LJ Winter
@winterlj.bsky.social
Bookworm, scientist, self-propelled outdoorsy type (run/walk/bike/climb). Occasionally writes things. Rarely short of an opinion. She/her.
The Clyde until I was 18, the Cam from then until now (with a brief detour to the Exe).
My favorite Twitter prompt was "RT this with your home river," so reskeet this with your home river.
Mine is the Patuxent.
Mine is the Patuxent.
January 12, 2026 at 8:41 PM
The Clyde until I was 18, the Cam from then until now (with a brief detour to the Exe).
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I don't remember where I was on 30th December 2019.
I do remember catching a flight home from Thailand via Singapore in January 2020. There were all these signs telling travellers from China to report to the authorities. "Huh," we said, "how odd. Wonder what that's about." Little did we know...
I do remember catching a flight home from Thailand via Singapore in January 2020. There were all these signs telling travellers from China to report to the authorities. "Huh," we said, "how odd. Wonder what that's about." Little did we know...
You need not remember
where you were on this day
six years ago
when an emergency notice
was issued from Wuhan
regarding “pneumonia
of unknown cause,”
you need not remember
where you were on that day,
but you must remember
that where you are on this day
is still in that pandemic.
where you were on this day
six years ago
when an emergency notice
was issued from Wuhan
regarding “pneumonia
of unknown cause,”
you need not remember
where you were on that day,
but you must remember
that where you are on this day
is still in that pandemic.
December 30, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I don't remember where I was on 30th December 2019.
I do remember catching a flight home from Thailand via Singapore in January 2020. There were all these signs telling travellers from China to report to the authorities. "Huh," we said, "how odd. Wonder what that's about." Little did we know...
I do remember catching a flight home from Thailand via Singapore in January 2020. There were all these signs telling travellers from China to report to the authorities. "Huh," we said, "how odd. Wonder what that's about." Little did we know...
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Trans people aren’t the problem. They never have been.
December 22, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Trans people aren’t the problem. They never have been.
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Orca
Risso's dolphin
Common dolphin
Humpback whale
Sperm whale
(I've loved cetaceans since I was a kid, so it amused me to make it 5 cetacean species. 😄 🐬 🐳)
Orca
Risso's dolphin
Common dolphin
Humpback whale
Sperm whale
(I've loved cetaceans since I was a kid, so it amused me to make it 5 cetacean species. 😄 🐬 🐳)
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Honey Badger
Manta ray
Lion
Badger
Crocodile
Honey Badger
Manta ray
Lion
Badger
Crocodile
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Mongoose
Barracuda
Chamois
Dolphin
Badger
Mongoose
Barracuda
Chamois
Dolphin
Badger
December 16, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Orca
Risso's dolphin
Common dolphin
Humpback whale
Sperm whale
(I've loved cetaceans since I was a kid, so it amused me to make it 5 cetacean species. 😄 🐬 🐳)
Orca
Risso's dolphin
Common dolphin
Humpback whale
Sperm whale
(I've loved cetaceans since I was a kid, so it amused me to make it 5 cetacean species. 😄 🐬 🐳)
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December 16, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
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Down, down, down into the darkness of the grave
Gently they go, the beautiful, the tender, the kind;
Quietly they go, the intelligent, the witty, the brave.
I know. But I do not approve. And I am not resigned.
- Edna St. Vincent Millay
Gently they go, the beautiful, the tender, the kind;
Quietly they go, the intelligent, the witty, the brave.
I know. But I do not approve. And I am not resigned.
- Edna St. Vincent Millay
December 15, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Down, down, down into the darkness of the grave
Gently they go, the beautiful, the tender, the kind;
Quietly they go, the intelligent, the witty, the brave.
I know. But I do not approve. And I am not resigned.
- Edna St. Vincent Millay
Gently they go, the beautiful, the tender, the kind;
Quietly they go, the intelligent, the witty, the brave.
I know. But I do not approve. And I am not resigned.
- Edna St. Vincent Millay
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I have done
the admin
that was in
the inbox
And which
I had definitely
been
putting off
Inevitably
It was so easy
so quick
and is gone
the admin
that was in
the inbox
And which
I had definitely
been
putting off
Inevitably
It was so easy
so quick
and is gone
December 3, 2025 at 9:52 AM
I have done
the admin
that was in
the inbox
And which
I had definitely
been
putting off
Inevitably
It was so easy
so quick
and is gone
the admin
that was in
the inbox
And which
I had definitely
been
putting off
Inevitably
It was so easy
so quick
and is gone
These are great fun. 😊 Thank you, @silverpebble2.bsky.social!
My mental health declined pretty badly last wk but some of you asked for more photos like the hunt-the-tiny-owl one I made & I wanted to try to make an advent calendar so:some lovely things that fell off trees & this time a tiny deer stag to find.
Do let me know if you enjoy this & I'll make more 🦌
Do let me know if you enjoy this & I'll make more 🦌
December 1, 2025 at 9:16 PM
These are great fun. 😊 Thank you, @silverpebble2.bsky.social!
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They could reduce every fare paid on TfL by (checks) 0.00002p for the small price of gentle philistinism.
November 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
They could reduce every fare paid on TfL by (checks) 0.00002p for the small price of gentle philistinism.
Nice one, New York. 🙂
November 7, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Nice one, New York. 🙂
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Dear GOD if you want to save money in the asylum system
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
November 7, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Dear GOD if you want to save money in the asylum system
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
Yep. I feel far, far too seen by this (and NOT IN A GOOD WAY). 😬
This is, in every possible sense, me.
thedailytism.com/audhd-womans...
thedailytism.com/audhd-womans...
AuDHD woman’s driving lesson looming on horizon like macabre spectre of death
An AuDHD woman was forced to reckon with the transience of existence this morning when she remembered halfway through brushing her teeth that she has a driving lesson in three days, it has been rumour...
thedailytism.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Yep. I feel far, far too seen by this (and NOT IN A GOOD WAY). 😬
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We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art, and very often in our art, the art of words.
November 2, 2025 at 6:05 PM
We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art, and very often in our art, the art of words.
I am all booked for @novacon.bsky.social! 😃
October 30, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I am all booked for @novacon.bsky.social! 😃
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Wish I could internalize this
October 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Wish I could internalize this
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Evidence that @amalelmohtar.com and @maxgladstone.bsky.social affected the actual timeline with "This Is How You Lose the Time War"
Only question is, did Red do this for Blue, or did Blue do this for Red?
Only question is, did Red do this for Blue, or did Blue do this for Red?
Touching this bird can result in numbness & tingling in extremities. Eating it can result in paralysis or death ☠️.
Let's talk about neurotoxic birds 🐦.
(📷: Ben G Freeman, benjamingfreeman.com)
Let's talk about neurotoxic birds 🐦.
(📷: Ben G Freeman, benjamingfreeman.com)
October 16, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Evidence that @amalelmohtar.com and @maxgladstone.bsky.social affected the actual timeline with "This Is How You Lose the Time War"
Only question is, did Red do this for Blue, or did Blue do this for Red?
Only question is, did Red do this for Blue, or did Blue do this for Red?
Go #parkrun go! 😃 Genuinely a highlight of my week. 🥰
#parkrun is worth nearly £700m to UK economy and every £1 spent returned at least £16.70 in benefits.
Improvements to mental health (happiness and a sense of achievement) more important to increased life satisfaction than physical health.
blog.parkrun.com/uk/2025/10/1...
Improvements to mental health (happiness and a sense of achievement) more important to increased life satisfaction than physical health.
blog.parkrun.com/uk/2025/10/1...
October 15, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Go #parkrun go! 😃 Genuinely a highlight of my week. 🥰
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you have a right to be angry
June 28, 2025 at 6:32 PM
you have a right to be angry
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Never take advice on an English degree from someone who won't spell check their own merch.
October 8, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Never take advice on an English degree from someone who won't spell check their own merch.
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I know this is uncomfortable to admit, but there is a small area in England's second city where people are just not integrated with the rest of society. Many of them hold views that arguably go against British values.
Yes, we need to talk about the Tory conference in Manchester.
Yes, we need to talk about the Tory conference in Manchester.
October 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I know this is uncomfortable to admit, but there is a small area in England's second city where people are just not integrated with the rest of society. Many of them hold views that arguably go against British values.
Yes, we need to talk about the Tory conference in Manchester.
Yes, we need to talk about the Tory conference in Manchester.
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They’ll tell you that the arts & humanities aren’t practical and then …
October 7, 2025 at 6:25 AM
They’ll tell you that the arts & humanities aren’t practical and then …
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Here is a thing that I hear from *almost every British Jew I know* but have barely heard expressed in any of these programmes: No single person has done more to make Jewish people globally less safe than Benjamin Netanyahu.
October 5, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Here is a thing that I hear from *almost every British Jew I know* but have barely heard expressed in any of these programmes: No single person has done more to make Jewish people globally less safe than Benjamin Netanyahu.