153509","content_html":"<p>Belonging: <a href=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/belonging/\">johnjohnston.info</a></p>","summary":"A wonderful book. Touches on so many things, some I know a bit about, trout flies, others new to me, the process of etching. Travels, walks, bird ringing & ecological surveys mix with family history. Lists of old Scot's words for weather, gpx tracks turned into art. Capercaillies, hares and moths.","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/belonging/","date_published":"2026-06-14T10:32:17+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-14 10:32","date_timestamp":1781433137,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.ds106.us/@johnjohnston/116748002423395219","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye/post/3moakwus2qi2k","https://www.threads.com/@troutcolor/post/DZkCT1knOoi"]}},{"id":"91691627","content_html":"<a href=\"https://www.flickr.com/photos/troutcolor/55319472724/in/datetaken/\" title=\"Orange Tip Butterfly\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F65535%2F55319472724_df6e151dc8_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"Orange Tip Butterfly\" loading=\"lazy\"></a>\n\n\n\n<p>#SilentSunday</p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"microblog_hashtags\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/silent-sunday-78/","date_published":"2026-06-07T09:54:27+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-07 09:54","date_timestamp":1780826067,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.ds106.us/@johnjohnston/116708217789093977","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye/post/3mnovkxcg332t","https://www.threads.com/@troutcolor/post/DZR8bYvFnoc"]}},{"id":"91656019","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/antonzuiker\">@antonzuiker</a> just saw the coyote video. Those ears. So alert!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/johnjohnston/91656019","date_published":"2026-06-06T16:29:05+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-06 16:29","date_timestamp":1780763345,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91599104","content_html":"<img width=\"835\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"22217\" data-permalink=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/til-copy-all-tabs-in-ios-safari/copy-links/\" data-orig-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/copy-links.png\" data-orig-size=\"978,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{\" data-image-title=\"copy-links\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/copy-links-835x1024.png\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fjohnjohnston.info%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F06%2Fcopy-links-835x1024.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of Tab menu in the all tabs view of Safari on iPhone. The Menu item \" class=\"wp-image-22217\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\n\n\n<p>TIL copy all tabs in iOS safari. On mac, I have a nice wee AppleScript that copies to the clipboard links to all my open tabs in Safari’s top window. I’ve always been a bit frustrated that I couldn’t do the same on iOS. But I can. Tab view then the ellipsis at the top right, copy n tabs.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/til-copy-all-tabs-in-ios-safari/","date_published":"2026-06-05T19:17:38+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-05 19:17","date_timestamp":1780687058,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.ds106.us/@johnjohnston/116699108300937373","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye/post/3mnku4hrxva2t","https://www.threads.com/@troutcolor/post/DZNzT66Gvhf"]}},{"id":"91016767","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin\">@JohnPhilpin</a> <a href=\"https://micro.blog/dave\">@dave</a> <a href=\"https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/wavelength-for-micro-blog/id1365158696\">wavelength</a> is mantons app for recording &amp; posting. It looks great, but I’d need a full micro.blog account to use it.<br>\nThere are WordPress plugins. I managed to get telex to make an <a href=\"https://telex.automattic.ai/projects/6fa3e97e\">audio recording block</a>, which allows you to record in a block in a post. Saves an mp3 &amp; converts to audio block.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/johnjohnston/91016767","date_published":"2026-05-27T16:25:50+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-27 16:25","date_timestamp":1779899150,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90954674","content_html":"<p>Sunday Morning on the Braes <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2-2026-05-24-duncolm-map-square-15-1600px-620x372.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"%x3 grid, 14 photos round a map where they were taken. From Top Left: Water Avens, bare tree branches in silhouette, looking back to wards Glasgow; a cuckoo on a post; orange tip butterfly, male with wings outspread; Green-veined white on cuckoo flower. Post with a loch behind; MAP; violet flower; primroses; bog cotton; two stonechats; small copper butterfly; painted lady butterfly; speedwell flowers.\"> : <a href=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/sunday-morning-on-the-braes/\">johnjohnston.info</a></p>","summary":"Walked out to Dumcolm on Sunday morning. A quiet day, although it looked as if it was getting busy later. Lots of birds singing, lots of flowers showing. Warm, sunny until 9am or so, then light cloud.","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/sunday-morning-on-the-braes/","date_published":"2026-05-26T17:18:35+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-26 17:18","date_timestamp":1779815915,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.ds106.us/@johnjohnston/116642017435144843","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye/post/3mmrisjsmvk2d","https://www.threads.com/@troutcolor/post/DYz1w-ekSGP"]}},{"id":"90831891","content_html":"<img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"22202\" data-permalink=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/silent-sunday-77/fynloch-hill/\" data-orig-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/fynloch-hill.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{\" data-image-title=\"fynloch-hill\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/fynloch-hill-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fjohnjohnston.info%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2Ffynloch-hill-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"A grassy hill with a wooden post, a loch, and distant mountains under a cloudy sky.\" class=\"wp-image-22202\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\n\n\n<p>#SilentSunday</p>","summary":"","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/silent-sunday-77/","date_published":"2026-05-24T16:43:35+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-24 16:43","date_timestamp":1779641015,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.ds106.us/@johnjohnston/116630558205634881","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye/post/3mmmfxml6wr2d","https://www.threads.com/@troutcolor/post/DYuoQAAkYcv"]}},{"id":"90788983","content_html":"<p>Likes Pixabots: <a href=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/likes-pixabots/\">johnjohnston.info</a></p>","summary":"I like pixabot a tiny pixel character creator. Not sure where I saw this, there is a live editor at Pixabots — Pixel Character Avatars which is fun. Could be useful in class I think. Perhaps in Scratch when an uploaded gif is turned into a sprite with a costume for each frame.","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/likes-pixabots/","date_published":"2026-05-23T19:58:22+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-23 19:58","date_timestamp":1779566302,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.ds106.us/@johnjohnston/116625657694037590"]}},{"id":"90779519","content_html":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"22193\" data-permalink=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/ardinning-2/2026-05-23-ardinning-map-square-1200/\" data-orig-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-05-23-ardinning-map-square-1200.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{\" data-image-title=\"2026-05-23-ardinning-map-square-1200\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-05-23-ardinning-map-square-1200-1024x1024.jpg\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fjohnjohnston.info%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2F2026-05-23-ardinning-map-square-1200-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"3x3 grid of images. Photos with a map of where they were taken in the middle. From Top Left, painted lady butterfly, green-veined white butterfly, herb robert, path through bluebells, map, cuckoo flower, blaeberries, Tormentil, Ardinning Lock.\" class=\"wp-image-22193\">\n</div>\n\n\n<p>Walk round Ardinning this afternoon. Cuckoos calling. Willow warblers &amp; ravens heard. Corn bunting &amp; stonechats seen &amp; heard. Warm &amp; breezy plenty of butterflies, mostly Orange Tips &amp; Green-Veined whites, a Painted Lady. A few small red damselflies didn’t stay still although one landed on D’s hat.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/ardinning-2/","date_published":"2026-05-23T16:33:40+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-23 16:33","date_timestamp":1779554020,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.ds106.us/@johnjohnston/116624852961063202","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye/post/3mmjuv4tzvs26","https://www.threads.com/@troutcolor/post/DYsCM9WFtrS"]}},{"id":"90555128","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/BonnieRue\">@BonnieRue</a> thank you. The bloomstrolling tag is quite common on mastodon. A friend started the bloomstrolling one. a concept I love.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/johnjohnston/90555128","date_published":"2026-05-20T12:05:22+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-20 12:05","date_timestamp":1779278722,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90555048","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/ffmike\">@ffmike</a> truly beautiful.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/johnjohnston/90555048","date_published":"2026-05-20T12:03:35+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-20 12:03","date_timestamp":1779278615,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"90365188","content_html":"<img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"22180\" data-permalink=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/silent-sunday-76/hawthorn-4/\" data-orig-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/hawthorn.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{\" data-image-title=\"hawthorn\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/hawthorn-1024x768.jpeg\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fjohnjohnston.info%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2Fhawthorn-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Tightly packed hawthorn blossom with a few ivy leaves \" class=\"wp-image-22180\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\n\n\n<p>#SilentSunday</p>","summary":"","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/silent-sunday-76/","date_published":"2026-05-17T18:33:58+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-17 18:33","date_timestamp":1779042838,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.ds106.us/@johnjohnston/116591352111037692","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye/post/3mm2yso4nbq2v","https://www.threads.com/@troutcolor/post/DYczMixlLMf"]}},{"id":"90226240","content_html":"<img width=\"1024\" height=\"614\" data-attachment-id=\"22171\" data-permalink=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/ardmore-flora/ardmore-2026-05-14/\" data-orig-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ardmore-2026-05-14.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{\" data-image-title=\"ardmore-2026-05-14\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ardmore-2026-05-14-1024x614.jpg\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fjohnjohnston.info%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2Fardmore-2026-05-14-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"A montage of photos round the map where they were taken. red campion, stitchwort, Wild Garlic, bluebells, thrift, scurvygrass, lousewort, Map, speedwell, Bird's-foot-trefoil, sea campion, Yellow Flag, Cuckoo Flower, sweet cicely, Green Alkanet \" class=\"wp-image-22171\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\n\n<p>I had a walk around Ardmore yesterday afternoon. Lots of flower out. #BloomScrolling #BloomStrolling #Flora</p>","summary":"","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/ardmore-flora/","date_published":"2026-05-15T12:54:41+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-15 12:54","date_timestamp":1778849681,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.ds106.us/@johnjohnston/116578694008869754","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye/post/3mlvewl7nla23","https://www.threads.com/@troutcolor/post/DYXCz6QFKCH"]}},{"id":"90095396","content_html":"\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"22168\" data-permalink=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/hail-in-may/chiffchaff/\" data-orig-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Chiffchaff.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{\" data-image-title=\"Chiffchaff\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Chiffchaff-1024x768.jpeg\" data-id=\"22168\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fjohnjohnston.info%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2FChiffchaff-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"chiffchaff in leaves &amp; branches\" class=\"wp-image-22168\" loading=\"lazy\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"22167\" data-permalink=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/hail-in-may/heron-4/\" data-orig-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Heron.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{\" data-image-title=\"Heron\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Heron-1024x768.jpeg\" data-id=\"22167\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fjohnjohnston.info%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2FHeron-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Heron head, blue water behind with raindrops\" class=\"wp-image-22167\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div><p>Went for a walk round the park this afternoon. Hailstones in May! </p>","summary":"","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/hail-in-may/","date_published":"2026-05-13T16:19:39+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-13 16:19","date_timestamp":1778689179,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.ds106.us/@johnjohnston/116568177974369689","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye/post/3mlqpici3qq26","https://www.threads.com/@troutcolor/post/DYSQwullMkd"]}},{"id":"89843264","content_html":"<p>Liked: The Slow Death of the Power User — fireborn: <a href=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/liked-the-slow-death-of-the-power-user-fireborn/\">johnjohnston.info</a></p>","summary":"This is a really interesting & powerful post. Problems from the tech giants, algorithms & AI, suggesting learning and anger as possible ways to fight back.","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/liked-the-slow-death-of-the-power-user-fireborn/","date_published":"2026-05-09T10:25:06+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-09 10:25","date_timestamp":1778322306,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.ds106.us/@johnjohnston/116544131206861593","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye/post/3mlfzqyadqd2m","https://www.threads.com/@troutcolor/post/DYHU4EYll3o"]}},{"id":"89815365","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/BestofTimes\">@BestofTimes</a> Well it works in this tenement, but I am in Scotland. Going to look out for this.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/johnjohnston/89815365","date_published":"2026-05-08T16:46:56+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-08 16:46","date_timestamp":1778258816,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89800924","content_html":"<img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"22145\" data-permalink=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/hawthorn-victoria-park/hawthorn-3/\" data-orig-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/hawthorn-copy.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{\" data-image-title=\"hawthorn\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/hawthorn-copy-1024x768.jpeg\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fjohnjohnston.info%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2Fhawthorn-copy-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Hawthorn Blossom\" class=\"wp-image-22145\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\n\n\n<p>The hawthorn is starting to come out in the park.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/hawthorn-victoria-park/","date_published":"2026-05-08T10:26:09+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-08 10:26","date_timestamp":1778235969,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.ds106.us/@johnjohnston/116538473052132607","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye/post/3mldjdz2z2h23","https://www.threads.com/@troutcolor/post/DYEwNczFM7N"]}},{"id":"89778671","content_html":"<div class=\"wp-block-indieblocks-like\">\n<div class=\"u-like-of h-cite\"><p><i>Likes <a class=\"u-url p-name\" href=\"https://www.caughtbytheriver.net/2026/05/i-know-where-im-going/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=i-know-where-im-going\">I Know Where I’m Going! | Caught by the River | Caught by the River</a> by <span class=\"p-author\">Honey Davis-Wilkinson</span>.</i></p></div>\n<div class=\"e-content\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>I was planning a trip to the northwest of Scotland, close to the part of the Highlands where I’d grown up. I’d travel on public transport to locations from three favourite films. First stop: the lonely rail station at Corrour, as featured in Trainspotting – the highest mainline station in the United Kingdom, 410 metres above sea level. Then on to Morar, where Local Hero is partly filmed, on Camusdarach Beach. Finally, the Isle of Mull, star location in Powell and Pressburger’s 1945 filmic wonder I Know...</p>\n</blockquote>\n</div>\n</div> <a href=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/likes-i-know-where-im-going/\">johnjohnston.info</a>","summary":"","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/likes-i-know-where-im-going/","date_published":"2026-05-07T19:33:38+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-07 19:33","date_timestamp":1778182418,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.ds106.us/@johnjohnston/116534963431839777","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye/post/3mlbxhxocie2y","https://www.threads.com/@troutcolor/post/DYDKDwjn8sq"]}},{"id":"89734310","content_html":"<p>php blocks in WordPress 7: <a href=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/php-blocks-in-wordpress-7/\">johnjohnston.info</a></p>","summary":"As a very amateur and occasional dabbler in shortcodes & very simple plugins this looks interesting. It will need WordPress 7 and php 8.1. There are already quite a few how to articles out there already.","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/php-blocks-in-wordpress-7/","date_published":"2026-05-06T19:14:52+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-06 19:14","date_timestamp":1778094892,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.ds106.us/@johnjohnston/116529228007885443","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye/post/3ml7fxs6obx2n","https://www.threads.com/@troutcolor/post/DYAjIsvD61f"]}},{"id":"89347123","content_html":"\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"22115\" data-permalink=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/victoria-park-butterflies/speckled-wood-5/\" data-orig-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Speckled-Wood.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{\" data-image-title=\"Speckled Wood\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Speckled-Wood-1024x1024.jpeg\" data-id=\"22115\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fjohnjohnston.info%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F04%2FSpeckled-Wood-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Speckled Wood butterfly resting on a green leaf, wings closed.\" class=\"wp-image-22115\" loading=\"lazy\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"22116\" data-permalink=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/victoria-park-butterflies/red-admiral-6/\" data-orig-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Red-Admiral.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{\" data-image-title=\"Red Admiral\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Red-Admiral-1024x1024.jpeg\" data-id=\"22116\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fjohnjohnston.info%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F04%2FRed-Admiral-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Red Admiral resting on a branch.\" class=\"wp-image-22116\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div><p>Victoria Park this afternoon sunny and very warm. In a sheltered spot near fossil grove we watched 2 Speckled Woods spiral, jousting up and around for quite a while. A Red Admiral and a coupe of orange tip butterflies around too.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/victoria-park-butterflies/","date_published":"2026-04-30T22:02:55+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-30 22:02","date_timestamp":1777586575,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.ds106.us/@johnjohnston/116495914576053744","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye/post/3mkqmkrq77f2u"]}},{"id":"89274626","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Miraz\">@Miraz</a> how lovely. What a great place to see the dawn!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/johnjohnston/89274626","date_published":"2026-04-29T21:39:46+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-29 21:39","date_timestamp":1777498786,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89274572","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> interesting when you look at the post in the WordPress standard post editor the text is in a classic block and the images nowhere to be seen?</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/johnjohnston/89274572","date_published":"2026-04-29T21:38:35+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-29 21:38","date_timestamp":1777498715,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89266308","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> I think the never touch it again will be the trick. When I went to edit it see “1217/500” in red.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/johnjohnston/89266308","date_published":"2026-04-29T19:35:08+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-29 19:35","date_timestamp":1777491308,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89265246","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> I managed a <a href=\"https://socialjohnj.wordpress.com/2026/04/29/alice/\">1200 char post</a>, via WordLand,  and will see how long it lasts. Feels a bit beta compared to micro.blog at the moment. But interesting to watch.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/johnjohnston/89265246","date_published":"2026-04-29T19:16:50+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-29 19:16","date_timestamp":1777490210,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89264049","content_html":"<p>wordpress.com/social: <a href=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wordpress-com-social/\">johnjohnston.info</a></p>","summary":"A new setup on wordpress.com with front end posting.\n\nIt is not clear to me if the features go with the theme, or there is a plugin I can't see at work. I've only got a free WordPress.com account. \n\nOf course it would be interesting to see this on self hosted WordPress sites.","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wordpress-com-social/","date_published":"2026-04-29T19:00:51+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-29 19:00","date_timestamp":1777489251,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.ds106.us/@johnjohnston/116489536149639884","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye/post/3mknrvztk2e2m","https://www.threads.com/@troutcolor/post/DXuf85TlPdG"]}},{"id":"89154420","content_html":"<div class=\"wp-block-indieblocks-like\">\n<div class=\"u-like-of h-cite\"><p><i>Likes <a class=\"u-url p-name\" href=\"https://doc.searls.com/2026/04/24/the-other-reasons-why-podcasting-is-hot/\">The Other Reasons Why Podcasting is Hot – Doc Searls Weblog</a> by <span class=\"p-author\">Doc Searls</span>.</i></p></div>\n<div class=\"e-content\">\n<blockquote>\n<p> I know, the ones without ads are mostly out on the long tail, but what matters is that anybody can podcast on the Net, just like anybody can publish there. RSS—really simple syndication—gives all of us scale. This is, as Kurt Vonnegut once said , a miracle on the order of loaves and fish. It’s foundational.</p>\n<a href=\"https://doc.searls.com/2026/04/24/the-other-reasons-why-podcasting-is-hot/\">The Other Reasons Why Podcasting is Hot</a>\n</blockquote>\n</div>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<p>🐻 Bears Repeating </p>","summary":"","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/22101-2/","date_published":"2026-04-28T08:16:08+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-28 08:16","date_timestamp":1777364168,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.ds106.us/@johnjohnston/116481339109338873","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye/post/3mkk5ggzdct2m","https://www.threads.com/@troutcolor/post/DXqxYrmFCn3"]}},{"id":"89058047","content_html":"<p>Life in Links 66: <a href=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/life-in-links-66/\">johnjohnston.info</a></p>","summary":"I've not posted a set of links for a while, keep saving them, but retired life is busier than I thought it would be.","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/life-in-links-66/","date_published":"2026-04-26T19:56:30+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-26 19:56","date_timestamp":1777233390,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.ds106.us/@johnjohnston/116472773214647247","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye/post/3mkgdp6v5nw23","https://www.threads.com/@troutcolor/post/DXm4FzUCQPl"]}},{"id":"88957023","content_html":"<img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"22093\" data-permalink=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/ardinning-in-the-sun/img_3419/\" data-orig-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/IMG_3419.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3419\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/IMG_3419-1024x768.jpeg\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fjohnjohnston.info%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F04%2FIMG_3419-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"A tranquil lake under a clear blue sky, bordered by trees and low shrubbery\" class=\"wp-image-22093\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\n\n\n<p>Ardinning this afternoon. Very sunny &amp; bright. A few butterflies, mostly peacocks &amp; some orange tips. A couple of peacocks spiralled up high. Cuckoos calling. At the bench beside the loch we heard a big splash. Looking round through the bushes we saw an osprey come out of the water &amp; fly off.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/ardinning-in-the-sun/","date_published":"2026-04-24T21:22:35+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-24 21:22","date_timestamp":1777065755,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.ds106.us/@johnjohnston/116461781892605042","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye/post/3mkbhivreww2t","https://www.threads.com/@troutcolor/post/DXh4NNVkpSV"]}},{"id":"88863536","content_html":"<img width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"22090\" data-permalink=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/kilpatrick-braes-in-the-sun/2026-04-23-kilpatrick-loop-map-square-1200/\" data-orig-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-04-23-kilpatrick-loop-map-square-1200.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{\" data-image-title=\"2026-04-23-kilpatrick-loop-map-square-1200\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-04-23-kilpatrick-loop-map-square-1200-1024x1024.jpg\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fjohnjohnston.info%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F04%2F2026-04-23-kilpatrick-loop-map-square-1200-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A 3x3 montage, 8 phots around a map of where they were taken. From the top left: Lesser Celandine, dog violets, primrose. Wood anemone, map, chestnet leaves and flower bud. Dandelion, bluebells, wood sorrel\" class=\"wp-image-22090\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\n\n\n<p>Short walk on the Kilpatrick Braes this afternoon. Warmest day of the year so far. Quite a few butterflies, peacocks and Orange Tips around. Lots of wee flowers. The usual suspects singing in the trees, a grouse &amp; stonechat on the moor. Larks singing. #bloomscrolling #bloomstrolling </p>","summary":"","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/kilpatrick-braes-in-the-sun/","date_published":"2026-04-23T16:09:39+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-23 16:09","date_timestamp":1776960579,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.ds106.us/@johnjohnston/116454889270714750","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye/post/3mk6fkjdkey2d","https://www.threads.com/@troutcolor/post/DXevoYcFv3F"]}},{"id":"88832100","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/ffmike\">@ffmike</a> lovely.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/johnjohnston/88832100","date_published":"2026-04-23T06:04:17+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-23 06:04","date_timestamp":1776924257,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88584468","content_html":"<img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"22084\" data-permalink=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/silent-sunday-75/wood-sorrel/\" data-orig-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Wood-Sorrel-2.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{\" data-image-title=\"Wood-Sorrel\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Wood-Sorrel-2-1024x768.jpeg\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fjohnjohnston.info%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F04%2FWood-Sorrel-2-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Close Wood sorrel flower. the flower, its folded leaves and the surrounding herbage are covered in raindrops.\" class=\"wp-image-22084\" loading=\"lazy\">","summary":"","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/silent-sunday-75/","date_published":"2026-04-19T17:17:39+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-19 17:17","date_timestamp":1776619059,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88149625","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Miraz\">@Miraz</a> Was not shy, other things on his mind. Lots of toads heading for spawing, ponds, puddles etc</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/johnjohnston/88149625","date_published":"2026-04-13T08:29:27+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-13 08:29","date_timestamp":1776068967,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88111049","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/bradenslen\">@bradenslen</a> I remember as a child seeing collection boxes in the street for polo charities. Don’t see them now, but I always think of them when I read about vaccine denial.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/johnjohnston/88111049","date_published":"2026-04-12T16:59:14+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-12 16:59","date_timestamp":1776013154,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87788095","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/dswanson\">@dswanson</a> gorgeous images</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/johnjohnston/87788095","date_published":"2026-04-07T19:10:32+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-07 19:10","date_timestamp":1775589032,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87625209","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin\">@JohnPhilpin</a> anyone that could edit there functions.php or create a plugin.  Do not think you can do that on WordPress.com caveat, I am very much an amateur, there may be many better ways.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/johnjohnston/87625209","date_published":"2026-04-05T05:00:03+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-05 05:00","date_timestamp":1775365203,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87611955","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/JohnPhilpin\">@JohnPhilpin</a> back in the early days of micro.blog a few of us added a wee function that did just that to our functions.php<br>\nMine is number 2 in this <a href=\"https://gist.github.com/troutcolor/d8efe232e030fcb94660fcb4813a98f0\">gist</a></p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/johnjohnston/87611955","date_published":"2026-04-04T21:59:14+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-04 21:59","date_timestamp":1775339954,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87037243","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jeremycherfas\">@jeremycherfas</a>  @birming thank you.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/johnjohnston/87037243","date_published":"2026-03-26T22:30:07+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-26 22:30","date_timestamp":1774564207,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"85749914","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/ffmike\">@ffmike</a> perfect!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/johnjohnston/85749914","date_published":"2026-03-08T06:58:20+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-08 06:58","date_timestamp":1772953100,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"85176450","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://carrieprimary.bsky.social\">@carrieprimary.bsky.social</a> The sun was worth the wait!</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye/post/3mfuilbo3222b","date_published":"2026-02-27T19:56:36+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-27 19:56","date_timestamp":1772222196,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"84742257","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Mikehendley\">@Mikehendley</a> beautiful grebe. All the very best.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/johnjohnston/84742257","date_published":"2026-02-21T17:53:34+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-21 17:53","date_timestamp":1771696414,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"84382940","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Miraz\">@Miraz</a> did you watch Derry Girls? I loved that and want to give How to get to Heaven from Belfast a go. Cc <a href=\"https://micro.blog/alexwolfe\">@alexwolfe</a></p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/johnjohnston/84382940","date_published":"2026-02-16T16:30:03+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-16 16:30","date_timestamp":1771259403,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"83646048","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/thoughtshrapnel\">@thoughtshrapnel</a> Hi Doug,<br>\nThanks for sharing this, there is a huge tension between ai fearful &amp; fans, it is difficult to know what to think.  Although this adds to the confusion it was a great read. Fascinating site to explore too.   All the HyperCard reminiscences was more than a bonus for me, I spent quite  a few happy years engrossed in HyperCard;-)</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/johnjohnston/83646048","date_published":"2026-02-05T16:26:22+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-05 16:26","date_timestamp":1770308782,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"83584135","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/rscottjones\">@rscottjones</a>  thanks for asking. I just started year 4 so I must be enjoying it. Makes me review my day. I hope recording it make me think a bit about the words and review a month at a time.  Also gets me outside. Today I went for a wee rainy walk in the afternoon. I reminded myself I’d no note for today.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/johnjohnston/83584135","date_published":"2026-02-04T20:17:15+00:00","author":{"name":"John Johnston","url":"http://johnjohnston.info/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F6af1df804358e928344788af8aaca6e4%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"johnjohnston"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-04 20:17","date_timestamp":1770236235,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}}]}