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Chris Boden
@chrisottershaw.bsky.social
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Trying to read more books than I buy and perpetually failing.
Studying Christian Spirituality, especially Franciscan & applying it to modern life.
Working with churches on finance and governance.
Love books, cooking, and wildlife. He/him 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️-ally
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sarahseeandersen.bsky.social
The image is of a comic titled "Winter." Panel one depicts monarch butterflies flying. They say, "We take a long journey south." Panel two depicts a bear hibernating underground. It says, "I fall into a deep, impenetrable sleep." Panel three depicts a squirrel holding an acorn, with other nuts scattered around it. Off camera, someone asks, "How do YOU survive?" Panel four depicts the squirrel having grown enormously round after having eaten all the nuts.
December 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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emilyscartoons.bsky.social
The Nunnery is in Dyre Neede of Funds, Sister Oh deare Sister Nunneries may Resorte to varyous Fundraysing Methods when in Penurie: 1. Prayer 2. Taxaytion of the Local Populace or 3. Enteringe & Unexpectedlie Winninge A Regional Singinge Competition That one
September 21, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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stephencollins.bsky.social
Not many words in this cartoon - it's a mostly silent story of two crusading knights on horseback who travel through a series of wild fantasy landscapes, basically like a Lord of the Rings type quest, and then they eventually get to a modern british town, and they walk up a bleak British overpass, and then one of them climbs up a lamp post and sellotapes a sad little St George's flag to it, and the other one takes a photo on his phone, and then he climbs back down, and all the panels so far are reversed - back through all the different landscapes, their quest over. On the last panel knight 1 finally speaks asking "how many likes?" and the other one says "22".
September 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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tammykomoff.bsky.social
Truth!
Reading: What it looks like. (Pic of a woman in a chair reading a book. What it feels like. (Pic of a woman reading a book in a cloud surrounded by ships, flying trains, a couple kissing, a witch on a broom, a small village on a hill, and a biplane.
September 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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flyagaric.bsky.social
“Downburst”

The problem with having such a nice view from my deck is I’m not compelled to go chase scenic photos as much.

I have a small child. I’m pretty thrilled to stay home and watch the storms roll in.

#Home #BlueSkyArtShow #StormCloud #Rain
A shaft of rain, backlit from behind by the afternoon sun, falls on forested low mountains of the Colorado Front Range. The clouds are dark and ominous.
September 13, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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rspb.bsky.social
Wheeeeee...soaring into #FlyDay!

📷 Paul Browning
A Kestrel glides gracefully with wings fully extended in a shallow ‘V’ shape, speckled brown plumage catching the light, against a blurred green and dark background.
August 15, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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destinytoro.com
Yawasa (a Taino word for Blue Heron) for #AnimalArtTuesday 🖤
Illustration of a blue heron worshipping? eating? the sun, surrounded by a fish, a frog, golden clouds and stars.
August 12, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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vgnstella.bsky.social
Completed the little crochet fun guy #fungi #crochet #amigurumi #crochetcharacter
Crochet mushroom amigurumi character front view Crochet mushroom amigurumi character side view Crochet mushroom amigurumi character butt view
August 1, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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unenthusiast.com
live action catbus looking pretty sweet
orange cat lying on floor with square lights reflected on his flank that resembles lit windows
August 1, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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angemmorton.bsky.social
There is still beauty in the world, despite all the ugliness that is currently on display. Seeing the delicate, perfectly designed leaves on a Japanese maple tree reminds me of that, even when things look bleak. 🙏🏻🍁🍁

If you'd like to purchase this piece:
www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/170522160
A brush pen and Chinese watercolor of a young Japanese maple tree in a pot. Art by me.
June 13, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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jimmymakepeace.bsky.social
Scared to commit to the overpainting phase of this!
A work in progress painging of a dragon with an archer strapped to its back, in the background there's a big fire.
June 12, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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aledthompson.bsky.social
The Crow
A black crow perched on a stump in a pine forest densely packed with colourful foliage
June 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
chrisottershaw.bsky.social
We have a hedgehog in our garden, or at least hedgehog poo implying that a hedgehog has passed by!
April 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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mooseallain.bsky.social
Speech Bubble Venn

www.worldofmoose.com/products/spe...
Cartoon drawing of two men chatting via speech bubbles. One says I love Venn diagrams, the other says Venn diagrams are rubbish. The speach bubbles overlap for the words 'Venn diagrams'
April 18, 2025 at 8:55 AM
chrisottershaw.bsky.social
Since turning 40, my eyebrows seem to have become inspired by those of Rowan Williams, I just have to pray that they bring his wisdom also.
April 18, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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revrachelmann.bsky.social
What a miserable day to be trans in the UK. Not a single trans person was allowed to make a representation to the Supreme Court. Not one. And we are the group who will pay the price.
April 16, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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brownsmith.bsky.social
I know that celebrating anything these days seems tone deaf. I know. But: if you've been waiting to read my book, I am so pleased to share that it is now officially available free to read in Open Access. So check it out and share widely! bit.ly/thedevouringmetaphor
April 16, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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cstrawbridgeart.bsky.social
And here’s the whole gang…
🩷💛💜💚🩵
www.charlottestrawbridge.co.uk/art

#GardenGang #BritishBirds #GardenBirds #Spring #BlueTit #Chaffinch #Yellowhammer #Bullfinch #CoalTit #Goldfinch #LongTailedTit #Nuthatch #BirdArt #WildlifeArtist
The Garden Gang Collection, available on my website now
April 3, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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weratedogs.com
"Good morning class today we're going to learn what makes a good boy so good" 13/10
a photo taken from a few rows back in a college lecture hall. there’s a golden retriever standing on their hind legs with their paws resting on the long table at the front of the room. the whiteboards behind them are blank for now, because they’re going to need a lot of room to explain.
April 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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sianclare.bsky.social
Anti-trans sentiment is often framed as 'protecting women' or 'keeping women safe'. I'd like to take this Trans Day of Visibility to state that I feel far, far safer around all my trans friends and trans people I know than I would with a single person who thinks trans people are a threat to me.
March 31, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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quaker.org.uk
🚨 Outrage as 20 police officers break into Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrest six. 🚨
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Quakers condemn police raid on Westminster Meeting House
Police broke into a Quaker Meeting House last night (27 March) and arrested six young people holding a meeting over concerns for the climate and Gaza.
www.quaker.org.uk
March 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
chrisottershaw.bsky.social
Went out for the morning as buoders were in and took read books to the charity shop and ended up buying some new ones. It was a very good morning and my wallet is feeling lighter than my bookshelves. #booksky
A stack of 9 books of various kinds and sizes.
March 21, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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thomasthecorgi.bsky.social
Bennie gives this joke a 3.14159265358979323846 26433832795028841971 69399375105820974944 59230781640628620899.
#CorgiCrew #VioletHasJokes
March 14, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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silvernomad.bsky.social
Bluesky friends, Happy Pi Day 🥧
a greeting card that says " i will love you until pi runs out of decimal places "
ALT: a greeting card that says " i will love you until pi runs out of decimal places "
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March 14, 2025 at 11:08 AM
chrisottershaw.bsky.social
I enjoy pancakes throughout the year, but there is something which feels very naughty about eating them in Lent. Trying out a new recipe, only meant to make 6, but got 12 out of it, so we might be eating them for a while.
A pile of blueberry muffins on a plate and two frying in the pan.
March 9, 2025 at 8:15 AM