Good morning! Cape Spear, Newfoundland photographed by Ron Planche.

Out yesterday in a gap between Festival duties and a visit to another Suffolk church with unexpected riches. This is Hessett, whose medieval wall paintings include a very rare (and faint) Christ of the Trades, Christ surrounded by all the tools you mustn't use on the Sabbath; 7 deadly sins above.

Norwich Cathedral, 11th century carving of St Felix of Burgundy (died 8 March 647 or 648). St Felix was the first bishop of the East Angles and is widely credited as the man who introduced Christianity to the Kingdom of East Anglia. This carving dates from c.1096. #MedievalMonday #MemorialMonday

St Johns church, Glastonbury peeping through the mist. Photo taken on Glastonbury Tor on Sunday.

#OnThisDay in 1940, remaining Advanced Air Striking Force Fairey Battles carried out their final attack before returning to the UK. Read our Battle profile at www.classicwarbirds.co.uk/british-airc... #WW2 #WorldWar2 📷 www.worldwarphotos.info/gallery/uk/r...

E. Lilian Todd #inventor In 1909 New York Times identified her as 1st woman in world to design airplanes. 1910 design was test-piloted by Didier Masson achieving powered hop of >6metres. Many other inventions incl cannon triggered by solar power. b. #OTD 12 June 1865 bit.ly/3KI7Dai

somewhere out there tonight: Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) rising behind the Panchachulli peaks / (credit Harsh1271)

I'm going to be talking about flying stress and LMF at the Bentley Priory Museum on 11 July. Dr Victoria Taylor and Gp Capt (Rtd) Tim Willbond are speaking too. #WW2 #History tickets from bentleypriorymuseum.org.uk/whats-on/dow...

Nancy Jane Miller Livingston Stratford, US aviator. Pilot in the civilian Air Transport Auxiliary in UK during #WWII. Later a pioneering helicopter pilot in Alaska. b. #OTD 12 Jun 1919, it is her 107th birthday today. She is the last surviving Attagirl #ATA pilot. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_S...

Then & Now. 😉 (#OTD in 1944, Douet area, France. D-Day + 5. Private Wheatley from 6 Durham Light Infantry firing his Bren gun. #WW2 #HISTORY)

82 years ago #OTD, 10 June 1944, SOE agent #VioletteSzabó was captured during her 2nd mission. Along with fellow SOE agents Lilian Rolfe, Denise Bloch & Cicely Lefort, she was later executed at Ravensbrück. Szabó was posthumously awarded the George Cross, shown here with her daughter Tania 🧵½

Good morning! Golden sky from Ingonish, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia photographed by Erin Fos..

Topping up from a KC-10 "somewhere over Saudi Arabia" Op Southern Watch, December '92

Good morning! Halifax, Nova Scotia photographed Doug Davis.

Rare “White Auroras” spotted over Norway.🤩

#OTD in 1944, Benouville, France. Very, very close to "Pegasus Bridge". Glider No. 91, which carried Major Howard from 2 Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. #WW2 #HISTORY

Last night I knelt by the altar in Sherborne Abbey and instead of looking down to pray, I looked up. And marvelled.

A completely new perspective on a familiar story...

#OnThisDay in 1940, Flying Officer Edgar Kain died in a flying accident at the age of 21. Born in Hastings, New Zealand, he flew Hurricanes with No. 73 Squadron and became the first RAF ace of #WW2 when he shot down his fifth aircraft in March 1940. He shot down a further twelve before he died.

Looks like good advice to me!

(Not colourised. 😊) #OTD in 1943, Tunisia. Squadron Leader G.W. Garton of 112 Squadron and Captain E.C. Saville (right) and Flight Lieutenant L. Usher. #WW2 #HISTORY

The Holy Trinity shield, one of the most common symbols found in medieval church art, at Brettenham, Suffolk. The discs labelled Pater, Filius and Spiritus Sanctus (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) are joined by the word 'est' (is) to the central DEUS (God). Other connections say 'non est' (is not).

NEW EPISODE -On the edge of war: A V-Force pilot during the Cuban Missile Crisis Listen here 🎧🎧 coldwarconversations.com/episode458/ #VForce #Cuba #Nuclearwar #Coldwar #DHVictor #Vbomber

Good morning! The tree. Milford, Nova Scotia photographed by Gary Brinton.

This dog-latin text had me fooled for a while!

A rather lovely stained glass window in Helmsley church, North Yorkshire commemorating the Battle of the Standard against the Scots in 1138

Dorstone war memorial tablet. St. Faith’s Church, Dorstone, Herefordshire. First World War. #LestWeForget

Marie Surcouf C19/20th balloonist feminist. 1906 1st French woman to earn aeronautical balloon pilot's license & to pilot balloon flight with all-woman crew. Set up La Stella women's aeronautical club when men tried to limit her ladies committee. b. #OTD 19 May 1863 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_S...

The Forgotten Few: The Royal Australian Air Force and the Korean Air War – A Historiographical Note open.substack.com/pub/drrossma... #airpowerhistory #koreanwar

Ella Pilcher, British pioneer #aviator & 1st woman to fly in a glider in UK. Co-created & flew in gliders designed by younger brother, aeronautical #engineer Percy Pilcher in 1890s. 1899 she was made an honorary member of @aerosociety.bsky.social d. #OTD 19 May 1939 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ella_Pi...

By far my favourite bit of architectural ironwork in Glasgow, and possibly anywhere in the world! It can be found on D.B. Dobson's 1902 Art Nouveau commercial building at 50 Darnley Street in Glasgow. #glasgow #ironwork #dragon #architecture #glasgowbuildings #pollokshields

On the night of 16/17 May 1943, Operation Chastise used bouncing bombs designed by Barnes Wallis to breach the Eder and Möhne dams. 1/4 #History #WW2

A magical mellow sunrise this morning in Glastonbury. Have a really lovely Sunday everyone.

Hi Bluesky 👋 I finally deleted my X/Twitter account today after years of going back and forth about it. Walking away from nearly 4k followers was honestly terrifying. Washington photographer obsessed with wildlife, ferries, storms, and dramatic Pacific Northwest light ❤️

🇺🇦🇪🇺 The Motherland Monument in Kyiv lit up in the national colors of Ukraine and the European Union to mark Europe Day

#OTD in 1942. A Fairey Fulmar from 803 Squadron landing on the deck of HMS Formidable. #WW2 #HISTORY

Friday flowers…….

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Monkey Face Orchid (Dracula simia), Quito, Ecuador. The flower's unique pattern is formed by its lip, column, and petals, which arrange themselves to look like a monkey's face. The flowers smell similar to a ripe orange #monkey #face #orchid #ecuador #greenhouse #flower #bloomscrolling #nature

@t0r0.bsky.social x.com/aircrewtv/st... Just so you know that you're still popular "on the other side"!

St George's day But should UK go back to St Edmunds day, our original patron saint to celebrate on 20th November

Good morning! Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador photographed by Ray Mackey Photography. Imagine waking up and seeing a gigantic iceberg that's come to visit..

Today is #WorldBookDay I am reading Sten Rynning's "NATO" So, what are you reading at the moment?

This was taken from the canoe, just as the morning mist was lifting. #blueheron

Bore da 😊☕️ It's sunny Saturday! Have a lovely one, folks 🤗 Here's a sunlit wild bluebell with bonus weevil. Maybe an acorn weevil.... maybe not 🤷‍♀️

Mystical archway at dawn. The view from St Michael's tower on Glastonbury Tor this morning.

63 Squadron, RAF Chivenor 1991

Fog-tastic! Thursday early evening in Chicago.

The Old Man of Storr, Skye Pic: Steven Murphy

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