Wow, RIP. My father played guitar for him for several years. Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81 www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...

Mistle Thrush on a Rowan tree through a rainy window #birds #nature #wildlife #england

Saw a great load of Travelor's Joy wild clematis on a walk today and it's made me want to grow it from seed for it to scramble among hedges in our garden, www.blogger.com/blog/post/ed... #wildflower #clematis #garden #seedheads

Practicing on my Roland Juno 6, I'm a bit rusty fumbling the odd key on faster runs but enjoying it, some of the sliders have gone a bit scratchy as its been out of use for a couple of years. #synthesizer #juno6 #roland #music #oldschool #analogue #analog

deliberate intent to confuse, seems to be what most news is maybe it always was

This is why I don't watch BBC #questiontime anymore, they have fossils like Ken Clarke on, just so far out of step just has little understanding of the 21st century.

the #rowan is developing some nice colours this year, it doesn't always it's not as reliable as japanese maples but always produces lots of berries for the thrushes #uk #trees #wildlife

#birds the front garden robins always greets me at the front door #uk #wildlife

A Nuthatch in the churchyard of Holy Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon. #birds #nuthatch #SittaEuropaea #UKBirds #BritishBirds #birding #ChurchyardBirding #StratfordUponAvon #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography 🪶

#Caturday The Bride of Frankenkitteh!

#onslo #keepingupappearances #fashionicon #hunk - media0.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2l...

That's a humongous worm but he got it down eventually #robin #birds #nature #wildlife #uk

Maybe there's something in this Nigel Farage and Nathan Gill Russian bribes story....

Do you think the UK government should or should not recognise Palestine as an independent state? Should: 44% (-1) Should Not: 18% (+4) Via @YouGov, 17-18 Sep. Changes w/ 24-25 Jul.

The bigger the robin the smaller the celsius, you can tell it's getting cooler but at least it's dry and sunny #wildlife #birds

Pyracantha, absolutely loaded with with particularly plump looking berries this year, wild plants like holly, blackthorn and hawthorn are the same, it's going to be a good autumn for garden birds. 🌱🌳📷 #SundayYellow #Bloomscrolling #UKGardening #WildflowerHour #UKWildlife #nature 🌱📷

There is never a good reason to use artificial grass, it's often not particularly low maintenance in the long run

Living the homestead dream youtu.be/oP6q1EObIDU?... #growyourown #homestead #selfsufficiency

The rain has really perked up the perennial sunflowers (H. 'Lemon Queen') and the annual ones are appreciating it too. #allotment #flowers #growyourown #raspberries #nasturtiums

A leaf cutter bee (Megachile species) on everlasting pea Lathyrus atifolius #bee #wildlife #nature #uk #flowers

www.change.org/p/protect-al... #allotments #growyourown #selfsufficiency #veg #wildlife #nature #greenspace

🚨 Projected outcome in Rushanara Ali's seat: 🟣 Your Party – 35% (new) 🔴 LAB – 20% (-14) 🟢 GRN – 13% (-1) 🟠 LD – 12% (+2) ➡️ REF – 12% (+8) 🔵 CON – 4% (-) Your Party GAIN from Labour

Hey @angelarayner - hands off our allotments! No more sell-offs of these precious green spaces. Take 1 minute to sign our petition today. 👇#HandsOffOurAllotments

Allow them to take #allotments, parks and sports ground any greenspace will be next #labour #government #uk - youtube.com/shorts/wCiN9...

Another new to me #ladybird species, 14 spot, great year for #insects #nature #wildlife #uk

#nature #wildife #bees #conservation www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiBY...

It's time for a new kind of political party - one that belongs to you. Sign up at yourparty.uk.

I think #allotment site competition criteria should move with the times. #biodiversity category and points for plants that attract wildlife; a nettle patch, ragwort, poppies, managing organically without herbicides and pesticides, having a compost heap, collecting rainwater etc. #nature #wildlife

At least it's not all bin strikes here - I know I try to do my bit for nature and I'll keep doing more each year - #birmingham #nature #wildlife www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

If I was with HSBC at this point I'd be dumping them for copying Trump's position sustainabilitymag.com/news/is-hsbc...

People who are writing island of strangers speeches should be a bit slow to sit in judgement on Diane Abbott who has been fighting racism all her life

#allotment produce #growyourown

BBC: "The country where the left (not the far right) made hardline immigration laws", who's going to tell the BBC that's not how it works, party's aren't left or right policies are, you give up basic left wing principles you're no longer left #politics #bbc

canada geese and goslings #nature #wildlife #birds

Rosa 'Peace' - if only eh? #flowers #roses #garden

I've had to dump Pipewire and go back to jack/pulseaudio until it's more mature, on an Ubuntu 24.04 derivative and it's just not playing nicely literally, audio glitches, low audio volume overall, random freezes and erratic latency. #linuxaudio #ubuntu #audio #pipewire

Jay - Garrulus glandarius #birds #wildlife #uk #woodland #nature

Peacock #butterfly (Aglais io) on the allotment this afternoon #nature #insects #wildlife

Accrington West and Oswaldtwistle Central (Lancashire) council election result: GRN: 30.6% (+24.5) CON: 27.6% (-17.0) LAB: 24.2% (-25.0) REF: 17.5% (+17.5) Green GAIN from Labour. www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

My sis was irritated as she overheard a lady say "My Mom's 69 now" and her friend say "bless", thinking about yes that IS infantilising and 69 is not particularly old these days :-) 1/1 #pensioners #septenarians #octogenarians