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...

*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...

✨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

Thanks to @mabjones.bsky.social, Buzz Mag for this insightful review of Carly Holmes' 'tender' collection of nature essays Love Letters on the River. www.buzzmag.co.uk/love-letters...

“...a wonderful act of cultural remembrance; and a plea to hold our heritage as sacred, now, before it, too, slips away.” – @mabjones.bsky.social reviews ‘Vanished Wales: Places Lost in Living Memory’ by Carwyn Jones in Buzz Magazine www.buzzmag.co.uk/vanished-wal.... Available in bookshops now.

Today is International Dylan Thomas Day! & so, I’m offering a *free* writing prompt! It’s about defiance – resilience – writing without apology. & is a precursor to an exciting new 6 part course, coming soon! Download here>>> payhip.com/b/ljv2C Enjoy!! #DylanDay

Today is International Dylan Thomas Day! & so, I’m offering a *free* writing prompt! It’s about defiance – resilience – writing without apology. & is a precursor to an exciting new 6 part course, coming soon! Download here>>> payhip.com/b/ljv2C Enjoy!! #DylanDay

✨I made a limited run of these beautiful handmade necklaces, in honour of International Dylan Thomas Day, tomorrow. They come on a sterling silver chain, and are made of 100% recycled / recyclable acrylic. They are £30 plus £3 UK P+P. Just get in touch if you would like one✨

✨I made a limited run of these beautiful handmade necklaces, in honour of International Dylan Thomas Day, tomorrow. They come on a sterling silver chain, and are made of 100% recycled / recyclable acrylic. They are £30 plus £3 UK P+P. Just get in touch if you would like one✨

A petition calling for the UK Government to increase investment in nature friendly farming currently has limited support in south Wales. Please sign and share. #nonaturenofood #Wales #ukbiodiversity action.rspb.org.uk/page/156168/...

We've been catching up on the latest Buzz Magazine poetry reviews from @mabjones.bsky.social which features Maggie Harris and Bethany Handley's recent poetry books. Read more here www.buzzmag.co.uk/new-poetry-f...

📣 A reminder that a sample of free poems by Eve Esfandiari-Denney, Rasaq Malik Gbolahan, Sasha Debevec-McKenney, & Chloe Stopa-Hunt from the latest edition of The Poetry Review are available online alongside a review from Andrew Spragg! Click here for the links: poetrysociety.org.uk/news/poetry-...

Our Festive Poetry Showcase is here!A free anthology of poems that celebrate this time of year: funny poems, tender poems, poems that invite rip-roaring performances with friends & others that focus on the season's quieter aspects. Find a favourite on our #poetry advent calendar tinyurl.com/4xu4hady