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The English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · 4h

We have had new carpet installed. I am sure you will agree, it is most fetching Note the bluebell stalks. This is hallowed ground, that human feet hardly ever touch. Doing what it does season after season, and for thousands of years

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Dorothee V. Plessis @dorotheevplessis.bsky.social · 16h

@kalijah-69.bsky.social It seems that you enjoyed your day? And now it's time to say goodnight. Make it fun and restful. Till tomorrow Jim.🏄‍♂️👣💛 "Beach Walk" by British artist Barry Hilton

A dark shoreline with curving, golden reflections of light on the wet sand and gentle waves, with a single silhouetted person walking.

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Jacqs @fooyoo2.bsky.social · 16h

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Ian McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 11h

Early stroll. The watchful moon. Leathery fallen leaves. I’m ten minutes late so the road is busier. Time never hesitates, but sometimes it seems to. A silent man silently walks a silent dog.

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eddiephotos.bsky.social @eddiephotos.bsky.social · 7h

#Butterflies #Pollinators A Speckled wood butterfly resting on some dried leaves along our country lane's.

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Dom Conlon @domconlon.bsky.social · 10h

This morning I’m storms cannot and footsteps forgot, I’m the door on the latch and the nicotine patch but my arms are open and I can catch

This is a photo of a tired old man holding a kindle. He’s wearing a brown trench coat and an olive-green baseball cap. His eyes look kind of happy, kind of sad, maybe even kind of kind.

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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 16h

By Will McPhail

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 10h

In terms of messaging, this is very positive, and a big shift from the nature-hatefest of the Starmer administration. Mind you, most tree-planting is unnecessary: I'd like to see much more emphasis on natural regeneration. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Half a million trees to be planted in England in three years, says government

Exclusive: Environment secretary Angela Eagle to make pledge as part of efforts to protect against extreme weather

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 9h

From the Natural History Cabinet of Anna Blackburne (1768) by James Bolton.

White-cheeked Starling, bramble and Eurasian Comma and Seven-Spotted Ladybird Beetle on leaf, painted illustration.

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Lion of Flanders @dirkjulesgo.bsky.social · 12h

Good morning ☕️☕️, wishing you all a wonderful Wednesday 💛❤️💛

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 8h

Hello Wednesday. Pontifical of Guillaume Durand, Avignon, before 1390.

Bird of prey pulling a fox in a cart, fox appears to be shouting at the bird, bird looks displeased.

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Mark Hebden @unionlib.bsky.social · 22h

Harry Redknapp doesn't think Man City should be punished for fiddling the books. That's Harry Redknapp who opened a bank account in Monaco in the name of his dog to avoid tax.

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glastomichelle.bsky.social @glastomichelle.bsky.social · 9h

Golden Wednesday. That was quite an unexpected end to my morning walk. After going up Glastonbury Tor in torrential rain, I was on my way home and the sky cleared in seconds!

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 8h

Opening up the bookshop for the day. It rained last night in the pavements are wet, but the sky is clear and blue and the breeze cool. The books wait on the shelves with timeless patience, and the coffee machine chugs and hisses as it warms up.

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 9h

This is promising. The UK could go "all the way" towards rejoining the EU, Burnham tells the BBC. 🚨 EU membership is the only option that delivers £92 billion of growth. The government needs to take us back to where we belong: at the heart of Europe.

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 9h

Morning. 🖼️ Tunnicliffe, What To Look For In Autumn, 1960.

Autumnal forest floor scene of leaves, red squirrel, fungi, nuts, jay in flight in distance and thrush, falling leaves, illustration.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 22h

It's inconceivable to me how someone who lost in a free & fair election can incite an angry mob to attack his own government, (the very definition of treason) & be allowed to run for any office ever again.

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Nina Antonia @ninaantonia13.bsky.social · 6h

#WyrdWednesday William Blake (1757-1827) was commissioned to do a series of illustrations based on the Biblical 'Book of Revelations' which is a visionary apocalyptic meltdown featuring 'The Great Dragon' depicted here with 'The Woman Clothed In The Sun'.

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Locavite @locavite.bsky.social · 5h

Upswept #ShroomScrolling 🍄‍🟫 #FungiFriends 🍄

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 11h

Pink jug (1925) by Australian artist/printmaker Margaret Preston #womensart

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 11h

Noelle Thomas, contemporary UK textile artist #WomensArt

Colourful textile artwork with central stylised horse morif , as well as circles a
and triangles on a dark background

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Bernoid @bernoid.bsky.social · 8h

Morning… #FungiFriends

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Searchlight Awards @writingawards.bsky.social · 5h

Good luck, everyone!

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Laurhob @laurhob.bsky.social · 22h

Fuzzy Schizophyllum commune

A flush of fuzzy whitish mushrooms growing on a mossy log. You can see their gills are beige in coloration

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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 13h

BREAKING NEWS: “Do geese see God” is a palindrome

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 10h

It’s a mark of the corruption of our whole way of thinking about the world that trying to meet a planetary emergency is routinely described as “ideological”, while continuing to accelerate it is presented as “pragmatic” and “economic”.

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 9h

On this day 30th September 1868 the first volume of 'Little Women' by Louisa May Alcott was published. Artist: Terry Gabbey

Two houses stand at dusk in a snowy street. One is smaller and brightly lit. The other is larger and mainly in darkness.

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 8h

The old willow-tree, and other stories, Carl Ewald, Illustration by Helen Jacobs, 1921.

Bear sat by river beneath a tree in autumn leaf, fungi around the base of a tree. Illustration.

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 10h

And this morning the Shed is a picture postcard of a shed, in faded summer colours, inscribed with the words, in copperplate; Wish you were here…

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Philippa R. Francis @philippa.bsky.social · 6h

Photopoem shared 30th September 2026

In the photo, a late summer agapanthus bloom leans into morning light. The poem reads:

purple zeppelins
funnel sunshine into stripes
summon honeybees

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CLPE @theclpe.bsky.social · 7h

Picturebooks are an important genre of literature for children of all ages, not just a step to chapter books. We have lots of recommendations on our website. To explore how to choose and use books further: clpe.org.uk/research/choosing-and-u…

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Dave Borthwick @borthwickdave.bsky.social · 21h

& 3rd night in a row the ripped lead flashing on a fencepost is a robin, perched; the lane luminous blue as the town's light pollution starts to effervesce; across Solway the 80s kid in you finds a graphic equaliser (military grade), & in such gloom after a long day you go

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 20h

‘Oh, what a tangled web we weave…’ 🕸️ ~ Sir Walter Scott.

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The English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · 11h

River mist is the ghosts of our ancestors finding their Elysium

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Skog @skog100.bsky.social · 23h

Today 29th Sept is Michaelmas day ..these Asters are known as Michaelmas daisies as they flower around now , in Wales its known as " Haf Bach Mihangal " which means Michaels little summer as its often warm around that time ..warm and humid today so the weather got it right for once

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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 12h

visible here was inserted later, possibly in the 18th or 19th century. The ovens associated with the bakehouse can also be seen in the remains. Middleham’s ranges were built to support the castle’s household and increasingly domestic character. Image: Paul Massey, CC BY-ND 2.0

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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 12h

Ruins of the bakehouse and horse mill in the south range of Middleham Castle, North Yorkshire. Additional domestic and service facilities were added to the castle in the 16th century, including a bakehouse in the south range and a pastry kitchen in the west range. The circular horse mill

The image shows the stone ruins of Middleham Castle in North Yorkshire. featuring the circular track of an old horse mill in the courtyard.

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Catherine Baker @catbake.bsky.social · 19h

here in your mind’s eye the gold shoulder of the moon behind the houses

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Ian McFee @ianm45.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

@imcmillan.bsky.social I saw this on my way back today. I've been going to Stockport for over 50 years and never knew of this till I saw it by chance; by the brilliant Alan Boyson in 1965 (he did the famous 3 Ships mosaic in Hull).

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The Corner Shop, Broughton, Salford, painting by Steven Scholes.

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Jim Blackler @blackler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

These Birch Polypores look so fresh and clean. Reminded me of the sound baffle thingys hanging from the Albert Hall ceiling… which happily I found out are called mushrooms. www.royalalberthall.com/about-the-ha... 🍄 #FungiFriends

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The Cottage Garden @simonecannon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Asiatic primrose (Primula capitata), unlike most primroses that #flower strictly in spring, often pushes its vibrant violet-purple, drumstick-like flower heads into late summer and autumn the plants are hardy to -20°C (-4°F) #BloomScrolling #Gardening #BlueTue #Purple #Autumn #Garden

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Beautiful everyday Ladybird things Before the blue Smartie Artist: Harry Wingfield (First Picture Book, 1970)

Photo-realistic illustration of a tube of Smarties with Smarties spilling out onto a white background

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Ian McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Streets of Closed-down pubs: The unlit suplands

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