I'm more pessimistic than optimistic on this #EarthDay 🌎 I've been saddened by crimes against wildlife in my local area, and the loss of trees and habitat both locally and globally. But it's always worth saving as much as can be saved of our natural world.

I've reached the stage of bad gallbladder where everything I eat makes me feel ill 🤢

It's over £800 for a vet x-ray on a dog's leg? 😨 I hope Reform voters understand what we are in for if they succeed in abolishing the NHS. Anyone with a pet must surely see how expensive treatments are both with and without insurance. We've got insurance, but the monthly payments go up every year.

I really do feel as if I'm cursed at times. I've finally reached the top of the gallbladder removal list, and now my little Benji might need an operation on his leg. 😢 It was around this time last year when things went to hell. Please, no deaths of loved ones this year! I really couldn't take it. 😭

Bluebells! 💙 We are going through a lot at the moment, both personally and additionally from living in these tumultuous times. But Bluebell (and wild garlic) season is always a special time. #BloomScrolling

#StainedGlassSunday St Mary's Church, Tissington.

Beautiful woodland flowers seen on today's walk. Bluebells, lesser celandine, wood anemones, and greater stitchwort (I think!)

There is so much beauty in the world. I'm so mad that someone like Donald Trump could destroy it all on a whim. Not that I would be happy with anyone destroying it. But Donald Effin' Trump! I will die mad if this is how the world ends.

Blossom and Benji under blue skies on today's walk.

Lots of cowslips on today's walk. Happy Easter! 🐣🐤🐇🐰🪺🥚

Today's walk through Youlgreave and Bradford Dale.

Before the bluebells take over in the local woods there is still some lovely turkey tail fungi (Trametes Versicolor) around. #FungiFriends

On yesterday's walk, it was lovely to see marsh marigolds blooming around the statues of Robin Hood and Little John in Sherwood Forest.

#FungiFriends spotted in Lathkill Dale on today's walk. The scarlet elf cups are always eye-catching.

I loved seeing all the butterburs as we walked beside the river Lathkill.

#StainedGlassSunday The Plague Window at St Lawrence Church, Eyam.

It's good to see everything greening up again with the wild garlic and woodland flowers.

The scarlet elf cups on the Monsal Trail were still going strong on today's walk. #FungiFriends

#StainedGlassSunday Holy Trinity Church, Wentworth, Rotherham.

It's the first Mother's Day since my mum died. I bought a memorial stone and took it to my nan and grandad's grave. I buried one of the small urns of her ashes I was given with them. I think she would be glad to have a bit of her reunited with her mum and dad. 💗💗💗

An early #FingerpostFriday from our Wednesday trip to Wentworth.

Wentworth today in the sunshine 🌞 The Needle's Eye is featured in the latest adaptation of Wuthering Heights, I believe.

#OwlishMonday from Annie Montgomerie’s Hand Me Downs Exhibition.

Benji in the blossom petals and turkey tail in the woods

It's primrose time in the churchyard 💛

It was a lovely sunny walk around Howden Reservoir today 🌞

Pass it along. Let's see your pfp in its full sized glory! It's my Benji at one of the 'Sites of Meaning' in Bradford Dale, Youlgreave, in the Peak District.

There was lots of lovely wild plum blossom on today's walk. There is still quite a bit of colourful turkey tail fungi in the woods as well.

I do love spring and the reappearance of blossoms. I don't love the effect pollen has on me and Benji 🤧 I think this is cherry plum from today's walk.

I was into our Game of Thrones rewatch up until season 3. It got too much with all the torture and killing. Thank goodness for Bridgerton S4 part 2. I needed some frothy nonsense. I really enjoyed the upstairs/downstairs aspects and the Cinderella story of it all. I hope S5 is Eloise's love story.

Turkey tail fungi or Trametes versicolor #fungifriends

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Congratulations to Hannah Spencer and The Green Party. There is a long way to go, but every crumb of hope is to be cherished and nurtured in these troubled times. We don't have to surrender to the worst versions of ourselves. We don't have to make way for hatred and hand power to bigoted grifters.

We have been for a lovely walk around Clumber Park. Spring was definitely in the air. There were a few bees buzzing around the daffodils and the glasshouse.

It was lovely to see golden daffodils dancing in the breeze on today's walk. I always think of Wordsworth's poem when I see them as my grandad would often recite the first verse upon sighting the first daffodils of the season.

MRI all done and dusted. It wasn't as bad as the first one I had. I did need to have contrast dye for this one. But, all in all, it was bearable. The first one I had was in a mobile truck unit, and it was a very enclosed space. This one was in a much bigger room, and you could see outside the tube.

I’m having an MRI scan tomorrow and I’m really anxious about it. I’ve had one before (on my head) and it was an awful experience. The noise, claustrophobia, and trying not to give way to panic was really stressful. I’ll try to disassociate as I did last time, but the noise is overwhelming.

My primary school only showed us obscure films that I had never heard of before or seen since. I recall a sad one about pit ponies and a weird one about an invasion of alien silver balls. The comprehensive school I attended showed us Amadeus, The Elephant Man, and All Quiet On The Western Front.

We are currently rewatching Game of Thrones. We’ve rattled through the first 2 seasons and it’s on to season 3. I’m not looking forward to revisiting the Red Wedding. I do personally think most of the final season complaints are answered by paying attention to character motivations from the start.

#LunarNewYear #ChineseNewYear #YearOfTheHorse 🔥 🐎 📸 Elisabeth Frink - Natural Connection - Yorkshire Sculpture Park (January 2025)

It's always a treat in the grey and mud of winter to find a splash of colour in the shape of fungi. There are some interesting specimens to be found in our local woodland. I 💚 the blues and greys of turkey tail and the yellow of witches butter. #fungifriends

I got all worked up over my hospital appointment this morning only for it to be over after a very short examination. Now I've got to wait for another appointment for an MRI scan. It's not helping with my anxiety levels after the C word has been mentioned as a possibility.

Todays walk under blue skies and sunshine 🌞 It was lovely to see a splash of colour amongst the snowdrops in the churchyard.

#HappyValentinesDay ❤️ 📸 Robert Indiana exhibition at Yorkshire Sculpture Park in November 2022.

Oh my! I've got some complicated emotions about the GO3 release date. On the one hand, I'm very happy to have confirmation that it's on its way. On the other, the 13th of May will mark 1 year exactly since my mum was taken into hospital with the illness that would kill her 3 weeks later.

#fungifriends The dead trees were all ears today. Jelly ears, that is!

I do ❤️ Scarlet Elf Cups. It's like finding rubies down in the mud. #fungifriends

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We might not be enjoying all the wet weather, but the fungi certainly is!