Rosalind Ahmed
@21rosa.bsky.social
Museums, galleries, medieval and Irish literature, folklore, poetry, botany, Cumbrian walks, Oxfam bookstores. Remainer trying to do the right thing in a world that's going/gone off balance. All 📸 mine, unless stated
VR postbox within a stone wall in the hamlet of Halton, Northumberland. The wider view shows its position within the area, which includes a church, castle and farm #PostboxSaturday
February 7, 2026 at 1:22 PM
VR postbox within a stone wall in the hamlet of Halton, Northumberland. The wider view shows its position within the area, which includes a church, castle and farm #PostboxSaturday
"I hope that simple love and truth will be strong in the end. I hope that real love and truth are stronger in the end than any evil or misfortune in the world"
Charles Dickens 'David Copperfield' (1850)
🎨 Edward Burne-Jones 'Love' 1880s
#BookwormSat
Charles Dickens 'David Copperfield' (1850)
🎨 Edward Burne-Jones 'Love' 1880s
#BookwormSat
February 7, 2026 at 9:47 AM
"I hope that simple love and truth will be strong in the end. I hope that real love and truth are stronger in the end than any evil or misfortune in the world"
Charles Dickens 'David Copperfield' (1850)
🎨 Edward Burne-Jones 'Love' 1880s
#BookwormSat
Charles Dickens 'David Copperfield' (1850)
🎨 Edward Burne-Jones 'Love' 1880s
#BookwormSat
February 6, 2026 at 10:57 AM
#BreakingKindSongs #MusicChallenge #MusicSky
Paul King was definitely hot when I was a teen - with that hair and those boots, how could he possibly be anything else? Maybe a futuristic "Robin of Sherwood"?
youtu.be/YlXtrnh-Ejo?...
Paul King was definitely hot when I was a teen - with that hair and those boots, how could he possibly be anything else? Maybe a futuristic "Robin of Sherwood"?
youtu.be/YlXtrnh-Ejo?...
February 6, 2026 at 10:47 AM
#BreakingKindSongs #MusicChallenge #MusicSky
Paul King was definitely hot when I was a teen - with that hair and those boots, how could he possibly be anything else? Maybe a futuristic "Robin of Sherwood"?
youtu.be/YlXtrnh-Ejo?...
Paul King was definitely hot when I was a teen - with that hair and those boots, how could he possibly be anything else? Maybe a futuristic "Robin of Sherwood"?
youtu.be/YlXtrnh-Ejo?...
#FingerpostFriday and a scramble over the stile to Settlingstones (the village marked on the weather worn wood). Otherwise, there's plenty of choice as to which road to take - including a march along the straight road to Hadrian's Wall!
February 6, 2026 at 10:02 AM
#FingerpostFriday and a scramble over the stile to Settlingstones (the village marked on the weather worn wood). Otherwise, there's plenty of choice as to which road to take - including a march along the straight road to Hadrian's Wall!
#BirdOfTheDay theme as chosen by the endlessly inventive @alan678.bsky.social is #birds&berries
Blackbird by St Oswin's church, Wylam last November #EastCoastKin
Blackbird by St Oswin's church, Wylam last November #EastCoastKin
February 6, 2026 at 9:53 AM
#BirdOfTheDay theme as chosen by the endlessly inventive @alan678.bsky.social is #birds&berries
Blackbird by St Oswin's church, Wylam last November #EastCoastKin
Blackbird by St Oswin's church, Wylam last November #EastCoastKin
"You can be a ghost by murdering somebody else or by being murdered yourself, whichever you prefer. The murdered ghost is, perhaps, the more popular; but, on the other hand, you can frighten people better if you are the murdered one, because then you can show your wounds & do groans" #PhantomsFriday
February 6, 2026 at 9:33 AM
"You can be a ghost by murdering somebody else or by being murdered yourself, whichever you prefer. The murdered ghost is, perhaps, the more popular; but, on the other hand, you can frighten people better if you are the murdered one, because then you can show your wounds & do groans" #PhantomsFriday
February 5, 2026 at 7:22 PM
#LookAndSee #MusicChallenge #MusicSky
Hans Andersen's duckling is about to transform into a swan, while others around them enjoy all the scene has to offer: "Feeling Good"
youtu.be/oHs98TEYecM?...
Hans Andersen's duckling is about to transform into a swan, while others around them enjoy all the scene has to offer: "Feeling Good"
youtu.be/oHs98TEYecM?...
February 5, 2026 at 1:36 PM
#LookAndSee #MusicChallenge #MusicSky
Hans Andersen's duckling is about to transform into a swan, while others around them enjoy all the scene has to offer: "Feeling Good"
youtu.be/oHs98TEYecM?...
Hans Andersen's duckling is about to transform into a swan, while others around them enjoy all the scene has to offer: "Feeling Good"
youtu.be/oHs98TEYecM?...
Reposted by Rosalind Ahmed
I memorise the flecks
& tones within the irises
of your eyes
I trace the lines
upon your face,
mapping
your topography
& lay down
in memory
the timbre
of your breathing
this is how I weave
the tapestry of us
& it's so much vaster,
so much more whole
than you & I
alone.
#poem #poetry #SkyPoets
& tones within the irises
of your eyes
I trace the lines
upon your face,
mapping
your topography
& lay down
in memory
the timbre
of your breathing
this is how I weave
the tapestry of us
& it's so much vaster,
so much more whole
than you & I
alone.
#poem #poetry #SkyPoets
February 5, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Reposted by Rosalind Ahmed
Progress on the Fountains Abbey drawing. Working on the south range of the cloister buildings. The abbot's house and infirmary are still to be drawn (if they aren't hidden by the tree that frames the view on the right.
#ArchitecturalIllustration
#pencil #drawing
#ArtYear
#ArchitecturalIllustration
#pencil #drawing
#ArtYear
February 5, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Progress on the Fountains Abbey drawing. Working on the south range of the cloister buildings. The abbot's house and infirmary are still to be drawn (if they aren't hidden by the tree that frames the view on the right.
#ArchitecturalIllustration
#pencil #drawing
#ArtYear
#ArchitecturalIllustration
#pencil #drawing
#ArtYear
Beech tree and the setting sun
#ThickTrunkTuesday
#ThickTrunkTuesday
February 3, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Beech tree and the setting sun
#ThickTrunkTuesday
#ThickTrunkTuesday
Reposted by Rosalind Ahmed
Vampire bats and their little in-jokes 🦇🖤🦇🖤🦇
🦇🖤🦇 New bat research!
#bats #lovebats #batconservation #nature #naturalhistory #ecology
www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-...
#bats #lovebats #batconservation #nature #naturalhistory #ecology
www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-...
When Vampire Bats Become Close Friends, They Start ‘Talking’ Like Each Other
New research shows that just like humans, vampire bats with deep social relationships use similar sounds as one another to communicate
www.smithsonianmag.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:34 AM
Vampire bats and their little in-jokes 🦇🖤🦇🖤🦇
February 2, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Reposted by Rosalind Ahmed
Coming up online Feb 27 -
The Life & Work of May Morris: “A Remarkable Woman”
Speaker: Fiona Rose
Host: Gordon Russell Design Museum
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The Life & Work of May Morris: “A Remarkable Woman”
Speaker: Fiona Rose
Host: Gordon Russell Design Museum
gordonrusselldesignmuseum.shop/products/onl...
Online Talk Ticket: The Life & Work of May Morris: “A Remarkable Woman
Talk Schedule: 27th February 2026, 6pm The Life & Work of May Morris: “A Remarkable Woman” Towards the end of her life May Morris (1862-1938) - designer, craftsperson, and younger daughter of Will...
gordonrusselldesignmuseum.shop
February 1, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Coming up online Feb 27 -
The Life & Work of May Morris: “A Remarkable Woman”
Speaker: Fiona Rose
Host: Gordon Russell Design Museum
gordonrusselldesignmuseum.shop/products/onl...
The Life & Work of May Morris: “A Remarkable Woman”
Speaker: Fiona Rose
Host: Gordon Russell Design Museum
gordonrusselldesignmuseum.shop/products/onl...
February 2, 2026 at 11:09 AM
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge
2: a song that captures a generation
90s
youtu.be/hTWKbfoikeg?...
2: a song that captures a generation
90s
youtu.be/hTWKbfoikeg?...
February 2, 2026 at 11:07 AM
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge
2: a song that captures a generation
90s
youtu.be/hTWKbfoikeg?...
2: a song that captures a generation
90s
youtu.be/hTWKbfoikeg?...
Reposted by Rosalind Ahmed
I will be contacting writers in the coming weeks with invitations to participate in our new poetry series, but today I am going to kick things off with a a poem of my own from @thebrokenspine.co.uk slimline anthology Rites and Trials. My thanks to @alanparrywriter.co.uk for including my work!
February 1, 2026 at 3:56 PM
I will be contacting writers in the coming weeks with invitations to participate in our new poetry series, but today I am going to kick things off with a a poem of my own from @thebrokenspine.co.uk slimline anthology Rites and Trials. My thanks to @alanparrywriter.co.uk for including my work!
For a learned #OwlishMonday 'The Philosopher's Corner' Maria Richards Oakey (1873)
February 2, 2026 at 11:01 AM
For a learned #OwlishMonday 'The Philosopher's Corner' Maria Richards Oakey (1873)
February 2, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Reposted by Rosalind Ahmed
Peter Dinklage reading Amanda Gorman's poem about Renee Good, a fellow poet.
February 1, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Peter Dinklage reading Amanda Gorman's poem about Renee Good, a fellow poet.
Reposted by Rosalind Ahmed
happy #smallpoemsunday! 💜
feel free to share small poems you wrote, or ones you love by other poets :)
this week I’d like to share four small poems/snippets from Issue Four of Post-Pop Lit — links & credits follow below~
feel free to share small poems you wrote, or ones you love by other poets :)
this week I’d like to share four small poems/snippets from Issue Four of Post-Pop Lit — links & credits follow below~
February 1, 2026 at 4:42 PM
happy #smallpoemsunday! 💜
feel free to share small poems you wrote, or ones you love by other poets :)
this week I’d like to share four small poems/snippets from Issue Four of Post-Pop Lit — links & credits follow below~
feel free to share small poems you wrote, or ones you love by other poets :)
this week I’d like to share four small poems/snippets from Issue Four of Post-Pop Lit — links & credits follow below~
#Stunday spectacular skyscapes over Stagshaw (northern UK) today #EastCoastKin
February 1, 2026 at 8:48 PM
#Stunday spectacular skyscapes over Stagshaw (northern UK) today #EastCoastKin
Reposted by Rosalind Ahmed
In the first UCD Library #CulturalHeritage Collections blog post of 2026 Ailbe Van Der Heide of @bealoideasucd.bsky.social describes the folklore and traditions surrounding sheep.
Read: ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2026/01/29/t...
@ucdarchives.bsky.social @ucdscoilglcb.bsky.social
Read: ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2026/01/29/t...
@ucdarchives.bsky.social @ucdscoilglcb.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 12:48 PM
In the first UCD Library #CulturalHeritage Collections blog post of 2026 Ailbe Van Der Heide of @bealoideasucd.bsky.social describes the folklore and traditions surrounding sheep.
Read: ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2026/01/29/t...
@ucdarchives.bsky.social @ucdscoilglcb.bsky.social
Read: ucdculturalheritagecollections.com/2026/01/29/t...
@ucdarchives.bsky.social @ucdscoilglcb.bsky.social
Reposted by Rosalind Ahmed
Lots of cheerful yellow-flowered things coming up for #Imbolc & #StBrigid'sDay at #Hazelwood in Sligo: it really does feel like the first day of Spring. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #WBYeats @coillte.bsky.social @irishwoodlandtrust.bsky.social @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social
February 1, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Lots of cheerful yellow-flowered things coming up for #Imbolc & #StBrigid'sDay at #Hazelwood in Sligo: it really does feel like the first day of Spring. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #WBYeats @coillte.bsky.social @irishwoodlandtrust.bsky.social @irishwildlifetrust.bsky.social