Frankie Shrapnel
@frankieshrapnel.bsky.social
Tree planter. Europhile. Semi-retired from most things.
“A culture is no better than its woods”
“A culture is no better than its woods”
This seems like a no-brainer @adrianramsay.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 7:26 AM
This seems like a no-brainer @adrianramsay.bsky.social
Quite frankly, if these people can afford to buy property around Lake Geneva, they can well afford to pay the VAT on their kid’s school fees here !!
@theguardian.com
@theguardian.com
October 4, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Quite frankly, if these people can afford to buy property around Lake Geneva, they can well afford to pay the VAT on their kid’s school fees here !!
@theguardian.com
@theguardian.com
Which way would you look @fenlandlapphund.bsky.social🤔
August 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Which way would you look @fenlandlapphund.bsky.social🤔
Ambitions of #selfsufficiency overly optimistic I fear. The single alpine strawberry was utterly delicious (not featured😉)
August 3, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Ambitions of #selfsufficiency overly optimistic I fear. The single alpine strawberry was utterly delicious (not featured😉)
Existential question for the day
August 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Existential question for the day
Beautiful stained glass windows in Wetheringsett-cum-Brockford Church by Helen Whittaker #BarleyStudio
August 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Beautiful stained glass windows in Wetheringsett-cum-Brockford Church by Helen Whittaker #BarleyStudio
I still think SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE has the best version 😉
August 1, 2025 at 8:27 AM
I still think SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE has the best version 😉
The serpentine hedge gets its annual trim.
July 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The serpentine hedge gets its annual trim.
How do we reconcile this with the need to plant more trees?
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social
July 28, 2025 at 10:56 AM
How do we reconcile this with the need to plant more trees?
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social
Why would anyone even think of cutting it down….
July 28, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Why would anyone even think of cutting it down….
Will anyone notice?
July 11, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Will anyone notice?
Wine and Rose catalogues. Story of my life at the moment. Could be worse I guess.
June 19, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Wine and Rose catalogues. Story of my life at the moment. Could be worse I guess.
This wonderful photograph of Alfred Brendel (from Michael Ignatief’s Substack) encapsulates the impression I had on the one glorious occasion I heard him play. As he walked on stage his arms were by his side and he seemed to be “carrying”these extraordinary instruments….
June 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This wonderful photograph of Alfred Brendel (from Michael Ignatief’s Substack) encapsulates the impression I had on the one glorious occasion I heard him play. As he walked on stage his arms were by his side and he seemed to be “carrying”these extraordinary instruments….
Someone really didn’t like the previous occupant’s decor (zoom in low)
#angrywoodpecker
#spring
#nesting
#angrywoodpecker
#spring
#nesting
May 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Someone really didn’t like the previous occupant’s decor (zoom in low)
#angrywoodpecker
#spring
#nesting
#angrywoodpecker
#spring
#nesting
April 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Over the years some terrific versions of Shakespeare have been produced including a Manga collection.
March 9, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Over the years some terrific versions of Shakespeare have been produced including a Manga collection.
@fenlandlapphund.bsky.social
Algorithms weird on here too. Have only just caught up with the Pomskies!
Algorithms weird on here too. Have only just caught up with the Pomskies!
February 23, 2025 at 5:08 PM
@fenlandlapphund.bsky.social
Algorithms weird on here too. Have only just caught up with the Pomskies!
Algorithms weird on here too. Have only just caught up with the Pomskies!
@zetkin.bsky.social Slow to emerge this year.
February 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
@zetkin.bsky.social Slow to emerge this year.