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Mike Rogers
@sofaflyer.bsky.social
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I'm Flighty - allotmenteer, armchair gardener, blogger and sofa flying book buff in Harrow, London.

My blog is Flighty's plot - https://flightplot.wordpress.com
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As more of our health service is privitised, you can see DNA testing being used by health insurance providers as a way to deny access to health care (coz 'pre existing condition'), meaning you'd have to pay for it yourself. Also, it's eugenics.
February 17, 2026 at 10:37 AM
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curlyshirley02.bsky.social
I couldn’t resist this. A painting of somewhere in the Scottish Borders with the Eildon hills in the background.
John F Martin is a local artist.

#Art
#BlueskyArt
February 17, 2026 at 9:03 AM
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rosesuk.bsky.social
Happy Chinese New Year!
Celebrating the Year of the Fire Horse.
Perle D’Or, China Rose, bred by Rambaux, 1883. #chinesenewyear #roses 🌱
February 17, 2026 at 9:36 AM
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lizaadamczewski.bsky.social
I had a visit from a finch this morning
February 17, 2026 at 10:21 AM
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artsyhonker.bsky.social
If you are in the UK and were born between 1970 and 1990 you may not have had enough doses of MMR vaccine to be protected from measles. Contact your GP to get a booster course for free. www.nhs.uk/vaccinations...
February 15, 2026 at 5:10 PM
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barbaranadel.bsky.social
This looks good.
February 15, 2026 at 12:08 PM
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shypixie76.bsky.social
Good morning ☕️
The daffodils are awakening and here are some lovely rain soaked wild daffodils seen mid February. Happy Sunday everyone!
🌿☀️💛🌿☀️🍃🌼🌿
#SundayYellow #FlowerHunting
#Daffodils #SpringIsComing
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
Rain-soaked wild daffodils
February 15, 2026 at 11:28 AM
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raggamog.bsky.social
This week's blog is published. The Witch is waiting with freshly brewed tea and a ridiculous amount of comfort blankets. Join her for folklore and poetry, and a shout out to @film-authority.bsky.social .

ko-fi.com/post/Lady-Of...

#Writing #SundayFringe #Poetry #Folklore #Trees #Art
Lady Of The Mountain
The Witch and the Chihuahua published a post on Ko-fi
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February 15, 2026 at 9:39 AM
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sallynex.bsky.social
Trying an experiment this spring: didn’t get around to sowing garlic in November (quite glad I didn't tbh as would probably have drowned). So instead I'm trying giving it the chilling it needs to form cloves by leaving the bulbs in the fridge for a few weeks - let's see how it goes! #gardening 🌱
February 15, 2026 at 10:54 AM
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thechattygardener.bsky.social
Hiding in the potting shed out of the rain and seed-sowing. Might try rice!

#UKGardening #cotswolds #GYO 🌱
Seed module, trowel and seed box on a potting tray with view out of wet window to garden in the rain.
February 15, 2026 at 10:36 AM
sofaflyer.bsky.social
Today's Flighty's plot blog post is On the windowsill, February 2026 - flightplot.wordpress.com/2026/02/15/o...

🌱 #UKGardening
On the windowsill, February 2026
I wasn’t going to start sowing anything in pots until next month but both English Daisy (Bellis perennis) and Mountain Daisy Avalanche (Arenaria montana) seeds can be sown from January onward…
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February 15, 2026 at 9:57 AM
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nitaluvz.bsky.social
Full of beans!
February 15, 2026 at 9:12 AM
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curlyshirley02.bsky.social
Prairie Smoke seed heads,
Birds Hill Provincial Park, Manitoba, Canada
#Nature
#BlueskyNature
February 15, 2026 at 7:56 AM
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Spread the love this #ValentinesDay 💙📚

Throughout February, @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social will donate 10% of every children’s book sale (including pre-orders) to BookTrust and Scottish Book Trust – helping to get more children reading.

Shop now: https://bit.ly/4rsegSW

#ReadItForward
An illustration of colourful books flying through a purple sky. Red text says Read it Forward! 10% of bookshop.org children's book sales go to BookTrust and Scottish Book Trust in February 2026.
February 14, 2026 at 1:56 PM
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samssslearning.bsky.social
The best birthday treat ever. 🌱
February 14, 2026 at 9:39 AM
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hughharrop.bsky.social
Two of thirteen beautiful Snow Buntings in a light dusting of snow and crisp winter sunshine in the hills above Lerwick, Shetland this morning.

#BirdingScotland #UKbirding #UKWildlife #Birds
February 13, 2026 at 5:36 PM
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keepbritaintidy.bsky.social
🚯 Nearly half of UK adults admit to littering.

Our new research shows more than 26.8 million people have dropped litter in the past year.

We all deserve to live in clean and green communities. It's time to #LoveWhereYouLive.

💚 Join the #GreatBritishSpringClean: bit.ly/4bHKZ1p
February 13, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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oldpostcards4sale.bsky.social
Some very good advice
February 13, 2026 at 12:55 PM
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jemimasgarden.bsky.social
If you want to know how to attract more Hoverflies to your garden, visit our Planting for Wildlife page to find out what to grow🙂
jemimasgarden.co.uk/planting-for...
Or Bees, Butterflies, Bats etc.
🐝🦋🦇🪲🐦‍⬛
#MHHSBD
A Marmalade Hoverfly with dark brown and orange stripes and dark red eyes, feeding on Purple Loosestrife flowers which are unsurprisingly, a pinkish/purple colour.
February 13, 2026 at 12:42 PM
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And in #HouseofLords @greenjennyjones.bsky.social led drive to try to stop the proscription hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2025-0...
February 13, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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solitairegardener.bsky.social
If you're a beginner gardener & thinking about starting seeds indoors, but feel like you need loads of fancy kit. You really don’t
I’ve put together a…

https://solitairegardener.co.uk/2026/02/10/starting-seeds-on-a-budget-simple-tips-for-beginners/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social
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February 10, 2026 at 8:50 PM
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gojauntly.bsky.social
Our co-founder's conversation with Clare Balding on BBC Radio 4's Ramblings is now available on BBC Sounds.

Hana shares her journey from never walking for pleasure to building Go Jauntly – and why accessible green spaces matter for everyone. 🌿✨

Listen here:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
February 13, 2026 at 8:50 AM
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patriciaandkira.bsky.social
Friday 13th, what could possibly go wrong 😀
a penguin standing next to a calendar that says friday the 13th
ALT: a penguin standing next to a calendar that says friday the 13th
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February 13, 2026 at 6:22 AM
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lizlash.bsky.social
Anyone any thoughts on supporting an older (17) cat just diagnosed with anaemia who also has early stage kidney disease? @hedgewatchers.bsky.social
February 12, 2026 at 6:43 PM
sofaflyer.bsky.social
Today's Flighty's plot blog post is Looking dismal - flightplot.wordpress.com/2026/02/12/l...

🌱 #UKGardening
Looking dismal
It was and sunny on Monday so I took a look round the plot after lunch.   The red stems and crinkly leaves of the rhubarb are just starting to appear above ground.       It&#821…
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February 12, 2026 at 9:32 AM