Walking back along the canal tonight at dusk. #iphone15pro #GrandUnionCanal

#BigButterflyCount is here! Between now and the 9th August: - spend 15 mins in a sunny spot - count the butterflies you see - submit your sightings Find out more at bigbutterflycount.butterfly-conservation.org Happy counting folks! 🦋🦋🦋

Interesting article, though you'll need to read beyond the first few paragraphs for real detail. Reminded me of the 'playground is full of broken glass' argument - do you ban kids from the playground, leaving them nowhere to go, or do you clean up the broken glass?

Poppy. #my400

I'd very much appreciate it if you took a moment to read the alt text on this. www.tom-cox.com

Game on, Nige.

Duvet and cover manufacturers, could you please: A) label your products with what size they are B) standardise where you out your labels Ta.

new metaphor just dropped

Remember when capitalism told us ownership was freedom? Funny how that freedom has slithered into revocable subscriptions.

I first started a stretch of the Grand Union Canal 2 years ago today. I remember it was raining, and a large fish greeted me. Here is a selection of images to celebrate, and one at the end from last week. #photography #monochrome #blackandwhite #bnw

During this current war over which is the one true north, primarily fought between old Rheged, Elmet and Bernaccia, I, like the Swiss, will Dunoting.

When people talk about taking kids' devices away w/o addressing how they have fuck all else to do, I think about the insane shit all the bored suburban kids I knew got up to before cell phones You can't just take their phones away or they're gonna get into making homemade napalm & burn a field down

I went through a teenage phase of thinking that nature was to be avoided and my body was just a way of moving my mind around. In my 50's I am slightly more aware of the fragility of both nature and my own body. For nature we need to, metaphorically, stop smoking and abusing our bodies for fun.

If you’ve got any links to resources my students might find useful for this, please send them my way

If people want to keep farming livestock in climate change England, they're going to need to factor in more trees, shrubs and wood pasture. It's amazing how many upland and lowland grazing pastures have virtually no shade at all.

It was inevitable, wasn't it🙄 Of course the Telegraph would run with something like this👇 So let's remove some of the rose-tinted spectacles and also look at some of that data comparing 1976 with modern heat waves Because the 1976 nostalgia porn is wearing a bit thin at this stage 🧵1/23

Do you know what? Fixing the busses would actually be a really bloody good start.

Peony.

The problem with neoliberalism is you run out of state assets to sell.

Bee bum.

I like the way the hedge snakes away and, somewhere, becomes a dry stone wall. As this path follows the river I assume the hedge is on the flood plane, and the dry stone starts once the risk is past. #my400

It's the opening day of The Glasgow Gallery of Photography Monochrome exhibition and I'm highly chuffed that one of my images is in there - Slow death in the lee of the hill. Visit, and enjoy! B&W photography on film 📷 Nikon F4 🎞️ Ilford Delta Pro 400 #believeinfilm #fridayfavourites #ilfordphoto

If I didn’t have the super Pentax 17 with me that day when we walked to the pub from our campsite I wouldn’t have been able to make these three side by side frames of this beautiful tree and its root system. @ilfordphoto.com #HP5 #MGPearl #believeinfilm #filmphotography

Would it be okay to promote my zine again? Made by me, just me, entirely me! Photographed by me, layout designed by me, fulfilled by... me! Available for £10 including second class postage. UK only I'm afraid www.mariegardiner.co.uk/zines-and-pr... #Photography

I'm kicking myself as I didn't check what tree this was. However, all of these webs were at the ends of branches, which (a quick search) would suggest fall web-worm, just at the wrong time of year. Anyone know what is going on here?

Another exciting opportunity to join Forestry England’s growing historic environment team, this time supporting forests and heritage across South England. A brilliant role at the intersection of archaeology, nature recovery and sustainable land management. careers.forestryengland.uk/jobs/job/His...

TL;DR It’s hot as all fuck. Skip the dog walk. You have my permission. Signed, Your friendly neighbourhood veterinary surgeon.

“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas and city center in 2021.”

It's the colours that do it for me this time of year. #my400

It was always going to be . . . Cast your vote now for Britain's Favourite Butterfly with @savebutterflies.bsky.social britainsfavouritebutterfly.co.uk

In a sensible world, David Attenborough should be the richest person alive. He has worked consistently for 79 years. He has been consistently successful in bringing joy, knowledge, and an understanding of worlds we may never encounter, to millions.

Spiralling global temperatures (1850-2026) It is exactly 10 years since I first put this animated graphic of changes in global temperature online. #ClimateSpiral It instantly went viral. People watched it over and over again. It still offers the power to shock a decade on.

Okay, this is cool. I'm going to link to the article Petapixel did about it because they have some nice background information, but really, just watch the film. Someone made a short film about Blue Moon in Portland. Shot on 16mm, no sync sound, and it's brilliant. And there's a Kodak Medalist @ 3:20

Bee humming cherry. #my400

Fwiw I don't think protests should be banned. If people are doing illegal things on them they should be arrested under existed laws. Otherwise it's important to protect free speech.

"How dare you. I'm bloody lovely."

Pope Leo turned the question around like the boss he is.

THREAD. Today I'm giving away 3 signed hardbacks of my latest book, each with fab linoprint bookmarks, made by my mum Jo. Repost & reply to enter. You might like it if you like: Folkloric creatures Old records Intricate psychedelic stories The idea of circular time All shares much-appreciated.

Agricultural boundaries - Working Landscape - Lake District Observations 📷Pentax 17 🎞️Ilford FP4 - DD-X #believeinfilm #filmphotography

I spent years working in the Lakes, and this piece is a real reflection of the people, places and difficulties that the visitors rarely comprehend. (Also, a good reminder to always choose the local brew, and eschew the places that don't keep one on tap!)

In case anyone doesn't know, the trichrome process involves taking three photos on b&w film, through three coloured filters, then combining them. It is really difficult to do, and astonishingly difficult to do this well!

Art heist alert! My framed drawing Akron Ladders III was stolen from a gallery in East Sussex. It’s a very distinctive drawing that was shown in the RA Summer Exhibition 2024. Let me know if you spot it anywhere. It’s hard enough being an artist at the moment without having to deal with thievery.

Easter pickle club eggs.

1/ Why is atmospheric CO₂ accelerating faster than fossil fuel emissions are growing? The answer is buried in the data, and it's more worrying than most people realise. A thread. 🧵👇

Discworld QOTD, from Feet of Clay

This is quite an impressive rebuttal of some of the most insidious claims made by kleptocrats the world over to convince people and, more importantly, governments that taking responsible action is not urgent. I really hope that this hedge fund manager is being hit hard by the current crisis.

Walking the dog #Kentmere100 #EOS3 #BelieveInFilm