woollypigs

Where a random English Dane rambles things. From 325 PPM. #cycling #photography #TrailRunning #RescueDog #brexit #YorkshireTea #TheGreenRunners

Header: Penny the Podenco (dog) with Pyrenees mountains in the background.

Avatar: a drawing of a woollypigs.

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2026-06-19 16:50:35 UTC

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@nprofile…4hz0 yes it came down hard here yesterday too, at one point it was like we were IN the thunder.

2026-05-31 16:14:32 UTC

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@nprofile…4hz0 we are lucky to live in one, coming up to 4 years now. Been in the Haute Pyrenees for 3-4 week now, not sure how long more. Well that's how we roll and the wind take us. But we will be back for sure, it's our second home and would love to make it more permanent.

2026-05-31 15:53:18 UTC

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@nprofile…4hz0 ah we can't get our motorhome up there ;) Lass do know these refugios after many a year hiking and climbing the mountains nearby. We are "down" the Tourmalet valley atm. But have just been up to Pont d'Espagne area.

2026-05-31 15:12:12 UTC

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@nprofile…4hz0 when you get to Vignemale give us a shout, we are just down hill from there on the French side ;) My header photo is Miss MoneyPenny posing at Panticosa

2026-05-31 11:00:47 UTC

A few, ok many moons ago me and the lass rented mountain bikes and took the ski lift up this slope and gingerly rode down. At one particular steep bit we stopped to reevaluate our life choices, we were overtaken by a young lad. Let's just say that he "dropped by" us, his tyres barely touched the ground as he flew past, pretty much only on the hairpins. Don't think he had ever been introduced to brakes.
Lovely day out for it, just cold enough for Paddy boy if we took it easy and he got to dip in the various melt water streams. Hard to run up and down ski slopes and not stopping to look and this gorgeous place.
#Trailrunning #Running #RunnersOfMastodon #RunningwithDogs #BarefootRunning
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2026-04-11 08:57:01 UTC

I hope the hive mind can help with finding a book for me. Many moons ago, back in the late 80s I think it was. I'm very sure I heard this story on Danish radio. Set in Sweden a child with divorced parents had to travel between them by flying back and forth from northern and southern Sweden. Back then you could "hand over" a child to the airport and flight staff for them to accompany the children to the destination. In the story the staff had help someone urgently and parked the child (main character) at a check in desk. This was where everything went wrong for the parents and staff but the adventure started. As the child took a handful of the tags that the children got to show where they were going. And they would swap these tags around so it say LAX, LHR, JFK etc. as they got put onto different flights around the world.
Am I dreaming or is this really a book?
Thanks!
#Bookstodon #BookWorms #Books #Sweden #Denmark #Sverige #Danmark #Radio #Story

2026-02-05 07:17:36 UTC

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@nprofile…la7y Kier was warned about appointing Mandelson and then he said yesterday that he knew. So yes he should spend more time with his family

2026-02-03 18:54:12 UTC

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@nprofile…7mve bugger! What about a cup of Yorkshire Tea and a good book

2026-02-03 18:10:43 UTC

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@nprofile…7mve two things that deserve CAKE ;)

2026-02-01 08:38:50 UTC

Today it's Dia del Galgo in Spain because it's the last day of the hunting season. This means 1000s if not hundreds of thousands of dogs, especially Podencos and Galgos, will be "retired" aka disposed of in horrific ways. Anything from just left to fend for themselves to shot, burned, hung, buried (alive), thrown from moving cars etc. This means all the dog shelters and rescues centers will be overwhelmed over the next few days/weeks.
So if you have a bit of spare coin please donate to a shelter of your choice. Galgos Del Sol (https://galgosdelsol.org/donate-help/) is probably the biggest one in Spain who are also working hard to change the laws and awareness about the horrors to people, through schools and television.
The photo is of our little Ms MoneyPenny the Spanish Podenco, we managed to rescue her from a forest 2 years ago. She hasn't "enjoyed" this hunting season as she is petrified of the bangs. Podencos are truly a unique dog, totally different to any other dog I've been around. Very wilful and an utter goofy clown and very often behaves like a cat, as in "you may touch me" ;) With Penny's background she has taken some time to come out of her shell, but in the last 6 months she has started to show affection, she now loves a good morning cuddle, where she curls up into my arms and then grunts and licks my nose, I think it's her trying to purr ;)
#DiaDelGalgo #Galgo #Podenco #AdoptDontShop #DogsofMastodon #Pets #Dogs #RescueDogs
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2025-12-08 14:01:52 UTC

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@nprofile…9dam I wouldn't have shoe like that running where I ran today. You are a bit brave with footwear like that at this time of the year ;)

2025-11-23 17:23:47 UTC

Bit of an emotional run today. We went up to a hilltop behind the town were we used to live and often walked our beloved Tilley there. She loved the last stile as she knew that she would be able to run off lead. I miss you wee girl.
We got a nice greeting once back down, two young ladies saw Paddy the Irish mutt and went - oh he is gorgeous (said in a strong Yorkshire accent ;) )
#TrailRunning #Barefoot #RunnersOfMastodon #RunningWithDogs #Running
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2025-11-10 10:58:38 UTC

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@nprofile…j0re did you see this? https://sciences.social/@alfiekohn/115520371668548273

2025-11-06 18:51:08 UTC

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@nprofile…9dam do they stop me from falling ?

2025-11-06 13:47:40 UTC

6 km of tarmac/trail and muddy mud, very mild and humid, swallowed a fly, foot caught a stone send me flying into a Hawthorne tree, lucky my shoulder hit a branch and stopped me from going further into the hedge but there was some damage that Paddy did wonder if I needed a spare leg.
#Running #RunnersOfMastodon #TrailRunning #RunningWithDogs #TrailRunning #Barefoot
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2025-11-04 11:58:54 UTC

In the mist of shite political news from around the world, here's a good news story, the Danish Foreign Minister give the Egyptian Foreign Minister a Lego set of the Pyramids as a gift, just look at his face ;)
#Politics #Denmark #Egypt #Lego #Joy #GoodNews
https://egyptianstreets.com/2025/11/03/danish-foreign-minister-gifts-lego-pyramid-to-celebrate-grand-egyptian-museum-opening/
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2025-10-18 12:55:44 UTC

Today's run is dedicated to my American friends today, I hope you find your inner frog and stay safe out there.
I played Rage Against the Machine, which do get your inner resistance out while air drumming, as I ran 9km which sadly included too much tarmac but had a stretch of trail, that I do enjoy running on and caused me to add an extra kilometre.
Thanks to https://typo.social/@eWalthert for his brilliant artwork which is today running photo.
#Frog #PortlandFrog #Resist #HOP #RageAgainstTheMachine #Running #TrailRunning #BarefootRunning #RunnersOfMastodon #NoKings
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2025-10-16 19:19:50 UTC

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@nprofile…lggw There's a few places in the world that just etched into my mind. Where I see a photo and I just know where that is before I read any text, and Lake McDonald is one of them. Thanks for sharing

2025-10-15 13:30:56 UTC

A somewhat new route back from the garage, it's getting harder to find a route that does not include cows. I had managed to walk on the edge of one field to avoid them. The other herd I didn't see them until they poked their head up over the hill. It got a bit hairy as they were all curious and started to follow us. No matter what route we took they just came closer and closer. But what scared Paddy the most was the Alpaca's who came storming towards us and made the funniest sounds.
#BarefootRunning #TrailRunning #RunnersOfMastodon #RunnersWithDogs #Running
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2025-10-07 19:04:09 UTC

https://gearjunkie.com/endurance/kilian-jornet-summits-mount-rainier-completes-all-72-us-14ers
Kilian blooming well did it !!!
#UltraRunning #Running

2025-10-07 18:37:35 UTC

Mojn Mappers. I tried to use this path/trail the other day and I arrived at the top left / North West and were the path crossed two dry stone walls there were no signs of there ever had been a stile/gate. The ground didn't have any have any signs of there ever was a path here. Looped around and walked passed at the bottom right/ south east. Again the wall had no stile and the field beyond had no sign of there was any trail at all.
https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/172972352#map=16/54.05950/-1.91334
Is there a way to mark this trail as an old unused path, I see it was on an old map back in 1800-something.
#OpenStreetMap #OSM #Mapping
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2025-10-06 11:45:55 UTC

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@nprofile…rh2x I was just wondering if it was from this year or last year.

2025-10-06 11:04:36 UTC

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@nprofile…rh2x I can only find this from last year
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20240906-uk-police-ask-palestine-activist-for-details-of-her-contacts-in-gaza/

2025-10-06 11:03:13 UTC

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@nprofile…rh2x got a link to an article or press release?

2025-08-28 14:00:12 UTC

@nprofile…x759 @nprofile…m8mr
I got a Pixel 6 Pro based in the UK, two questions? What steps do I need to get UK banking apps on it? And will Duo Mobile (two step certification from Microsoft) work on grapheneOS?
Thanks

2025-06-20 08:57:12 UTC

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@nprofile…fakd lass is vegan and Lidl has surprised us in Spain with how much vegan stuff there, compared to Lidl in France.

2025-06-20 08:28:28 UTC

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@nprofile…fakd we were up in vallee d'Arrens yesterday and I was wondering who were singing across the valley ;)

2025-06-14 17:58:11 UTC

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@nprofile…z3cm walking when running is still a run ;)

2025-05-08 07:36:33 UTC

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@nprofile…ewft it was an absolute brilliant podcast before ABC made it into a TV show, I would have liked it if they continued the podcast

2025-04-06 12:35:19 UTC

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@nprofile…xm42 I have enjoyed my move to waterfox on Android, Zen Browser on Debian and using https://www.ecosia.org for my searching.

2025-03-22 12:40:28 UTC

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@nprofile…jpfa but you are asking me to remember what I wrote... ;)

2025-03-19 12:48:27 UTC

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@nprofile…dpz7 but is that table salt or Pink Himalayan salt?

2025-03-05 12:45:31 UTC

Either Spanish radio stations work with some funky frequencies or our car radio is having a meltdown.
#Radio ##Frequency #CarRadio #Spain
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2025-02-17 10:59:23 UTC

Paddy the Irish mutt, 'middle' training is coming along so well, that every time he is behind me, this happens. It nearly is becoming a hazard when walking around the place.
#DogsOfMastodon #AdoptDontShop #RescueDogs #DogTraining
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2025-01-30 11:38:18 UTC

This is my running partners in a rare quiet moment. Penny the Podenco aka Spanish mutt and Mr Patrick the Irish mutt aka Paddylonglegs. She is all ready for long runs, he still needs to take it easy before we can go long.
Sadly in the area of Spain we are in atm we need to be careful of Pine Caterpillars as they are already coming out. So it's controlled play, training and mind work to keep these entertained for a while.
#DogsOfMastodon #AdoptDontShop #RescueDogs #RunningWithDogs #TrailRunning
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2025-01-30 08:31:02 UTC

After a near miss, the wee Spanish mutt had a trip to the vet. This sadly means for the next few months there will be no more running or walkies in new and unchecked areas. Because she and I walked straight through a row of pine processionary caterpillars. Lucky I had shoes on, she didn't.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_processionary
You don't want to touch them as the allergic reaction is extremely painful and for pets who get the little furry hairs on their tongue, it could be deadly, at best they need to get some of their tongue cut off. As the vet said it's like a fire in their mouth. Just a FYI so not do a search for what it looks like when a dog is suffering.
Luckily, nothing to report, as the reaction would be instant, but as the vet said better safe than sorry. They were also surprised that the caterpillars are out this early, the joy of fecking up the environment, eh.
#TrailRunning #PineForest #Spain #Caterpillars #Dogs #Podenco #RunningWithDogs
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