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Forest Goth
@forestgoth.bsky.social
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✭ Writer ✭ Photographer ✭ Solitary wanderer ✭ Appreciator of tea and chocolate ✭ Explorer of cemeteries, gardens and forests ✭ Enjoyer of naps ✭ Eternally curious ✭
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Today's afternoon tea was Twinings French Earl Grey tea with a 'sensational' panna cotta lamington from the Kittelty's pop-up bake sale in Ballarat today.

It was as delicious as it looks. 🖤
A large cube of lamington (chocolate-iced, and rolled in two different sizes of shredded coconut) sitting on a small white plate. A small, handle-less borosilicate tea glass filled with rich, amber-brown black tea sits beside it. Both are sitting on a faux-woodgrain laminate bench top with a white wall behind them.
January 17, 2026 at 7:13 AM
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Today's afternoon tea ... strawberries and a juicy donut white nectarine. No tea; might have a cup later.
A flat, donut-shaped white nectarine with pink and green skin sitting next to three large, fat red strawberries on a white side plate decorated with purple and blue flowers.
January 16, 2026 at 1:53 AM
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Today's morning tea ... Twinings French Earl Grey tea with pralines from Koko Black.
Glass vases with seasonal garden flowers and herbs in them, a white planter in the shape of Edgar Allan Poe's head with a fern in it, crystal geodes, smaller crystals, an almost translucent grey feather, a cemeterrarium, a red clay heart under a glass dome, three beautiful chocolate pralines on a small, long, white ceramic plate, and a glass tea cup filled with rich, orange-coloured black tea, all arranged on a black tabletop.
January 10, 2026 at 8:48 AM
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The first Russian Giant sunflower to bloom in my garden this year. #bloomscrolling
Photo of a large yellow, daisy-like sunflower, surrounded my dryish, green foliage. The flower is lucky to exist due to consistently hot temperatures all this week and my Dad's vigilant watering efforts.
January 10, 2026 at 8:04 AM
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Approaching sunset, with one of our resident ravens sitting on the fence.
A photo of a small, distorted orange sun peeking out from between a greyish patch of sky - probably bushfire smoke - with the silhouette of a Little Raven (Corvus mellori) sitting on a fence in the foreground.
January 9, 2026 at 7:48 AM
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Today's afternoon tea ... Australian Rainforest black tea with two home-made chocolate "spiders".
Glass vases with seasonal garden flowers, herbs and berries in them, a white planter in the shape of Edgar Allan Poe's head with a fern in it, smaller crystals and crystal geodes, a Chinese Money plant in a black gothic planter, a cemeterrarium, two chocolate "spiders" on a small, long, white ceramic plate (spiders are made by combining chocolate, peanut butter, and Changs fried noodles), and a glass tea cup filled with rich, orange-coloured black tea, all arranged on a black tabletop.
January 8, 2026 at 1:27 AM
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A little botanical treasure found while looking at a cook book the other day.
A miniature rose and some of its stem and foliage pressed inside the pages of a cookbook. The rose had dried to a brownish colour, while the leaves and stem are dark green.
January 5, 2026 at 4:49 AM
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Today's recovery smoothie.
A dark orange-coloured fruit smoothie in a tall glass; it contains orange, ginger, carrot, blueberries, strawberries, Lion's Mane powder, Açaí powder, bee pollen, and Ceylon cinnamon. It is sitting on a black desktop, surrounded by glass vases of herbs, roses, and Hypericum berries, a bat skull inside a tiny glass dome, and a white planter in the shape of Edgar Allan Poe's head with a fern in it.
December 31, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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Today's afternoon tea ... Plant Organic Nettle tea with a small square of home-made Mars Bar slice.
Glass vases with seasonal garden flowers, herbs and berries in them, a white planter in the shape of Edgar Allan Poe's head with a fern in it, crystal geodes, a small square of Mars Bars slice on a small, square, white ceramic plate, and a glass tea cup filled with toffee-coloured herbal tea, all arranged on a black tabletop.
December 28, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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Today's afternoon tea ... Australian Rainforest black tea with three chocolate pralines from Koko Black.
Glass vases with seasonal garden flowers, herbs and berries in them, a white planter in the shape of Edgar Allan Poe's head with a fern in it, crystal geodes, smaller crystals, a red clay heart under a glass dome, three chocolate pralines on a small, round, white ceramic plate (one milk choc, one white choc, and one dark choc), and a glass tea cup filled with rich, orange-coloured black tea, all arranged on a black tabletop.
December 27, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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Today's musings from the Magnetic Poetry Edgar Allan Poet Kit.

#magnetpoetry #EdgarAllanPoe #filingcabinetpoetry
Random magnetic words from the Edgar Allen Poe magnet poetry kit on a beige background. In the centre are deliberately chosen pieces which read: between imagination and the dead moon lives our pain scream.
December 27, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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The baby Chinese Money Plant (Pilea peperomioides) on my writing desk.
Close up of a small Chinese Money Plant (Pilea peperomioides) in a decorative black 3D-printed planter. The plant has rounded green leaves, while a 3D-printed skeleton forearm and hand are sticking out of the soil to the right of it.
December 27, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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Detail of a Russian Giant sunflower leaf.
Close up of a green Russian Giant sunflower leaf, showing the pale green midrib running diagonally, with veins radiating from it.
December 26, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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My Apple Music stats for 2025.
My Apple Music stats for 2025: Top Artist: Lady Gaga Top Song: How Bad Do U Want Me - Lady Gaga Top Genre Pop Top Album MAYHEM - Lady Gaga
December 26, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Today's afternoon tea ... Mariage Frères Marco Polo tea with a square of milk chocolate 'Rocky Rogue' from Koko Black.
Glass vases with seasonal flowers, herbs, and berries in them, crystal geodes, a red clay heart under a glass dome, a milk choc-coated square of marshmallow on a small, square, white ceramic plate, and a glass tea cup filled with rich, orange-coloured black tea, arranged on a black tabletop.
December 26, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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Today's morning tea ... Mariage Frères Mousse au Chocolat tea with milk and dark chocolate Croccantini (peanut brittle) from ALDI.
Glass vases with seasonal flowers, herbs, and berries in them, a red clay heart under a glass dome, two oblong choc-coated nut brittles (one milk, one dark) on a small, square, white ceramic plate, and a glass tea cup filled with rich, orange-coloured black tea, all arranged on a black tabletop.
December 23, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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I bought a little bunch of Hypericum berries for my writing desk, as they looked interesting. Had never seen them before, and also hadn't realised they were the berries of St. John's Wort. Now I want to grow some.
December 23, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Happy summer solstice. Here's to more contentment, connection, and equality. 🌞✨
A close up of a number of hybrid tea rose flowers, showing the furled red petals. The roses are a cream colour at the base, fading up to a vivid crimson red at the tips. Sadly - like most modern flowers - they do not have a scent.
December 21, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Today's morning tea ... Twinings French Earl Grey tea with two chocolates from Haigh's.
Glass vases with seasonal garden flowers and herbs in them, a small bat skull under a tiny glass dome, a white planter in the shape of Edgar Allan Poe's head with a fern in it, a cemeterrarium, a clear quartz crystal point, a red Mayhem Ball wrist band, a red clay heart under a glass dome, two milk chocolates on a small, round, white ceramic plate, and a glass tea cup filled with rich, orange-coloured black tea, all arranged on a black tabletop.
December 19, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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My black lillies flowered in abundance this year. 🖤

#gothgardening #blackflowers #bloomscrolling
A cluster of large, black lily flowers sitting atop spiky light green foliage; the flowers are more a dark burgundy colour than actual black. The grey foliage of a buddleia tree can be seen in the background.
December 19, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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Today's morning tea ... Twinings Earl Grey tea with two beautiful chocolate truffles from Haigh's Chocolates.
Glass vases with seasonal garden flowers and herbs in them, a small bat skull under a tiny glass dome, a white planter in the shape of Edgar Allan Poe's head with a fern in it, crystal geodes, a cemeterrarium, a clear quartz crystal point, a red clay heart under a glass dome, two chocolate truffles on a small, white ceramic plate, and a glass tea cup filled with rich, orange-coloured black tea, all arranged on a black tabletop.
December 17, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Today's afternoon tea ... Australian Rainforest black tea with a Brandy Pudding Truffle from Haigh's.
Glass vases with seasonal garden flowers and herbs in them, a small bat skull under a tiny glass dome, a white planter in the shape of Edgar Allan Poe's head with a fern in it, crystal geodes, a cemeterrarium, a clear quartz crystal point, a red clay heart under a glass dome, a red Mayhem Ball wrist ribbon, a brandy truffle in a brown papers case, and a glass tea cup filled with rich, orange-coloured black tea, all arranged on a black tabletop.
December 13, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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A lovely pansy in the garden. I love how the centre blotches are magenta instead of black.
Close up of a small, white pansy flower with magenta blotches radiating around a yellow centre. There's scalloped green pansy leaves and compost in the background.
December 13, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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Mass planting of alyssum in shades of purple, mauve and white. #bloomscrolling
Clusters of tiny alyssum flowers in shades of purple, mauve and white, interspersed with green foliage.
December 10, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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Today's morning tea ... Valura Chocolate's Cacao Husk Tea with two liquid salted caramel truffles from Koko Black.
Glass vases with seasonal garden flowers and herbs in them, a small bat skull under a tiny glass dome, a white planter in the shape of Edgar Allan Poe's head with a fern in it, crystal geodes, a cemeterrarium, a clear quartz crystal point, a red clay heart under a glass dome, a red Mayhem Ball wrist ribbon, a small, round white ceramic dish with two chocolate truffles in brown papers cases on it, and a glass tea cup filled with an orange-coloured infusion, all arranged on a black tabletop.
December 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM