Really appreciate this poem by @michelleadiaz.bsky.social published on Ink Sweat & Tears today. Great opening lines! Michelle Diaz | Ink Sweat and Tears search.app/Aeud2Ntv25TD...

More bird worship...we watched the release of these 3 griffon vultures yesterday. They were rescued and cared for by RIAS, our local wild animal rescue centre here in the Algarve, Portugal. These small underfunded rescue facilities are all over the world. Please support one near you.

Here is a spotless starling from my garden in Portugal. I've been in a pretty deep funk writing-wise, but I've built a bird pool and hide and love watching and photographing the birds. I suppose it's a kind of worship.

As a first post on BlueSky, here is a recently published poem of mine. In the current political climate, it is something I can offer against despair. thefridaypoem.com/while-drivin...