Exciting times whilst gardening! Strange triangles on fallen bay (laurus nobilis) leaves appear to be the fruiting bodies of #microfungus coccomyces delta, which is relatively new in the UK and may not have been reported in Wales before (I suspect just under-reported). #fungi #coccomycesdelta

Use Penarth or Barry Library? Or, live in the Vale of Glam? Join my poetry art project: #YourWordsBelongHereToo! Send a word or sentence → become part of a group poem, art, & jewellery. Contribute: forms.gle/swEnZDdRKeXH... Or visit me Tuesdays in May, 10–2 in Penarth Library.

I felt like trolling the orange-human-turd after this latest blatantly BS shooting stunt and thought I might as well make it pretty ;-)

"Three young Barn Owls looking out of the quatrefoil of a church in North Norfolk."

Thanks all who came to my Sound & Words event last weekend! It was a lovely one. Again, some incredibly positive feedback, thank you! My next event will be slightly different and more towards the magical side of what I offer. Here are the details. Do come along, even if you're just curious! ✨✨✨

For #WorldBookNight, Poetry By Heart is encouraging everyone to join in the special #ReadingHour from 7-8pm on 23 April. Want to include poetry? Host a poem swap: find your favourite poems on the #PoetryByHeart website and exchange favourites with friends or colleagues! 📖❤️ poetrybyheart.org.uk

Juvenile #dalek spotted in #Penarth earlier. #facesinplaces #DrWho

The latest chapter of my newest book, on hag stones, is available to read free, here! >>>>> Pagan Portals Hag Stones - Chapter 3: The Eye That Sees Beyond by Mab Jones thepagancollective.com/2026/03/13/c...

I'll be hosting this magical Spring Equinox event, feat. expressive writing exercises, healing sounds (tubular bells), resonance therapy (tuning forks) & guided meditation. It makes a great gift for mothers, chums - or your self! Email for info >> [email protected] <<

Am in Norfolk - birding and wording, walking and gathering ideas for my upcoming online creative writing course! Find out more about The Wonder on my website. The world is full of it, and this writing workshop will be too! www.mabjones.co.uk

I'm about to send my first newsletter of the year, so it's a great time to sign up! I'll be including some tips on how to build your writing muscle, as well as news on what I am up to and offering at the moment. See the link below to get yourself on the mailing list>>> www.mabjones.co.uk/newsletter

Come and experience the mindful calm that comes with crafting! Have fun, meet others, connect to your own creativity. Includes all materials and herbal tea. Just email, call, or text to reserve your seat! #CraftsEvents #CraftsWales #Penarth #ValeofGlamorgan

Rather terrifying report from DEFRA suggests a high likelihood that 'every critical ecosystem is on a pathway to collapse', with associated risks to food supplies. #ecosystemcollapse #biodiversity assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/696e0e...

Quite how shore nets like these are legal is beyond me. Two turnstones were trapped this morning at Rhos Point. I untangled both and they were able to fly off unharmed before being drowned by the rising tide.

On Saturday 20 December I’ll be 72, it was a year spent doing lots of readings for Beast, 9th collection @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social Also lots of teaching & mentoring.Now working on 10th collection. I love this review by @mabjones.bsky.social in Buzz magazine which totally gets the spirit of Beast

Join me on 20 Dec for a solstice celebration feat. magical healing sounds, meditation, & ritualistic writing! Feel refreshed, connect to self + others, and experience the power of words & wonder at this particular turn of the seasonal wheel. Email mabjonescreativeatgmail.com to book

🎄Festive Sale!🎄 1. Ltd ed. handmade Do Not Go Gentle necklaces, recycled & recyclable acrylic, sterling silver chain: £33 + p&p 2. Ltd ed. hand blended Bog Tea. Book + tea: £17 + p&p / Tea alone: £8 + p&p / Book alone: £10 + p&p Just msg if interested. Thank you my friends!

Join me on 20 Dec for a solstice celebration feat. magical healing sounds, meditation, & ritualistic writing! Feel refreshed, connect to self + others, and experience the power of words & wonder at this particular turn of the seasonal wheel. Email mabjonescreativeatgmail.com to book

Join me for a 2 hr immersion into meditation, magical healing sounds, & ritualistic writing, in #Penarth on Sat 20th Dec! Let's embrace the lessons + learning of year-end, & flow through this turn of the seasonal wheel wi fellowship, gratitude, & deep self-nurturing! #Solstice

Join me for a 2 hr immersion into meditation, magical healing sounds, & ritualistic writing, in #Penarth on Sat 20th Dec! Let's embrace the lessons + learning of year-end, & flow through this turn of the seasonal wheel wi fellowship, gratitude, & deep self-nurturing! #Solstice

'A shimmering, sublime gathering of poetic work.’ – @mabjones.bsky.social, Buzz Magazine Parch is Menna Elfyn's 6th book of poetry from Bloodaxe, and for the first time includes poems written in English and some in her own translation. Launch events in Wales: www.bloodaxebooks.com/events?artic...

Looking forward to supporting next Weds at Sophie Buchaillard's debut poetry pamphlet launch! Co-support comes from the ace Siobhan Mccrudden 🎶 Do come join us in @penarthpierpavilion ! Doors 7pm! Start 7.30! Tickets: www.ticketsource.co.uk/griffinbooks...

Today! Doors open 7pm. Just come along if you're feeling the call! Ill see you there ✨

💭 To help inspire your entries for this year's National Poetry Competition, The Poetry Society will be releasing a series of prompts throughout the competition. Today's prompt comes from Estelle Price, who was commended in the 2022 and 2024 National Poetry Competition. Thank you, Estelle!

Two juv Hobbies turned up on the River Ely last week while I was away, I really didn't expect them to still be there today in some lovely light and blue skies #birdingWales #ukbirding #birds #naturephotography

Excited about my Seated Sound Therapy Clinic beginning on Tuesday! We'll work to release, recover, reconnect, and replenish, so that you leave feeling lighter, brighter, and more balanced. ⭐ Penarth Methodist Church | 7.15pm-8.45pm ⭐ Find out more > www.somaticsoundtherapy.org

My experience of #SomaticSoundTherapy was profound: so much so, that I decided to study it. Seated sound therapy clinic begins Tues 7 Oct! Read some testimonials... & don't miss out on this chance to experience something old-new (and, to many, amazing!). www.somaticsoundtherapy.org/testimonials

Visited the @tatestives.bsky.social and was so inspired by the works of Liliane Lijn, Barbara Hepworth and John Wells that I created this digital re-imagining of #StNicholasChapel. #StIves #art #digitalart #otherworlds #landscape #photography #scifiart #landscapephotography #glitchlab #snapseed

From 22 Sep, journey with me into the mists of wetland mythology; connect with the wisdom of animals; & draw inspiration from the folklore of these magical sites. If your soul is calling for deeper stories & a wilder pen, this is the course for you! ✏️✨ www.mabjones.co.uk/courses-lear...

Researching and readying for #BogSpirit Starts 22 September. Immerse into the magic with me! ✨ www.mabjones.co.uk/courses-lear...

✨ Bog Spirit begins in 1 week! ✨ The Wayfinder tier includes: 🎧 2 guided audio meditations 📜 Folklore + animal guide PDF 🔥 Winter Solstice email ritual For seekers who want to travel deeper with guided inspiration & a touch of ritual magic ✨ www.mabjones.co.uk/courses-lear...

From 22 Sep, journey with me into the mists of wetland mythology; connect with the wisdom of animals; & draw inspiration from the folklore of these magical sites. If your soul is calling for deeper stories & a wilder pen, this is the course for you! ✏️✨ www.mabjones.co.uk/courses-lear...

Little Black Sketchbook no.14 drawing from yesterday at brunch.

✨ Bog Spirit ✨ online creative writing course begins on 22 September. Come and explore - animal totems 🐯 🐸 🐮 - land magic 🏔️ 🌲 🌺 - & the wonder of words 🖊️ 📝 👄 with me, across 6 wondrous installments (12 weeks). Find out more: www.mabjones.co.uk/courses-lear...

✨Step into the mud, mist, mulch, and magic with me! Bog Spirit begins on 22 September! 🍃 www.mabjones.co.uk/courses-lear... #CreativeWriting #Wetlands

Step into the threshold between worlds and explore your creative voice through animal guides, ancient symbols & seasonal spirit in my new, folklore-inspired writing course. Begins 22 Sep. Tiers begin at £33 Explore the magic! >>> www.mabjones.co.uk/courses-lear...

Step into the threshold between worlds and explore your creative voice through animal guides, ancient symbols & seasonal spirit in my new, folklore-inspired writing course. Begins 22 Sep. Tiers begin at £33 Explore the magic! >>> www.mabjones.co.uk/courses-lear...

Find the perfect fit for your writing practice! My #BogSpirit course (starts 9/22) offers 5 tiers, from the solo Mistling to the mentored Awen. mabjones.co.uk/courses-lear... ✨ Choose your best adventure! ✨ #WritingCommunity #Magic #WritingCourse

Explore the magic of words & the world with me in #BogSpirit, my new online course starting 22 September! I'm offering different tiers depending on how deep you want to go ⛏️ The 2nd tier – the course + a peer-sharing group – is 🍁 Wildling 🍁 Find out more! shorturl.at/zW3L1

Explore the magic of words & the world with me in #BogSpirit, my new online course starting 22 September! I'm offering different tiers depending on how deep you want to go ⛏️ The 2nd tier – the course + a peer-sharing group – is 🍁 Wildling 🍁 Find out more! shorturl.at/zW3L1

My new course begins on 22 September! 🥳 Bog Spirit is all about the magic, of the world, and of words. I'm offering different tiers depending on how deep you want to go! The first tier – just the 6 part course – is Mistling. Find out more: shorturl.at/zW3L1

Feeling autumnal? That familiar chill in the air...?? 🍁 That means it's time to sign up for some learning! Have fun, grow, develop your writing + self, with Bog Spirit, my new online creative writing course ✍️ A 6 part journey into the magic of words + wetlands. Join me! shorturl.at/zW3L1

Feeling autumnal? That familiar chill in the air...?? 🍁 That means it's time to sign up for some learning! Have fun, grow, develop your writing + self, with Bog Spirit, my new online creative writing course ✍️ A 6 part journey into the magic of words + wetlands. Join me! shorturl.at/zW3L1

My new course begins on 22 September! 🥳 Bog Spirit is all about the magic, of the world, and of words. I'm offering different tiers depending on how deep you want to go! The first tier – just the 6 part course – is Mistling. Find out more: shorturl.at/zW3L1

Find the perfect fit for your writing practice! My #BogSpirit course (starts 9/22) offers 5 tiers, from the solo Mistling to the mentored Awen. mabjones.co.uk/courses-lear... ✨ Choose your best adventure! ✨ #WritingCommunity #Magic #WritingCourse

✨Excited about my upcoming creative writing course! ✨ Here's a little preview video for it! Thank you for taking the time to look 😊 ▶️ youtu.be/Q9j8nP8C3tQ #CreativeWriting #WritingCourse

*Many thanks* to the person who pointed out that the platform I was using to host my new course was adding VAT at the final step. I had no idea! 😳 So here's the course again, now hosted on my own website. We begin on September 22, I'll see you there! ➡️ www.mabjones.co.uk/courses-lear...