Chillin, loch-side

Quiet contemplation (Dalswinton, Scotland)

Not much room here!

A late afternoon peaceful stroll around the lake (Dalswinton Estate),Scotland

Happy peaceful caturday!

WTF? If this is available in Ireland - is it also available in the rest of Europe / UK and the world?? This is extremely worrying www.rte.ie/news/primeti...

I’m still feeling upset & angry …. Someone deliberately cut down the indigenous crab apple sapling I planted in the green space where I live/walk over 2 years ago… Even the council mowers took care to avoid the little tree.. I keep wondering WHY..? #phantomplanter #GuerrillaGardening

United Utilities and Severn Trent “process” the highest volumes…. Oh yay #pollution #food www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Calling all Content Creators to support RSL. Really Simple Licensing (RSL) is an evolution of the early ideas behind the widely adopted RSS standard. RSL is an open standard that lets publishers define machine-readable licensing terms for their content. #RSL #AI #copywrite rslstandard.org

If you have a website (online blog), you may be concerned about AI ingesting your content for training purposes without suitable recompense. This article discusses a proposed licencing system to advise AI scrapers about your content and payment/attribution required arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

Big apple, Little apple, Sweet apple, Sour Harvest time joy - Apple crumbles and crab apple liqueur! #Harvest #apples

Winter hedge medicine seeping… Rosehips and haws (hawthorn berries) in brandy

Love summer harvest time. The results of a little walk (with dog) and some foraged crab apples I foretell some crab apple liquor nearer to the end of the year!

Good morning Bluesky! Have a fantastic weekend

Had breakfast while watching our resident robin having its morning bath!

Follow your path wherever it leads, there’s amazement and beauty around every corner…

@minijew.bsky.social Happy Friday and bank holiday weekend! May your long weekend be sunny and warm

Damsons foraged and washed - let the pricking begin …. 2025 Damson gin is a go

Sunny Sunday plans include: 1. Trip to allotment to water beetroot seedlings, mow pathway. 2. Making Damson Gin for the darker days (foraged damsons yesterday, already bought plain gin) 3. Contemplate making crabapple gin 4. Re-pot Christmas cactus and mock orange seedlings into

My little place of peace and happiness in the sun.

Happy Caturday! May you have plenty of sunshine today

Sunshine in the garden

Happy weekend!

I’m in a dilemma - which is tastier Sloe Gin or Damson Gin ??? Help please…

Is it blackberry foraging time ?

Been out foraging - I have a big pot of plums being turned into jam Red cherry plums, yellow mirabelle plums and a few Victoria plums…

Reasons to love summer: Just foraged… Red cherry plums, yellow mirabelle plums and some Victoria plums

Anyone aware of the new BlueSky Age Verification Process requirement for all UK users??? www.theregister.com/2025/07/21/o... #bluesky #privacy #wtf

I’ve just been reading about “The science of revenge” www.jameskimmeljr.com/books The book is ordered… in the meantime I’m looking for more information on this dangerous addiction…

Happy Caturday It’s the weekend - so remember to take it easy…

Happy Caturday!

Good morning world -TGIF May the 4th be with you

Listening to Hugh Laurie “St James Infirmary “ (Let Them Talk - Special Edition album) The man is talented!

Gazania!! (Bless you) #flower

Breakfast - home grown fresh strawberries and blueberries (with cream of course!)

Supper - roasted vegetables with chickpeas on lemon. chilli couscous… Yum!

On this solstice day - make thyme to enjoy the flowers!

Good morning Blue Sky! It’s going to be another warm day !

Sometimes, life’s a beach…. #scape

“Nothing – and I mean, really, absolutely nothing – is more extraordinary in Britain than the beauty of the countryside… People in Britain don’t realise how extraordinary that is.” - Bill Bryson, The Road to Little Dribbling: More Notes from a Small Island.

Traeth Lligwy (Lligwy Beach), Anglesey, North Wales

Morning reflections - Moelfre, Anglesey, North Wales

Could this chemical also be part of reasoning in the rise of vaping by UK school children?

Cute, curious, chaos, cuddly, character, charlatan, complainer… all true descriptions of “*not my cat” *TLDR Happy Caturday! #caturday #cat

Supper - “Orzotto” Orzo pasta, fresh spinach, baby green peas and pan fried asparagus. Dressed with fresh lime juice and olive oil…. Delicious!

I may only have one lap, but luckily I have two hands! The children both want attention! #dog #cat

Morning all, it’s Friday flowers… #flower #poppy

Ever wonder why tree shade feels cooler? They lower surrounding temperatures (5-15 °C than nearby concrete) through evapotranspiration, or the process of releasing water vapor that cools the air. Buildings absorb and radiate heat. It’s not just shade, it’s living climate regulation!

Bullying a poppie Fuzzy bumble bee in dayglo yellow poppy #poppy # bumblebee

The magical words spoken to banish depression and sadness “Be-Gone-Ya” #flower #begonia