{"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":684,"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":"98212927","content_html":"\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"22624\" data-permalink=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/park-dabchicks/dabchicks-5/\" data-orig-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Dabchicks.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{\" data-image-title=\"Dabchicks\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Dabchicks-1024x1024.jpeg\" data-id=\"22624\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fjohnjohnston.info%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F09%2FDabchicks-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Adult dabchick with offspring\" class=\"wp-image-22624\" loading=\"lazy\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"22625\" data-permalink=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/park-dabchicks/dabchicks-6/\" data-orig-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Dabchicks-1.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{\" data-image-title=\"Dabchicks\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Dabchicks-1-1024x1024.jpeg\" data-id=\"22625\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fjohnjohnston.info%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F09%2FDabchicks-1-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Adult dabchick with offspring\" class=\"wp-image-22625\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div><p>Park Pond, two young dabchicks with one or two parents. Never saw the parents at the same time. Fishing &amp; feeding the wee ones. About 10 metres along another adult &amp; young one. Was surprised as I’ve not seen many about over the summer. Nesting in the space between Islands out of sight I guess?</p>","summary":"","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/park-dabchicks/","date_published":"2026-09-26T14:47:42+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":"2026-09-26 14:47","date_timestamp":1790434062,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.ds106.us/@johnjohnston/117337889713493802","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye/post/3mwgjqpgiti2b"]}},{"id":"98101408","content_html":"<img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"22621\" data-permalink=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/hoverfly-on-ivy/hoverfly-on-ivy/\" data-orig-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/hoverfly-on-ivy.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{\" data-image-title=\"hoverfly-on-ivy\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/hoverfly-on-ivy-1024x768.jpeg\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fjohnjohnston.info%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F09%2Fhoverfly-on-ivy-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Hoverfly perched on a cluster of ivy flowers surrounded by green leaves.\" class=\"wp-image-22621\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\n\n\n<p>Lots of the ivy was alive with hoverflies wasps &amp; bees on Tuesday. Lots of buzzing!</p>","summary":"","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/hoverfly-on-ivy/","date_published":"2026-09-24T16:01:44+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":"2026-09-24 16:01","date_timestamp":1790265704,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.ds106.us/@johnjohnston/117326863007713862","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye/post/3mwbn2gdbqi24","https://www.threads.com/@troutcolor/post/DdrRZARHP3B"]}},{"id":"97871647","content_html":"<img width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"22614\" data-permalink=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/greenside-afternoon/speckled-wood-10/\" data-orig-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Speckled-Wood-1.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/2026/09/Speckled-Wood-1-1024x1024.jpeg\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fjohnjohnston.info%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F09%2FSpeckled-Wood-1-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Speckled Wood butterfly with brown, cream-spotted wings resting on a textured green leaf.\" class=\"wp-image-22614\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\n\n\n<p>Blustery afternoon on path to Greenside, mostly blue sky. Despite the wind a some butterflies: peacocks, painted lady, red admiral &amp; a few speckled woods. Goldfinch in the meadowsweet. A raven circled high in the blue. The news reported less speckled woods this year, but I’ve seem more than ever.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/greenside-afternoon/","date_published":"2026-09-20T16:21:57+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":"2026-09-20 16:21","date_timestamp":1789921317,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.ds106.us/@johnjohnston/117304284023584323","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye/post/3mvxm6jyny52y","https://www.threads.com/@troutcolor/post/DdhAPlRlhRt"]}},{"id":"97870976","content_html":"<img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"22611\" data-permalink=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/silent-sunday-84/raven-8/\" data-orig-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Raven.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{\" data-image-title=\"Raven\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Raven-1024x768.jpeg\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fjohnjohnston.info%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F09%2FRaven-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Black raven flying against a clear blue sky.\" class=\"wp-image-22611\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\n\n\n<p>#silentsunday</p>","summary":"","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/silent-sunday-84/","date_published":"2026-09-20T16:09:45+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":"2026-09-20 16:09","date_timestamp":1789920585,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.ds106.us/@johnjohnston/117304236057160887","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye/post/3mvxlip6tvc2s","https://www.threads.com/@troutcolor/post/Ddg-2HfHMSE"]}},{"id":"97860617","content_html":"<div></div>\n<p>I am experimenting with gathering links with rss.chat <a href=\"https://rsschat.johnj.info\">here</a>. I am pulling a rough post together for some of the links gathered there. </p>\n\n\n\n Education \n\n\n\n<p>This looks like a very interesting book.</p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote>\n<p>As important as her deep reporting on the tech industry’s ruthlessness are Singer’s profiles of the inspiring cadre of academics, educators, and activists who are documenting and resisting the likes of Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, and Oracle — and now, too, OpenAI and Anthropic — that are “capturing” the government agencies meant to regulate them and turning public schools into workshops where young...</p>\n</blockquote> <a href=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/life-in-links-69/\">johnjohnston.info</a>","summary":"","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/life-in-links-69/","date_published":"2026-09-20T11:52:33+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":"2026-09-20 11:52","date_timestamp":1789905153,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.ds106.us/@johnjohnston/117303229599755503","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye/post/3mvx56z43s42f","https://www.threads.com/@troutcolor/post/DdghjPCFosd"]}},{"id":"97651665","content_html":"<p>River of News: <a href=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/river-of-news/\">johnjohnston.info</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/river-of-news/","date_published":"2026-09-16T18:40:03+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":"2026-09-16 18:40","date_timestamp":1789584003,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.ds106.us/@johnjohnston/117282179469567315","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye/post/3mvns2m7dep2d","https://www.threads.com/@troutcolor/post/DdW86qnGxj1"]}},{"id":"97646800","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jean\">@jean</a> that is just lovely.  What a beautiful gradient sky.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/johnjohnston/97646800","date_published":"2026-09-16T16:35:39+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":"2026-09-16 16:35","date_timestamp":1789576539,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97646323","content_html":"<p>Just has an email telling me <a href=\"https://telex.automattic.ai\">telex</a> has been retired. Telex was built onto of WordPress playground and allowed you to crate with A.I. plugins and themes. I experimented and made a few. Kept a bit of a record of the prompts I used and the problems I came across on a blog: <a href=\"https://johnj.info/tt/\">Telex Testing</a>.</p>\n\n\n\n<p> It felt a bit like...</p> <a href=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/telex-retired/\">johnjohnston.info</a>","summary":"","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/telex-retired/","date_published":"2026-09-16T16:27:08+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":"2026-09-16 16:27","date_timestamp":1789576028,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.ds106.us/@johnjohnston/117281655752654884","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye/post/3mvnkmee5ga23","https://www.threads.com/@troutcolor/post/DdWtq3BHKOq"]}},{"id":"97578087","content_html":"<p>Half the Finlas Water Loop <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-09-14-finlas-hills-map-square-1024x1024.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"3x3 grid of images, photos round a map where they were taken. From Top Left: Road to Finlas water, singlet rack, grass on each side; Dor Better on Bracken, shiney black bettle; Buff tailed bumble bee on Devils Bit Scabious; Fence post with a loop of fence wire, grey background due to low clouds/mist; Map trac round Finlas water in red. A small tree in a misty landscape; An eagle, wings outstretched in silhouette; Grass-of-Parnassus flow; small whilre mushroom with slender stalk and veil. growing in moss\"> : <a href=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/half-the-finlas-water-loop/\">johnjohnston.info</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/half-the-finlas-water-loop/","date_published":"2026-09-15T14:12:47+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":"2026-09-15 14:12","date_timestamp":1789481567,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.ds106.us/@johnjohnston/117275464463496325","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye/post/3mvksmw2fcg2d","https://www.threads.com/@troutcolor/post/DdT5e3kIJRF"]}},{"id":"97465815","content_html":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Greenside morning, brighter than expected. Sunshine brought out the butterflies. Mostly Painted Ladies with a lot of Speckled Woods. One very battered Small Tortoiseshell.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>Near the reservoir a flock of about 50 or so mixed goldfinch &amp; linnets, seemed to be feeding among the seeded...</p> <a href=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/greenside-insects/\">johnjohnston.info</a>","summary":"","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/greenside-insects/","date_published":"2026-09-13T14:10:45+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":"2026-09-13 14:10","date_timestamp":1789308645,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.ds106.us/@johnjohnston/117264132431067116","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye/post/3mvfrlvf23e2h","https://www.threads.com/@troutcolor/post/DdOvr_nFoUQ"]}},{"id":"97449943","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/ffmike\">@ffmike</a> beautifully caught. Lovey picture.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/johnjohnston/97449943","date_published":"2026-09-13T06:10:05+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":"2026-09-13 06:10","date_timestamp":1789279805,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"97118061","content_html":"<img width=\"1024\" height=\"346\" data-attachment-id=\"22545\" data-permalink=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/bw-raven-2/raven-7/\" data-orig-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/3bwravenscrop-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,866\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{\" data-image-title=\"raven\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/3bwravenscrop-1024x346.jpg\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fjohnjohnston.info%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F09%2F3bwravenscrop-1024x346.jpg\" alt=\"A montage of 3 photos of a raven in flight. Black and white, same raven. \" class=\"wp-image-22545\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\n\n\n<p>3 photos of a raven, imagemagick   B&amp;W &amp; montage. #corvid #raven</p>","summary":"","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/bw-raven-2/","date_published":"2026-09-07T16:40:19+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":"2026-09-07 16:40","date_timestamp":1788799219,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.ds106.us/@johnjohnston/117230746800049027","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye/post/3muwx5nalnn2v","https://www.threads.com/@troutcolor/post/Dc_kBl-FCrT"]}},{"id":"97065961","content_html":"<img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"22540\" data-permalink=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/silent-sunday-83/img_7697/\" data-orig-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_7697.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{\" data-image-title=\"IMG_7697\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_7697-1024x768.jpeg\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fjohnjohnston.info%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F09%2FIMG_7697-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Moss-covered tree stump with a small rowan growing from its top, set against an out of focus misty mountain landscape.\" class=\"wp-image-22540\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\n\n\n<p>#SilentSunday</p>","summary":"","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/silent-sunday-83/","date_published":"2026-09-06T16:34:48+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":"2026-09-06 16:34","date_timestamp":1788712488,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.ds106.us/@johnjohnston/117225062230851388","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye/post/3muugemftoo2h","https://www.threads.com/@troutcolor/post/Dc8-lZonP66"]}},{"id":"97054906","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://richardcarter.com/sidelines/when-rocks-take-a-walk/\">When rocks take a walk</a>.</i></p></div>\n<div class=\"e-content\">\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Nature waiting</em>, I call it: just sitting there, waiting to see what comes along.</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p> and</p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote>\n<p>That would be cool. Inevitably, my former favourite rock will continue to erode: like us (and everything else) rocks wage an ongoing, ultimately futile war against entropy. But I’m sure my old rock will outlast me.</p>\n</blockquote>\n</div>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<p>I’d like to develop some of that patience, I generally keep on the move. Maybe getting older will strengthen the ability to wait.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/like-when-rocks-take-a-walk/","date_published":"2026-09-06T10:55:22+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":"2026-09-06 10:55","date_timestamp":1788692122,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"96900694","content_html":"\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"22529\" data-permalink=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/herons-butterflies-bees/heron-5/\" data-orig-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Heron-1.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"900,1200\" 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/2026/09/Heron-1-768x1024.jpeg\" data-id=\"22529\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fjohnjohnston.info%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F09%2FHeron-1-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Heron sitting in willow tree winds folded open\" class=\"wp-image-22529\" loading=\"lazy\"><img width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"22530\" data-permalink=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/herons-butterflies-bees/heron-5/\" data-orig-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Heron.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"900,1200\" 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/2026/09/Heron-768x1024.jpeg\" data-id=\"22530\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fjohnjohnston.info%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F09%2FHeron-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Heron sitting on a curved branch, grooming\" class=\"wp-image-22530\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div><p>Victoria Park, drizzle them brightened, a couple of white butterflies over the flower beds. Went to investigate. Among the bright flowers were a few thistles. A couple of bees working over the thistles ignoring the other flowers. One butterfly came off a thistle too. Not sure which type of white.</p>","summary":"","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/herons-butterflies-bees/","date_published":"2026-09-03T17:24:29+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":"2026-09-03 17:24","date_timestamp":1788456269,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.ds106.us/@johnjohnston/117208270902196690","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye/post/3mumxqwxbdh2k","https://www.threads.com/@troutcolor/post/Dc1V7DMFh8m"]}},{"id":"96762568","content_html":"<p>Read: Land by Maggie O'Farrell ★★★★ 📚</p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote><p>A  skein of marsh birds passes over his head, their cries a dissonant plucking on untuned instruments. Liam tilts his head, tracking their progress as they veer and bank over the green inclines and fields, towards the cragged cliffs that fall off into the pounding sea: a sole geometric shape moving among grand and yielding irregularities. How radiant, how lovely is the land and yet how empty. It is as if he has passed through a rent into another realm where humans are unknown, where he is the only one, and will have to make the best of it.</p></blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>A mix of history &amp;...</p> <a href=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/land/\">johnjohnston.info</a>","summary":"","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/land/","date_published":"2026-09-01T12:02:19+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":"2026-09-01 12:02","date_timestamp":1788264139,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"96663610","content_html":"<img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"22510\" data-permalink=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/silent-sunday-82/small-tortoiseshell-7/\" data-orig-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Small-Tortoiseshell-copy.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{\" data-image-title=\"Small Tortoiseshell\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Small-Tortoiseshell-copy-1024x768.jpeg\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fjohnjohnston.info%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F08%2FSmall-Tortoiseshell-copy-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"A small tortoiseshell butterfly with orange and black wings resting among purple thistle flowers and green foliage.\" class=\"wp-image-22510\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\n\n\n<p>#SilentSunday</p>","summary":"","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/silent-sunday-82/","date_published":"2026-08-30T16:46:49+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":"2026-08-30 16:46","date_timestamp":1788108409,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.ds106.us/@johnjohnston/117185473392694227","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye/post/3muctrp6ra52m","https://www.threads.com/@troutcolor/post/Dcq-ZvWluT8"]}},{"id":"96609700","content_html":"<img width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"22504\" data-permalink=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/painted-lady/painted-lady-3/\" data-orig-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Painted-Lady-1200.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{\" data-image-title=\"Painted Lady\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Painted-Lady-1200-1024x1024.jpeg\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fjohnjohnston.info%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F08%2FPainted-Lady-1200-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Painted Lady Butterfly on a knapweed flower. tHe butterfly is at an odd angle, facing the camera, wings outstretched, we only see aa little of the top and underside,\" class=\"wp-image-22504\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\n\n\n<p>Out to Greenside this morning, warm, close and sometimes sunny. Butterflies: Green-veined Whites, several spotted woods, peacocks, small tortoiseshells &amp; painted ladies on thistles.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>I rather like this odd view of a painted lady.  few more <a href=\"https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjD3wWX\">photos on flickr</a>.  <a href=\"https://johnjohnston.info/flickrcal/index.html?t=butterfly\">My Butterflies by month </a>continues to grow.</p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"microblog_hashtags\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/painted-lady/","date_published":"2026-08-29T14:07:13+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":"2026-08-29 14:07","date_timestamp":1788012433,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.ds106.us/@johnjohnston/117179183619785640","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye/post/3mua2fgsalo2h","https://www.threads.com/@troutcolor/post/DcoHV0hFgkS"]}},{"id":"96574791","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/robertbrook\">@robertbrook</a> nice. I don’t get out of Scotland much ;-)</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/johnjohnston/96574791","date_published":"2026-08-28T21:17:39+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":"2026-08-28 21:17","date_timestamp":1787951859,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96513994","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/robertbrook\">@robertbrook</a> most inviting path. Lovely.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/johnjohnston/96513994","date_published":"2026-08-27T21:01:30+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":"2026-08-27 21:01","date_timestamp":1787864490,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96409147","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Miraz\">@Miraz</a> what a lovely place to be the only human.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/johnjohnston/96409147","date_published":"2026-08-26T05:50:36+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":"2026-08-26 05:50","date_timestamp":1787723436,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96260521","content_html":"<p>#bloomstrolling for #bloomscrolling in Glen Douglas yesterday. Lots of sparkles on the ground. #flora.</p>\n\n\n\n<img width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"22469\" data-permalink=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/glen-douglas-flora/2026-08-22-glen-douglas-map-square/\" data-orig-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-08-22-Glen-Douglas-map-square.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{\" data-image-title=\"2026-08-22-Glen-Douglas-map-square\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-08-22-Glen-Douglas-map-square-1024x1024.jpg\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fjohnjohnston.info%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F08%2F2026-08-22-Glen-Douglas-map-square-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A 3x3 grig of images, 8 wildflowers round a maps showing where they were taken. From topleft: Eyebright, milkwort, devil's bit scabious, bog heather, map, round leafed sundew, ling, lousewort, hawkbit (or something like it)\" class=\"wp-image-22469\" loading=\"lazy\">","summary":"","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/glen-douglas-flora/","date_published":"2026-08-23T14:28:16+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":"2026-08-23 14:28","date_timestamp":1787495296,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"96226275","content_html":"<p>Could Markdown go to School? <a href=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/could-markdown-go-to-school/\">johnjohnston.info</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/could-markdown-go-to-school/","date_published":"2026-08-22T19:44:07+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":"2026-08-22 19:44","date_timestamp":1787427847,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.ds106.us/@johnjohnston/117140872144965935","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye/post/3mtozxgts2x2o","https://www.threads.com/@troutcolor/post/DcWsVMEG8wV"]}},{"id":"96157469","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/ndreas\">@ndreas</a> now I’ve finished I am listening to   this <a href=\"https://castro.fm/episode/GY7OQO\">podcast episode </a> with the author. Cleared up some confusion on my part.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/johnjohnston/96157469","date_published":"2026-08-21T14:45:52+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":"2026-08-21 14:45","date_timestamp":1787323552,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96109994","content_html":"<p>Read: The End of Everything by M John Harrison ★★★★ 📚</p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote><p>'Summer. I stood in a long shallow chalk valley half a mile from the sea, listening to the sound of the waves – the sound waves! – amplified by acoustic lensing conditions in the absolutely still air, and came to the inescapable conclusion: the\niGhetti are only a mirage. We wait for them to reveal them-selves, forgetting what has revealed itself daily since they came. They did not arrive from the astral plane: they arrived by reconfiguring it. They are only a refraction of something else in the universe, something we can't know about because it's...</p></blockquote> <a href=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/the-end-of-everything/\">johnjohnston.info</a>","summary":"","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/the-end-of-everything/","date_published":"2026-08-20T18:44:41+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":"2026-08-20 18:44","date_timestamp":1787251481,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"95711925","content_html":"<p>Life in Links 68: <a href=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/life-in-links-68/\">johnjohnston.info</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/life-in-links-68/","date_published":"2026-08-13T16:50:54+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":"2026-08-13 16:50","date_timestamp":1786639854,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.ds106.us/@johnjohnston/117089232113401413","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye/post/3msy447x2rt2x","https://www.threads.com/@troutcolor/post/Db_NZ7yFAPb"]}},{"id":"95697638","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Miraz\">@Miraz</a> Thanks, I think it is a good a dragonfly as I’ve taken. A poser!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/johnjohnston/95697638","date_published":"2026-08-13T12:14:30+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":"2026-08-13 12:14","date_timestamp":1786623270,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95645960","content_html":"<p>Insects, from a walk round Ardmore point yesterday.</p>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" data-attachment-id=\"22424\" data-permalink=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/ardmore-insects/speckled-wood-7/\" data-orig-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Speckled-Wood.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" 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/2026/08/Speckled-Wood-1024x768.jpeg\" data-id=\"22424\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fjohnjohnston.info%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F08%2FSpeckled-Wood.jpeg\" alt=\"Speckled Wood sunning on a broad leaf\" class=\"wp-image-22424\" loading=\"lazy\"><img width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" data-attachment-id=\"22425\" data-permalink=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/ardmore-insects/speckled-wood-8/\" data-orig-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Speckled-Wood-1.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" 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/2026/08/Speckled-Wood-1-1024x768.jpeg\" data-id=\"22425\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fjohnjohnston.info%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F08%2FSpeckled-Wood-1.jpeg\" alt=\"A Speckled Wood butterfly resting on  yorkshire fog grass head\" class=\"wp-image-22425\" loading=\"lazy\"><img width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" data-attachment-id=\"22427\" data-permalink=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/ardmore-insects/common-darter-3/\" data-orig-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/common-darter-1.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{\" data-image-title=\"common darter\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/common-darter-1-1024x768.jpeg\" data-id=\"22427\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fjohnjohnston.info%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F08%2Fcommon-darter-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Common Darter on as old flower head\" class=\"wp-image-22427\" loading=\"lazy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"22426\" data-permalink=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/ardmore-insects/common-darter-3/\" data-orig-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/common-darter.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{\" data-image-title=\"common darter\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/common-darter-1024x768.jpeg\" data-id=\"22426\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fjohnjohnston.info%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F08%2Fcommon-darter-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Common Darter on as old flower head\" class=\"wp-image-22426\">\n</div>","summary":"","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/ardmore-insects/","date_published":"2026-08-12T15:38:57+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":"2026-08-12 15:38","date_timestamp":1786549137,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.ds106.us/@johnjohnston/117083285068227952","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye/post/3msvhlybtwb22"]}},{"id":"95645105","content_html":"<p>Who uses WordPress? <a href=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/who-uses-wordpress/\">johnjohnston.info</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/who-uses-wordpress/","date_published":"2026-08-12T15:21:49+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":"2026-08-12 15:21","date_timestamp":1786548109,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.ds106.us/@johnjohnston/117083218343808059","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye/post/3msvgnmalso2d","https://www.threads.com/@troutcolor/post/Db8eZBaHFth"]}},{"id":"95463919","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://carrieprimary.bsky.social\">@carrieprimary.bsky.social</a> Congratulations, I swithered for months last year when I retired and needed a new car. Ended up with a hybrid, due to living in a flat &amp; cost. Still wondering if all electric would have been best.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye/post/3mso4b4xyms2a","date_published":"2026-08-09T17:27:43+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":"2026-08-09 17:27","date_timestamp":1786296463,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95457055","content_html":"<p>Post Link &amp; Quote to RSS.chat: <a href=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/post-link-quote-to-rss-chat/\">johnjohnston.info</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/post-link-quote-to-rss-chat/","date_published":"2026-08-09T16:29:43+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":"2026-08-09 16:29","date_timestamp":1786292983,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.ds106.us/@johnjohnston/117066497733671818","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye/post/3msnyzv4uts2e","https://www.threads.com/@troutcolor/post/Db03wHAm2sE"]}},{"id":"95087840","content_html":"\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"22408\" data-permalink=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/a-couple-of-white-butterflies/large-white/\" data-orig-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large-white-1.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{\" data-image-title=\"Large white\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large-white-1-1024x768.jpeg\" data-id=\"22408\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fjohnjohnston.info%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F08%2FLarge-white-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Large White Butterfly\" class=\"wp-image-22408\" loading=\"lazy\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"22407\" data-permalink=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/a-couple-of-white-butterflies/green-veined-white-9/\" data-orig-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Green-Veined-White-1.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{\" data-image-title=\"Green-Veined White\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Green-Veined-White-1-1024x768.jpeg\" data-id=\"22407\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fjohnjohnston.info%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F08%2FGreen-Veined-White-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Green-Veined Butterfly\" class=\"wp-image-22407\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div><p>A lot of white butterflies (mostly green-veined, large &amp; small) out &amp; about on Friday. Some flightily red admirals too.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later, beside the track an excited green-veined white butterfly fluttering amount the leaves. Underneath a leaf a small white hanging upside down. Misplaced affection?</p>","summary":"","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/a-couple-of-white-butterflies/","date_published":"2026-08-02T19:45:31+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":"2026-08-02 19:45","date_timestamp":1785699931,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.ds106.us/@johnjohnston/117027631395385357","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye/post/3ms4qpjmg5l2s"]}},{"id":"94990095","content_html":"<p>Talking a short walk along the Kelvin between Kelvin Bridge &amp; The Botanics while my wife was in the dentist. These sunlit leaves above the path pulled in this speckled wood. Another flew over some sparkling water through light &amp; shade. A happy moment.</p>\n\n\n\n<img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"22394\" data-permalink=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/22393-2/speckled-wood-6/\" data-orig-file=\"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Speckled-Wood-1200.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" 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/2026/07/Speckled-Wood-1200-1024x768.jpeg\" src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fjohnjohnston.info%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F07%2FSpeckled-Wood-1200-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"A speckled wood butterfly resting on some sunlit leaves.\" class=\"wp-image-22394\" loading=\"lazy\">","summary":"","url":"https://johnjohnston.info/blog/22393-2/","date_published":"2026-07-31T19:31:52+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":"2026-07-31 19:31","date_timestamp":1785526312,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://social.ds106.us/@johnjohnston/117016253035224615","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:irmn7jbpb37umtljpthrrqye/post/3mrxoz6qjl72p","https://www.threads.com/@troutcolor/post/DbeBcLjHxtc"]}},{"id":"94848774","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/thebigbabooski\">@thebigbabooski</a> Thanks, I think there is some untangling to do between, my WordPress - micro.blog &amp; rss.chat I <em>think</em> <a href=\"http://rss.chat\">@rss.chat</a> on micro.blog might be a fire hose from the rss.chat feed? I am posting this in   micro.blog web, wondering where it will turn up!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/johnjohnston/94848774","date_published":"2026-07-29T12:15:59+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":"2026-07-29 12:15","date_timestamp":1785327359,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94776814","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/thebigbabooski\">@thebigbabooski</a> yes.  But it also ended up on rss.chat this is a bit confusing to me. I presumed you replied in micro.blog?</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/johnjohnston/94776814","date_published":"2026-07-28T07:45:24+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":"2026-07-28 07:45","date_timestamp":1785224724,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94378999","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/devilgate\">@devilgate</a> I’d seen the boats, or had them shown to me before, but this is a really great way of showing them.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/johnjohnston/94378999","date_published":"2026-07-21T06:53:18+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":"2026-07-21 06:53","date_timestamp":1784616798,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92816826","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/topgold\">@topgold</a> fascinating link. Looks like the decline pre-dates ai a bit. The OECD results are rather stress inducing.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/johnjohnston/92816826","date_published":"2026-06-24T16:17:00+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":"2026-06-24 16:17","date_timestamp":1782317820,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"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,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"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,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"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,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"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,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"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,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"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,"edit_url":null,"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,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"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,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"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,"edit_url":null,"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,"edit_url":null,"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,"edit_url":null,"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,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"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,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}}]}