If you're trans (or simply a UK citizen), Christine's book is essential reading. I recommend it.

Encouraging the policing of public spaces based on appearance and gender stereotypes is no way for a human rights regulator to behave. The EHRC’s proposed Code of Practice is a misogynist’s charter, and the government must reject it. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

V quick #pencil #SundaySketch - Ginkgo leaves

The best beach ever! But where?? You'll have to read my blog post to find out... Do have a look! throughproudeyes.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #Photography #ArtsPride #Summer

New pop-up photo blog, new pics coming through the month, online until 30th November: throughproudeyes.blogspot.com #Photography #ArtsPride #Pop-up

It didn't really photograph all that well! #SundaySketch #Art

Learning to draw; I'm thinking in terms of a future painting, but the scales will be very different! #SundaySketch #Art

Candles - #Photography #Minimalism #Minimalist #BlueskyArtShow

I've not been anywhere to see wildflowers this week, but I did see these. Common milkthistle and field thistle. #WIldflowerHour

Sunlight through stained glass. #Photography #BlueskyArtSHow

Some 'mums I saw this morning #Bloomscrolling #Flowers

All out against transphobia! On Saturday, November 1, TERFS intend to march in London, demanding trans exclusionary, discriminatory legislation, and threatening trans people on our streets. We cannot let this happen unchallenged. We need as many people possible out again on 1st November!

A chicory endive (apparently!) and a red clover from a walk this week #wildflowerHour

#Tyrannosaurus rex was named 120 years ago today (Oct 4, 1905). If you want to know all there is to know about the world's most iconic #dinosaur, the word is that my book "King Tyrant", published a few months back, is a good start. #fossils #paleontology #paleoart press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

Ceramics #Photography #Simplicity #BlackAndWhite

One I really didn't expect to see in the wild in the UK! On a little bit of unloved/waste land, this is Datura stramonium, aka Angel's Trumpet, Thornapple or Jimsonweed; it's quite the hallucinogen. Growing wild behind it were thistles and a tomato plant(!) #WildflowerHour @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Wow- what a beautiful work of art!!! 😍

The open studio exhibition went really well SO I’m glad to announce that I’m going to do another one at the beginning of December and there will be mince pies for those who visit

Just a reminder that there are only 11 days until my pop-up #ArtsPride gallery at throughproudeyes.blogspot.com closes down. Do give my pics a click! More importantly, fam, let's see your arts - paintings, photos, sculpture, poetry, showing what #LGBT folk bring to society!! #Arts #Pride

Blogged: After the knife. shutterbugofstone.blogspot.com/2025/09/afte... #Transgender #TransLives #Memoire #outcomes

It's really impossible to explain how overwhelmingly terrifying it is being a trans person right now. They are looking for any and every excuse to come after us.

Sending love and hugs to trans folk in the USA 🫂- stay safe x

The Old Oak #BlackAndWhite #photography #SilentSunday #ArtsPride

They warn you, somewhat cheesily, about yellow snow - but have you ever seen yellow chalk? I did, on the North Norfolk coast. shutterbugofstone.blogspot.com #Geology #Chalk #SciComm

The #LGBT community are much more than our sexuality or identities. We are rounded people with partners, careers, hobbies, and talents. I'd love to see #ArtPride become A Thing. Let me see yours! I've put up a pop-up gallery of some of my photos at: throughproudeyes.blogspot.com #Photography #Art

Just blogged, Stromatolites. I challenge you not to sing 'The Stro-mat-o-lites' to a certain Desmond Decker tune after you've read it... shutterbugofstone.blogspot.com/2025/08/stro... #FossilFriday #Blogging #Geology

The ammonites' graveyard: shutterbugofstone.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-... #MolluscMonday #Ammonite #Mesozoic #Fossils

I'm planning to create a series of pop-up photo galleries. How long should I leave each one up for? I am planning to leave a couple of months between each one. A fortnight? A month? #Photography #FotoFreitag #PhotoFriday

Do please read this! It puts an entirely different face on the recent incident involving a transgender staff member (actually a manager) at M&S #TransLives #Transgender #BadPress

More #PortlandStone: This time it's roachstone. Pretty distinctive stuff! shutterbugofstone.blogspot.com/2025/08/port... #Geology #UrbanGeology #UrbanFossils #Jurassic

Blogged: Grove Whitbed, #PortlandStone, full of oysters. #Geology #UrbanGeology #UrbanFossils #Jurassic shutterbugofstone.blogspot.com/2025/08/rock...

One from my phone for #WorldPhotographyDay

I've just posted the first of 3 posts about Portland Stone; the others will be tomorrow morning and Wednesday. shutterbugofstone.blogspot.com/2025/08/smit... #Geology #UrbanGeology #PortlandStone

Blogged - Trans lives: A bad week in the UK shutterbugofstone.blogspot.com/2025/08/tran... #TransLIfe #Transgender #Marks&Spencer #EHRC #PolariPrize

I've just realised that fam use the #TransLife hashtag rather than #Translives. I'll do the same in future!

This is truly horrible.

I loved Classical Pride at the Barbican last month; I'd love to see 'Pride in the Arts' events, big or small, blossoming. 👀 for my'Through Proud Eyes' pop-up photo gallery here: throughproudeyes.blogspot.com?view=magazine Save it to your favourites! #PrideInTheArts #Pride #LGBT #Photography

UK #Trans fam, if you've seen the news today(EHRC, Parliament)... Remember that you are amazing, worthwhile human beings who deserve full human rights.

I made the mistake of looking for a particular thing on the bird site this evening. I still have a legacy account there but it was so awful that I have unfollowed everyone apart from my employer - and won't look at 'for you' posts in future! 1/2

It matters a lot! Where was the coverage? #TransPride

Just because something doesn’t affect you doesn’t mean it isn’t hurting someone else. Think. And be kind.

Pride and much formaldehyde(!) - I just blogged for the first time in a few weeks. Read all about it! #Barbican #Pride #ClassicalPride #TateBritain #TransLives shutterbugofstone.blogspot.com/2025/07/prid...

A new species for me, reflexed amaranth, growing in a wheat field margin. Every day is a school day! #WildflowerHour

My #SilentSunday

#Trans fam, it's Friday and nearly the weekend (if you work Mon-Fri). How are we all doing? #Transgender