Reposted by Rosalind AhmedRobin Cooper @robincooper1.bsky.social · 3hVery atmospheric conditions this morning at Levers Water in the Coniston Fells. 0212
Reposted by Rosalind AhmedBookchat @bookchat.bsky.social · 2hAbdelrahman ElGendy on Writing From Inside a Prison Cell: On his third night in detention in Cairo, crammed with sixty other prisoners into a four-by-five meter cell, Abdelrahman ElGendy heard the song for the first time. Belly full after being starved for three… #CraftandAdvice #CraftandCriticismlithub.comAbdelrahman ElGendy on Writing From Inside a Prison CellOn his third night in detention in Cairo, crammed with sixty other prisoners into a four-by-five meter cell, Abdelrahman ElGendy heard the song for the first time. Belly full after being starved for three days, one of his cellmates began 011
Rosalind Ahmed @21rosa.bsky.social · 4hIn 1842 the Eng. word dinosaur, from the Gk. deinos ‘fearsome’+ sauros ‘lizard', was invented by palaeontologist Richard Owen. Intended to describe Victorian discoveries of fossil reptiles, the word came to include every beast once identified as 'dragon'. The association continues... #WyrdWednesday 0101
Rosalind Ahmed @21rosa.bsky.social · 10hPhrase of the day comes from @theghostmonk.bsky.social You heard 'tweedy spelunker' on #WyrdWednesday first 1110
Rosalind Ahmed @21rosa.bsky.social · 11hIt was speculated in the 17th century that this newly discovered Middle Jurassic fossil, likely from a Megalosaurus, might belong to a Roman war elephant or a biblical giant. In 1763, naturalist Richard Brookes noted the obvious & named the fossil 'Scrotum humanum' #WyrdWednesday 1278
Rosalind Ahmed @21rosa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"Dragon-slayer, guardian of humanity and bearer of the scales of divine justice" Today is the feast of St Michael and All Angels #Michaelmas aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2013/09/a-se...aclerkofoxford.blogspot.comFour Medieval Texts for MichaelmasHaddon Hall , Derbyshire (15th century) Today is Michaelmas, the golden autumn feast of St Michael and All Angels. It falls at perhaps ... 1134
Reposted by Rosalind AhmedJojo she/her @jojofe24.bsky.social · 26/09/2026#SuicidePreventionMonth Please be kind to yourself ❤️ 063
Rosalind Ahmed @21rosa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Classic and contemporary #WeekMForMachinery in Kirkharle courtyard #AlphabetChallenge 1191
Rosalind Ahmed @21rosa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026For #OwlishMonday Cornelis Bloemaert's 'An Owl with Books' (c 1625). The text translates as "What's the use of glasses, when the owl refuses to look?" 2173
Rosalind Ahmed @21rosa.bsky.social · 27/09/2026#CoastalBotany along Morecambe Bay this week; Sea Mayweed and Wild Radish #wildflowerhour @bsbibotany.bsky.social 0212
Rosalind Ahmed @21rosa.bsky.social · 27/09/2026#AlphabetChallenge #WeekLforLookingIn the window, longing for 🍟 This seagull attempted to dive bomb diners but was savvy enough to leave the glass alone after the first foray. It then gave pitiful/indignation until sunset 👀 1141
Rosalind Ahmed @21rosa.bsky.social · 27/09/2026"I do desire we may be better strangers." Rosalind "As You Like It" #ShakespeareSundaystatic.klipy.comSchitt's Creek: David's Hard PassALT: Schitt's Creek: David's Hard Pass 190
Rosalind Ahmed @21rosa.bsky.social · 26/09/2026“I declare you have given us lettuce again. Really, my dear, you must think of something new for breakfast.” Hare being a gourmand in "The Squirrel, the Hare and the Little Grey Rabbit" by Alison Uttley (1939) 🎨 Margaret Tempest's illustrations for the series #BookwormSat 0223
Reposted by Rosalind AhmedStephanie Lamy @stephlamy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Not "someone" ... a far right columnist who initially hid behind a masked account. He also has ties to the hereditarian network that went for Jason Arday. Same players, play again. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/w...nytimes.comHis Novel Had a Shot at a Top Book Prize. Then Someone Ran an A.I. Test.“It Was Either That Or Die,” by the Haitian-Canadian author Thélyson Orélien, was the hit of the French literary season. Now it has been pulled from the shortlist for a prestigious prize. 314752
Rosalind Ahmed @21rosa.bsky.social · 26/09/2026"Light as the moon’s path over the sea the run of the hare over the land" Anna Crowe from 'A Calendar of Hares' 🎨 'Running of the Hare' Robert Gillmor #BookWormSat 0429
Rosalind Ahmed @21rosa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Repost for #FoxFriday 🦊🦊 Striking shot by @darkwaterphotos.bsky.social 📸 040
Reposted by Rosalind AhmedAnti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Note that arrested far right rioters have been found to have a much greater than average number of convictions for violent offences, including domestic violence meme via We Demand UK 331562507
Rosalind Ahmed @21rosa.bsky.social · 24/09/2026‘The Autumnal Equinox was celebrated with the oak, then big with acorns; a tree, from all antiquity thought most sacred.’ William Stukeley "Palæographia sacra. Or discourses on sacred subjects" (1763) #FolkloreThursday 0235
Reposted by Rosalind AhmedMenestune @menestune.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Gah! It's the tiniest of the tiny fawns. #mammals #nature #deer #love #trailcam #Seattle #wildanimals #goodmorning #PNW #babyanimals #nokings #wildlife #fawn #outdoors 692571285
Reposted by Rosalind Ahmedwomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Babs Pease, contemporary artist and printmaker living in rural Scotland #WomensArt 92385394
Rosalind Ahmed @21rosa.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Gull Meeping, flat footed and bemused (like many juveniles) this young herring gull is currently wandering around Morecambe prom. Very cute 🤎🤍 Thanks to @robcrank68.bsky.social for setting 1150
Reposted by Rosalind AhmedNina Antonia @ninaantonia13.bsky.social · 21/09/2026#OwlishMonday Owl as the keeper of the way, advising 'The Little Ghost' illustrated by Russian artist, Nika Goltz ( 1925-2012) 04810
Rosalind Ahmed @21rosa.bsky.social · 21/09/2026#BlueSkyMonday looking over Morecambe bay to the #Cumbrian Fells 💙 #EastCoastKin 0110
Rosalind Ahmed @21rosa.bsky.social · 20/09/2026#Stunday on Morecambe bay, Lancashire just now #seascape #EastCoastKin 0130
Reposted by Rosalind AhmedMillsTheOne @millstheone.bsky.social · 18/09/2026On Annie Dillard and the Influence of Poetry on her Prose theconversation.com/annie-dillar... @blueskypoetry.bsky.social @inkmine.bsky.social @yeehawpoems.bsky.socialtheconversation.comAnnie Dillard brought poetry into prose, pioneering a mystical form of creative nonfiction that critics both admired and misunderstoodFor Annie Dillard, the sonic intensity of poetry was critical to every form of writing she published throughout her life. 3107
Rosalind Ahmed @21rosa.bsky.social · 19/09/2026"It is by virtue of love that everything is produced, and love is in everything: it manifests itself as force and life in living beings... and is the very vigour of living things." Giordano Bruno (1585) #BookwormSat 1285
Reposted by Rosalind AhmedBlue Ted @vicsq.bsky.social · 08/09/2026We on Merseyside have deep rooted contempt for British broadcast and print corporate media. From decades long first hand experience of poisonous fascist lies they vomit into British society. We know what Jason Arday and his family have been through because of yellow coward presstitutes.goodlawproject.orgJason Arday: Poll finds Britain backs ‘much tougher’ press regulation | Good Law ProjectExclusive poll carried out after Jason Arday’s death shows 54% of UK adults are in favour of stronger independent press regulation 032
Reposted by Rosalind AhmedDr Matthew Hardy @drmatthewhardy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Yep, same as for the Arday case. None of our finest journalists thought to check his publication record (outstanding), his epic athletic prowess (documented at the time in local papers), etc. Just ran with the herd. It took bloggers to do the work monkdebunks.substack.com/p/the-media-...monkdebunks.substack.comThe media frenzy that stripped Jason Arday of one of his life-defining achievements.Plus the available evidence on the 30 marathons in 35 days and the footballing claims 471
Rosalind Ahmed @21rosa.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Have you had a reply yet @litterygeniarse.bsky.social ? And was it, in any way, meaningful? 120
Reposted by Rosalind AhmedUniversity and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 15/09/2026“You have to be twice as good to get half as far. Everybody in the Black community knows this.” Powerful words from our member Andrew as he spoke at TUC Congress on the death of our member, colleague and friend Professor Jason Arday. Congress then joined us in a minute’s silence in Jason’s memory. 1133
Reposted by Rosalind AhmedLeft Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Delegates at #TUC26 have passed a motion condemning the 'institutional racist targeting, harassment and humiliation' of Professor Jason Ardayleftfootforward.orgTUC passes motion condemning ‘institutional racist targeting, harassment and humiliation’ of Professor Jason ArdayThe motion was proposed by the UCU 05011
Rosalind Ahmed @21rosa.bsky.social · 18/09/2026So many of us think of Jason Arday every day, and have been doing since early August when @theguardian.com published its disgraceful piece. This was quickly followed by the sad news of his resignation. And worse. What hell he went through, being made to believe natural allies had turned on him. RIP. 121
Rosalind Ahmed @21rosa.bsky.social · 16/09/2026#BirdOfTheDay. Yesterday being the day, just minus the # 🙄 0181
Reposted by Rosalind AhmedLa Ood 🏜️ @lmc55g95.bsky.social · 15/09/2026#Bazinga ❣️ ((Ed Who? 🧐🤔)) 0163
Reposted by Rosalind AhmedPaul Robichaud 🪨🐐 @pjrobichaud.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The English artist Leonora Carrington lived in Mexico and was inspired by Indigenous mythology. She painted her mural ‘The Magical World of the Maya’ (1963-4) for the Museo Nacional de Antropología. The painting depicts imagery from the Popol Vuh, the sacred text of the Maya. #WyrdWednesday 14210
Rosalind Ahmed @21rosa.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The jaguar, symbol of the night & transformation, was central to Mayan myth. The moon goddess Ixchel was often depicted with jaguar ears or claws. Thrones in jaguar form still survive. The bicephalic Jaguar Throne of Uxmal has 2 eyes for regular vision & 2 for supernatural sight #WyrdWednesday 010524
Rosalind Ahmed @21rosa.bsky.social · 15/09/2026#ThickTrunkTuesday the hollow provides a natural shelter site for the smallest woodland dwellers 🪲 0170
Reposted by Rosalind AhmedAnna Zona @annazona.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Maddalena penitente (Canova, 1790). #alphabetchallenge #weekKforKn #kneeling #mementomori #eck #mementomoriMonday #Sculpture #anzaa #photography #museum 115527
Rosalind Ahmed @21rosa.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Flapping by the funicular, a twofer #WeekKnForKn ... Knitted Knickers by the mysterious Saltburn yarn bombers 🤔 An itchy offering for this week's #CarryOn #AlphabetChallenge 1110
Rosalind Ahmed @21rosa.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Thanks @atlanticbirding.bsky.social for today's theme. Am going with "Alt. is #Finches: any bird from the finch family". Family favourites include the cheeky chaffinches that dive bomb the picnic tables in Ingram Valley ☺️ 0120
Reposted by Rosalind AhmedGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 11/09/2026AN URGENT EXCLUSIVE: Ahmed Soliman, the 30-year-old gay man ICE expelled in April to Equatorial Guinea, a country he has no ties to, was arrested this morning and cannot be located, his attorneys say. They fear he may be in one of EG's torture prisons. prospect.org/2026/09/11/i...prospect.orgImmigrant Trump Sent to African Hotel Prison Arrested After Speaking With Media, Lawyers Say - The American ProspectAhmed Soliman’s attorneys fear he may have been sent to one of Equatorial Guinea’s notorious torture prisons. 718091132
Rosalind Ahmed @21rosa.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Not quite ready to leave the weekend behind on #OwlishMonday Etching by George Edward Collins (1880–1968) 0234
Reposted by Rosalind AhmedIndie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 13/09/2026apparently i’m an ‘intellectual snob’ for disliking gen ai. i mean, you’re wrong. i’m a nobody writer juggling three jobs. i am the furthest thing from a snob. but let’s say i was. better a snob than a lazy thief who can’t think for themselves whilst killing the planet. 29995166
Reposted by Rosalind AhmedDr Panti Bliss-Cabrera @pantibliss.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Amnesty National Lifeboats Médecins Sans Frontières Whose next? 25613
Reposted by Rosalind Ahmedthatgirlinsb @34thparallel.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Protesters at the Irish Open. shitler’s international golf links and hotel Doonbeg, Ireland. Thank you, Doonbeg! 564213484652
Rosalind Ahmed @21rosa.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Thanks to @robcrank68.bsky.social for creating today's #BirdOfTheDay #Robins #ForJanet 1372