American segregationism running into British liberalism and unfortunately people getting killed as Americans try to impose their laws in someone else's country. That article references Launceston so I'll have to speak to the local historical society when I'm there next.

Sakura in Kyiv has started to bloom. I captured it today. News headlines don’t notice the beauty. I do.

I interviewed Jeff for our first book, asking for an anecdote or two about the film. He sent three page's worth of memories, facts, and stories about his time making the film. I know he was touched that Lonely Water resonated with so many people. A true talent and an absolute gent. RIP.

Some sad news to report, I'm afraid... Jeff Grant, the director of legendary public information film Lonely Water, died on 13 March. He fought to include the film's horror elements, and they proved so successful that it opened the door to the shocking PIFs that we know and love. (1/2)

I photographed Cladonia fimbrinata or another similar Cladonia species in the area of a dried-up stream in a floodplain forest. While browsing the iNaturalist database, I’m surprised by how many Cladonia lichen species I’ve already photographed and how […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Cladonia #lichen on a tree stump (in central Hessia). The simple and farinose podetia with defined cups make me think of C. fimbriata.

I somehow just typed "mosstalgia" into an email, accidentally discovering a serviceable term for wistfully remembering the bryophytes of your youth.

#fungifriday #eck #photography #lichen #classicmono #bwfri #coloraday #macro #nature A close up of lichen

Hareshaw Linn in April #nature #naturephotography #spring #woodland #northumberland

Constantly astonished by the talent on display here, whether it’s as part of a career or just a hobby, from huge novels to tiny painted folks. Just awesome 💚

Painting of Lichen stellaris by Louisa Finch, Countess of Aylesford. Found in the grounds of Packington Hall, Warwickshire, December 18, 1810 #lichens #art #wildlife #ScientificIllustration

Seven-spot Ladybird 🐞 One of the best natural pest controllers to have in your garden. This little beastie will easily consume 50+ aphids a day. #NatureUK #WildLifePhotography

falling blossoms each one a bell tied on #haiku

somehow content walking home in the rain these lonely streets seem to cradle me #tanka

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 2365: Don't talk down to your readers. They'll notice, and they'll judge you.

Caroline Herschel (1750 – 1848) was a German astronomer, whose most significant contributions to astronomy were the discoveries of several comets, including the periodic comet 35P/Herschel–Rigollet, which bears her name. #CelebratingWomen

celandine & sunflare, failed hunt for a great crested grebe & a moth you cannot identify

色んなオレンジ #lichen 2026.01

Sculpting in studio, making a wall hanging of some macro lichen. #art #ceramics

Aspicilia cinerea*, the Cinder Lichen, along the Button Rock trail today 🌿 * I think

"Pink Moon Over Water". Georgia O'Keeffe. 1923 #WomensArt #fullmoon #Pinkmoon

I just have to wonder if any of these men are trying to suppress the whisper of 'Kristallnacht' in their heads.

The morning #bee 🐝

Waters merging #Dartmoor #Devon

Ich see trees of grene Redde roses too Ich see them bloome For me and you And Ich thynke to myselfe What a wondirful worlde Ich see welkin blue And cloudes of whyte The brighte blessid daye The darke sacred nighte And Ich thynke to myselfe What a wondirful worlde www.nasa.gov/image-articl...

Photopoem shared 3rd April 2026

Some extraordinary stories in reply to @stuhennigan.bsky.social about how #LibrariesChangeLives Take a look at the replies and also the quotes - and do share your own experience too if you would like to

On the way to work, Tyneside, 1955, photo by Harry Morrison.

Morning 😂

under the magnolia my quiet breakfast and drifting petals #haiku

And this morning the Shed is a luminous image of a shed, projected onto the high wall of a municipal building..,

I think that speed as a quantifier for artistic success kills creativity. Art needs time. Sometimes lots of time of NOT making art. Pressure to deliver art on regular basis is horrible for creatives. We start making less complex themes. We skip creative experiments. We opt for safe choices.

Painter Romaine Brooks, La Primavera, #Spring (c.1910), featuring the dancer Ida Rubenstein #WomensArt

The big question is not so much about energy supplies but meta-power: who can control, politically exploit, and profit from energy supplies. Solar in particular threatens to de-commodify energy. And who wants that, except everyone who uses it?

If you want to know what a Farage led Britain would be like, just look at America.

I'm currently checking out the wood for tomorrow's Easter bonfire here in the small village. There's about half a million kilowatt-hours of energy in here. That would be enough to power about 50 moderately renovated single-family homes for a year. Burned in 1 day, in a fossil energy, climate crisis.

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A nice little duo for a rainy Oregon Thursday. 🍄‍🟫 🍄‍🟫 Can you see #3 hiding? On a daily walk or hike, it can be incredibly easy to miss these little wonders, but if you slow down and actively look for them, there is a whole other world out there to see! #mushrooms #fungi #macrophotography

#Eggs at #Easter relate to ideas of new life in the #Spring. Painted eggshells by artist Ruby Silvious #WomensArt

Hope is there, it’s in the egg in the nest, it’s in the seed in the ground. It’s in the mouse in the dark of the night who is sniffing the air waiting for the safe moment to appear. Hope is there holding our hands

You can be anything you want. Be a whisper in the dark. Be a mysterious shadow on the cobblestones. Be a set of glowing eyes in the forest. Be a haunter instead of the haunted.

One of my favourite walks, overlooking the Welsh hills.

Your daily fortune: Slow down and don't sprint through life. Slink, slither, and shamble at your own pace.

The pink pigeon from Mauritius bounced back from near extinction through careful conservation. Original post

Fresh green moss spore pods #moss #forest #naturephotography

Me & who? #WhimsyWednesday

The rat tail cactus has absolutely gorgeous blooms #BloomScrolling #PlantSky #Succulents

Solar panels required on home and business roofs would take care of oil wars.

night of your birthday across the kitchen table stars of scattered flour

I love the viscid nature of this long purple-capped mushroom. I believe it's some species of Inocybe 📷 Canon R5 Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM M, f/2.8, 1/3, ISO 400 Stack of 23 images 11/13/24 Northern Oregon Coast #mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms 🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄‍🟫