Have I ever shown you my Musk Thistle?
The older I get, the more thistles fascinate me🤪
History shows us there are 2 options when faced with a rising far right.
1. Deal with it quickly and decisively.
2. Let it win.
The great majority reject it. But it doesn't need majority support: just enough thugs to intimidate everyone else. Weakness and indecision by government let it rise.
I presume these are just colourful Dock seedlings?
George Monbiot
Being totally honest… no!
“Happening happening” ffs😂😂😂😂🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
Arkengarthdale Northern Marsh Orchids* from last week.
*They measure up correctly and look the part, but I’m well aware of Orchid ID pit-falls so any corrections welcome.
A rather fine display of Common Rock-Rose near Fremington.
I don’t think I’ve seen so many flowers on that colony before.
A bit of news about what’s happening happening on our renaturing cluster
heggscastlecluster.org/blog/
There seem to be more and more sources of harmful chemicals coming to light. Maybe the regulatory system needs a review? Maybe it needs a revamp?
Maybe those whiny greens were right?
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Help!
Really struggling with this one. On the sandy banks (oft flooded) of an upland stream, but downstream from a village (I’m wondering wether it’s an escape)🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️
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Flea treatment chemicals fipronil and imidacloprid also implicated in lower cognitive scores in children with autism
The government must treat this as the emergency it is. Our sovereignty, democracy, and the lives of some of those who live here are threatened by a deadly combination of US billionaires, Russian interests and homegrown fascists. Step 1: Get the money out of politics.🧵
bylinetimes.com/2026/06/10/r...
As riots spread across Belfast, Tommy Robinson promoted a movement founded by a sanctioned Russian oligarch, which has pushed white supremacist propaganda about the death of Henry Nowak
