#NewIllustrationoftheDay by Sydney Smith. It's time I think for a run of Christmas books, starting with the paperback of Santa's First Christmas by Mac Barnett, out from Puffin since Oct. How Santa got to enjoy Christmas Day himself. Smith works his usual magic with light @puffinbooksuk.bsky.social

Captured on a foggy autumn morning near home, where the forest turns into a soft, muted dream.. #autumn

First Light on Primrose Lane, 2022, painting by Peak District artist Clare Allan. #WomensArt

singing October

Mother and calf humpback whales swimming among the icebergs in Greenland.😍

Autumn in Rothiemurchus #Scotland #Rothiemurchus #Kinrara #Aviemore www.damianshields.com

“An Autumn gale is stripping off the leaves and sweeping them along in the slanting squall of rain” Artist: CF Tunnicliffe Writer: EL Grant Watson (What to Look for in Autumn, 1960)

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Rob Biddulph from I Follow the Fox, out in paperback from HarperCollins 9 October. A picturebook about a lost toy, a lost fox cub and a wild nighttime adventure. A captivating depiction here of light on snow at sunrise. @robbiddulph.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social

My ABBA review of this very beautiful new picture book version of the classic tale - awfullybigblogadventure.blogspot.com @mini3grey.bsky.social @faberbooks.bsky.social I’ve had readings of it demanded over and over by grandchildren!

#photography #goodtimes #picoftheday #goals #goodvibes Don’t wait for it to come to you

Mrs Sidhu deal! Only until Friday @waterstones. Pre-order the second Mrs Sidhu novel and get 25% off! Copy and paste this link shorturl.at/EaSM5. #cozymysteriesaremyjam #MrsSidhuInvestigates #JustDesserts #cozynoir #crimethrillerfiction #booksky #mystery #crimethrillerfiction #crimewriting

In Greenland's Scoresby Sund, a deep blue iceberg seems to glow from within as it is illuminated by the late afternoon sun, while glittering ice fragments float within its soft reflections. #photography #nature #bluesky #naturephotography #landscapephotography #landscape #sunset #travel

13th October 2015 Extras waiting for the call whilst filming Grantchester ten years ago.

Alaskan beauty…

Across Buttermere

Other work by the Ladybird artists Forestry Commission booklet, 1968 Artist: CF Tunnicliffe

Another image from this summer Greenland adventures, this time during a moody day with a bit of fog, and the signature red sails.

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by James Mayhew from his collection of 10 stories, My Book of Classic Nursery Tales. Characterful creatures in an image from The Tortoise and the Hare, made with collage using paper printed with patterns and textures. Otter-Barry Books 9 October @otterbarrybooks.bsky.social

I strongly support the National Literacy Trust’s #Take10ToRead project, letting children read their choice of reading material for ten minutes every school day. Sign-up to Nick Sharratt’s and my live You Choose event on Thursday via literacytrust.org.uk/communities/...

'Golden Park Light' linoprint by contemporary printmaker Alexandra Buckle #ReframingWomenPrintmakers #Autumn #Fall

Autumn painting by US modern impressionist Erin Hanson #WomensArt

Ducks at sunrise on a misty pond #birdoftheday #birds #nature #photography #PNW

During my two week visit to Ireland, I got one clear night for astrophotography. A single 20 second shot using a Canon R6 and Sigma 14mm, f/1.8 lens. This is the Screeb fishing hut in Connemara, Ireland. #astrophotography #astronomy #milkyway

Portal 📷 #photography #journal #forestfriday #scape #nature #EastCoastKin

Stained glass roof of The Peace Portal, National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia by glass artist Ulla Darni #womensart

Light explosion from Norway….

Beautiful everyday Ladybird things ‘Blankets’ Artist: Gerald Witcomb (Sounds and Pictures, 1976)

Tonight's walk home.

Frozen art from nature in Greenland…

The Shore, Leith, Edinburgh #scotland #photography

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay from his picturebook The Long Walk by Petr Horacek, about a gnome who walks around the world through all weathers & landscapes - a metaphor for a life well spent. Lovely handmade spread in a book that uses watercolour, pencil, collage, crayon, gouache. Ragged Bears 25 Sept.

There’s been a lot of dramatic skies around this last week. Balancing on the sea wall at St Monans in a storm probably wasn’t the best idea but I told the diners at nearby East Pier Smokehouse that if I fell in to grab the camera as it’s worth a lot more than me. #fsprintmonday #sharemondays2025

Cromer pre dawn last week #sharemondays2025 #fsprintmonday #appicoftheweek

From Northwest Coordination Center, a photo of the Rattlesnake fire, burning inside a bend in the Columbia River, central WA.

In a spectacle of nature's infinite power, glorious Mount Fitz Roy, battered by furious winds, emerges from the clouds. Patagonia's mountains can be hidden for days, but when they clear, beauty is endless! #bluesky #photography #landscapephotography #nature #naturephotography #landscape #travel

My review of this exciting and amazing story of the life of dancer Josephine Baker: awfullybigblogadventure.blogspot.com by @catwrote.bsky.social @barringtonstoke.bsky.social

ICYMI: The Children's Book Project has today launched a "bold drive" to gift one million books to children living in book poverty across the UK during the 2025-26 academic year 👇 #BookSky

Morning. Just. Le Merle Noir, Leo Paul Robert in Les Oiseaux dans la Nature by Eugene Rambert, 1916.

Voting is open for this year's Lollies. Grown ups can vote on behalf of children, or because they love kids books. I'm so happy to have The Goat and the Stoat and the Boat shortlisted! shop.scholastic.co.uk/lollies #kidlituk #picturebooks #primaryteachers #reception #nursery

Lucy Strange and Pam Smy - a sublime partnership. You are invited to a free online event to hear Pam and Lucy in conversation. And to delve into Lucy's writing inspirations and peek into Pam's sketchbooks. 7.00 on Thursday 18th September at 7.00 pm vimeo.com/event/517627...

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Chloe Savage from her picturebook The Search For Our Cosmic Neighbours. Cross-section of Captain Julia’s spaceship which is searching the universe for other life & finds a reminder that living is joyous. Walker 11 Sept. @chloesavage.bsky.social @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social

Date: 20050123 Location: Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, McNeal, Arizona Thin weed stalks pierce the surface of still water, mirrored by soft clouds and a blue sky at Whitewater Draw in Arizona. #LandscapePhotography #nature #NaturePhotography #photography #TravelPhotography

A calm good morning from this aquatic plant producing oxygen: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatis...

Happy weekend everyone! Here’s a photo from the moment I was showing you in my last video 😊. Greenland magic 🤗

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Bia Melo from Little Snail Goes House-Hunting. A picturebook about expressing yourself & finding where you belong. A playful heap of possible houses made using big, fun, squirly marks with crayon & paint. Happy Yak 28 Aug. @biamelofer.bsky.social @quartokids.bsky.social

Heronry, 2022, etching by Janis Goodman #WomensArt

My ABBA review of Tanya Landman’s retelling of Dracula for Barrington Stoke - awfullybigblogadventure.blogspot.com