“There’s a sunrise and a sunset every single day, and they’re absolutely free. Don’t miss so many of them.” — Jo Walton

Yusufzai Pathan silk embroidery traditionally created by tribal women of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, and eastern Afghanistan #womensart

Sweet violet in the woods. #WildflowerHour

What did the Romans do for us? They forgot to take Alexanders with them when they left in 410AD. Early flowers from where it is invading a #Cambridge hedge. #WildFlowerHour

Goat willow-Salix caprea a male tree just starting to show hints of pollen on the dew laden catkins #Wildflowerhour

Something new for me! I found some Ivy-leaved Speedwell that is starting to flower #WildflowerHour Look at those cute leaves!

Nice to see white red deadnettle @bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour

Wild garlic growing on the base of twin trees in a tributary running down to the River Plym in Holt Wood, Plymouth #Devon #WildflowerHour

Everything awakens with the Suns’ encouragement 📷🕊️ …

Thicket of blackthorn blossom #Devon #WildflowerHour

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Sky drama. 2021 #sky #clouds #sea #Stunday #sonyalpha #photography #Scape #seascape

Blackthorn (Prunus Spinosa) Blossom observed during this mornings bimble with the dog. #Stunday #FLowers #BloomScrolling #Blossom

Millions of Americans and others from countries around the world can now claim Canadian citizenship by descent. But they have to prove it #Canada #LostCanadians /1 thread www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Of course there were horses :) Stafafell, #Iceland

Today we shine a light on the wonderful women restoring the Lichfield Canal because canal restoration isn’t just a man’s world. Their skills, dedication, and leadership are shaping the future of this historic waterway for everyone. lhcrt.org.uk/2026/03/08/b... #InternationalWomensDay #WeDigCanals

‘Do not mention the name of love, O my simple-minded companion. Strange is the path When you offer your love… If you want to offer love Be prepared to cut off your head And sit on it. Be like the moth, Which circles the lamp and offers its body.’ ~ Mirabai for #InternationalWomensDay

Spanish Moss is said to be the hair of a very old man who lived for ages after making a deal with the Devil. When he finally died, his hair draped over the trees. #Okefenokee #SwampSunday #WitchSky

Moin 🍀☕☕🍀 #GoodMorningPhoto #photography

#FungiFriday. Sulphur Tuft growing in little patches hidden by bracken and wood debris. Taken in November on Ashdown Forest. Happy Friday everyone.

This male blackbird is visiting our garden, staring into space, & allowing me to get very close to video him Bert the Bold, the new owner of our garden senses there is something wrong, & is not chasing him off Anyone bird experts know what could be wrong?

Sipping my coffee ☕️ and thinking about these marvellous Minoan cups! They look so modern it’s incredible to think they were made during the Bronze Age some 3,800 years ago! Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete. 📷 by me #Archaeology

More relevant than ever.

sometimes all it takes is a little subtle messaging to improve your pet’s behavior

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“A hound it was, an enormous coal-black hound, but not such a hound as mortal eyes have ever seen.” (Arthur Conan Doyle “The Hound of the Baskervilles”) 🎨 Sidney Paget (1901) #bookwormsat #booksky #bookillustration

If there was a surface, Maud Lewis painted on it. She turned her small home into a colourful work of art. While she was born with birth defects, she never let that stop her from capturing the beauty she saw in the world. This is her story. 🧵 1/12

In Chinese #folklore, a cat battling a snake is called Dragon-Tiger Battle (龍虎鬥), a clash of cunning and courage. One tale tells of a snake cut in half after losing to a cat. It did not die. Months later, its upper body returned, slipping into the mosquito net of 1/2 #caturday

Witness to war and then wars unimaginable. The face of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke as captured in medieval sculpture at Temple Church, London. Servant to five kings, his resting place suffered terribly in the blitz, yet his face - like those of other knights interred here - still looks on.

'There was great joy when she arrived, for they all believed that she had been torn to pieces by the lion, and was no longer alive. But she told them what a handsome husband she had, and how well off she was.' -The Singing, Springing Lark, Brothers Grimm. 🎨Arthur Rackham #BookWormSat

Look not to the leader who is easily swayed by flattery, or gold, for they bring destruction, rather turn to the one who has weathered many storms, whose signal has remained steadfast, sure, whose upmost concern is safety for all who traverse life’s seas

Remembering Sam, son of Harry and Irene Wadsworth of Southowram Bank, Halifax. Drummer in the 4th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment. Sam died at Shelf Sanatorium on 7th March 1918, aged 18 years. Image from April 2025.

Crackdowns on peaceful protest Support for Conservative benefit cuts Blaming migrants for failing public services As Labour keeps moving right. The question is: How low do they want to go?

Awake to birdsong…it’s idiotically early, light only just beginning to seep into the margins of the sky, but I don’t mind a bit! After the darkness of winter, I’ll take every suggestion of light possible! Wishing you a lovely day, dear early birds (human and winged!)

Jewel-like night sky at the farm. Little Dipper visible ✨

The only other creature allowed at the Pack Council - Baloo, the sleepy brown bear who teaches the wolf cubs - rose upon his hind quarters and grunted. "The man’s cub?" he said. "I speak for the man’s cub. There is no harm in a man’s cub." - Rudyard Kipling, "The Jungle Book" #BookWormSat

March stars in north Hampshire, England .. Lesser Celandine

Hit London Central last night for some theatre-spotting ... the Duchess Theatre to see "The Play That Goes Wrong". A murder-mystery slapstick that goes disastrously wrong for the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society ... it was hilarious. Audience participation was a must - a recommended must-watch!

Trees don't have nervous systems, but do feel what is happening, & do experience something analogous to pain when they are damaged It also means they kind of know when they are being hugged Not a scientific breakthrough, just a semi fact/dream 🤗🌳🌲

By the river #Dartmoor #Devon #water #rivers

'A snarl! A scruffle round the room! A sense that Death is drawing near!' -To a Lady with an Unruly and Ill-mannered Dog Who Bit several Persons of Importance, Sir Walter Raleigh. @signemaene.com and unruly dogs everywhere welcome you to #BookWormSat. 🎨Edwin Landseer

‘He once told me about polar bears - what solitary animals they are.’… 'Then what do polar bears exist for?’ ‘Then what do we exist for?’ ~ Haruki Murakami. Tomorrow for #BookWormSat we celebrate Landseer’s birthday with literature’s horses, dogs, deer, falcons and lions. Oh, and Polar Bears.

Just a little reminder that, should you be local to Cheshire, you'll find my feature page on local history and folklore in Cheshire Life Magazine every month! #cheshirelife #localhistory #cheshirefolklore

Study, gouache on paper,11x14"

Say hello to my little friend! Western Honeybee.😊 Peace! ✌️ #insects #pollinators #bees #peace

A most welcome sign of spring approaching.