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The familiars of witches were sometimes described as imps. The 1589 confession of Joan Upney featured “pinching toads” as familiars - these otherworldly creatures could be sent to suck the life from her enemies!
#FairyTaleTuesday
More familiars at reallyweirdrealworld.blogspot.com/2026/01/a-wi...
Sitting, warty toad (pic by Li Lin on Unsplash)
January 13, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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memycoffeenbonsai.bsky.social
Thuja bonsai forest.
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Thuja bonsai forest composition in a dark blue oval low profile pot with moss covered landscape.
January 13, 2026 at 7:46 AM
bob-the-curious.bsky.social
The Iele of Romania appear as female spirits – and their dance leaves otherworldly circles in the grass. Spying on these ladies of the wood is dangerous and folklore speaks of the curious being left mute or mutilated!
#FairyTaleTuesday
More at reallyweirdrealworld.blogspot.com/2025/09/20-w...
Dark earth with grass circle (pic by Elisa Stone on Unsplash)
January 13, 2026 at 8:08 AM
bob-the-curious.bsky.social
Legend has it that the head of Bran the Blessed (both a giant and a king of Britain) was buried where the Tower of London now stands – protecting the island in death as he did in life!
#MythologyMonday
More giants at reallyweirdrealworld.blogspot.com/2026/01/crue...
The fortified Tower of London (Pic by George Ciobra on Unsplash)
January 12, 2026 at 8:01 AM
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intothehinterlands.co.uk
The Half Light. The Teign Gorge, Dartmoor.

Trudging up the trail through the woods to the lip of the Gorge. Early morning, ever so quiet.

#Landscape #Photography #dartmoor
Looking down the slopes of a gorge into the mist. Tree trunks reach to the sky.
January 11, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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jeffontherock.bsky.social
Lichen, Rhizoplaca chrysoleuca. NWT, Canada. The lichen is approximately 4cm long. #lichen #fungi #fungifriends
Photo of a cream coloured lichen growing on grey rock. The lichen is oval in shape. It is covered in many orange apothecia.
January 10, 2026 at 1:09 AM
bob-the-curious.bsky.social
Folklore has it that a phantom haunts England’s Silent Pool. The story goes that a woodcutter’s daughter was chased into the eerie blue waters by King John – and that her drowned ghost emerges each midnight…
#PhantomsFriday
More at
20 Wonderful, Wild and Wicked Creatures of Europe's Folklore
This list of mythical creatures from European fairytale and folklore has Celtic selkies, Nordic draugr, Spain's sacamantecas and Orkney's Nuckelavee!
reallyweirdrealworld.blogspot.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:12 AM
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petergibbs.bsky.social
Birch brackets
Large bracket fungi on the trunk of a dead birch tree, with a light covering of snow.
January 6, 2026 at 5:04 PM
bob-the-curious.bsky.social
The giantess Oonagh saved Fionn by scaring away a bigger rival. Oonagh dressed him as a giant baby, pretending this was Fionn’s son and Fionn was bigger and stronger still! The Giant’s Causeway in Ireland is all that remains of their feud.
#WyrdWednesday
Cruel, Canny or Kindly Giants: 6 Tall Tales From the British Isles
Read about the Giant's Causeway, a giant king, the one-sided love story of Bolster and St. Agnes and Jack O' Legs - a giant version of Robin Hood!
reallyweirdrealworld.blogspot.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:23 AM
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pocket-ireland.com
Woodland Enigma. #mushrooms #fungi #mycology #forestfloor #naturelovers #woodlandwalk #macroshot #naturedetails #autumnvibes #earthy #shroomatnoon #wildnature #smartphonephotography #photography
A close-up, moody photograph capturing a cluster of large mushrooms growing on a dark forest floor. The mushroom caps are cream-coloured with distinctive brown, scaly patterns and cracks, showing significant texture. The background is dark and blurred with a vignette effect, focusing attention on the intricate details of the fungi amidst scattered twigs and soil.
January 6, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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drcraigmc.bsky.social
The deepest confirmed fish observation occurred at ~8,300 m. I know the shape behind it is another fish’s tail, but my brain insists it looks like the foreground fish is wearing a party hat. #deepsea #marinelife
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
January 5, 2026 at 2:49 PM
bob-the-curious.bsky.social
The “Lyminster Knucker” rested in a knucker hole (deep pool) until locals woke it by dropping a bell into the water… to see how deep the hole went. This dragon was eventually slain with the aid of a poisonous pie!
#FairyTaleTuesday
Dragons, Wyrms and Wyverns: 12 Scaly Tales From English Folklore
Read stories about England's dragons, such as the girl who befriended a monster, the beast felled by a poisoned pie and the Devil's pet!
reallyweirdrealworld.blogspot.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:05 AM
bob-the-curious.bsky.social
During a poor harvest, the giant Jack O’ Legs stole flour to feed his friends in the village of Weston – but was caught, blinded and hanged by bakers from a nearby town. Two stones 14ft apart are said to mark his grave!
#MythologyMonday
Long version:
Cruel, Canny or Kindly Giants: 6 Tall Tales From the British Isles
Read about the Giant's Causeway, a giant king, the one-sided love story of Bolster and St. Agnes and Jack O' Legs - a giant version of Robin Hood!
reallyweirdrealworld.blogspot.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:16 AM
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glendunlap.bsky.social
Best I can do for now, a bit too cloudy for anything sharp!
#SantaBarbara #MoonPhotography #MoonPhotos #MoonShots #Photography

Settings:
Canon T5i
Sigma 150mm x 600mm
Focal length: 600mm
F-stop: f/9
Exposure time: 1/500
ISO: 1600
#Moon phase: Waxing 85%
Closeup photo of a hazy Moon at 85% full
December 31, 2025 at 2:16 AM
bob-the-curious.bsky.social
Hanged criminals could have one last hurrah as a “Hand of Glory.” This was a hand (usually straight from the scaffold) that had been pickled and made into a candle - and it was said to keep sleepers from waking as they were burgled!
#WyrdWednesday
Hangman's Rope and the Tyburn Tree: Explore the Grim Folklore of the Gallows
Read about the "Hand of Glory" and how a length of hangman's rope could be a lucky charm - or explore the deadly Tyburn Tree of London!
reallyweirdrealworld.blogspot.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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keithwilson.eu
Going on an adventure… #Dublin #Ireland
Trail leading through a tall pine forest. A couple of people can be seen in the distance.
December 28, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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walksincamera.bsky.social
Corner view 🌳🍁 #trees #woodland #treeclub
December 28, 2025 at 8:21 AM
bob-the-curious.bsky.social
East Anglian folklore claims that a hellhound accompanied a powerful storm in 1577. “Black Shuck” burst into two churches as the skies raged overhead - and is said to have killed several parishioners before fleeing!
#MythologyMonday
More at
20 Wonderful, Wild and Wicked Creatures of Europe's Folklore
This list of mythical creatures from European fairytale and folklore has Celtic selkies, Nordic draugr, Spain's sacamantecas and Orkney's Nuckelavee!
reallyweirdrealworld.blogspot.com
December 29, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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afewfromtheforest.bsky.social
Sunlight slips between snow-covered pines in the PA forest.

#eastcoastkin #classicmono
December 25, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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kdanni.hu
#fungi #fungifriends
They are growing on the middle of the road.
December 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
bob-the-curious.bsky.social
Isle of Wight folklore claims that Knighton Gorges (a demolished manor with a shady past) returns for a party on New Year’s Eve!
#folklore #ghost
More end-of-year hauntings at
A Spectral Manor and the Ripper's Guilty Plunge: 5 New Year's Ghost Stories
Read about the strange spectral guests of the Monte Vista, a ghostly manor house on the Isle of Wight and the plunging shade of Jack the Ripper!
reallyweirdrealworld.blogspot.com
December 26, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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handmaiduns.bsky.social
Afternoon and hello 👋 #FungiFriends

How about some Jelly Ears 😍
Auricularia auricula-judae aka Jelly Ear. Pinky brown fungi on a tree stump. You can just see the milky coloured stream behind them (bottom right)
December 23, 2025 at 2:09 PM
bob-the-curious.bsky.social
Not all red hats are Christmassy - the redcap of Scotland kept its hat soaked in fresh blood (which it obtained via murder.) Folklore claims Lord William de Soules had one as a familiar and used it to torment the locals!
#WyrdWednesday
Full version:
20 Wonderful, Wild and Wicked Creatures of Europe's Folklore
This list of mythical creatures from European fairytale and folklore has Celtic selkies, Nordic draugr, Spain's sacamantecas and Orkney's Nuckelavee!
reallyweirdrealworld.blogspot.com
December 24, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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pocket-ireland.com
Little Fairy Village. #mushrooms #fungi #forestfloor #woodlandwalks #naturelovers #macro #mossy #spidersweb #autumnvibes #mycology #fairytaleforest #naturecaptures #outdoors #smartphonephotography #photography
A low-angle, close-up shot of a vibrant forest floor covered in bright green moss and scattered brown pine needles. A large cluster of delicate, pale, bell-shaped mushrooms rises from the earth, illuminated by dappled sunlight. In the centre, a fine spiderweb is stretched between the mushroom stems and nearby twigs. To the left, a textured tree root anchors the scene, creating a magical, miniature woodland landscape.
December 23, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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jaspersharp.bsky.social
Back in the graveyard before Christmas, another mini-mushroom, Moss Navel (Arrhenia rickenii), hiding amongst the moss on a tombstone. If you don't seek, you don't find. #fungifriends #fungi #mycology
December 23, 2025 at 9:52 AM