Anne Louise Avery's Etsy shop is called Souris des Moissons and is filled with small treasures, carefully gleaned.

I had an English teacher who informed us that the 'red-legged oystercatcher' mentioned in a poem referred to a fisherman in waterproof trousers. If only she had seen this stunning work by #John-LeighPemberton for the #ShellNaturalHistory poster series! #Beautiful #Educational #Art #ForSale

'Concert Hall', Queen's Hall, Langham Place (1929) by Sybil Andrews (Glenbow Museum)

For sale! The Shell Guide to Dorset by John Nash. My favourite poster of the series with its iconic view of the Fleet and the Isle of Portland from the Ridgeway above Abbotsbury – very rare in such good condition. Dm to buy or purchase directly here: etsy.me/46H7pvB

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I can't believe it's been a year since this came out... @manderleypress.bsky.social glorious Joan Aiken collection now seen in all the best bookshops... funny, scary AND with literary references!!! Tales of london Town www.joanaiken.com/books/tales-...

Magical Bells - from another time @suzannacrampton.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0nW...

B.L.: Before Lorca (5 years ago?) It's such a pleasure to watch them playing: Bear, SheWolf, Miss Inca, Maya, and Spats @suzannacrampton.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTTN...

So gorgeous.

'Cyclamen in a Pot.' (1925) Dora Carrington's sustaining inspiration was Cézanne. As well still-lifes there are a number of landscapes, views of buildings and trees - all have a formal purity, a worldly neutrality, which handily brings us back to Cézanne.

The fact that @annelouiseavery.bsky.social has continued to produce such thought-provoking, heart-warming and beautifully-constructed tales, full of wisdom and wit, whilst being so ill all the while, has always seemed a kind of miracle to me. Please support her via Patreon or Ko-fi if you can.

#ShellCountyGuides #Dorset #JohnNash #Rare #ForSale

A misty morning gloaming. Dawn’s arrival happens later and later as autumn deepens towards winter. Days when river mist rises sound travels further so we can hear 7am traffic on the motorway 2 miles away

Oops!! Someone’s vehicle might have some damage. This is a corner marker stone that hasn’t been moved in decades. Whoever managed to do this obviously drove off the driveway and hooked this stoney block.

Had a wonderful community apple pressing day here on our farm youtu.be/fGavkmS-SX8?... via @YouTube It was an absolutely perfect day. Weather beautiful, sunny&more people arrived than expected so volunteers were run off their feet. But I couldn’t have asked for a better birthday.

For sale! The Shell Guide to Dorset by John Nash. My favourite poster of the series with its iconic view of the Fleet and the Isle of Portland from the Ridgeway above Abbotsbury – very rare in such good condition. Dm to buy or purchase directly here: www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...

It was good to be back on Glastonbury Tor this morning for sunrise. I was away for a few days and then missed equinox yesterday due to a recurring health issue. I can't remember missing a solstice or equinox for years but I really couldn't manage it. Happy Autumn everyone. 😊💗

For sale! ‘Life on the Tide Line’, an original 1950s Shell natural history poster by John Leigh-Pemberton. £30 plus postage. DM to purchase or buy directly from my Etsy shop here: etsy.com/uk/listing/1...

@wildcottageknits.bsky.social Best wishes, Susan! So happy for your good news! Thought the neighbors you encountered in your Clare Traffic Jam were mighty fine-looking!

A Plein air experience here on our farm,painting the landscape youtu.be/eio_ioLWhSo?... via @YouTube Spend a day here on our farm painting, 11 of May 2025 book on eventbrite. Join us for a day of outdoor painting&exploration in nature at Explorations: A Plein air experience!

Here’s a rum with our name written all over it! But how can we acquire some? #InternationalTalkLikeAPirateDay

@suzannacrampton.bsky.social I just saw a short that suggested that Susan got married and encountered a "Clare traffic jam" and met some very charming looking cows on the way. It's all very delightful.

Aster and goldenrod season. Chicago.

#ShellGuide #Somerset #DavidGentleman #ForSale Another beautiful evocation of an English county, from a period gone but not forgotten.

🔨 See flint knapping in action! Join the Irish Antiquities team at the Culture, Creativity, Archaeology & Sport Marquee, Gov of Ireland Village, @ the #NationalPloughingChampionship today, Thurs 18 Sept, 11:30–12:15. Explore prehistoric tools & what they tell us! www.museum.ie/en-IE/News/T...

Hinsdale is known for teardowns & new mega-sized McMansions. But it does have some protected landmarks, believe it or not, like "Owl Ridge," a Folk Victorian built in 1885. But as you can see from my photos taken a few yrs apart, the old home’s been ruined. I bet it’s black, white & grey inside. 🤮

Petrol station at night, Dublin City (1935) Photo: Maurice Curtin - The Photographic Collection, © National Folklore Collection, UCD

I am full of admiration for the driver of the number 20 bus from Tenerife North. He is at once going out of his way to be helpful and polite to a multinational crowd struggling with the 27 million ways to pay, while also making it clear he hoped to use his turnaround time to read his novel.

@suzannacrampton.bsky.social Well, Ovenmitt has always been a very gourmet cat. I mean, who's always hanging out around the Aga when they're not picking oregano? www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG7Y...

Last Chicago #UrbanBirdingFest2025 event for me, a delightful walk at Skokie lagoons––lots of mosquitoes and warblers, plus a heron trifecta. Many thanks to the @chicagobirder.bsky.social people and others who made this happen!

Felt privileged this evening getting to explore the Garfield Park Conservatory after hours for Night 1 of Plantasia. #disspics

Today’s autumnal wet winds bend last flowers of summer. Then weigh down their slender stems with soggy brown tree leaves. See the wind blow my dear Feel the rain fall See the season change my dear Feel the autumn chill Winter arrives soon

Weaning time and someone gets caught in the fence, reminds me of Ebony youtu.be/pbDU-5h4ngo?... via @YouTube Lambs now four months old so time for ewes to have a break and dry off. Lambs are all quite quiet so they’re not that bothered and fine grazing without their mother’s milk

They say sheep don’t eat nettles. Nettles&docks are herbivore palatable when no artificial fertiliser is used. Soil biome is healthy for a diversity of plants to grow from it&mycorrhizal life in soil near woodland creates an abundance of easy access to essential micro nutrients

Within dawn’s autumnal gloaming birds began their winter territorial chorus to greet the new day.

This came up in my photo memories. Irish National Championship Horse Ploughing competition from 2018. They are happening again next week but tickets to get in have become way to expensive, so I sadly won’t be going this year. I think 2018 was the last year I went.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmBh... When It Is Good to be Ovenmitt Feat. Bear

@brenttoderian.bsky.social Is this for real? I am asking sincerely. I have never heard of this before. www.youtube.com/shorts/toKs8...

Notre ville change ! Nos rues sont peu à peu rendues aux habitants, de nouveaux arbres sont plantés et les promenades facilitées et sécurisées. C'est le cas de la rue Chaptal dans le 9e ou celle du Docteur-Lecène dans le 13e !

I had to save this tiny monster. If it survives it will terrorize Gompers Park in Chicago for years to come. Strong chance it ends up being Heron food though. Either way it's good for nature to put it in the pond where it belongs.

16 S. California, Chicago. Was originally one of 5 rowhouses; 2 remain. Built in 1883, William Strippelman, architect.

A drive down a lovely wooded Irish country laneway. youtu.be/gZlwi5qHAKM?... via @YouTube I couldn’t resist sharing this beautiful laneway with you. Tall towering trees on either side I travel in dappled light of rain and sun.

This place has my favorite view of Chicago. I’ve not found many that are this expansive from the west.