I have some time today so I'm starting work on the wildlife gardening blog. I'll start simply and then add on as needed. I'm thinking guided self-submission posts which can be checked over before posting, a map (fuzzy of course, we don't want to be showing exactly where everybody lives!) […]

Got invited to a small business breakfast seminar on cyber fraud titled "think before you click" which invites you to click on a link to book it. Is this a test? I have not clicked so I think I aced the seminar 💪

One of my colleagues is offering a PhD position in #Cartography at @ruhr-uni-bochum.de#cartography https://jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/74eb910d75b2ea24d0e1a84d335dee32d03be2db0 Please pass it on 🙏 #academicjobs #geographyjobs

Good day all! Calling on recommendations for who you'd like to see on future episodes of Fireside Fedi. This includes ANYONE you'd like to learn more about. Doesn't have to be a tech person, or indie, or anything. Recommend anyone. Think your grandparents are awesome and they'd like to […]

It's my PhD interview tomorrow. This is the first ever one so I have absolutely no idea what to expect. It's with the lead supervisor and another of the project supervisors and is the first stage before they decide who to put forward to the panel interviews for the doctoral centre funding scheme […]

Monkey knight riding a golden-scrotum ram. psalter and hours, Ghent ca. 1315-1325. Baltimore, Walters Art Museum, W.82, fol. 194v. #medieval #medievalart

@Kimberley I see a need and will participate. I recently started the Habitat Gardening blog (which may be similar to your idea, but does not appear to be exactly the same) and have been adding to the Habitat Gardening Flipboard mag for years. Latest Blog Post […]

I keep returning to an idea for a blog series speaking to regular everyday people who do some form of wildlife friendly gardening to create a repository of ideas that others can turn to. If you do any form of wildlife-friendly gardening (no matter how small) is it something you would be […]

I dreamt that I was working in the garden and a teacher from a local school came and asked me to teach the children about plants so I went to the school and the kids drew all these plants I showed them then came to the garden to do some weeding which they loved. It was great

Last few times over last few days I've tried to log on to our #fediverse it's been slow or unresponsive. Glad it appears to be back. No real update though, just #coffee going out as normal as it constantly rains in the UK. To change that and add a bit of […] [Original post on mastodonapp.uk]

Capturing Ecology 2025 photography prize winners. https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/capturing-ecology-2025/?dm_i=7RJK,2H9SJ,41WLIX,5971Q,1,0,0,0 Image 'Wallace's Flying Frog' : Jamal Kabir

Gruntled strikes me as an excellent dad word, and I would just like to submit it for the use of the dads here.

I've received an interview invite for one of my PhD applications. How terrifying! (Also exciting but still 🤢)

Winterwatch klaxon! Starting now on BBC 2 #winterwatch

Given my physics teacher (35 years ago) said repeatedly that girls couldn't do physics, I feel like this is a slight improvement 🙄 #sigh #historyrepeating https://fediscience.org/@freyablekman/115921698028403685 freyablekman - I heard last week that the physics teacher of the daughter of one […]

Long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus, 🇩🇪 Schwanzmeise, 🇵🇱 raniuszek). #birds #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #birdwatching #nature #naturephotography #vogelflausch #ptaki

I didn't know I needed to see a digital exhibition of the history of cats in science and literature but then I saw this picture and knew that it is exactly what I need right now […] [Original post on ecoevo.social]

Useful “Hopecore”Nonfiction like Braiding Sweetgrass? - a Reddit thread of book recommendations. Mostly sharing to save it for my own reading purposes https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/1pq75oa/useful_hopecorenonfiction_like_braiding_sweetgrass/

#history, #archaeology, #stonecircles and #standingstones… your thing? And especially if you’re from #Oxfordshire, you might just love this. It's my hand-painted map of Ancient Oxfordshire. I hope you like it. I’m having A2 poster prints made, and I’ll be […] [Original post on mastodonapp.uk]

Do I do the boring thing that brings in some income or the interesting thing that brings in no income? My brain really wants to do the interesting thing but I have a roof to pay for 😭

Finished this gorgeous pattern, and I'm glad that it's done but I've loved stitching it. #leoniekeborduurt #borduren #pointdecroix #crossstitch #embroidery #fiberarts #lta26

We're specialty #coffee roasters based in #Sheffield. #PlasticFree. We #cycle local deliveries. Previously based in #Nottingham & #London. Most of our business is repeat custom but new customers usually found us via twitter. We're here because currently […] [Original post on mastodonapp.uk]

Map showing the national flower of each country of Europe. Nice resource if you wanted to plant a garden representing the countries of Europe https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/ccaa8e0bd3694de385b66bd4e60940fb/page/Home#data_s=id%3AdataSource_3-18fdd53785c-layer-40-18fdd5d25e1-layer-47%3A36

From old bathtub to wormery. The bricks and bits of old paving are holding down a fine mesh screen in a vain attempt to keep the rats out. The plug hole is blocked up with a piece of paving and a large pebble beneath it leaving no gaps. This replaces my last […] [Original post on ecoevo.social]

Maybe you have wanted to run an errand, meet up with a friend, or go to an event. You look at your bike and wonder if there will be parking. Urban advocacy organizations in #yeg are hoping to tackle this known barrier to entry. Can you help? Learn more on our blog, #yegbike: buff.ly/kencJi5

Watching #pointless and on the first pass everybody has scored 100 at naming flowers! Do people really not know flowers in the UK? I thought we were a nation of gardeners. I know Fedi has plenty of plant lovers, can you get them? The letter beneath is the first letter of the name

You can now find our very infrequent blog posts and product updates directly from our website to the fediverse @roastinghouse thanks to the ActivityPub plugin

Right-wing anti-environmental propaganda has many politicians fooled into thinking the public don't support climate action. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/05/mps-underestimate-support-green-policies-study #ClimateChange #ClimateAction […] [Original post on scicomm.xyz]

This morning's nature treat: watching a kestrel no more than 2m away feasting on its breakfast of unidentified small mammal.

Scotland's National Library is having a free map festival next month, if you're interested in #cartography and anywhere near Edinburgh on 6th Feb. #maps #scotland#maps#cartographyhttps://www.nls.uk/whats-on/map-festival/

Yay I got offered a place on the BSBI Identiplant course. I'll get to work directly with a botany tutor to improve my ID skills throughout the year. I want to know ALL the plants! #botany

Here's our latest newsletter with details on our new coffees and being able to order all-decaf multipacks now that we have more decafs coming in! No sign-up needed to read. https://roastinghouse.co.uk/?mailpoet_router&endpoint=view_in_browser&action=view&data=WzU5LCJjMWM3NDIxYjA4MTMiLDAsMCw1NTAsMV0

It seems that my back yard has lots of over-wintering bright green caterpillars. I haven't seen them close up to identify but I've seen the robins come and pull them out of the ground. Not clearing away vegetation at the end of summer brings this little winter joy to my yard.

Financial Times is not holding back […]

A miracle happened today: a roofer came when he said he would. We might actually get a non-leaking roof at some point this year!

We hope this segment inspires wilder cities everywhere by showing the power urban nature has for boosting our wellbeing. You can watch Wild London on BBC iPlayer👇 https://f.mtr.cool/fvmhltvpys 🧵4/4

Sir David Attenborough has made sure 2026 started off right by bringing rewilding to our screens 📺 His new documentary Wild London explores the city’s wildlife, from pigeons to peregrines and now importantly beavers. 🧵1/4

I like to look at where our coffees come from on the map. I was just looking at Mount Tullu Dimtu in Ethiopia which is where one of our incoming coffees was grown and noticed the intriguingly named "The mystical Harenna Forest" nearby. This is the first photo […] [Original post on mastodonapp.uk]

Right that's my final PhD application submitted. I've submitted 4.5 (the half is because one of them allowed you to add a back-up project to the same application in case they like you but somebody else gets selected for the first choice). The deadlines are all in this coming week then I should […]

I feel so useless sometimes because I've really struggled to remain in a "proper" job but I'm having to review my experience and big myself up for these PhD applications and it's given me a nice little confidence boost. I've done so much and I have so many skills, I just also have panic attacks […]

Finished my paper airplane FPP #quilt recently and am already well into the next project. Except for the backing which I don't like enough to show it's all thrifted and salvaged fabric. Each plane is ditch stitched on my machine and then the "speed lines" are big hand stitching. #sewing #quilting

Just spent ages trying to figure out why my latest @kim post hadn't federated only to discover I wrote it on the wrong blog!

Remember, folks: If you have a nasty cold, wear a mask on public transportation even if all your COVID tests have turned up negative. You don't need to spread the viruses of the common cold around either, and wearing a mask helps with that. It's what people in civilized countries would do.

I set up a little blog to document some sewing projects rather than clutter up my more nature-focussed feed here. You can follow it via Mastodon @kim if that's your kind of thing. I can't promise it'll be consistently updated! #sewing

Happy start of the New Year Plant Hunt to all who plant hunt! I’ll have my eyes on the ground looking for flowers on this morning’s walk. https://bsbi.org/take-part/activities/new-year-plant-hunt

#Cat #Cats #CatsOfMastodon #CatsOfPixelfed #catstodon #CatsOMastodon #catsoffediverse #alt #Humor #Caturday

The blue tones of my cat’s fur in the bright sunshine #cats

If you'd like to join these awesome people who will get freshly roasted coffee delivered to them every month in 2026 you can sign up until 5th Jan https://roastinghouse.co.uk/buy-coffee/a-year-of-coffee-2026/

Fun fact: the exact same 4 people who were the first to sign up to this year's year of coffee were also the first 4 to sign up for 2026. The very first person was the first both years but the other 3 are in slightly different order. Supportive customers are the best

A little upcycling project to procrastinate this afternoon: used a thick plastic @roastinghouse GrainPro sack and the zip from an old coat to make a see them pouch to store my sewing clips. #sewing #upcycling #craft