On a scorching day like this, the parking spaces that are shaded fill up first. People cross over to walk on the shady side of the street. As our climate hots up, we desperately need more trees!

As night follows day the media assault on Burnham will begin as Starmer steps down. The same billionaire-funded propaganda that brought one PM will smear Burnham, pretend governance is simply giving everyone what they want, & ridicule the trade-offs he makes. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

EU referendum anniversary tomorrow.

Fabulous creatures , we have several that live in our coach house. They do scare the cats at night though, but I love the noises they make. Our swallows have just started their second nestings, lovely to see them have two successful broads. Apparently their numbers are in decline.

Exactly 10 years since the Brexit vote, the verdict is in.

What’s the story? Rather hot already! 🌱

Labour brands Nigel Farage a 'threat to national security' for his stance on the European Union

This "skull" looks like it's taking a chomp out of the tombstone. (seen in the churchyard of St Michael's, Baddersley Clinton)

Sages have come And their names are now lost Bullies also came, terrorised, And now their names And faces are forgotten. The hemlock The dew The raven's call Remain #naturepoetry

All this so that we can continue to operate our advertised timetable - and allow you to escape the hot weather and visit the cooling waterfalls in the shaded woodland of Dolgoch! #HeartofGold

Biting Stonecrop (Sedum Acre), growing in a crack in the concrete which is part of the towpath bank on the Trent & Mersey canal, near Sandbach. #flower #flowerphotography #nature #photography #UKnativeflowers #wildflowers

I love these memes , always pointing out the stupidity of religion. Religion poisons everything.

Needles

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Old photo: an almost eerily calm summer evening on Broadford Bay, Isle of Skye. A couple of boats, and the mountains of the Red Cuillin are reflected in the glass-like water...

Scarlet tiger moth mooching around on alkanet near my house #pollinatorrpals #wildflowerhour

😂 Love that song.

The average billionaire uses 1000-10000x as much water as you. So there's an easy fix here. No billionaires.

My model of this little guy has now been produced in life size by the @lapworthmuseum.bsky.social crew. I visited the museum to help them paint it in preparation for a starring role in @profaliceroberts.bsky.social's & David Stevens' award winning show garden at the BBC Gardener's World Live expo.

Morning all! 🌱 The garden is looking very pink at the moment.

Makerfield has dealt a welcome blow to arch-Brexiteer Nigel Farage’s dangerous ambitions observer.co.uk/news/columni...

#BloomScrolling Common Hogweed or wild carrot. Surprisingly beautiful close-up. MUCH nicer than its horrible awesome Giant relative! Oops I missed #WildflowerHour again! #MondayMotivation instead?

People keep saying that Burnham will inherit all the problems that Starmer had but that's not the point. To give a very obvious war example. Churchill inherited all the problems that Chamberlain had too - ultimately it was about leadership.

Had a fantastic visit to the Wales Railway Operations Centre (WROC) in Cardiff with the WRRC! 🚄🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 A huge thanks to Stephen Thomas for the tour of this vital 24/7 hub where Network Rail and Transport for Wales work side by side to keep the network moving safely. #NetworkRail #TransportForWales

I wonder what it is about the last decade of UK politics that has produced this non-stop churn of PMs? There has to be some common factor.... 🤨

I see people are writing Burnham's political obituary already. It's almost as if they want this cycle of chaos. Personally I want progress and a functioning country and really have had my fill of shitweaselery

No contest.

TEMP REQUIRED for an office based in Central London – apply in writing to Number Ten. Previous experience not essential – you’ll be out of there by five pm.

Rather than a General Election, I think I'd favour a full investigation into Nigel Farage's finances.

If you are travelling with us during this heatwave, please ensure you take water with you - bottled water & drinking fountains are available at Wharf & Abergynolwyn. If you feel unwell at a station, don't board a train; please seek assistance from staff/volunteers. #HeartofGold

Summer Solstice captured from Stonehenge yesterday. At first light, the sun climbed up behind the Heel Stone and threaded itself straight through the center of Stonehenge exactly where the builders aimed it nearly 5,000 years ago. Ethereal Earth on FB

Louder for the people in the back

Oh, this drives me up the wall. Agrivoltaic solar farms can actually improve water retention and protect crops in rural areas that are drying out!

📸 PHOTO OF THE DAY - No filters, just fantastic light. Thank you to Towpath Talk follower Julie Fletcher for the photo! #towpathtalk #canals #canalsandrivers #narrowboat #rivers #waterways #lifeonthecut #boating #boats #canallife #canallifeuk #UKCanals

It's the day after the summer solstice. Any time now, my dear old Mum would have started complaining that "the nights are drawing in...". 😂 Below is the follow-up to yesterday's old photo. Taken from the same spot, just a few seconds later, but looking east instead of west.

Ultimately Starmer’s biggest miscalculation was failing to appreciate that chasing the Reform vote was far likelier to LOSE support than it ever was to gain it… Those of us who are NOT on the anti-immigrant bandwagon aren’t merely indifferent to it; we’re SICKENED and APPALLED by it.

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Today marks the start of Insect Week - a celebratory week focussing on the world of insects and their vital role in ecosystems 🦋 We are lucky to have a host of different insects across the parks 🐞 Our Help Nature Thrive team have picked out their favourite - keep an eye out for their selections 🙌

Nigel Farage: Vacant

Meadow Brown I think on today’s #Towpathstroll #UKCanals