Fitting in

“There is a grandeur with sunset, but it’s still a spectacle of light. Dusking is much more subtle: it asks more of your attention, but triggers your imagination. Twilight has always been that way – it’s a time of shape-shifting.” www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Not the best weather today but still possible to see the majesty of heavily laden River Wye #SymondsYat

#UrbanGaze #CityScape

They do. And it's something we could all do with thinking about. The Guardian view on violent online rhetoric: all politicians have a duty to set a civil tone | Editorial www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Why do so many #TedTalks start with “When I was a kid” or similar? #Boredom

London hellhole update

Yes they represent destruction -but there is something wonderful about jet trails. On the flight path today #stroud

For a forecast of rain, we didn’t do too badly today #Amberley #Stroud

Is your self-deprecation out of control? Let me fix that for you. It's the final episode of 2025, and I'm on a mission to make you smile! 😀 Listen: www.academicimperfectionist.com/podcast/123 #academicsky

Calanais Standing Stones, Isle of Lewis. #StandingStoneSunday #Scotland #Blackandwhitephotography

“memories are not just nostalgia trips, but tiny signals of place that are now coded into an emotional map” app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/72177/...

It’s clear where we are going

But at least he helps sort the seeds

So much for the cat repellant cloche

Flow #Stroud

Purpose #Stroud #Ebley

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle... Some interesting takes on #Focus

open.substack.com/pub/philippa... Another excellent piece from @pperry.bsky.social

Power #Stroud #Lightpill

Potential #Stroud #Lightpill

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle... “The shift from anxious manager to respectful witness is a hard task of parenting adult children” - perhaps that shift should start before they become adults?

Sublime light today. Started off with diamond 💎 dust floating around (see previous post), then the fog kept breathing through the valley towards #Selsley, changing by the second as the air currents, sun and fog randomly interacted. #Stroud #Cotswolds

Perhaps with all the flooding this week it’s not tactful to talk about the wonder of water - this spring never seems to cease ( complete with dog bowl) #Stroud #rodboroughcommon

On the flight path today #Stroud

There is something endlessly fascinating about a dry stone wall #minchinhampton #stroud

A great post, as always, from @pperry.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/philippa...

“Fill your hearts with love today Don’t play the game of time…” Not totally sure about these lyrics but at least be uplifted today. #Bowie open.spotify.com/track/1p4krv...

A bit bracing by the Severn this New Year morning - near #Arlingham Quite near #Stroud

Boxing Day #Stroud

Boxing Day #Stroud

Things clergy might do that allow them to “be fully human” app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/71851/...

We have some catching up to do #gettingorganised #advent

“The strategies highlighted here aren’t about doing more. They’re about protecting your energy, reclaiming your peace, and strengthening your presence” Dealing with #stress

“The case for change is pretty stark. Since the pandemic, the number of working-age people who are economically inactive due to health conditions has increased by 40% to a total of 2.8m. Projections suggest ….another 600,000 could leave work by 2030” cogtogear.co.uk/keeping-brit...

Still in this age - the power of the notebook

Never thwart ambition

Politics of another age? It needn’t be

Our Great City #London #Embankment today

And another song of #feeling that comes randomly to mind #JohnLennon open.spotify.com/track/2X9H5B...

Where to start with #JohnLennon songs today? This wasn’t a favourite of mine at the time but over the decades is certainly near the top open.spotify.com/track/3Am0Ib...

What does the weather hold for today? #Stroud #Rodborough

Ebley #STROUD today

Some things in life are difficult to understand and probably not worth trying to

A therapeutic brand for every human nook and cranny is the profession chasing its own tail. Rather than collecting tools for every situation, we should focus on fundamentals that work in most situations. www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/the-age-of...

I try to greet people I encounter on my morning walk with a cheerful “Good Morning” . I wasn’t expecting this today - and sadly she didn’t respond #Stroud

This is a long read but well worth reading and re-reading as we struggle to understand our world www.theguardian.com/news/2025/oc...