Random views myne owne. Canadian. Seeker of #Hiraeth. A latter-day OOwl fancier (with a good dose of Wren-fancying too). MA in Folklore Studies. #KDrama Addict. Learning 中文. Spins woolly yarns & story threads
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A fantastic effort from volunteers from the Planning Inspectorate on Friday, clearing weeds and cutting back hedging along the towpath between Cricket Lane and London Road Bridge.
Around 50% completed - thank you!
#Lichfield #WeDigCanals
By morning
The brightest
blue beneath the clouds—
We guess
at what's next
unlike the mountain
who knows it
in the bones.
Welcome
the rain.
The storm lifts
up the leaves.
Why not sing.
🌬☀️
#poem Kevin Young, from 'Book of Hours'
#art Storm Dissipates: James Naughton
“If you cannot love me, I will die. Before you came I wanted to die, I have told you many times. It is cruel to have made me want to live only to make my death more bloody.”
✒️ James Baldwin, Giovanni’s Room #BookWormSat
🎨unsigned portrait of unknown Italian Man
Have you signed up for this weekend's talks on the ghost-story writer Amelia Edwards and Dark Tourism?
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Tropical heron spotted in UK for first time as more exotic birds arrive to thrill birdwatchers
" ..the place where children are conceived,
and the warm quim, clear excellence,
tender and fat, bright fervent broken circle,
where I loved, in perfect health,
the quim below the smock. .."
✍️Gwerful Mechain, "Ode to Pubic Hair" Welsh 15thC poet #BookWormSat 🎨 Egon Schiele (1910)
An English Bluebell a day until I run out of photos #33
Appearance of a western reef heron in north Wales is unlikely to be the last, as heating temperatures mean species can survive Britain’s winter, say experts
It is a tropical bird typically encountered between west Africa and India, but last week a western reef heron arrived in north Wales in what is believed to be the first ever sighting in the UK.
The heron was first spotted in Foryd Bay at the weekend before flying to nearby Caernarfon harbour where it fed among the boats. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
Concrete makes the rules. Nature finds the gaps. Here are 14 street art moments where roots, weeds, flowers, and animals push back. Sometimes as a joke, sometimes as a warning. 🌳 Hungry Tree — By Vany...
For our second talk in June (on the 13th at 10am and 7pm), we're joined by Dr Emma Liggins to talk about the work of author Amelia Edwards and Dark Tourism!
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Dr Sam Hirst
Amelia Edwards’s Ghost Stories and Dark Tourism with Emma Liggins – Zoom, Sat 13 Jun 2026 - Our series of talks is funded exclusively by donations. The talks are free to access but if you can support ...
