Three wood engraving prints selected by the Zillah Bell Gallery, Thirsk, for their summer exhibition, 11 July - 29 August. www.zillahbellgallery.co.uk

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The geologist James Hutton was born in Edinburgh 300 years ago tomorrow. Two slices of Scottish geology I (an ecologist) have enjoyed studying. The Moine Thrust Mylonites at Faraid Head, Balnekeil Bay and lichens on a basalt dyke in Lewisian gneiss, Raasay. #geology #JamesHutton #DeepTime #Scotland

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You never know who’s watching.

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Morning blues

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Checking out the dandelions.

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Good morning. It’s too hot for me, but the insects seem happy.

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Not very beautiful, but my oak proto #bonsai is still alive. I left the shoot at the base for now, because I thought it needed all the leaves it could muster.

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Aujourd'hui, c'est mon anniversaire ! (paraît que je vieillis, encore...) Le plus beau cadeau que vous pourriez me faire serait de partager mon travail. Merci pour vos commandes, votre soutien, vos partages, j'espère continuer encore un peu cette aventure avec vous. 🤞❤️ www.les-bluettes-de-lys.fr

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#TinyPlants for #WildflowerHour

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Small doodle.

Street photography!

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Some Parisian bees.

Good morning. No photos yet. I’m off to see Hilma af Klint and Matisse today.

THREAD. A while ago my parents' cat Bridget went missing. As the worrying weeks dragged on my dad devised a way to distract himself: he began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time & inhabiting art's most iconic scenes. What he produced (& how quickly) was phenomenal...

A very fine bin display

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My scarf has been attacked by moths! I’m not really concerned about colours, but it’s very light weight, so I don’t want heavy patches or darns. Any suggestions for techniques and materials? The scarf is woollen. #VisibleMending 🧶

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Hmm. The leaf bud on my proto oak #bonsai seems to have guests. Do I need to remove them? I wouldn’t worry on a more established tree, but this one is still quite delicate.

The assembly is all done. Just (!) need to do some sketches and pop them into it. I made some design changes along the way, so if I do another one, it will be slightly different. #bookbinding 🧶

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Sketchbook in preparation. Each blue holder page has a sheet of watercolour paper on each side, mostly white, but a few grey. I’ll take the watercolour paper out to use as loose sheets, stitch the holding pages and covers together, and then put the sheets back in. Well, that’s the plan.

After its winter pruning of root and branch, my proto #bonsai oak tree is well behind local trees in producing leaves, but there are some buds, so I’m hopeful that I haven’t killed it.

Good morning. First weevil of the season was a bit shy.

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@donnad.eurosky.social @columnist.bsky.social or others knowledgeable about Paris. I’ll be spending a couple of days there soon. I haven’t visited for a few years. Do I need to book restaurants, or does just turning up still work for most places?

Good morning. First elm zigzag sawfly of the season.

Yay! I beat my GP’s anti-patient defence system and booked a shingles vaccination!

Wordle 1,774 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

My winter/spring plein air sketchbook

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