Anna Howlett
@annahowlett.bsky.social
An eclectic collection of bird facts masquerading as a human being. Artist. History, science, nature, art, literature & F1 nut using this as a sort of a terrible digital journal/stream of consciousness. Welcome.
Evening’s doodling #wutheringheights
November 29, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Evening’s doodling #wutheringheights
Just Artist Things ™
I just became aware of this incredibly relatable drawing by John Singer Sargent.
November 29, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Just Artist Things ™
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Its miserable weather in the UK so how about some early medieval facts? I present a short dive into viking raids on England before the famous raid on Lindisfarne in 793
#VikingSky #MedievalSky #Vikings
#VikingSky #MedievalSky #Vikings
July 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Its miserable weather in the UK so how about some early medieval facts? I present a short dive into viking raids on England before the famous raid on Lindisfarne in 793
#VikingSky #MedievalSky #Vikings
#VikingSky #MedievalSky #Vikings
I love how dramatic the cars are when they spin out. It’s so unnecessary, they touch a tiny bit of gravel and suddenly turn into a highly-strung racehorse having a complete overreaction of a spook because the grass felt weird
November 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I love how dramatic the cars are when they spin out. It’s so unnecessary, they touch a tiny bit of gravel and suddenly turn into a highly-strung racehorse having a complete overreaction of a spook because the grass felt weird
Emily Brontë’s words have jumped from the page to my mind to my drawing hand - WIP
November 29, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Emily Brontë’s words have jumped from the page to my mind to my drawing hand - WIP
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If you're looking for a purpose, find it in your capacity to be kind.
It is the most accessible, most powerful and most enduring way to make a difference.
It is the most accessible, most powerful and most enduring way to make a difference.
November 29, 2025 at 2:28 PM
If you're looking for a purpose, find it in your capacity to be kind.
It is the most accessible, most powerful and most enduring way to make a difference.
It is the most accessible, most powerful and most enduring way to make a difference.
Today will be primarily be spent re-reading Wuthering Heights, listening to the bleak deluge of rain outside, and imagining myself lost in wild and windswept moorland pursued by a ghost.
November 29, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Today will be primarily be spent re-reading Wuthering Heights, listening to the bleak deluge of rain outside, and imagining myself lost in wild and windswept moorland pursued by a ghost.
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I think life would be better if more people read books and spent time looking up at the stars
November 29, 2025 at 8:16 AM
I think life would be better if more people read books and spent time looking up at the stars
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Panting and snorting like a mad battle steed that has lost its rider, the masterless ocean overruns the globe.
November 28, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Panting and snorting like a mad battle steed that has lost its rider, the masterless ocean overruns the globe.
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Elephants need more space than zoos can provide.
So where should they go?
Europe's first large-scale elephant sanctuary is about to launch in Portugal, promising a place that the elephants can live out their final years with space and companionship www.ft.com/content/060a...
So where should they go?
Europe's first large-scale elephant sanctuary is about to launch in Portugal, promising a place that the elephants can live out their final years with space and companionship www.ft.com/content/060a...
Meet Portugal’s newest retirees: elephants
Without space to roam, the world’s biggest land animals do not thrive — so what should happen to those in Europe’s zoos? One sanctuary has an answer
www.ft.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Elephants need more space than zoos can provide.
So where should they go?
Europe's first large-scale elephant sanctuary is about to launch in Portugal, promising a place that the elephants can live out their final years with space and companionship www.ft.com/content/060a...
So where should they go?
Europe's first large-scale elephant sanctuary is about to launch in Portugal, promising a place that the elephants can live out their final years with space and companionship www.ft.com/content/060a...
Patting myself on the back for boycotting the evils of Black Friday (I over-procrastinated buying the tyres)
The one thing I need to do today is buy four tyres, because there’s a Black Friday discount (on tyres?) and my tread is low. But I’m also livid at the fact it’s going to cost nearly £500 just before xmas, so I am procrastinating. The discount is probably going to end before I finally give in
November 29, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Patting myself on the back for boycotting the evils of Black Friday (I over-procrastinated buying the tyres)
It’s been a bit of a week of it, but improved when yesterday my brother came home for the weekend, with a beautiful bunch of surprise flowers for me in tow. He’s the absolute bloody best.
November 29, 2025 at 8:21 AM
It’s been a bit of a week of it, but improved when yesterday my brother came home for the weekend, with a beautiful bunch of surprise flowers for me in tow. He’s the absolute bloody best.
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If you loved THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE, then you'll love its action-packed sequel, PRINCE CASPIAN! The Pevensie children are back, even Edmund, but what about all your favorite friends: Mr. Tumnus, the Beavers, the friendly giant? Well, they've been dead for a thousand years. Sorry.
November 28, 2025 at 7:02 PM
If you loved THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE, then you'll love its action-packed sequel, PRINCE CASPIAN! The Pevensie children are back, even Edmund, but what about all your favorite friends: Mr. Tumnus, the Beavers, the friendly giant? Well, they've been dead for a thousand years. Sorry.
Let the dark come, but softly;
It's time to retreat.
The belly of the year
Can hold us close and comfortably,
Like soft flesh made for landing.
Rest, rest, like apples in the cellar.
Like dough left to rise.
The noble rot will come and
Turn fruits into wine.
(@strangersbodies)
It's time to retreat.
The belly of the year
Can hold us close and comfortably,
Like soft flesh made for landing.
Rest, rest, like apples in the cellar.
Like dough left to rise.
The noble rot will come and
Turn fruits into wine.
(@strangersbodies)
November 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Let the dark come, but softly;
It's time to retreat.
The belly of the year
Can hold us close and comfortably,
Like soft flesh made for landing.
Rest, rest, like apples in the cellar.
Like dough left to rise.
The noble rot will come and
Turn fruits into wine.
(@strangersbodies)
It's time to retreat.
The belly of the year
Can hold us close and comfortably,
Like soft flesh made for landing.
Rest, rest, like apples in the cellar.
Like dough left to rise.
The noble rot will come and
Turn fruits into wine.
(@strangersbodies)
The study is complete. Results show that subject is a broken man.
Good Evening, "Lewis Hamilton at Ferrari" was an 11 month sociological study conducted by Harvard University. We are now complete with our study. Thank you for your time.
November 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The study is complete. Results show that subject is a broken man.
Just heard the first mouse of winter tippy-tap its way across the attic
November 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Just heard the first mouse of winter tippy-tap its way across the attic
Will forever be sad I missed my calling as a marine biologist through terrible uni course choice, but this could be the next best thing…
Nerrrrrrrrrrrds!
To celebrate getting 100,000 followers on Bluesky, I am offering some of you fine folks the chance to join me on a 2026 shark research expedition. Really!
Enter here: forms.gle/iq3YQG31kbAC...
Terms and conditions in thread below:
To celebrate getting 100,000 followers on Bluesky, I am offering some of you fine folks the chance to join me on a 2026 shark research expedition. Really!
Enter here: forms.gle/iq3YQG31kbAC...
Terms and conditions in thread below:
a man in red swim trunks is standing in the ocean
ALT: a man in red swim trunks is standing in the ocean
media.tenor.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Will forever be sad I missed my calling as a marine biologist through terrible uni course choice, but this could be the next best thing…
Watching two crows hopping across the field. Both are taking turns to chase each other, stopping to let the other one overtake them before passing in turn. Sometimes one will bounce into the air and fly a few feet before inviting the other to follow in a game of crow tag. It’s adorable.
November 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Watching two crows hopping across the field. Both are taking turns to chase each other, stopping to let the other one overtake them before passing in turn. Sometimes one will bounce into the air and fly a few feet before inviting the other to follow in a game of crow tag. It’s adorable.
Listening to this year’s Reith Lecture from Rutger Bregman. As ever perfectly topical and fascinating, also quite anger-inducing: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
The Reith Lectures - Rutger Bregman - Moral Revolution - 1. A Time of Monsters - BBC Sounds
Dutch historian Rutger Bregman delivers his first BBC Reith Lecture: Moral Revolution.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Listening to this year’s Reith Lecture from Rutger Bregman. As ever perfectly topical and fascinating, also quite anger-inducing: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Finished up a procreate sketch study of the latest addition to my hear me out cake…mostly because I wanted to try and capture the light, but I think I could draw this long-haired sad version of Jacob Elordi over and over again without *ever* getting bored
#frankenstein #digitalart #guillermodeltoro
#frankenstein #digitalart #guillermodeltoro
November 28, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Finished up a procreate sketch study of the latest addition to my hear me out cake…mostly because I wanted to try and capture the light, but I think I could draw this long-haired sad version of Jacob Elordi over and over again without *ever* getting bored
#frankenstein #digitalart #guillermodeltoro
#frankenstein #digitalart #guillermodeltoro
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Weird the way the entire world went mad and only the creator of the IT Crowd was unaffected.
November 28, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Weird the way the entire world went mad and only the creator of the IT Crowd was unaffected.
The one thing I need to do today is buy four tyres, because there’s a Black Friday discount (on tyres?) and my tread is low. But I’m also livid at the fact it’s going to cost nearly £500 just before xmas, so I am procrastinating. The discount is probably going to end before I finally give in
November 28, 2025 at 11:04 AM
The one thing I need to do today is buy four tyres, because there’s a Black Friday discount (on tyres?) and my tread is low. But I’m also livid at the fact it’s going to cost nearly £500 just before xmas, so I am procrastinating. The discount is probably going to end before I finally give in
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I'd ban betting apps and websites on the sole basis you shouldn't be able to ruin your life while sitting on the toilet
November 27, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I'd ban betting apps and websites on the sole basis you shouldn't be able to ruin your life while sitting on the toilet
Wait, politicians can be funny? And sincere?
Hope is here.
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November 28, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Wait, politicians can be funny? And sincere?
I adore this little creature with all of my heart
November 28, 2025 at 8:47 AM
I adore this little creature with all of my heart