Just a heads up that we still have some remaining copies of Flow available if you haven't got hold of one yet. 60 pages of beautiful and original art and photography with all proceeds from sales going directly to supporting the visual arts on Dartmoor. dartmoorcollective.org/product/flow...

-These hobbits are cowards. -Have you looked at our social media recently? The posts on our socials, have you looked at them? -What? No, a bit? -They've got Nazis on them. -Mm? -Have you noticed that our socials actually have Nazis on them? -I haven't... -er Elon - Are we the orcs?

It's actually quite colourful out there. #my400

Here is one month's worth of oil. ~AA

As someone with a vegan family member, who has always wondered why more people don't even consider meat free options, this is fascinating. (Even if you just scroll through to see the questions and the graphs of results, you might be surprised at how one simple barrier could be overcome.)

Absolutely this. I remember reading once somewhere that the "marshmallow test" didn't actually show what people said it showed, but rather it correlated with a) poverty and b) kids whose adult authority figures lied to them. They took it now because they had no reason to believe they'd get a second.

Woodcut print by Eline Brontsema, Blue Swimming Hall , Fincknsteinallee 2024. Size 67.8 x 51 cm.

It's that moment again for National Trust members to vote to keep the entryists out. Quick and easy to vote and please do so by 31st of October Quick Vote link keeps the AstroTurfers out. Then share. Thank you. secure.cesvotes.com/V3-3-0/nt25/...

Who doesn't love maps? (As a kid brought up on fantasy novels, I went through a phase where I wouldn't buy a book unless it had a map...)

Precisely this👇👇👇👇 Repost!

The view from afar. (The three dots let you translate the post and the link will be translatable on most browsers.)

What were the skies like when you were young? #my400

Autumn's Fingers. A new post on Substack. Grateful for the RT's. open.substack.com/pub/intotheh... #photography #autumn

I've got (for those in the UK) a few signed paperbacks of this with a lovely free postcard of the map my dad illustrated for it. £9.99 RRP plus p&p. Drop me an email at [email protected] and a reply here if you'd like one. Hills, folklore, psychedelic music, social history, magic, rivers, ghosts.

Thanks so much for the kind words, Tim (and, of course, the Eliot reference). Full film is up now on our YouTube ICYMI: youtu.be/5L3wsAdqwec

The one thing the Green Party really really need to do is rebrand. Clamp down on the weird fluorescent green cardboard signs that pop up, have one solid identity, and stop it looking like a hangover from head shops and hippy shit from the 1970s and 80s.

The Revolution is here. (But we still need people to paint the walls.)

Mists and mellow wossnames. (With apologies to Mr Kipling. (And Keats.))

“I’m old enough to remember when mainstream British politicians, who should know better, stirred up racial hatred as a path to power. You’re old enough to remember too because it was last Tuesday. And it was Robert Jenrick” Cathartic anger at flag-flying racism. www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...

Over 40% of corn grown in Indiana is used to make ethanol that cars burn. One acre of corn yields about 16,500 vehicle-miles per year of ethanol, which sounds high until you realize that one acre of solar yields about 2,700,000 vehicle-miles per year: 16,000% more driving for a given plot of land.

The Bishop of Birmingham has written to the Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick about his comments about Handsworth

If you think that's rude, you should hear what pigeons are saying to themselves as they take to the air and realise they shouldn't have raided that last bin...

Finally!!! The real scandal of the asylum hotels. Why, instead of shining the light on these parasites, months were spent on demonising vulnerable people at their mercy? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"What are the roots that clutch, what branches grow Out of this stony rubbish? Son of man, You cannot say, or guess, for you know only A heap of broken images,..." (The work @dartmoorcollective.org do with amateur, emerging and professional artists is fabulous, take a look.) (Apologies to Eliot.)

Couldn’t agree more with this para from @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

(1) I've written a short paper, 'The Evolving Doughnut', which concisely sets out the ideas that inspired the framework I created in 2012, & describes how & why it has changed over its three iterations. Plus download the latest Doughnut diagrams (CC-BY) 5/ doughnuteconomics.org/tools/the-ev...

This very good Sun editorial of 2014 - saying it is not racist to be worried about the high levels of immigration, but it is racist to be prejudiced against all Romanians, because they are Romanian, was about Nigel Farage making an overtly prejudiced argument ("you know the difference")

Today is the International Day of Older Persons, and very recently I had the honour of photographing Dame Sian Phillips for my work with @agecymru.bsky.social An absolute highlight for me; she is just the best company, even getting in lemon drizzle cake for me!

@oaknational.bsky.social erm...! And this is just one of the slightly odd incorrect answers on this subject.

A new 'Woodwork' print for the gallery this weekend. Hard to show all the detail of a big picture on a small screen, but perhaps this gives some sense of it. www.brightonphotography.com/woodwork

So often we ask for, or pick up, our 'usual' beer, when we should remember how much variety there is out there. Try something different (maybe local, 0%, seasonal or just plain strange), next time you fancy a beer.

This actually is quite important. act.autism.org.uk/page/178427/...

Some hopeful weekend reading. “This is nature’s emergency recovery mechanism. We’ve buggered almost everything up but this will still bring them back.”

Today's drive out, and the view from the top.

The UK’s problems aren’t caused by immigration on.ft.com/46p3BPl

It's that time of year again. #my400

If any of my Cumbria based followers fancy a trip to Barrow (or are dragged there for some other reason, kicking and screaming!), this will be a fantastic exhibition.

This is untrue on most major issues (though the media eıite don't know this). It is untrue on immigration in particular. Untrue on climate, on Trump, on human rights, on inciting racism. And much else

I this for a walk today, along with the old Oak block, simply to take a picture in the sunshine... Australian Goldfield Burr hollow pot with large Ebony stopper... 5 3/8" tall, 3 1/2" Dia

I've been battling with this sodding painting for months. What ever possessed me to decide to paint a sunny barley field? Not at all happy with it but thought I'd share to show I've been painting & what an effing tortuous process it can be. Might be destined for the bin 24x24 inches Oil on MDF

Indifferent Landscapes. Devoid of features and with low cloud, northern Dartmoor can be a befuddling place. Never quite sure where you are. These posts, marking the edge of "live firing" areas used by the military, can be a Godsend. Follow them and you will get somewhere.... #Landscape #Indifferent

I have legitimate concerns about these “legitimate concerns”.

Or: what do blood types actually mean?

Remember, whenever you hear that “speed wasn’t a factor” in a deadly crash, what they mean is that the car involved wasn’t technically speeding. At least “not by much.” It presumes that the speed limit wasn’t too high to begin with. When it comes to death from collisions, SPEED IS ALWAYS a factor.

UK solar power output is breaking records this year, and has now exceeded the total generated in 2024 🌞 www.ft.com/content/9e49...

I read this book, which is ostensibly about a series of curious houses Tom rented in curious neighborhoods near hills, whilst on holiday in a curious rented house in a curious neighborhood near a hill. Fabulous read for anyone curious, even if you're not renting and are currently hill-less, *****.

Bridget Riley, Tate Britain

Absolutely any war can always be ended "almost instantly" if you want - for this it is enough to simply capitulate. In fact, Trump directly accuses Ukraine of not capitulating.

Tom's writing is joyously chaotic in a way that, I strongly suspect, takes great care to achieve. Some lovely short pieces here, which reminded me to pick up the next one, after finishing Ring the Hill on holiday...

Big news for dashcam/helmetcam users: Judge Affirms Legality Of Public-Submitted Road Crime Footage In Landmark Ruling www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...