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Beltain celebrations @butserancientfarm.co.uk
May 4, 2025 at 7:45 PM
colbholly.bsky.social
A walk through the bluebells.
A bluebell at the base of a tree A close up of a blue bell showing the bell shape Bluebells on a forest floor A bluebell wood which looks like a purple carpet on the forest floor
April 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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adamcsharp.bsky.social
The Syrian Arabic word for a hamster is أبو جراب (abu jrab), where jrab refers to a pouch/saddlebag/tote. And abu often means “father of,” but can also function as a general honorific (like “mister”). So it’s not too big a stretch to say the Syrian Arabic word for a hamster means “Mister Saddlebags”
A hamster / mister saddlebags with EXTREMELY chubby cheeks
April 12, 2025 at 11:51 AM
colbholly.bsky.social
Beautiful walk in Kimmeridge, Dorset - with some fossil hunting!
April 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
colbholly.bsky.social
Tulips coming into their own in the garden - Spring!
Bright orange tulips with a yellow centre A mix of pink tulips with white daffodils and blue hyacinth in the background 3 Red tulips in a boarder
April 9, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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richardosman1.bsky.social
How am I obsessed about the dystopian future of the planet but ALSO Googling which foods can help me live longer?
January 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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karlhannant.bsky.social
⚱️🏺🤣
January 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM
colbholly.bsky.social
Clear skies and sunshine made a frosty morning
Teasels covered in frost sit in front of a deck and a lake A frost covered meadow with sunshine coming through the trees A robin sits in a hedgerow in front of a lake
January 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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nataliehaynes.bsky.social
Never gets old (feel free to pick your month/letters at random - you don’t need to share your personal data here, or anywhere!)
January 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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peterwmurphy1.bsky.social
For Maths fans, 2025 is a square.
45² = 45 x 45 = 2025
Also,
9² x 5² = 2025
40² + 20² + 5² = 2025
My favourite?
1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+6³+7³+8³+9³ = 2025
#Mathematics #teaching #education
January 1, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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cstrawbridgeart.bsky.social
Fox closed her eyes, felt the cold on her face
She smiled at the darkness, lost in winter's brace

Solstice had come, the promise of more light
Nature's cycle was done by end of this night

She wished all souls love with the return of the sun
and #SolsticeBlessings for everyone
‘Winter’s Brace’, Fox sits huddled in the snow. Oil Painting
December 21, 2024 at 9:49 AM
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thekentacorn.bsky.social
The Winter Solstice: For those eternal optimists out there it is the first day of Summer

English Bluebells are waking up, and their first leaves break ground in about two weeks 🥳
Two English Bluebells in full bloom in our Ancient English Woodland
December 21, 2024 at 7:13 AM
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thekentacorn.bsky.social
I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free

Michelangelo
The Angel Oak, South Carolina, in black and white
December 20, 2024 at 9:29 AM
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thisone0verhere.bsky.social
I recommend no fewer than 4 copies of any beloved book. A paperback for traveling and lending to friends, an eBook for reading with greasy snack fingers, an audio book so you know how the characters' names are actually pronounced, and a pristine hardcover to be buried with you like a pharaoh
December 19, 2024 at 6:51 PM
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rossthesedays.bsky.social
I love this town.
BE AWARE: SEALION (YOUNGSTER) This little fella likes to jump out of the bushes at you! The sealion in question
December 14, 2024 at 5:52 AM
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thisone0verhere.bsky.social
If you think about it, the very best books are really just extremely long spells that turn you into a different person for the rest of your life
December 12, 2024 at 1:40 PM
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thekentacorn.bsky.social
Gandalf’s study in an Italian Sweet Chestnut called Castagno Miraglia (The Miracle Chestnut) - Poppi, Tuscany, Italy

Photo: Valido Capodarca
A massive Sweet Chestnut that is completely hollow. A hooded figure sits reading at a small table inside the tree
December 8, 2024 at 8:13 AM
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brianbilston.bsky.social
Today’s poem is called “On ‘;..p’[[[[[[[[[[[[[;’;////////////////////////3,’”.
On ‘;..p’[[[[[[[[[[[[[;’;////////////////////////3,’   Upon returning to my desk, having left it temporarily in search of biscuits, I discovered my cat had written a poem on my laptop. It was called ‘;..p’[[[[[[[[[[[[[;’;////////////////////////3,’ and constituted one of her more difficult pieces, but it was the kind of poem which rewarded repeat reading.   I was struck by its experimental structure, the absence of line breaks; indeed, not one single space between any of the poem’s 10,000 or so characters.   One of the work’s central motifs – ‘jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk’ – was, by turns, reassuring and unsettling, while the symbolism of ‘###################’,   hinted at our 21st century preoccupation with social media. And who could not be moved by that devastating final line, its message of hope piercing our hearts like an arrow: ‘`````````5555=======================’. Brian Bilston  
November 27, 2024 at 9:09 AM
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nigella.bsky.social
This is so wonderful
henninghansen.bsky.social Henning Hansen @henninghansen.bsky.social · Nov 25
Intrigued by the People’s Bookshelf at the National Library of Latvia. Each book in the collection has been donated by a member of the public and is inscribed by its former owner, telling a personal story relating to the book.
Huge shelves with books behind a glass wall
November 26, 2024 at 3:28 PM
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susiedentwords.bsky.social
Word of the day is ‘librocubicularist’: one who loves nothing better than reading in bed.

(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).
November 24, 2024 at 10:47 AM