Summer is icumen in, furthermore these delightful folksy fingerbobs are icumen in too! Straw mam, Plague Doctor and Mari Lwyd from heykidsrocknroll.etsy.com (The shop famed for it's business icumen)

The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me. It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."

This is what “taking the Lord’s name in vain” sounds like.

#internationalchildrensbookday Writing for children -v- adults. “One group is concerned with the major problems facing mankind. Questions of loyalty and belief and heroism and the really serious things that involve us as a species. And the others we call Adults.” — #TerryPratchett #Discworld

I'm not 100% sure these reef squid aren't part of a chorus line... 🦑📷shapples10 (www.inaturalist.ca/observations...)

Bryn Celli Ddu, Anglesey. Originally a Neolithic henge enclosing a circle of stones, this was later replaced by a chambered tomb beneath a mound. The inner chamber is illuminated as the sun rises on the summer solstice. #TombTuesday #YnysMôn #Anglesey @megalithic.bsky.social @stoneclub.bsky.social

First choice made!

Does anyone else remember Nina Katchadourian's found poetry project where she photographed books to make poems.

What could be better than having fun creating some art for a charity auction? When you also get a badge! Well done and thank you for all your hard work (and for my badge too) to organiser and star Mari Lwyd artist @skullsandsheets.bsky.social !

Having reviewed my stocks, I’ve determined that I have fifteen copies of the Good Omens graphical novel, wonderfully illustrated by @colleendoran.bsky.social, to spare. In the interests of trying to be as fair as possible, if you would like to enter the ‘I-gave-it-away’ please read on…

Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.

Worrye not about 'being productive,' for thou art not a product. Thou art a star daunsinge yn a hopeful skye. A signal blinking across centuryes and worldes. Thou art a song performid just once and perfectlye.

I take no leave of you, 2025. I send no compliments to your mother. You deserve no such attention. I am most seriously displeased.

My cartoon for the latest @newscientist.com

I guess this is a normal thing for an otter to worry about?

Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat

Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door. This is who it was:

Sorry to drop the C-bomb, but are you looking for the perfect Christmas gift for the dinosaur fan who has everything? How about a commission gift certificate? Stock of these is VERY limited, so if you want one, you know what to do! 🙂 dragonsofwales.etsy.com/listing/4393...

🧵I've posted them before, but here's my thread of horror/kids' TV double-bill cinema posters. Happy Halloween... #halloween #cinema #graphicdesign #poster

MARI LWYD CHARITY AUCTION UPDATE 2 wonderful postcards of maris enjoying stonehenge from @biodiversityfan.bsky.social arrived! Go see! skullsandsheetsauction.wordpress.com

reunited with my swift bricks after parliamentary security took it from me for the 1st time. I’m wedded to this 🧱cos it’s a lifeline for the birds who give me more joy than anything. Email the words SWIFT BRICKS to your MP & these 2:- [email protected] & [email protected]

NO KINGS EXCEPT STEPHEN Also NO: CONVICTED FELON ADJUDICATED RAPIST CONGENITAL LIAR CON MAN PUTIN PUPPET PEDOPHILE BEST FRIEND OF EPSTEIN LIFELONG RACIST MALIGNANT NARCISSIST SHORT-FINGERED VULGARIAN SICK SOCIOPATH FRAGILE WHINEY MAN-BABY FAILED BUSINESSMAN ORANGE ATROCITY PARDON POWER A*HOLE 👑 👎 👑

For Jane. RIP.

It's incredible how close the Red Arrows fly together, must take nerves of steel

Despite easily being the most British fighting vehicle ever developed, the mock-Tudor AT-AT programme was sadly cancelled due to budgetary concerns

Using this piece by @reallygoodwizard.bsky.social in my introductory lectures for my design students.

Havent had a vacation in 252 million years!!!

Paintover

@mooseallain.bsky.social still one of my favourite cartoons...

You are cordially invited to our Anti-Prime Sale, where every purchase will financially support bookstores, NOT billionaires 🥳

Calling all artists! We need your help! We're looking for artists and illustrators who would like to help us bring this year's characters to life. If you're interested in a commission to create art for #AdvX25, please fill in our artist application form! forms.gle/zR1qJM2unjoC... adventurexpo.org

‘Useful phrases for the murder mystery writer abroad’ (my cartoon for this week’s Guardian Books)

Seems I did this about 7 years ago

Not enough has been written about Schrödinger’s assistant, Otto.

Fun fact: if you buy something from my Etsy shop between now and July 23rd using the link below (and only that link) then I pay zero fees. This means you get lots of lovely dragons and dinosaurs, and I get a few more pennies meaning I can keep doing this stuff. Sound good? dragonsofwales.etsy.com

Since it's almost Midsummer...

“I asked ChatGPT” “I asked Grok” Okay, and? No one asked Miss Bates anything, and she still told everyone everything.

My cartoon for this week’s @newscientist.com

Hi everyone! I’m still accepting sign ups for this year’s charity auction!

My cartoon for this week’s @newscientist.com

It’s Mary Anning’s birthday, so time to share @katebeaton.bsky.social’s brilliant cartoon again.

Yf you want to wryte some bullshit Use AI Yf you want to wryte some bullshit Use AI Yf you want to wryte some bullshit And insulte the human spirit Yf you want to wryte some bullshit Use AI

'It is a truth universally acknowledged, that an intelligent person in possession of a social media account, must be in want of a library.' You can now follow Orkney Library & Archive on Twitter/X, Facebook, Instagram and Bluesky. Bonus points if you follow us on all of them. 🏆

I skircled! skircle.me

A daye wythout anachronism ys lyke Jane Austen wythout her troupe of robot acrobats.

It's May 4th! Happy #StarWarsDay everybody! Here's #StarWars as photographs from the vast #Orkney Archive photographic collection. ⭐️ #MayThe4thBeWithYou

(2/2) In other words, a curious mix of old and new, so expect tail-dragging dinosaurs with feathers! The 100 page art book is filled with colour illustrations, sketches and detailed descriptions of the dozens of species. It can be found here: dragonsofwales.etsy.com/listing/1206...

It's May the 4th and that's all the excuse we need to re-post this classic. 🤩 🔊