Tin Girl
@tinnedgirl.bsky.social
Good stuff but tinned. Interested in #Art #Music #Folklore #Nature #Place #Psychogeography #NatureWriting and all things creative in #Cymru #Wales. Yn dysgu. Not here for politics. #AmWriting #WritingCommunity.
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Tin Girl
@tinnedgirl.bsky.social
· Dec 27
Starting new here! Interested in #Art #Music #Folklore #Nature #Place #NatureWriting and all things creative in #Cymru #Wales. #AmWriting #WritingCommunity.
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The concept of a ferry linking south Wales with southwest England has been backed by almost everyone who responded to a public consultation
Overwhelming public support for ferry linking south Wales and England
Richard Youle, Local Democracy Reporter The concept of a ferry linking south Wales with southwest England has been backed by almost everyone who responded to a public consultation. Swansea Council com...
nation.cymru
January 9, 2026 at 7:16 AM
The concept of a ferry linking south Wales with southwest England has been backed by almost everyone who responded to a public consultation
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Hi @dannybate.bsky.social! Just read chapter O. Of Why Q Needs U. You mentioned that if Revelation 1:8 had been written in Hebrew or Aramaic, it would say “I am the A and the T” instead of Alpha and Omega. Fun fact: in the Syriac Peshitta, it actually does read “I am Olaph and Taw.” (ܐܢܐ ܐܠܦ ܘܬܘ)
January 9, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Hi @dannybate.bsky.social! Just read chapter O. Of Why Q Needs U. You mentioned that if Revelation 1:8 had been written in Hebrew or Aramaic, it would say “I am the A and the T” instead of Alpha and Omega. Fun fact: in the Syriac Peshitta, it actually does read “I am Olaph and Taw.” (ܐܢܐ ܐܠܦ ܘܬܘ)
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Throughout the Middle Ages, Iberia (now Spain and Portugal) had a distinctive system of counting years, with a start date of 38 BC.
The period after 38 BC was known the Aera Hispanica, apparently named after bronze counters – aera in Latin.
It's from this system that we seem to get the word 'era'.
The period after 38 BC was known the Aera Hispanica, apparently named after bronze counters – aera in Latin.
It's from this system that we seem to get the word 'era'.
January 6, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Throughout the Middle Ages, Iberia (now Spain and Portugal) had a distinctive system of counting years, with a start date of 38 BC.
The period after 38 BC was known the Aera Hispanica, apparently named after bronze counters – aera in Latin.
It's from this system that we seem to get the word 'era'.
The period after 38 BC was known the Aera Hispanica, apparently named after bronze counters – aera in Latin.
It's from this system that we seem to get the word 'era'.
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Yay 🍾 We've made it to #HillfortsWednesday! 🥳
This is the incomparable Craig yr Aderyn (Bird's Rock) inland promontory fort nr Tywyn in Gwynedd on Winter Solstice 2022 🤩🌈
This stunning, complex fort is one of my Top Ten sites to visit in Wales in 'Hillforts of Wales' 😉 📚
📷 My own
This is the incomparable Craig yr Aderyn (Bird's Rock) inland promontory fort nr Tywyn in Gwynedd on Winter Solstice 2022 🤩🌈
This stunning, complex fort is one of my Top Ten sites to visit in Wales in 'Hillforts of Wales' 😉 📚
📷 My own
January 7, 2026 at 7:25 AM
Yay 🍾 We've made it to #HillfortsWednesday! 🥳
This is the incomparable Craig yr Aderyn (Bird's Rock) inland promontory fort nr Tywyn in Gwynedd on Winter Solstice 2022 🤩🌈
This stunning, complex fort is one of my Top Ten sites to visit in Wales in 'Hillforts of Wales' 😉 📚
📷 My own
This is the incomparable Craig yr Aderyn (Bird's Rock) inland promontory fort nr Tywyn in Gwynedd on Winter Solstice 2022 🤩🌈
This stunning, complex fort is one of my Top Ten sites to visit in Wales in 'Hillforts of Wales' 😉 📚
📷 My own
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“Snow was general all over Ireland...” It’s the perfect day to curl up with some Smyrna figs & one of the great short stories - #JamesJoyce’s The Dead from #Dubliners - set at a party for the Feast of #Epiphany
Read by Jonathan Forbes for @BBCRadio3 @BBCSounds www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Read by Jonathan Forbes for @BBCRadio3 @BBCSounds www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 3 - Drama on 3, The Dead
Epiphanies at a Twelfth Night party in Dublin. By James Joyce. Read by Jonathan Forbes.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 8:19 AM
“Snow was general all over Ireland...” It’s the perfect day to curl up with some Smyrna figs & one of the great short stories - #JamesJoyce’s The Dead from #Dubliners - set at a party for the Feast of #Epiphany
Read by Jonathan Forbes for @BBCRadio3 @BBCSounds www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Read by Jonathan Forbes for @BBCRadio3 @BBCSounds www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
I am looking forward to this. His series on Patagonia was beautiful.
Folk singer Gwilym Bowen Rhys is back for a new series on S4C, this time visiting the Basque Country where he shared his fascination for the special culture of its communities
Gwilym Bowen Rhys heads to the Basque country in new S4C series
Folk singer Gwilym Bowen Rhys is back for a new series on S4C, this time visiting the Basque Country where he shared his fascination for the special culture of its communities. Gwilym says he can’t wa...
nation.cymru
January 6, 2026 at 11:41 AM
I am looking forward to this. His series on Patagonia was beautiful.
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I've lately had a nice companion on my second computer screen - live streaming of Marblehead Lighthouse on the shore of Lake Erie, Ohio, USA, near to where I grew up. You can watch it at www.shoresandislands.com/communities/... @uslhs.bsky.social @pharology.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 11:11 AM
I've lately had a nice companion on my second computer screen - live streaming of Marblehead Lighthouse on the shore of Lake Erie, Ohio, USA, near to where I grew up. You can watch it at www.shoresandislands.com/communities/... @uslhs.bsky.social @pharology.bsky.social
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y bore ma - this morning
sunrise over snow
I took quite a lot of photos, also did a lot of just watching.
Sir Benfro Pembrokeshire
@metoffice.gov.uk @stormhour.com @photohour.bsky.social
#sunrise #eira #snow #ukweather #uksnow #loveukweather
sunrise over snow
I took quite a lot of photos, also did a lot of just watching.
Sir Benfro Pembrokeshire
@metoffice.gov.uk @stormhour.com @photohour.bsky.social
#sunrise #eira #snow #ukweather #uksnow #loveukweather
January 6, 2026 at 11:34 AM
y bore ma - this morning
sunrise over snow
I took quite a lot of photos, also did a lot of just watching.
Sir Benfro Pembrokeshire
@metoffice.gov.uk @stormhour.com @photohour.bsky.social
#sunrise #eira #snow #ukweather #uksnow #loveukweather
sunrise over snow
I took quite a lot of photos, also did a lot of just watching.
Sir Benfro Pembrokeshire
@metoffice.gov.uk @stormhour.com @photohour.bsky.social
#sunrise #eira #snow #ukweather #uksnow #loveukweather
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washed right up on the beach nearby
January 5, 2026 at 2:06 PM
washed right up on the beach nearby
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Out on the Vyrnwy fields with looming snow clouds and a very icy towpath along the canal. Lots of Lapwing in the fields here in bad weather conditions.
January 4, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Out on the Vyrnwy fields with looming snow clouds and a very icy towpath along the canal. Lots of Lapwing in the fields here in bad weather conditions.
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sorry i haven’t been online much. it’s the usual explanation. i’ve been learning the greek alphabet by carving 24 lino plates that i will bind into an abecedary of epithets for hermes. we’ve all been there
January 3, 2026 at 2:25 PM
sorry i haven’t been online much. it’s the usual explanation. i’ve been learning the greek alphabet by carving 24 lino plates that i will bind into an abecedary of epithets for hermes. we’ve all been there
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@mxfrankduffy.bsky.social dyma'r heol, jyst uwchben Plas Trawsmawr, yn edrych tuag at Blaencwm. Ionawr 1963. Roedd y gwynt wedi chwythu'r eira o'r cae ar draws yr heol.
January 4, 2026 at 3:41 PM
@mxfrankduffy.bsky.social dyma'r heol, jyst uwchben Plas Trawsmawr, yn edrych tuag at Blaencwm. Ionawr 1963. Roedd y gwynt wedi chwythu'r eira o'r cae ar draws yr heol.
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The Lonely Crowd will feature a new short story by a different author each month throughout 2026. For January, we are delighted to publish a new piece by @pcevans.bsky.social:
‘The Attic Over the Weigh House’
thelonelycrowd.org/2026/01/04/s...
‘The Attic Over the Weigh House’
thelonelycrowd.org/2026/01/04/s...
Short Story of the Month, January: ‘The Attic Over the Weigh House’ by P.C. Evans
The Lonely Crowd will feature a new short story by a different author each month throughout 2026. For January, we are delighted to publish a new piece by P. C. Evans. The Attic Over the Weig…
thelonelycrowd.org
January 4, 2026 at 8:51 AM
The Lonely Crowd will feature a new short story by a different author each month throughout 2026. For January, we are delighted to publish a new piece by @pcevans.bsky.social:
‘The Attic Over the Weigh House’
thelonelycrowd.org/2026/01/04/s...
‘The Attic Over the Weigh House’
thelonelycrowd.org/2026/01/04/s...
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Therefore, until the mid 18th century, the first month of the year was March, meaning that January really was the eleventh month and June really was the fourth month.
📷 Headstones that call January the eleventh month and June the fourth month
📷 Headstones that call January the eleventh month and June the fourth month
January 1, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Therefore, until the mid 18th century, the first month of the year was March, meaning that January really was the eleventh month and June really was the fourth month.
📷 Headstones that call January the eleventh month and June the fourth month
📷 Headstones that call January the eleventh month and June the fourth month
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Happy New Year!
It's time to kick off #RecordEveryDayJanuary 🍾
Submit a species sighting each day this month to get your wildlife recording year started and be entered into a prize draw for book tokens 📚
It's time to kick off #RecordEveryDayJanuary 🍾
Submit a species sighting each day this month to get your wildlife recording year started and be entered into a prize draw for book tokens 📚
January 1, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Happy New Year!
It's time to kick off #RecordEveryDayJanuary 🍾
Submit a species sighting each day this month to get your wildlife recording year started and be entered into a prize draw for book tokens 📚
It's time to kick off #RecordEveryDayJanuary 🍾
Submit a species sighting each day this month to get your wildlife recording year started and be entered into a prize draw for book tokens 📚
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#NewYearsDay 🎆
Hel Calennig 🍎
It was the custom to give gifts on New Year's Day.
Children would gather in little groups and go from house to house, wishing the occupants a Happy New Year and Good Health.
museum.wales/articles/118...
#Wales #History
Hel Calennig 🍎
It was the custom to give gifts on New Year's Day.
Children would gather in little groups and go from house to house, wishing the occupants a Happy New Year and Good Health.
museum.wales/articles/118...
#Wales #History
January 1, 2026 at 10:54 AM
#NewYearsDay 🎆
Hel Calennig 🍎
It was the custom to give gifts on New Year's Day.
Children would gather in little groups and go from house to house, wishing the occupants a Happy New Year and Good Health.
museum.wales/articles/118...
#Wales #History
Hel Calennig 🍎
It was the custom to give gifts on New Year's Day.
Children would gather in little groups and go from house to house, wishing the occupants a Happy New Year and Good Health.
museum.wales/articles/118...
#Wales #History
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My Welsh self driving through the small villages of South England
December 31, 2025 at 11:58 AM
My Welsh self driving through the small villages of South England
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The track to Jupiter
December 31, 2025 at 7:58 AM
The track to Jupiter
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Angels turning the axis of the world
BL Harley MS 4940; Matfre Ermengaud's Breviari d'amor; France (Toulouse?); 14th century; f.28r
BL Harley MS 4940; Matfre Ermengaud's Breviari d'amor; France (Toulouse?); 14th century; f.28r
December 30, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Angels turning the axis of the world
BL Harley MS 4940; Matfre Ermengaud's Breviari d'amor; France (Toulouse?); 14th century; f.28r
BL Harley MS 4940; Matfre Ermengaud's Breviari d'amor; France (Toulouse?); 14th century; f.28r
What people did before television!
497 years ago today, Henry VIII attended a meal with Cardinal Wolsey and the Papal Legate Campeggio, for which this is the menu (one of the few menus for meals attended by Henry) that survive.
1/8
1/8
December 31, 2025 at 10:15 AM
What people did before television!
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bore da.
without all those planes the sky would be very different, but nice sun pillar of light. Cold!
Sir Benfro Pembrokeshire
@metoffice.gov.uk @stormhour.com @photohour.bsky.social
#tywydd #weather #awyr #sky
without all those planes the sky would be very different, but nice sun pillar of light. Cold!
Sir Benfro Pembrokeshire
@metoffice.gov.uk @stormhour.com @photohour.bsky.social
#tywydd #weather #awyr #sky
December 31, 2025 at 8:52 AM
bore da.
without all those planes the sky would be very different, but nice sun pillar of light. Cold!
Sir Benfro Pembrokeshire
@metoffice.gov.uk @stormhour.com @photohour.bsky.social
#tywydd #weather #awyr #sky
without all those planes the sky would be very different, but nice sun pillar of light. Cold!
Sir Benfro Pembrokeshire
@metoffice.gov.uk @stormhour.com @photohour.bsky.social
#tywydd #weather #awyr #sky
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Last sunrise of the year - and it was spectacular
December 31, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Last sunrise of the year - and it was spectacular
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In 2025, Lena Stahl thought a lot about connection and trees and mud www.caughtbytheriver.net/2025/12/shad...
December 31, 2025 at 10:07 AM
In 2025, Lena Stahl thought a lot about connection and trees and mud www.caughtbytheriver.net/2025/12/shad...
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**Top Ten Images of the Year · #5 of 10**
✨ One of my favourite windows — a lovely 15th-century depiction of a wren hunting a spider in the Zouche Chapel at York Minster.
✨ One of my favourite windows — a lovely 15th-century depiction of a wren hunting a spider in the Zouche Chapel at York Minster.
December 30, 2025 at 7:30 AM
**Top Ten Images of the Year · #5 of 10**
✨ One of my favourite windows — a lovely 15th-century depiction of a wren hunting a spider in the Zouche Chapel at York Minster.
✨ One of my favourite windows — a lovely 15th-century depiction of a wren hunting a spider in the Zouche Chapel at York Minster.
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This is thought to be the earliest photograph of a snowman in the world ⛄ ❄
It was taken at Penllergare by Mary Dillwyn in c.1853 🏴
Mary is thought to be one of the earliest female photographers in the world 📷
museum.wales/articles/972...
#Wales #History
It was taken at Penllergare by Mary Dillwyn in c.1853 🏴
Mary is thought to be one of the earliest female photographers in the world 📷
museum.wales/articles/972...
#Wales #History
December 24, 2025 at 1:09 PM
This is thought to be the earliest photograph of a snowman in the world ⛄ ❄
It was taken at Penllergare by Mary Dillwyn in c.1853 🏴
Mary is thought to be one of the earliest female photographers in the world 📷
museum.wales/articles/972...
#Wales #History
It was taken at Penllergare by Mary Dillwyn in c.1853 🏴
Mary is thought to be one of the earliest female photographers in the world 📷
museum.wales/articles/972...
#Wales #History