Sally Richards
@sallyrichards4.bsky.social
Exploring spirituality and ageing, Russian language and art. Kindness and truth matter and so does social care reform.
Looking forward to hearing Sholto Kynoch's reflections, so soon after the glorious Oxford International Song Festival. All welcome 8.15pm at St Andrew's Church, Old Headington @oldheadington.bsky.social @headingtonnews.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Looking forward to hearing Sholto Kynoch's reflections, so soon after the glorious Oxford International Song Festival. All welcome 8.15pm at St Andrew's Church, Old Headington @oldheadington.bsky.social @headingtonnews.bsky.social
Yesterday saw the 144 uplifting Icons for Hope and Faith at Westminster Abbey. A powerful expression of the core Christian message of love and sacrifice for others. Here Julian of Norwich by Juliet Venter and St Francis by Otto Pang.
September 21, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Yesterday saw the 144 uplifting Icons for Hope and Faith at Westminster Abbey. A powerful expression of the core Christian message of love and sacrifice for others. Here Julian of Norwich by Juliet Venter and St Francis by Otto Pang.
My first visit to @nationaltrust.org.uk Buscot Park and the delightful Faringdon collection. Amongst the treasures I found this by @ravilious1942.bsky.social - not his best but unmistakeable.
July 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
My first visit to @nationaltrust.org.uk Buscot Park and the delightful Faringdon collection. Amongst the treasures I found this by @ravilious1942.bsky.social - not his best but unmistakeable.
4 days on I am feeling better but still very weak. And still positive- just. Covid has not disappeared!
June 28, 2025 at 6:42 AM
4 days on I am feeling better but still very weak. And still positive- just. Covid has not disappeared!
I suspect I am not the only person in Oxford with this problem….
June 24, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I suspect I am not the only person in Oxford with this problem….
Astonishing! Last night Yulianna Avdeeva’s performance of 24 Preludes & Fugues. #LeipzigShostakovichFestival
May 31, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Astonishing! Last night Yulianna Avdeeva’s performance of 24 Preludes & Fugues. #LeipzigShostakovichFestival
Just back from two weeks in the US. Across 3 States everyone I met was depressed and fearful about the future of their country. The dizzying slide into #dictatorship is all too clear. Good to see this memorial still standing In Central Park.
April 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Just back from two weeks in the US. Across 3 States everyone I met was depressed and fearful about the future of their country. The dizzying slide into #dictatorship is all too clear. Good to see this memorial still standing In Central Park.
Great to see all the work done by @oxfordprestrust.bsky.social volunteers at Larkins Lane Fields @oldheadington.bsky.social And gorgeous summer snowflakes.
March 26, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Great to see all the work done by @oxfordprestrust.bsky.social volunteers at Larkins Lane Fields @oldheadington.bsky.social And gorgeous summer snowflakes.
Brasil - The Birth of Modernism. A joyful exhibition @royalacademy.bsky.social
March 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Brasil - The Birth of Modernism. A joyful exhibition @royalacademy.bsky.social
Wonderful Anselm Kiefer exhibition at the Ashmolean as my birthday treat.
March 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Wonderful Anselm Kiefer exhibition at the Ashmolean as my birthday treat.
Saw this gorgeous camel yesterday at the Silk Roads exhibition @british-museum.bsky.social But the maps in the exhibition were useless so I have little idea where the camels actually went
February 7, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Saw this gorgeous camel yesterday at the Silk Roads exhibition @british-museum.bsky.social But the maps in the exhibition were useless so I have little idea where the camels actually went
Snowdrops and aconites already at St Botolph’s, Swyncombe. Glorious sunshine and a respite from the news.
February 2, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Snowdrops and aconites already at St Botolph’s, Swyncombe. Glorious sunshine and a respite from the news.
Happy Birthday! Hope you like this handsome fellow
January 27, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Happy Birthday! Hope you like this handsome fellow
Cesar Manrique’s cactus garden is still magnificent
January 21, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Cesar Manrique’s cactus garden is still magnificent
Canarina Canariensis Canary Island Bellflower
January 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Canarina Canariensis Canary Island Bellflower
Sunset in Gran Canaria
January 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Sunset in Gran Canaria
Happy and peaceful New Year to you all!
January 1, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Happy and peaceful New Year to you all!
Finding unexpected light at dusk - a Caucasian Wingnut in Headington Hill Park
December 27, 2024 at 6:02 PM
Finding unexpected light at dusk - a Caucasian Wingnut in Headington Hill Park
The Lye Valley looked mysterious today
December 26, 2024 at 5:35 PM
The Lye Valley looked mysterious today
In the Days of Rain has been my read of 2024. Beautifully written, compassionate, with rich insights into the mechanisms through which cults retain power over followers. After reading this I am no longer totally baffled about how so many women could have voted for Trump
December 20, 2024 at 1:04 PM
In the Days of Rain has been my read of 2024. Beautifully written, compassionate, with rich insights into the mechanisms through which cults retain power over followers. After reading this I am no longer totally baffled about how so many women could have voted for Trump
All is calm at RSPB Otmoor. Maybe the starlings are Christmas shopping..
December 14, 2024 at 3:16 PM
All is calm at RSPB Otmoor. Maybe the starlings are Christmas shopping..
I've been reading this a chapter at a time for months. Kostyuchenko's discomforting illumination of places & people is best tackled in bites. Just read a searing account of Russian women searching for the bodies of their menfolk killed in Donetsk where, officially, there were no Russians.
November 18, 2024 at 4:29 PM
I've been reading this a chapter at a time for months. Kostyuchenko's discomforting illumination of places & people is best tackled in bites. Just read a searing account of Russian women searching for the bodies of their menfolk killed in Donetsk where, officially, there were no Russians.
Spindle berries
November 16, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Spindle berries
When madness and hatred are stalking through the world, some comfort dwells in ancient oak trees.
November 16, 2024 at 5:49 PM
When madness and hatred are stalking through the world, some comfort dwells in ancient oak trees.
Not many folk from Old Headington here yet ☺️ Here it is at dusk from the churchyard with a nearly full moon
November 14, 2024 at 2:25 PM
Not many folk from Old Headington here yet ☺️ Here it is at dusk from the churchyard with a nearly full moon