Google suggests a lovely ichneumon wasp???

@bbowt.bsky.social not a bad show of early orchids at Homefield this year. Thanks!

Harlequin ladybird?

The Orchids wot I saw today. Man, Common Twayblade, Fly, White Helleborine and Bird's-nest.

Spiderfest

Stuff of nightmares. Spotted in the garden today. An ant desperately tries to escape being trapped in a web which is home to hundreds of baby spiders.

Henley and Thames from Leander Boat Club during Henley Art Trail today

No shortage of Wild Garlic in the Chilterns this year

#Sculpture, Ancient Greek Statues, from early Classical period to Hellenistic period (c. 480-30 BC) #art Artifacts exhibited in The National Archaeological Museum, #Athens

🚨 It’s official!!! 🚨 The U.K’s National Energy System Operator has just confirmed that on 22 April 2026 Britain set a new record of 98.8% zero carbon electricity…🇬🇧♻️⚡️🔋💡💪🥳

Good morning ☕️ This was a nice find for me, plum coloured green-winged orchids growing near the lake. Happy new week everyone 🩷💜🌿 #Flowers #Spring #FlowerPhotography

Kingsbridge estuary South Hams Devon

Cows near Prawle South Hams Devon

Even a dead gull(?) on a South Hams beach has a certain elegance

Glanville Fritillary had its 3rd best year in 2025 according to the @ukbms.bsky.social results. This species has bucked the general pattern of long-term decline for habitat specialist butterflies in the UK - its numbers have increased by 244% @savebutterflies.bsky.social (📷Mark Searle)

"Almost like Lake Como: Germany transforms former coal mines into Europe's largest lake landscape" www.euronews.com/2026/04/14/a...

St Mark’s flies enjoying their short lives on Alexanders at Bentham South Devon

Red kites in action over neighbours garden in Marlow

'A lot of what [Trump] said is designed to put pressure on me to change my mind and to get dragged into this war' 'I'm the British prime minister, and I act in the British national interest' says PM Keir Starmer

Mark Zuckerberg, an outspoken critic of "man-made climate change", shows off his new $300 million, 287-foot mega yacht, powered by four gigantic diesel engines. What's that word oh yea hypocrite that fits .

Bookcase re-set after decorating

This is not a painting - its thd view from beneath an ancient pedunculate oak. Its over 400 years old www.facebook.com/615505373000...

A clear blue sky for walking in the Chilterns

Incumbent German electricity suppliers said in 1993 that renewables could not provide more than 4% of electricity in the long run. In 2025, renewables provided 55.9% of Germany's electricity — 14 times the predicted ceiling.

Primula in Marlow spring garden

Spring flowers Marlow

Spring Marlow

The Pennines. Heading towards Alston.

First comma butterfly of the year in Marlow today

Hi BlueSkyers 🙂 Sunset in #Iceland for #BlueSkyArtShow theme: #Horizontal 🌟 #Photography 🌟 #OMSystem 🌟 #ECK 🌟 #Boat 🌟 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekJForJuxtaposition

Fsssshhh oil pastel sardine Www.justinkingdesigns.com #fish #oilpastel #sardine

What a fucking psychopath. It is “his great honor” to kill these “deranged scumbags.” I’m sure the parents of 175 innocent schoolgirls would disagree. I know war will have casualties. But you can still act like a human being.

Another view of the clump of trees I started the week off with. Buckinghamshire 2026. #photography #monochrome #blackandwhite #bnw

Lambs and nice old barn in blustery hills somewhere above Goring today.

@sadlerswells.bsky.social thanks for synopsis at tonight’s incredible Mary Queen of Scots. Brilliant performances.

‘Notice… One miles ahead’ by Peter Brook RBA

So Philip Glass just joined TikTok. He only has like 4 posts and they’re simply him in what I assume is his living room playing the piano. First comment on one I saw was “your piano is too close to the fireplace, you’ll dry it out” and if that’s not the internet in a nutshell I don’t know what is.

Spring sunshine in the Chilterns

Gorton By-election vote rational response to Labour record including - ‘Major crackdown on immigration’ Reform-like rhetoric - Failure to condemn Israel on Gaza -‘Build, build, build’ prioritised over environmental worries - Freezing tax thresholds bringing more people into tax and higher rates

The Two Roberts at Charleston in Lewes gallery

Isn’t Brighton lovely on a murky afternoon in February?

Lost my phone in London, with four credit cards and £150 cash in the case. Returned to me within 21 minutes. This hellhole of a city eh.

Stonor in Chilterns between the showers

Our evening walk looked like a painting 😊

Flood plain for River Thames at Marlow doing what it does

Today, a rare glimpse of sunlight at Crosby beach bringing a faint touch of spring warmth after all the rain of the last week. #IronMenCrosby

Thames at Marlow in the continuing gloom

No walking the path towards Henley from Marlow on another grey wet day

The Castel Statue Menhir, Guernsey. An Early Bronze Age female figure of power: spiritual, temporal or both. Raised on the highest point of the island (I think), slighted and buried at some point in the past. #StandingStoneSunday 🏺🦣