Through a rift in the trees he caught his first real glimpse of Oxford - in that ineffectual moonlight an underwater city, its towers and spires standing ghostly, like the memorials of lost Atlantis, fathoms deep.
The Moving Toyshop, Edmund Crispin #sundaysentence #books #booksky #oxford
You can always count on Frog to announce the first few drops of rainπ
Time to get a little Gothic this evening and a life tick for me β - Barn Owl high in a church belfry, South Wales - a very lucky encounter as took this photo just before 10pm last week with little to no light left ππ πͺΆπ¦ #birdingWales #ukbirding #birdphotography #ECK #naturephotography #owl
Video
I take this criticism to heart as a #nonfiction writer: Finch reminds me to build risk, to embrace the strangeness of my own voice, in my writing. #writing #writingcommunity
In print today, the review by @charlesfinch.bsky.social of Megan O'Grady's 'profoundly conventional' new nonfiction book gives me my #SundaySentence for this week. 'The problem is not that O'Grady's opinions are wrong; the problem is that they are never wrong. They court no risk.'
When a crow flies in with a comically large piece of bread, washes it in the water you put out in the yard, then flies off. #crow #crows #corvid #birds #nature
No one should be surprised that ICE carries out intrusive surveillance on protesters. The information in here is still revealing and important to understand. #ICE #surveillance #surveillancestate #protest #ICEout
Today I celebrate the harsh antibiotics finally leaving my body after Caroline sank her canine deep into my thumb! (A high risk bite site.) We premedicated her with Gabapentin for her annual vet check up but she distinctly had other ideas! Good thing we love them, no? #Caturday #cats #veterinary
