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Menestune @menestune.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I don't generally repost my own stuff. But, the combo that today is World Animal Day and that many of you ask if the animals are ever close to the house... and voila - trail camera montage from a few months ago that maybe you haven't seen. #nature #PNW #Seattle #love #nokings

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Ann Brauer @annies330.bsky.social · 12h

Starting a new order based on an existing quilt. What fun it is to rethink the colors I used as I make the new quilt just the right size. #workinprogress #piecing #customorder #quiltstudio #red

Piecing a new quilt in shades of pink, re and orange. #wip #quiltstudio #shelburnefalls

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Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · 13h

📅 One week to go! If you've ever wondered how some of the animal kingdom's most bizarre traits evolve, don't miss our next #InsectHour on 14 October, exploring the strange sexual biology of stalk-eyed flies. 🎟️ Reserve your free place buff.ly/Cy2yDMJ #InsectHour #ScienceTalks #Entomology

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Insect Hour: The Strange Sexual Biology of Stalk-Eyed Flies

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🦋🐕‍🦺🌺LadyWillow💚🐾🦋 @ladywillow.bsky.social · 23h

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Vaucluse Dreamer @vauclusedreamer.bsky.social · 13h

A little video to go with yesterday’s blog. This is a very beautiful place to walk Rota Vicentina Day 2: Porto Covo to Vila Nova de Milfontes -Stunning views & so much sand! #hiking youtu.be/ZnBHCrzd3Qk

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Rota Vicentina Day 2: Porto Covo to Vila Nova de Milfontes -Stunning views & so much sand! #hiking

YouTube video by Postcards from Provence and Beyond

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Carole King @carolekingofficial.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Through increased awareness and education World Animal Day seeks to create a world where animals are always recognized as sentient beings and full regard is always paid to their welfare. #worldanimalday #cat #dog #horse #wolf Photos: Jim McCrary, Mary Nichols, @elissa_kline, Carole King Archives

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Agence France-Presse @afp.com · 04/10/2026

🇫🇷 Un adolescent de 16 ans a été interpellé dimanche matin et placé en garde à vue dans l'enquête sur l'agression d'un enseignant à La Ciotat, aspergé d'essence et frappé en marge d'une manifestation lycéenne vendredi, a-t-on appris de sources concordantes.

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The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

You’ve been seeing very large #bumblebees on the wing for the past while. Why? Okay I’ll tell you why in this quick thread if you promise to #repost as the more people who know that these are queens the more likely that someone will help some out meaning more colonies next year. Deal? 1/15 #bees

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Arnbeg Farmstay @arnbegfarmstay.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I’m sad that I no longer have Jack and Tonic but glad I have a lasting tribute of them through the set of #bloodofmyblood prequel to #outlander In season 1 you might see them in a market scene ❤️ #arnbegfarmstayscotland

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lynne41.bsky.social @lynne41.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#caturday #quilt #quiltsky I just finished this gorgeous wall hanging and am posting it in honor of Caturday. I am so pleased with it. I don’t typically like orange but it worked here.

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Sew Pretty Arts @sewprettyarts.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Oy! September was absolutely crazy! October is only a little better. I'm going to be teaching at Frank's Fabric starting this month, I'm also doing a workshop for my guild, I have 3 pieces to finish, and we're still working through my health concerns. I miss you #quiltsky !

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Vaucluse Dreamer @vauclusedreamer.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Let the next little adventure begin

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The manager was right — some longtime shoppers closed their accounts in protest — but Marcus stuck with his decision. At the time of the flagship's closure, the Main Street store had been open for 112 years.

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NormandieCJ @normandiecj.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Saturday apéros - plum gin & tonic with a side serving of Brets... not a flavour we'll bother with again. #Brets #InBretsWeUsuallyTrust 😕

Packet of Brets chips (crisps) - saveur Brie Truffe.

Verdict: disappointing.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Louise V Durham, stained glass and driftwood sculpture, Shoreham by Sea, UK #WomensArt

Photo featuring three rectangular vertical wood sculptures with blue and green inlayed stained glass, side by side on a wet beach with reflections

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Alison @alisonbee.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Have a lovely weekend 🐑🐏

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NormandieCJ @normandiecj.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Happy #Caturday to all #CatsOfBluesky and their staff from Rufus-le-Chaton 😺

My, what big paws you've got...

Large brown tabby cat in a veg box on a table which, of course, he shouldn't be on. But boxes... cats... shrug.

Cat in an empty veg box which conveniently has a hole in the end to accommodate a large brown tabby cat's furry tail.

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🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦 @joycomes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Killdeer (plover) 8-11cm Shorebird North America Female scapes her nest in the sand lines it with sticks and grass to hide it. Incubation 28 days female sits in the day the male sits at night Chicks are precocial fully feathered capable of feeding themselves. Parents protect them for 30 days.

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Liza Adamczewski aka the accidental ecologist @lizaadamczewski.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Whilst on my break from caring for my ancient mother this morning, I walked around Lewes, noticing the body parts on beautiful doorways. A face, a hand, to delight the passer by

A blue door with two round windows like eyes a knocker like a nose and a letterbox mouth

A putty coloured door with a black metal hand door knocker above which is an oval enamel number plate with a number 4 on it

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

My teacher brother has just informed me that his primary school kids now refer to anything shit or old fashioned as "Brexit". Which has made my morning.

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Jen Ratcliffe @jenratcliffe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Day 2 #DailyNature #JournalPrompts Murmurs of the birds' wings. My favourite birdnerd fact - murmuration is a poem in itself. Now, I always try to listen to them in the sky or else I might miss out on a quiet symphony of the air. Leave your bird-words below: #birder #Naturewriting #wings #words

October 2nd - Writing Prompt: Murmur
Murmurations get their name from the collective sound of birds' wings in flight...
Write what you think the wings of birds would say if you could hear them speak.

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Brigit Strawbridge @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

On the train back from London after the best evening ever! Still pinching myself… and beaming from ear to ear about my beautiful medal. Thank you SO much @btobirds.bsky.social for this most unexpected and wonderful award. And thank you again for all the amazing things you do…

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Sue @cameratrapsue.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Sound down! I had Merlin app listen to this blue jay as I hadn't heard this vocalization. Merlin said 'Wild Turkey'. Blue jays have advanced vocal learning capabilities & large repertoires, they can produce surprising vocalizations including domestic/wild turkey gobbles & clucks. #birds

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Cath Hodsman @cathhodsman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Did u know? When caterpillars turn up to nibble on your brassicas in the summer, don't spray,or pick them off, just bide your time. Once caterpillars have had their fill, they'll pupate, leaving your brassicas to recover, then it'll be your turn to nibble. Mine are bouncing back,beautifully.🌱🌿🇬🇧🌿🌍🪲🐛🥦

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Stuart Davidson 🇬🇱 @stutheeditor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The author of a new book, The Marsh Tit and the Willow Tit has identified these two as Marsh tits. Isn't Bluesky wonderful?

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Mr RobertBob @mrrobertbob.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Our en-suite in France is so bad it’s almost good………

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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Well… The FC and I have just had a bit of a moment. 🥹🧡 After all the writing, photos, checking and pawing over every little detail… MY BOOK IS ACTUALLY LIVE ON AMAZON! 🐈📚 Just George: The Autopawography of a Station Cat 📚 amzn.eu/d/0dpaMVO7

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NormandieCJ @normandiecj.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Sunny afternoon so sitting room door open while I noodle around on Bluesky... small movement near the door and I turn to watch a large mouse nonchalantly push its way under the fly screen and out onto the terrace. It may have been carrying a snack (cat crunchie) in its mouth. 🙄 Bloody Rufus. 😺

Large brown tabby cat staring impassively at the camera...

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Derek Petrie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @drpetrie48.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It strikes me as odd that so many commentators spout the idea of reducing our low state pensions for poor pensioners to fund inheritance relief for wealthy ones. Ideas in the media are often the product of funded marketing campaigns, we should ask who is paying for this one.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Schools forced to shut amid burst Thames Water pipe ‘leaking 750 litres a second. TW infrastructure has average age of 79 years. Industry average is 56 years. 40% of TW assets are over 100 years old. Profits siphoned-off, investment neglected, execs rewarded, customers fleeced

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Schools forced to shut amid burst Thames Water pipe ‘leaking 750 litres a second’

Leak causes outages and low pressure in parts of London and Surrey, affecting 6,000 properties and leaving some without water

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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 28/09/2026

Still by far the best decision I’ve made. 🐻

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Harvest Moon (Golden Hare) by Tamsin Abbott, English stained glass artist. #HarvestMoon is the #fullmoon closest to the autumn equinox #WomensArt

Stained glass artwork in gold and black featuring a hare lying down amonst grasses under a golden full moon

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Tony da Franca 📎 🇵🇹🇬🇧🇪🇺 @fdb.graphics · 25/09/2026

Hummingbird moth on verbena- it’s been a good year for these insects #Photography 📷 #InsectPhotography📷🦋

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NormandieCJ @normandiecj.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Good morning #Caturday from a dozy Rufus-le-Chaton. 😺

Brown tabby cat dozing off outside in the early morning sun.

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Liz Webster 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @lizwebster.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Should the U.K. rejoin the EU and reverse Brexit? Get voting! www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss, "The Bank of England was set up by Tony Blair" My view: The Bank of England was founded in 1694, during the reign of William III and Mary II.

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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · 24/09/2026

A tumbleweed is rolling through my online shop today. I create colourful prints, cards, homewares and T-shirts inspired by architecture, music and mid-century design. Please have a look at my shop and repost to help spread the word. Thanks! gailmyerscough.co.uk

A pile of colourful prints featuring illustrations inspired by music, mid-century design and architecture.

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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The Greenhouse from recycled church stained glass windows, also known as "Sacré Blur" was made by horticultural installation artists Heywood and Condie from salvaged 18th and 19th century ecclesiastical stained glass. London

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The Hijab Series: 'What if' (2014) by Yemeni photographer Boushra Almutawakel #womensart

A series of six monochrome photographs showing a man and a woman, in stages the man is eventually shown wearing the burka that the woman wears in the first image, while the woman eventually is uncovered to wear clothes with no headdress

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It's great to see tailoring accommodate such extreme movement today. This level of tailoring was a bit more common in the past, as you can see in old films featuring Fred Astaire or Gene Kelly, but many modern suits will lift off the wearer's neck even when they're just walking.

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Dr. Heather Hinam 🍁 🇨🇦 @secondnaturemb.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Sunrise song. You'll want the volume up for this one, but not too high. Every coyote within a half kilometre radius decided to make themselves known this morning while I was enjoying the sunrise from the kayak. A truly magical moment. #mammals 🌿

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

“I trust my immune system. I don’t need a vaccine.” Ok, I trust mine to protect me too. Which is why I trained it extensively on what the virus looks like so it can handle it. Boxers don’t enter the ring without a plan. It’s the punch you don’t see coming that knocks you out.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The Guardian joins the campaign to abolish the state pension triple-lock. Portrays it as a old v young, social security v defence spending issue. Silence on corporate welfare, tax perks of the rich, maldistribution of wealth, low govt spend on state pension, how future retirees will survive.

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Britain needs cash and everyone knows we should break the pensions triple lock. Where is the courage? | Gaby Hinsliff

The issue cannot be avoided any longer. Andy Burnham and his chancellor must face the fear of a pensioner backlash, and find a fair solution, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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