Sleeping seal near Ravenscar

No one should be forced to sleep rough in our capital. If you see someone sleeping rough, you can help get them out of the cold. Contact StreetLink to connect them with local support: thestreetlink.org.uk

Upon my sickle I catch the sun And by my power I cast it on Across the sky The light to bring To rouse the gods To send the spring #WinterSolstice #Solstice #Midwinter #PlaymobilInfestation

A city arrives and departs at Norwich’s winter heart, Bare trees and iron ways, from journey’s start. #Norwich #aerial #image #winter #snow

Happy Winter Solstice! On midwinter’s day, the sun sets between the pair of stones that form the largest trilithon at #Stonehenge Farewell to the shortest day of the year, as we look forward to lighter days ahead! ☀️ #StandingStoneSunday #Archaeology

Protest is not a privilege – it’s our fundamental right. But the Government’s Crime and Policing Bill will give police powers to shut down protests and criminalise people for taking to the streets. JOIN US in opposing this: https://secure.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/page/180398/action/1

Stunning ##WinterSolstice 🌞

Happy #WinterSolstice and longer days🙂

Because of how much the word is nowadays being stigmatised I want to say -particularly to younger women- that ‘feminist’ is a great word & cause and being one gives clarity to one’s paths & strength to one’s choices. My only regret is that I didn’t proudly call myself one until later on in my life.

Got this small vat heater for my printer. Resin gets really ornery if it’s cold so this is supposed to keep it warm enough to allow normal printing. It’s 44° in the shop right now and this had brought the temp up to 60°. Definitely an improvement. At 25°c I could try clear resin in the winter

I hope Diana Ross sues the Department of Justice into oblivion. DOJ = Diana of Justice.

Quark, "Ghosts, huh. Can I interest you in some spirits?"

Sunday is the Winter Solstice in the northern hemisphere. The point in the year when daylight is at its shortest Across the UK, daylight will be in short supply: Less than 8 hours in the far south 🕑 And under 6 hours in the far north 🕑

Talking about unhealthy drinks, I've been BEGGING everyone I know not to drink these things! There are A NUMBER of reasons they're bad for humans. www.livescience.com/health/food-...

A perfect life all round🙂🖖

85 years ago, on the 20th of December 1940, Captain America Comics #1 was published. It was the first appearance of it's titular character. While general response to the comic was favourable, threats and intimidation lead to police protection for the Timely Comics offices. #otd #history 🗃️

Can we adapt this for hypocaust walking? @romanpalace.bsky.social @durotrigesdig.bsky.social #HypocaustGate

Day 59 of inserting a random Muppet into a random Star Trek screenshot #StarTrek #StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry #TheMuppets #AMuppetFamilyChristmas

This series of articles in the Guardian on the Free Birth influencers makes terrifying reading. So many dead babies. If you’re planning (or going through) a pregnancy and you want to maximise the chance of a surviving, healthy baby, don’t mess with these people. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

A change in time for Christmas! 🎄 Low pressure will gradually give way to high pressure as we move through next week ⤵️

Norfolk Narwal😁

Aren't they brilliant ? Thank you @heidiburton.bsky.social for sharing ' Longsocks ' - today's #FoxOfTheDay

You guys know you don’t need to be good at drawing to make art You also don’t need AI to make art when you can sculpt, write, sew, crochet, craft, build, code or literally anything

For #ReliefWednesday we're looking at perhaps the most celebrated piece of ancient #Roman #cameo #glass, the #PortlandVase in the #BritishMuseum. Made in #Rome between 15 BCE and 25 CE, it shows two scenes, whose meaning is still obscure, but whose beauty is undisputed. #AncientBluesky 🏺

Civil war?

Can’t wait!!

Ahoy there! Wonderful 🙂

Weather warnings are in force across southern England and Wales for heavy and persistent rain It will be windy too with gales in exposed coastal regions ⚠️

Eight Palestine Action activists are being left to die in prison – all without even facing trial. We must force the government to act, before it’s too late ⬇️ https://goodlaw.social/3e3320

🚨 Live facial recognition cameras are being deployed in #Southampton TODAY. The Government must halt the rapid rollout of facial recognition technology and make sure there are safeguards in place to protect each of us and prioritise our rights.

Frida Kahlo just shattered auction records, with her masterpiece "El sueño (La cama)" (1940) fetching $54.7M—the highest ever for a woman artist. This is a huge milestone—but why is the women’s record still a fraction of the men’s? 🧵👇 #artbots #kahlo

Brilliant women artists are as skilled and dedicated as men. So why should their work not fetch the same prices? Maybe it's time women took an equal piece of an art market that they helped create.

On International Migrants Day, let’s celebrate the generations of migrants who’ve helped make London what it is today - the greatest city in the world.

I'm sharing this here, as I have on Facebook and Instagram, but there's no account on here to share from, and I just think this is wonderful. A really good balance of design and implementation, and appears to achieve everything it set out to do, and it *SO* appeals to my inner 'work nerd'.

Feeling very 'Norfolk' today. Happy the great god Thorsday today🙂

Aerial view of Sidestrand on the north Norfolk coast, with St Michael & All Angels Church & village set perilously close to the crumbling soft cliffs. Waves, groynes & a narrow shingle beach below show how hard it is to hold back the North Sea #Sidestrand #aerial #image #Norfolk

Anglia Square aerial - Norwich. Now in active demolition after the council took ownership in late 2024. DSM began demolishing the 1960s complex in Nov 2025 as the £350m regeneration moves ahead, with plans for 1,100 homes #Norwich #AngliaSquare #aerial #image

Thornham Harbour, Norfolk: this tidal creek once bustled with coastal traders. Records from the 1500s note coal ships from Newcastle. The Coal Barn (old coal hut, 18th c.) stored cargoes; Nathaniel Woods’ Jessie Mary made the last run in 1914 #Thornham #aerial #image #Norfolk

Spot the difference: One of our archivists wearing this awful Christmas jumper, and the Grenville Armorial showing the 719 quarterings of the family.

We should have gotten this showdown at the end of Picard Season 1

Beautiful🙂

Musician Kirsty MacColl died #onthisday in 2000. It's difficult to believe it's been 25 years. We were proud to conduct her humanist funeral, in accordance with her wishes. This Christmas marks the third year without Shane MacGowan and Kirsty MacColl, but still, their voices live on❤️

I Am Not A Toy I am an ecological disaster, mortal enemy and scourge of The Klingon Empire. I'm also a breakfast cereal. But most importantly, I'm a commitment. Please think twice before gifting someone a Tribble this holiday season.

I am not a toy... I am the last thing you will ever see in your life... Moopsy 😶💀💦

Snowflakes in the air in Oxford just now. Not a metaphor, it’s just 🥶

🚨 Live facial recognition cameras deployed in Bedford TODAY They'll also be deployed on the 27th Dec, and in Luton on the 23rd Dec Govt must HALT their rollout of this tech until the public consultation is over and the public have had their say

After plenty of wet weather already, there is more to come over the next couple of days with yellow warnings in southern areas of England and Wales ⚠️ Latest info here 👉 bit.ly/WxWarning Stay #WeatherAware

*chef's kiss*

My wonderful Wifey 💕 got me a Chilli advent calendar because I really enjoy my chillis and spices. Last night my wonderful Wifey used some cooking dinner....... she's still regretting it 😘👌🏻🔥🌶️🥵.

Rotten picture but beautiful subject just now. Mysterious Magpie is getting ready for the #WinterSolstice on Sunday.