Hey @suzannacrampton.bsky.social . This was in my feed just after your little film about the water lily. The two of them back-to-back was a lovely bit of beauty to close out my day.

I love my waterlilies. One day I shall have a pond with loads of waterlilies. This is our last bloom of the season. Such a beauty

Hi everyone. My turn to take a break from social media. I will be reading any private messages. I hope you all are taking care of yourselves. Probably back sometime next week.

These are gorgeous skirts from an independent artist. I get compliments every time I wear the ones I already have! We need 100 orders of each design to get them made.

If our vocabulary dwindles to a few shopworn words, we are setting ourselves up for takeover by a dictator. When language becomes exhausted, our freedom dwindles—we cannot think; we do not recognize danger; injustice strikes us as no more than “the way things are.” Walking on Water

In the name of cheering up, I think it may be time for this again: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPCJ...

Please be sure to read the added comments below this post. I over-reacted about their relationship with 1Password, with has no AI involved with it.

'Dogs in the Park, Kensington Gardens' by Nicholas Hely Hutchinson nicholashelyhutchinson.com

I just got this via email from @1password.bsky.social, and replied that they just lost my business.

@billy-perry.bsky.social CREEP ALERT! CREEP ALERT! Ban him quickly, my sisters.

From time management to maximizing prompts: Paula Rizzo offers a variety of productivity hacks for a productive writing session. https://www.writersdigest.com/productivity-hacks-to-write-faster-than-ever

We’re putting democracy in print. On Constitution Day, We Hold These Truths is running full-page ads in the @wsj.com & @financialtimes.com — reminding the nation that our freedoms only survive if we defend them. Sign the pledge at weholdtruths.org.

As an old who survived the 80s when many many did not: These fascist freaks are perfectly serious and now, like then, we will not let them win.

So rather than people seeing the van, we’ll make sure many more see the picture of the confiscated van. #StopTrump #Epstein #ProtestIsLegal

"That divide has real implications for workplace productivity, access to opportunities and even shaping the future of how AI works. However, as a woman who studies and tests AI for a living, here's why I believe the gap could close quickly over the next few years." www.tomsguide.com/ai/i-cover-a...

Reposting to annoy anyone who agreed with Trump's decree to sanitize and whiten our history.

UCLouvain seeks to recruit a full-time academic in Exegesis of Biblical and Extra-Biblical Texts. jobs.uclouvain.be/PersonnelAca...

My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com p.s. this week I am on a USA/Canada tour with my new book. Details and preorder links at tomgauld.com

How would you describe this Malawi agate! Photo credit: Agate_dad #gems #minerals

Natural Tourmaline cluster from Paprook Mine, Afghanistan! A rainbow explosion of crystals perched on snowy albite, sparkling like nature’s candy stash!🍬 Photo: © Gandara Gems #minerals #crystals

i love this chart

Heavy Feather Review's "Where to Submit" has been updated with tons of presses, journals, and more open for submissions. https://heavyfeatherreview.org/calls/

I write for...that part of us that is aware and open and courageous...that part of us that isn't afraid to explore the mythical depths, that vast part of ourselves we know little about and which we often fear because we can't manipulate or control it. That's where art is born. The Irrational Season

Check out this cumengeite from Mina Curuglú, Mexico! Six smooth, deep-blue tips, perfectly perched on a boleite crystal like a cosmic crown. Photo: MIN_museum #crystals #gems

"There are no rules in writing. There is only advice." James Wade explores how one's own experiences can, and will, inform your own work. https://www.writersdigest.com/where-im-writing-from-how-experience-shapes-everything-in-fiction

@victoriastrauss.com I have another one for you to look at--an email sent to me was put in my spam folder: www.excalibrewritershub.com

@tkingfisher.com My public library hold of the ebook of Hemlock & Silver came today, and they told me they got it too me this quickly because they ordered *five more copies*.

Attention, educators! As you build out your curriculum for the school year ahead, the Library of Congress is here for you with teaching tools, professional learning, and powerful primary sources for your classroom. Check out loc.gov/teachers to learn more.

Hey, everyone. Did you get a post on your feed today from this book aggregator: @readiln ? They seemed suspicious to me so I reposted to @victoriastrauss.com We've now both been blocked by them. But look here for the Writer Beware author's comments, & keep them in mind: bsky.app/profile/vict...

@victoriastrauss.com Hi Victoria. Have these people come across your radar yet? @readiln.com Their blusky looks nice and friendly, and slick, but their terms of service on their website are draconian: readiln.com/page/terms-o...

Another thing that makes me happy every time I see it: www.instagram.com/reel/DNfqbdy...

A short film that makes me happy every time I see it: www.instagram.com/reel/DOGmcAr...

Maki like a scalzi burrito...

Proud to be the 17th backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for Adventure Cats: A Choose Your Cat Adventure! One of the cat heroes is inspired by Elsie! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...

Rule #1 - Always start the PSA with an explosion. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu-L...

🔭 Up from the Earth: Gigantic Jet Lightning Image Credit: NASA, Expedition 73, Nicole Ayers apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25090...

Bramble weaves through rosy briar Content to let her boughs reach higher Skyward she goes thornless, so; How came she my height to know? Still, she does not bloody me - Her guards show no such courtesy. #Autumn #Poetry

Stunning pyrite ammonite from Russia! Photo: Golden Hour Minerals #fossils #gems

Attention Teachers and Educators! Have the NWS visit your classroom virtually! Presentation topics include weather, climate, space weather, hydrology (rivers) & tsunamis, and are available in English and Spanish. weather.gov/education/sc... #BackToSchoolNOAA

"It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood..." :)

A rainbow perfectly captured over Magdalen College 🌈 📷 Instagram | Lucies_Oxford_Camera (photo taken last week)

Hey! Did you know it's the best day of the year? International Vulture Day is here!! It's a day to celebrate, share & support vultures, the most endangered (and misunderstood) family of birds in the world. Take a moment to share a vulture with someone just how cool and important they are! #ivad2025

Behold an extraordinary artifact from the Qing Dynasty—a stunning rose quartz incense burner that hails from the illustrious Qianlong Reign (1736-1796 CE). Now proudly showcased at the Nanjing Museum in China #quartz

#CareerOpportunity Open-rank Position in #PastoralCare and #Counseling @ Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology #Catholic #Highered See ctsa-online.org/CareerOpport...

I will be the Moon at teatime I will be the hallowed hare I will be the hiss of quicklime I will be the empty fair I will be the leaves ungathered And the apples left to rot Every berried briar and bramble Embering what Spring forgot #Embering #Hookland #poetry #Autumn

The Labors of Idrimi is available in open access. Download your copy. tinyurl.com/yyvfbm66

Friday, September 5, will be a Bandcamp Friday! That means everything you pay, except payment processing fees, goes to the artist. There are many filkers with albums on Bandcamp. It's a good chance to stock up. bandcamp.com #Bandcamp

I had some old row counters that fit on knitting needles so I just stuck it on my crochet hook. 🧶

A rather rare specimen of chromium-bearing clinochlore (commonly known as kämmererite) from the Kop Krom Mine Photo: Saphira Minerals #minerals #gems