Reposted by Elle Pezzhookland.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social · 02/10/2026For I am a salt-hag. I know gull gossip. I know the calling and quelling of storms. My hair is wind-braided. My lips wear rough salt kisses. I stand on the cliffs and read omens pulled by the tide. Be well and avoid my anger. – #EmilyCBanting, 1982 #FolkWitchFriday #WitchSky 11854108
Reposted by Elle PezzDirk Puehl @wunderkammertales.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026"That country whose people are autumn people, thinking only autumn thoughts." (Ray Bradbury "October Country", 1955) 🎨 K. L. Ricks #Spooktober 15413
Reposted by Elle PezzHistory Cafe ☕ Ottoman Heritage @ottomanhistory.bsky.social · 01/10/2026📷 Studio Portrait of an Ottoman Woman, Istanbul, c. 1880 (Colorized Photo) 2255
Reposted by Elle PezzNina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Fishing some 5,300 years ago: a Neolithic fishhook made of a wild boar tusk, wrapped with a fishing line. The size of the fishhook is 6.5 cm. It was used to catch pikes. Found in the lake-dwelling settlement of Arbon Bleiche 3, Switzerland. On display at Archäologisches Museum Frauenfeld 📷me 🏺 329661
Reposted by Elle PezzTuatha @tuatha.ie · 29/09/2026Today is the feast day of St Manchán. Manchán was an important figure in early medieval Ireland. He is thought to have been born somewhere in the north-east of Ulster in the early 7th century. He went on to found a monastery at Lemanaghan. His relics were housed in this spectacular shrine. 15210
Reposted by Elle PezzAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/09/2026Google finally updated some of its satellite images of Gaza and my god, it's horrific. The entirety of Rafah has been demolished. The majority of Khan Younis is in ruins. Entire towns completely leveled and erased of the map. 9653063276
Reposted by Elle PezzHugh Willmott @hugh-willmott.co.uk · 25/09/2026A little late for #FindsFriday but I’ve finally started working through this year’s artefacts from #CerneAbbey At 22mm it's tiny but this fragment of Anglo-Saxon window glass is not only unusual but also really important for our interpretation of the site Just goes to show, size isn’t important 0397
Reposted by Elle PezzAdmirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Lottie Dod is the youngest-ever Wimbledon singles champion at age 15. + 5-time Wimbledon women's singles champ + Won the British Ladies Amateur #Golf Championship 1904 + Played for the England women's national field hockey team + Silver medal in #archery, 1908 Olympics Born #OTD in 1871. #tennis 413633
Reposted by Elle PezzAdmirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026French marine biologist Jeanne Villepreux-Power invented the first glass aquarium for scientific study in 1832. Her sealed tanks (with aeration & water stability) enabled live observation of sea creatures, which was revolutionary in marine research. She was born #OTD in 1794. #WomenInSTEM 5340106
Reposted by Elle PezzAdmirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026When her husband became incapacitated, Emily Warren Roebling stepped in as the de facto chief engineer on the Brooklyn Bridge project. Learning advanced engineering principles, materials science & more, she managed the project's day-to-day operations for >10 yrs. Born #OTD in 1843. #WomenInSTEM 317353
Reposted by Elle PezzAdmirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Physician, research scientist & author Dr. Alice Hamilton died #OTD in 1970. She was: + The "mother of occupational medicine" + A pioneer in industrial toxicology + America's foremost authority on lead poisoning (c. 1916) + The first woman appointed to the faculty of Harvard, 1919 #WomenInSTEM 3403133
Reposted by Elle Pezzwomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Marianne Seiman, contemporary crochet artist (via Instagram) #Womensart #September 222562481
Reposted by Elle PezzAssociation for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 07/09/2026…I’ve seen the arc of the earth, From the Birsay shore, like the edge of a planet, And the lifeboat plunge through the Pentland Firth To a cosmic tide with the men that man it. —Robert Rendall, “Angle of Vision” from The Edinburgh Book of Twentieth-Century Scottish Poetry (EUP, 2005) #RNLI #poem 27639
Reposted by Elle PezzCharlie Bingham @charliebingham.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I'm skint & on the hunt for some extra work please let me know if I can help with your event management, social media management, writing projects, voice overs or anything else(within reason ha). I have worked with the RSPB, World Land Trust and Curlew Action, book industry + more! Thanks! 02023
Reposted by Elle Pezzwomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Australian pioneering modernist photographer Olive Cotton, Tea Cup Ballet, c.1935 #WomensArt 4703119
Reposted by Elle PezzAdmirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Ulmann’s timeless images focused on preserving vanishing folklore, framing her subjects with immense dignity rather than focusing on poverty. She died #OTD in 1934 at age 52, leaving a legacy of 10,000+ historic glass plate negatives. #photography (2/2) 0446
Reposted by Elle PezzAdmirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Investigative journalist Daphne Galizia (b. #OTD 1964) reported on govt corruption, allegations of money laundering & more in #Malta. A "one-woman WikiLeaks." Known internationally for her investigation of the Panama Papers, she was assassinated by a car bomb in Oct 2017. #Journalism #PressFreedom 8569196
Reposted by Elle PezzSpitalfields Life @thegentleauthor.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Tickets available for my Spitalfields tour this Saturday 29th August. Join me for a ramble through 2000 years of history & culture followed by tea & cakes freshly baked to recipe of 1720 served in a 300 year old house overlooking Christ Church. TICKETS: shorturl.at/N8E1T 042
Reposted by Elle PezzAdmirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Biochemist Florence Seibert developed the Purified Protein Derivative (PPD) in the 1930s. Before her work, TB skin tests were inconsistent & unreliable. Her PPD formula was adopted as the international standard (1952) & remains in use for TB testing today. Died #OTD in 1991. #WomenInSTEM 2306103
Reposted by Elle PezzSimon HB @norock.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Here's something nice: a boat team in a race spotted a barn owl lost out at sea, and saved the owl even though it cost them the race www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukBarn Owl rescued off the Norfolk coast after collapsing onto boat"It's very unusual... barn owls shouldn't be 70 miles off Newcastle," a wildlife rescuer says. 414065
Reposted by Elle PezzAlison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 21/08/2026⚒️ Bronze Age high-tech! Nearly 4,000 years ago, this ingenious stone mould could cast five different sizes of flat axe! Cutting-edge technology from a time when metal was replacing stone, bone and wooden tools! Found in Shropshire in 1961. Shrewsbury Museum 📷 by me #FindsFriday #Archaeology 13532148
Reposted by Elle PezzChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 17/08/2026The conditions in ICE detention centers are outrageous. Worms. Standing sewage water. Measles outbreaks. 52 people have died so far. No American - no matter what your view is on immigration - should stand for this inhumanity. 841418570
Reposted by Elle PezzJeff Rudd 🇮🇪 🇨🇦 🇵🇸 @jeffrudd.bsky.social · 17/08/2026REMEMBER: They all knew. 6131770910513
Reposted by Elle Pezzchiller @chiller.eurosky.social · 12/08/2026It's so ... weak? L Why can't he just say "look, for obvious reasons, this is the emergency rule on these things now: no portable BBQs." 36310
Reposted by Elle PezzThe Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 07/08/2026The Phenakistoscope — a popular Victorian parlour toy, generally marketed for children — is widely considered to be among the earliest forms of animation and the precursor to modern cinema: publicdomainreview.org/collection/p… 08217
Reposted by Elle PezzNina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Exceptionally low water levels on the Danube have exposed parts of the foundations of the ancient Constantine Bridge, giving archaeologists a rare opportunity to document what they describe as one of the Roman Empire's most impressive engineering achievements. www.reuters.com/business/env... 171270353
Reposted by Elle PezzRachel Gilmour, MP for Tiverton and Minehead @rachelgilmourld.bsky.social · 03/08/2026From today, EU citizens have a legal right to know when they're talking to a bot or looking at a deepfake, backed by fines of up to €15m. Thanks to Brexit, we're missing out on this protection.digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu 261134510
Reposted by Elle PezzNettlecake @nettlecake.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week. 17170862920
Reposted by Elle Pezztastewart 🦋 @tastewart.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Jeanne Gibson, beloved “Rosie the Riveter,” passed away on July 29, 2026 at 100. Gibson became a welder at Todd Pacific Shipyards in Seattle, helping build destroyers for the Allied war effort during WWII. Gibson helped pave the way for millions of women who stepped into critical wartime roles. 17978762162
Reposted by Elle Pezzwomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Linocut by contemporary UK printmaker and artist Alexandra Buckle who is inspired by her local countryside #womensart #Summer 4562107
Reposted by Elle Pezzwomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Cornish artist Kirsty Elson trawls the beaches of her home collecting driftwood as the raw material for her coastal scene sculptures #WomensArt 173392450
Reposted by Elle PezzNational Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 26/07/2026Introducing nature's jewel 🪲 Rose chafers are great for the ecosystem, with adult beetles helping to pollinate flowers, whilst their larvae break down decaying plant material in compost heaps and leaf litter, recycling valuable nutrients back into the soil. 📷️: Mike Wenham 012221
Reposted by Elle PezzNorth Ages @northages.bsky.social · 26/07/2026The Bodleian Library bought a supposedly 14thC gospel-book for £6 at auction at Sotheby’s #OTD in 1887. Scholar Lucy Hill, 22, found the added poem on leaf 2 echoed a tale in Turgot’s Life of St Margaret, and identified the book as that of the Scottish queen’s. 📸Bodleian Library 07013
Reposted by Elle PezzInland Waterways Association @iwa-uk.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Yes, you read it correctly - the UK has 5000 miles of waterways. And we feel that's worth celebrating and protecting. They support our wildlife, our local economies, our mental and physical health. Be one of the reasons: waterways.org.uk/support 💙 051
Reposted by Elle PezzBecky Wallower @bwallower.bsky.social · 15/07/2026www.theguardian.com/science/2026...theguardian.comAncient DNA analysis reveals Wiltshire’s Upton Lovell Shaman was a womanExclusive: Analysis offers ‘smoking gun evidence’ that overturns previous assumption that bronze age individual was male 16022
Reposted by Elle PezzHistory Cafe ☕ Ottoman Heritage @ottomanhistory.bsky.social · 15/07/2026✒️ An Ottoman Calligraphic Wall Panel, Design of a Ewer (Ibrik) with a Long Spout, c. 1820 0313
Reposted by Elle PezzMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 12/07/2026The size of a blue whale compared to a full grown humpback whale. Original post 24969236
Reposted by Elle PezzDuncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 06/07/2026I think the most tragic part of this Trump red card fiasco is that now we won’t be able to look at FIFA as the impartial paragon of fairness we used to… 5866467
Reposted by Elle PezzDr Rachel Broady @drrachelbroady.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Farage's inner thug is revealed because he's being found out. 072
Reposted by Elle PezzAlison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Delightful little brown mouse nibbling at a walnut. From a #Roman ‘unswept floor’ mosaic by Heraclitus. Superb use of darker tiles for subtle shadow effects! 2nd century AD. Vatican Museums www.museivaticani.va/content/muse... #MosaicMonday #Archaeology 121068285
Elle Pezz @ellpezz.bsky.social · 06/07/2026@cardiffcouncil.bsky.social take note - there is such a thing as rejecting bad ideas. Who knew?! 021
Reposted by Elle PezzNiamh NicGhabhann Coleman @niamhroisin.bsky.social · 29/06/2026I’ve just written an essay about this which won’t come out for ages (academic publishing) so in short - our planning system currently doesn’t have a mechanism to provide for the complex social meaning of these sites, meaning that impacted groups have to engage in emotional storytelling time & again 26520
Reposted by Elle PezzLuca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Jared Kushner wants Albania's protected wetlands. The government obliged. Protesters said no. 29 days later, they're still saying no — with flamingo cutouts and flags, in the streets, every single night. Europe is watching. Is anyone else? 767261607378
Reposted by Elle PezzAuschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 14/06/202614 June 1920 | A Polish woman, Alina Jasińska, was born. A gardener. In #Auschwitz from 11 November 1942 No. 24188 She was transferred to Bergen-Belsen and liberated there. 644776
