Paul Glover
@paulglover.bsky.social
At night I write poetry and prose, write songs and paint. I also like to play the guitar, badly, which makes the members of my band, The Fractal Cats, laugh. My blog is at www.paulglover.uk. My academic posts are at @profpaulglover.bsky.social
I painted a Red Kite, and felt the breeze in my feathers, and imagined myself as a Kite conversing with the breeze in pirouettes and playful dances. A poem was bound to come, and did. It came in the form of a Sonnet. @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social @birdpainter67.bsky.social @birdpainter.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 9:06 AM
I painted a Red Kite, and felt the breeze in my feathers, and imagined myself as a Kite conversing with the breeze in pirouettes and playful dances. A poem was bound to come, and did. It came in the form of a Sonnet. @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social @birdpainter67.bsky.social @birdpainter.bsky.social
I think Red Kites are wonderful things, and we have lots of them here in North Yorkshire. Bored of cats (if ever), I decided to paint one. I wrote a poem too and will post that soon. #redkites www.paulglover.uk @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social @birdpainter67.bsky.social @birdpainter.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 9:01 AM
I think Red Kites are wonderful things, and we have lots of them here in North Yorkshire. Bored of cats (if ever), I decided to paint one. I wrote a poem too and will post that soon. #redkites www.paulglover.uk @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social @birdpainter67.bsky.social @birdpainter.bsky.social
And the last of the three cats, is Panda, short for Pandaemonium. She is the cat who got the cream, & the fish supper & her paws in the jam. Panda is the born climber who cannot climb and certainly cannot land. Panda is the one whose mews all mean “Was that really me?” @poorlycatdraw.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 8:52 AM
And the last of the three cats, is Panda, short for Pandaemonium. She is the cat who got the cream, & the fish supper & her paws in the jam. Panda is the born climber who cannot climb and certainly cannot land. Panda is the one whose mews all mean “Was that really me?” @poorlycatdraw.bsky.social
It has been a week of cat drawings. This one js called Sputnik. He is an imperious cat. @poorlycatdraw.bsky.social @awatercolouraday.bsky.social
November 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
It has been a week of cat drawings. This one js called Sputnik. He is an imperious cat. @poorlycatdraw.bsky.social @awatercolouraday.bsky.social
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Watercolour painting of a cat called Peanut, along with the photo I did it from. #cats #catsofbluesky #petportraits #art #watercolour #painting
November 28, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Watercolour painting of a cat called Peanut, along with the photo I did it from. #cats #catsofbluesky #petportraits #art #watercolour #painting
Today, eh! Got bored. Made rye #bread and spiced apple and parsnip #soup. Swept a chimney and #painted a cat. I cannot share many of these things with you, but I can show you the cat. @awatercolouraday.bsky.social @poorlycatdraw.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Today, eh! Got bored. Made rye #bread and spiced apple and parsnip #soup. Swept a chimney and #painted a cat. I cannot share many of these things with you, but I can show you the cat. @awatercolouraday.bsky.social @poorlycatdraw.bsky.social
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"Having begun to love you, I love you forever—in all changes, in all disgraces, because you are yourself."
~ Thomas Hardy,
𝑇𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑’𝑈𝑟𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑠
🎨 John Atkinson Grimshaw
~ Thomas Hardy,
𝑇𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑’𝑈𝑟𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑠
🎨 John Atkinson Grimshaw
November 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
"Having begun to love you, I love you forever—in all changes, in all disgraces, because you are yourself."
~ Thomas Hardy,
𝑇𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑’𝑈𝑟𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑠
🎨 John Atkinson Grimshaw
~ Thomas Hardy,
𝑇𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑’𝑈𝑟𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑠
🎨 John Atkinson Grimshaw
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Peaceful, serene vibes in Lilafüred, in the Bükk Mountains in northern Hungary.
This photo is from early November; the breathtaking first days of autumn, as the seasons so strikingly turn in perpetuity.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Photo by Zoltán Bárány©️
This photo is from early November; the breathtaking first days of autumn, as the seasons so strikingly turn in perpetuity.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Photo by Zoltán Bárány©️
November 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Peaceful, serene vibes in Lilafüred, in the Bükk Mountains in northern Hungary.
This photo is from early November; the breathtaking first days of autumn, as the seasons so strikingly turn in perpetuity.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Photo by Zoltán Bárány©️
This photo is from early November; the breathtaking first days of autumn, as the seasons so strikingly turn in perpetuity.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Photo by Zoltán Bárány©️
I wrote this poem this morning because I felt that many kind circles were being wrongly labelled as vicious circles. 🙃
November 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I wrote this poem this morning because I felt that many kind circles were being wrongly labelled as vicious circles. 🙃
Now we know the meaning of NATO - "No Americano! That's Outrageous!"
October 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Now we know the meaning of NATO - "No Americano! That's Outrageous!"
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Gustav Klimt, Apple Tree I, c. 1912.
Oil on canvas.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Painting and Fine Arts | Private Collection
Oil on canvas.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Painting and Fine Arts | Private Collection
October 13, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Gustav Klimt, Apple Tree I, c. 1912.
Oil on canvas.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Painting and Fine Arts | Private Collection
Oil on canvas.
🙏🏼🌍🕊️
📷 Painting and Fine Arts | Private Collection
So true - some books have had their Appendix removed and their index fingered.
October 11, 2025 at 7:36 PM
So true - some books have had their Appendix removed and their index fingered.
Hawthorn is one of my favorite plants. My painting is from a photo I took earlier in the year (for the flowers) and a branch of berries from a tree on the Nunnington Ridge near where I live. @awatercolouraday.bsky.social @flowerpainting.bsky.social #watercolour #watercolor #flowerpainting
October 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Hawthorn is one of my favorite plants. My painting is from a photo I took earlier in the year (for the flowers) and a branch of berries from a tree on the Nunnington Ridge near where I live. @awatercolouraday.bsky.social @flowerpainting.bsky.social #watercolour #watercolor #flowerpainting
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Paul Kauzmann, German (1874-1951), Morgensonne (Morning Sun), 1915, oil on canvas, 97 x 67 cm, private collection
October 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Paul Kauzmann, German (1874-1951), Morgensonne (Morning Sun), 1915, oil on canvas, 97 x 67 cm, private collection
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The View From The Window St Margarets: watercolour
October 4, 2025 at 9:58 AM
The View From The Window St Margarets: watercolour
Jane Goodall RIP. She has been a Titan that helped teach the World to respect the planet and all of its inhabitants. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... We must member her by action. @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social @priestleycentre.bsky.social @egu-ere.bsky.social @unileedsglobal.bsky.social
Dame Jane Goodall remembered as 'true hero for the planet'
Leonardo DiCaprio and Barack Obama are among those paying tribute to the leading conservationist.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 2, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Jane Goodall RIP. She has been a Titan that helped teach the World to respect the planet and all of its inhabitants. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... We must member her by action. @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social @priestleycentre.bsky.social @egu-ere.bsky.social @unileedsglobal.bsky.social
Autumn has come to Ryedale.
October 2, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Autumn has come to Ryedale.
Marvelous and elegant, but what does it say? "Khemni 4 Dave."?
Beautifully restrained necklace worn by the Egyptian Princess Khenmet at least 3,900 years ago, with falcon’s head clasp and protective gold amulets inlaid with semiprecious stones, such as carnelian, turquoise & lapis lazuli (ca 1932-1898 BC) egypt-museum.com/necklace-of-...
October 2, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Marvelous and elegant, but what does it say? "Khemni 4 Dave."?
And this is the continuing self-interest that means no decent environmentalist should ever vote Conservative.
Kemi Badenoch vows to repeal Climate Change Act #Climate
Kemi Badenoch vows to repeal Climate Change Act
Tory leader says she would replace it with ‘cheap energy’ strategy, ending decades-long consensus on climate
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2025 at 6:20 AM
And this is the continuing self-interest that means no decent environmentalist should ever vote Conservative.
This avenue of trees on the edge of York leads to one of the very best embroidery and craft shops in the UK. www.vikingloom.co.uk #embroidery
September 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
This avenue of trees on the edge of York leads to one of the very best embroidery and craft shops in the UK. www.vikingloom.co.uk #embroidery
September 21, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Autumn has come in the garden. Today, it was quick sketches of fruit tree leaves ... and ... #watercolour #watercolor @awatercolouraday.bsky.social
September 21, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Autumn has come in the garden. Today, it was quick sketches of fruit tree leaves ... and ... #watercolour #watercolor @awatercolouraday.bsky.social
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Sara, belle d’indolence - Henry James Holiday
September 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Sara, belle d’indolence - Henry James Holiday
Today's watercolour, a Redstart, painted (started) in West Bank Park in the outskirts of York and finished at home. Watercolour pencil sketch loosened with water-brush and black fine-liner. #watercolours #watercolors #birdwatching
September 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Today's watercolour, a Redstart, painted (started) in West Bank Park in the outskirts of York and finished at home. Watercolour pencil sketch loosened with water-brush and black fine-liner. #watercolours #watercolors #birdwatching