We're a group of creatives/thinkers/activists who have been selected for this fab book, and we are having a literary event/chat/meet up this week. It's online, free and open to those interested in feminism + art + walking ♀️👣 Do share this with anyone who likes this kind of thing! 📸

Richard Long, Kilkenny Circle, 1984 https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1136323

“I knew photography was only a word. I was journeying through another depth of humanity.” At Truth Tellers 2024, Sir Don McCullin spoke about the moment he turned his lens toward people living on the margins for The Sunday Times. Revisit this extraordinary conversation: tinyurl.com/ye26veyx

www.pzartscic.co.uk Project to purchase Penzance School of Art

www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tat... exhibition of Lee Miller photographs at Tate Britain, to 15th February 2026

Early morning and swifts flying over the water meadows of the River Frome in Dorset. @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social

The end of an era of a hugely influential photographer.

Beaminster and Colfox Schools’ Art and Photography Exhibition 17-26 June 10am-4pm, Tues-Sat Allsop Gallery, Bridport Arts Centre Free entry

Celebrating the 185th Birthday of Thomas Hardy. Born on this day (2 June) in 1840. He was one of Britains greatest writers and called #Dorset home. His heart is buried at St Michael’s Church in Stinsford. #ThomasHardy #Stinsford #OnThisDay

‘Mud Sun’ created by Richard Long using mud from the river Avon in Bristol, is on display at the National Gallery, London.

Email [email protected] simply saying MANDATE SWIFT BRICKS PLEASE - say that in the subject line of the email too. Please share widely. This article sums up why well. Labour should make a swift U-turn on bricks that provide nesting places www.theguardian.com/environment/...

WTF? If this Government can’t even agree to this smallest of initiatives, which has no cost to them & absolutely no down-sides, what hope that it will step up to the bigger nature challenges we face? This is a *popular* policy, for heavens sake. Obstinate tin-eared stupidity doesn’t come close …

Appearing on BBC South Today, @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social campaigning for swift boxes to be included in new housing.

Looking west over Swyre Head towards White Nothe.

Durdle Door, Dorset

The village of West Lulworth and the cove.

Pauline Boty eventually getting the recognition she deserves, tonight on BBC4 at 2200. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Free submissions are now open for work by young UK artists aged 4-18 years. youngartists.royalacademy.org.uk/get-involved

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Callaway’s fish and chips, Fordington Green.

Reflections

Shop Lane, Langton Herring.

East Cliff, West Bay.

Littlebredy, Dorset

Millstream of the River Frome