Another day, another seven spot ladybird. This time on a stellaria flower. There are a LOT of ladybirds again this year where I live - north wales coast. #ladybug

Heard you guys like cool lizards

Today's frog is the sand frog.

Well call them ramsons as they're in my garden rather than in the woods, wild garlic just starting to pop into flower 🌱 #GardensHour #Bloomscrolling #MacroMonday

Just tried a frog-flavored beer. You can really taste the hops.

Exciting times for the study 11thC England: the 'lost' seal of Edward the Confessor has been rediscovered in the Archives nationales de France! #SkyStorians #MedievalSky

Perentie monitors are some of the most beautiful lizards.

Magic opal glitter weevil. Im always excited to find these!

Percy Harland Fisher (1867-1944) Washing on the Line. Oil on canvas.

Victor Askew's work varied little over the years and 'The Studio, St John's Wood,' (1948) is typical in his predominant use of a palette knife. He was described in an exhibition catalogue as wielding a palette knife 'like D'Artagnan with a sword.'

Did some readings for this little BBC piece on extinct English pronouns www.bbc.com/future/artic...

Morecambe Bay View 12 April 2026 - 1831 #morecambe #morecambebay #MorecambeBaySketchClub #pleinair #landscape #skyscape #seascape #painting #skypainters #oilpainting #plywood #michaelhardingpaints #jacksonsartsupplies

Me this morning. "Are you wake?" Wife, "Yes. It's horrible."

Yes, yes, do that

A wonderful photo showing the difference between what a castle normally looks like and after it has been restored to its former medieval glory! From bare walls to bright, colourful, fun painted walls! Château de Salignac is doing it right! More here: www.facebook.com/reel/1910404...

Kathleen B. Hudson (American, b.1986) "Illuminated Cliffs," 2025 Oil on linen panel 20 x 16 in #Art

Lizard of the day: Phuwua rock agama! A species from Laos and Thailand! They're small, thin lizards that roam in rocky forests. They're active throughout the day, including the night! They mainly feed on spiders and have funky patterns.

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Greta Thunberg is right.

France is switching from Microsoft to Linux "We must become less reliant on American tools and regain control of our digital destiny. We can no longer accept that our data, our infrastructure, our strategic decisions depend on solutions whose rules, pricing, evolution, and risks we do not control."

Four favourites so far this year (Peak District, East Yorkshire and Lake Distict)

Teotihuacan-style incense burner lid, central Mexico, 150-650CE, used in religious rituals, divination ceremonies, ancestor worship and veneration of gods. It depicts a deified figure, possibly a warrior, adorned with jewelry and elaborate headdresses. Incense smoke escaped through the figure's eyes

These ancient stone figures in Kyrgyzstan are part of the long tradition of Turkic balbals—human-shaped memorial stones found across the Eurasian steppes. Many examples in Kyrgyzstan date to the 6th to 10th centuries CE and are linked to early Turkic funerary culture #History #HistoryMatters

Shedding another skin suit 🦎 (I just think this process is so cool)

Wild garlic all over the woods in E.Lancs this weekend 🌱 #WildflowerHour #WoodlandPlants #Bloomscrolling

The human brain is extraordinary. 🧠 But also...kind of a mess. Join neuroscientist Dean Burnett for a fascinating look at the quirks, flaws and surprising strengths of our most complex organ.

Hey everyone, my new and upcoming memoir l, “Welcome to Your Life: Love, Death & Tears For Fears” is the upcoming memoir set to release on August 4th 2026. Make sure you preorder it before the release. There will be signed copies when the book gets released. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/welcome-to...

new pinned post, aka eddie's directory of spiders! 🕷️💕 if you'd like to see my posts about a specific kind of spider, click and hold one of the tags below and then select "see posts by user" #tarantula #spider #wolfspider #jumpingspider #fishingspider spiders are also tagged by genus/species 😊

a perfect reflection 🪞💕 #spider #jumpingspider #regaljumpingspider #phidippusregius #arachnophiles

Haworthia cymbiformis, 'cathedral window plant' 🌱🌵🪴 #PlantSky #Succulents #Houseplants #GreenSat #ColorADay #ECK

Every council should follow suit.

I'm an atheist. I dislike all religions equally, yet I find myself defending Muslims against Israel, left-wing Jews against Zionists, and now Catholics against Evangelicals. Please, will you all just go away and worship your god quietly and keep out of governments and the lives of the rest of us.

The Fascist Police

The Night Stair, Hexham Abbey. Before dawn each day, the Priory bell would summon the monks to matins, their first service of the day. They would descend from their dormitory, which no longer survives. #StaircaseSaturday

Mapped: The Reform-Orbán Network www.desmog.com/2026/04/08/m...

Why is the Labour government preparing a crackdown on protests against the illegal war it’s enabling – and the cost-of-living crisis it risks fuelling – instead of acting to stop people struggling? www.lbc.co.uk/article/iran...

Electoral Bribery Page 24 suggests Nigel Farage will do 6 months imprisonment He’s just bribed a street to vote Reform - The same people that he was photographed with. I wonder if the UK police will ivnvestigate? 🤔🙂‍↔️ library.college.police.uk/docs/APPREF/...

This year's #kakapo breeding season has been the biggest on record: - 256 eggs (252 in 2019) - 148 fertile eggs (116 in 2019) - 105 eggs hatched (86 in 2019). It'll be 2+ months until we know how many chicks will fledge (73 in 2019). There are currently 95 alive. #conservation #kakapo2026 #birds

A retired RAF squadron leader says Keir Starmer’s claim he only let the US use British bases for “defensive” airstrikes on Iran is a “fiction”. It was “glaringly obvious” that US missions from RAF Fairford were conducting offensive strikes. t.co/M896Oix3jS

42 racehorses have died in the UK so far this year. 42 in less than 4 months. Yesterday a horse broke its back at Aintree.You can bet your life that if a single jockey died at the Grand National they would finally do something about it. #youbettheydie #grandnational

The North side of the Torridon giants (Beinn Alligin to the right) 5 x shot pano

#FindsFriday Zoomorphic brooch, silver, showing a hound chasing a hare, Roman, AD43-300. Detector find in Hale, Halton. On display at the Treasure exhibition. Liverpool. 📷 My own.

by fuck it’s a beautiful world

Friday Finnish!! Pekka Halonen ( 1865 - 1933 ) Finnish painter "Dog Howling at the Moon" oil on canvas 26 x 17,2 cm, 1899 Halosenniemi Art Collection

It's 1970. You have a field & a stage. You only have £4500* to pay for the entertainment. Who are having & why? Please show your workings in the margins. *Where there is a price range (eg, Third Ear Band £125-£150, we're using the higher price).

This is a heads up for the annual Heckle Royale with Attila the Stockbroker. Who still insists he is not heckling whilst shouting across a barn and over a PA.

Mid-13th century door from the undercroft at Wells Cathedral in Somerset. 📸 My own. #AdoorableThursday #WellsCathedral

Cactus flowers bring me joy #BloomScrolling #Succulents #TimelineCleanse

Never forget that Labour politicians will support death sentences for civilians if it helps their careers. youtube.com/shorts/RqiaX...

Lizard of the day: Western skink! A small species native to Western North America! Juveniles have a bright blue tail. Against predators, their response is often to retreat. If females are protecting their eggs, they may attempt to bite to scare off any predators!