This is a beautiful story. Everyone benefits.

Best of the Week. Sending love to all the Mothers out there. My own in Scotland, far away, and my darling Yvonne, who is mother to our two wonderful children. She is missing her own mother keenly today. Spring is unfurling, friends. It might seem slower than usual, but it’s here.

Wait for the ending. I laughed to the point of tears. 😂

Stopped clocks ...

Please read and pass onto the brainiacs who are blaming Net Zero policies for the rising energy prices. And the immigrants for everything else.

Some years back, my brother unlocked his car, put his bag on the back seat, sat down, put on his seat belt and only then realised his steering wheel was missing. Jesus up to his tricks again?

Happy Sunday! I hope you enjoyed my week of photos from West Bay and Dartmoor. I'd love to know which was your favourite in the Sunday vote - 1,2,3 or 4? [1 is the stream where the sky is visible, 2 the West Bay cliffs, 3 the Cormorant & 4 the stream with no sky] #longexposurephototography

The Fellows' Garden is now in full bloom

Wishing a very happy Mother's Day to everyone celebrating in the UK, Ireland and Nigeria today. And a happy, don't panic, it's only Mother's Day in the UK, Ireland and Nigeria so you've not forgotten to everywhere else in the world x

On the list of things that suck about being disabled… www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The epitome of "if not fren then why fren-shaped?" 🥺

Journalists are banned from the White House for asking Trump tough questions. Meanwhile in Kyiv I interviewed President Zelenskyy with zero restrictions. Funny how the “dictatorship” still lets reporters ask anything.

Search your camera roll for hell

I just updated robinhobb.com with my Wondercon schedule. It's coming up fast! I hope to see you there!

A story in two farcical acts. Would be nice to have a President who has reached the stage where he has object permanence.

If you’re knocking about in London Sunday afternoon and fancy climbing a mountain, do come to this. An open rehearsal of Strauss’ Alpine Symphony, one of the more extravagant and glorious pieces of orchestral music ever written. Free entry. 5.45 start. www.rehearsal-orchestra.org/courses/stra...

Ozzy with his prey for #Caturday

"Dalek Masterplan recovery reveals details of the Galactic Delegation that no one would have guessed." #DoctorWho

Random question, primarily for existing followers, if I were to set up a substack talking about policy and rights, particularly migration, trans etc, how likely would you be to subscribe and at what pricing level per month? Obviously would still do free to read articles.

Also, relatedly, if anyone knows of a book agent/publisher who may be interested in a book looking at the erosion of rights, particularly migrants and LGBTQIA+ globally and how, conversely, this can mobilise support for progressive policies please let me know. Btw, not necessarily substack👇

There is nothing quiet about this performance! 💃 🎤: John Krasinski 👏🎶👏🎶👏🎶🤣💙😎 🎶: "Proud Mary" by Tina Turner

It helped. A little.

Cute as this is, do read the whole thread. Tardigrades may provide a key to helping cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy.

Oh to be a little Tardigrade walking across a microscope slide. 🫧🐻🧪

This site needs a break. Post 3 good things, none of which are the cessation of a negative. 1 - I'm starting teaching with @BathWelcomesRefugees in a couple of weeks. 2 - I put out some tubs of plants in our communal gravel "garden" today. 3 - Our beautiful, silly, affectionate Phoenix and Selkie.

Sublime from Marina Hyde. It's never been more evident that MAGA's a cult. Ritual humiliation is a big part of it, as is the willingness to obey orders, no matter how ludicrous. If they'll do this, what else will they agree to? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

While collecting pizza last night my wife texted from the restaurant "They're playing 'Carry On My Wayward Son' by Kansas in here" but the text didn't come through until this morning when I was up and she was still in bed, which I must say added quite a different dimension to the observation.

Terrific article from @georgemonbiot.bsky.social laying out the facts to counter those on the right who claim that renewables are the reason for the UK's ludicrously high electricity bills and we should therefore drill more in the North Sea. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

What's My JND? 0.0073 I don't know if this is good or bad 😆 Can you beat it? www.keithcirkel.co.uk/whats-my-jnd...

This left me in tears; what an incredible man. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

2 missing episodes of #DoctorWho have been recovered!!!!! 2 episodes of The Daleks Masterplan!!!

This is Westie. He met a boy at the park today bravely trying to get over his fear of dogs, and Westie was just the pup for the job. 14/10 for all (TT: rahlor)

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Mermaid Cave One of the Blue Mountain's most beautiful little waterfalls 27mm f/8 @ 1/2s ISO 50 Canon R6 MKII with Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM III

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In Paris the bike has won…altho a recent visit it felt cycle-lawless. Crossing the road is a blood sport Parisian car traffic fell by more than half between 2002 and 2023, while cycle lanes expanded sixfold. Bikes now make more than twice as many journeys as cars www.ft.com/content/882e...

Saving this to read later...

Book no 11: 1983 by @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social What a wonderful book this is. The story of a 1980s childhood, told by an 8 year-old boy and a variety of other voices, this is a surreal, warm, funny, evocative, and utterly absorbing read. A perfect depiction of the weirdness of childhood. #Booksky📚

I can't believe it's been eleven years since Death took him; it feels as raw as if it were yesterday. Sir Pterry lives on in his books and in the minds of his millions of readers and rereaders. #GNUTerryPratchett

From the #Crufts parade ring to the chatshow couch! I wrote about how #ClaudiaWinkleman became our top-rated TV presenter and landed her own talkshow (which starts Friday at 10.40pm on BBC1) www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Really interesting interview with James Hunt, father of two autistic sons. I hadn't come across him before, but my daughter says she's been following him on Insta for ages! Thank you, @johnharris1969.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

We can all agree that I'd look fantastic on a £5 note

More brilliance from Douglas Adams. @hignfy.bsky.social

Also this absolutely straight talk about the mating habits of the Kakapo is always a joy. youtu.be/sCsHuoVABgI

"It's a beautiful thing, the destruction of words." .

Low-level red kite this afternoon.

That's quite the ratio; nice work, Bluesky👏 A rare example of @eddavey.libdems.org.uk being on the wrong side of the culture wars. Is it so hard to understand that this decision by the Bank of England was the result of a public consultation? And ffs, this country needs to stop lionising Churchill.

Fuck no. Absolutely not. Cut disability benefits but give tax dodgers a get out of jail free card?

Oh boy! What a headline... Ask yourself: "What am I being asked to believe?" "Who am I being told to blame?" Take a few seconds to imagine what the Daily Mail (And Telegraph, GB News and Express) WANT you to think is going on. Let's see what's ACTUALLY happening...🧵 1/21