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Auntie Jellyfish
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Auntie Jellyfish @auntiejellyfish.bsky.social · Jun 1
#30DaysWild A Book A Day, Day 1: The Good Slug Guide by Jo Kirby.
markavery.info/2024/10/27/s...
Sunday book review – The Good Slug Guide by Jo Kirby – Mark Avery
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drelke.bsky.social
As a previously fit and healthy doctor, who, due to #LongCovid, now has to use assisted travel at the airport, because Boris Johnson‘s government let coronavirus rip (and I know there are MANY in my shoes), I find this ABSOLUTELY appalling. This situation is very much his f****** fault!!
flyingrodent.bsky.social flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 18h
A constant blazing terror that somewhere, somebody might be getting a free cheese sandwich. Or indeed brief use of a wheelchair.
The vexatious imbecile Johnson: What the ETTING in the off a plane US the other day, I noticed a lot of people waiting at the door. They were all tabarded airport staff, and they had wheelchairs. all That's strange, I thought. It looked as touentrev mysterious rise in the numbers As we went up the jet bridge there were more and more wheelchairs, like the lobby of a geriatric hospital. wondered varuey aloud to one or ce alport stan. wny do so many people seem to require this type of assistance these days? It's just i those things, ne of passensers are asking for saem Some flights - he mentioned Toronto to Miam! wheelchair use. Imost 40 per It seemed like ar ucure. but I didn't the winter migration, of flocks of Cana-plane for a burst of Plorida sunshine demanding wheelchairs to get to their They think they are being taken for mugs plane tells us months later. I thought no more about the phenomenon. Apparently, it is everywhere. There is about the ever in insatiable popular hunger, at almost airlines are starting to get fed up. Tre spiralling costof many or their passengers are incapable of getting on to the plane using their own two feet. They think they are being taken for and that at least some of these the welfare state
December 8, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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adamjfarrer.bsky.social
At this time of year people like buying books about celebrities/notable people, so here are some of the ones that are mentioned in mine, pictured alongside the book in which they feature.

I'm no marketing genius, but I'll try anything at this point.

linktr.ee/adamjfarrer #booksky
The section of the Bayeux Tapestry that features King Harold II with an arrow in his eye shown alongside an image of the book 'Broken Biscuits and Other Male Failures' by Adam Farrer. The TV presenter Dave Benson Phillips shown alongside an image of the book 'Cold Fish Soup' by Adam Farrer. The musician Prince shown alongside image of the books 'Broken Biscuits and Other Male Failures' and 'Cold Fish Soup' by Adam Farrer. The Ultimate Warrior shown alongside an image of the book 'Broken Biscuits and Other Male Failures' by Adam Farrer.
December 8, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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kevinboniface.bsky.social
First time in my life I’ve slipped on an actual banana skin, this one here. I regained my balance so I didn’t fall over but there’s no doubt about it, it was a genuine slip 🏆
Banana skin on floor in Royal Mail yard
December 8, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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rfh1955.bsky.social
A mention of Suzanne O'Sullivan...
December 8, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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ianparsons.bsky.social
Today's #birdoftheday theme is #birds with nest material. I wrote about this Wren building a nest for @markavery.bsky.social website in 2018, read it here - markavery.info/2018/07/12/g... It led me to try writing a book... @robcrank68.bsky.social @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social @iand777.bsky.social 🪶
December 8, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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markavery.bsky.social
Have read this several times. A good man and a good journalist.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘I have watched politicians failing yet and yet again’: lessons from a life as an environment writer
Paul Brown looks back at his career reporting on the climate crisis, failed summit and nuclear power – and how to do it well
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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gillianfoxcroft.bsky.social
Please sign the @peatfree.bsky.social petition linked by @jackwallington.com
Shocked last week to see peat extraction by Godwins happening right opposite a reserve where peat restoration is happening
@the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @craigbennett3.bsky.social @josmithwild.bsky.social
#PeatFree
December 8, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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gargarin.bsky.social
So here's a short thread in tribute to #MartinParr of my #BoringPostcards , which actually celebrate the quotidian prosaic bits of Britain. Here's the ones I have from his book .
Near duplicates of postcards from Martin Parrs boring postcard . The bull ring is a night photo of the same shot
December 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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radiolento.bsky.social
Announcement from Magnum today.
Martin Parr 1952-2025 | Magnum Photos Magnum Photos
www.magnumphotos.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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lizaadamczewski.bsky.social
My Charity auction ends tonight at 9pm UK time. Wren has reached £420 and mouse has reached £600. If you want to bid please do so in the comments below or by dm. Thanks to everyone who has placed bids so far. This is rapidly becoming my favourite start to Christmas/Advent & makes me super happy
A wren on gold singing A mouse in the thorns on gold looking at you
December 7, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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kevinboniface.bsky.social
Tea in the Bedsitter, Harold Gilman: I love this painting and visiting it regularly at Huddersfield art gallery as a teenager confirmed my hunch that art might be a really good thing. Me and my grandad even visited it in London when it was included in a big show there.
Thanks Hudds art gallery : )
Postcard featuring Harold Gilman’s early 20th century oil painting. Two women are having tea around a table set for three. I used to think the empty seat was left by the artist who had just got up to make the impromptu painting but the consensus among art critics is that it symbolises loss during wartime. I suppose both could be true. I also remember loving the vivid turquoise of the interior which was completely at odds with my black and white photography-formed perception of the era. And I remember recognising the same teapot in another Gilman painting, his portrait of Mrs Mounter. A page from a 1988 Christie’s exhibition catalogue featuring Tea in the Bedsitter. Ironically the painting is reproduced in black and white
December 7, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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novembervivi.bsky.social
Important information!
December 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
auntiejellyfish.bsky.social
Last day for free shipping before Christmas on all orders, especially handy if you just want a greeting card for 'that special someone'😈 Choice of 3 designs Mummy, Krampus or Herman, search 'greeting card'

william-vaudin.teemill.com/product/herm...
Herman greetings card
If you like your festivities with a bit of peril, here's Herman Rickety to provide it...
william-vaudin.teemill.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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raptorpersuk.bsky.social
Derbyshire Constabulary appeals for information 3 months later.

#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime

raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/07/p...
Peregrine found with shotgun injuries in Peak District National Park
Derbyshire Police Rural Crime Team posted the following on Facebook on 3 December 2025: WILDLIFE CRIME AWARENESS – INJURED PEREGRINE Between 01/09/25 – 08/09/25, we received a report from the…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
December 7, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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radiolento.bsky.social
This year we read The Lost Paths by Jack Cornish and learnt lots about the history and function of paths. Hard recommend as a good read if you are looking for a gift for an outside person. 📙
The Lost Paths
Hundreds of thousands of miles of paths reach into, and connect, communities across England and Wales. More than just a practical way for us to walk, ride and cycle around, they are an inheritance fro...
www.penguin.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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c0nc0rdance.bsky.social
A male rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage.

Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.

A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
December 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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openjusticecop.bsky.social
Featured hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice on Monday 8 December 2025 before Keehan J.

A long-running case we have blogged about before:

openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2024/11/24/i...

openjusticecourtofprotection.org
Promoting Open Justice in the Court of Protection
Post by @OpenJusticeCoP.
openjusticecourtofprotection.org
December 6, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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barnsleymuseums.bsky.social
"You've not been forgotten"

A Christmas card from 1984, the year of the miners' strike.

There's more 1980s memories behind door 7 of our advent calendar:

🎅 bit.ly/BMAdventCalendar2025 🎅
You've not been forgotten, a miner walking in snow, with a pit head in the background A miner ego resembles santa with a bag of coal
December 7, 2025 at 7:58 AM
auntiejellyfish.bsky.social
It's an excellent and important read.
December 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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salix.bsky.social
Friends, my cousin’s husband has pneumonia & as a result cannot use a hotel booking she made for a christmas treat in Ashbourne (Derbyshire).
Would anyone be interested in a reduced price night away?
December 6, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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salix.bsky.social
I decided to do this simply to entertain strangers. I don’t need to do it, I don’t intend for these images to be perfect or accurate (obviously I never visited inside a Mouse’s home). Just an antidote to misery & the gloom of short winter days, & a bit of inner kid playtime.
salix.bsky.social 𝕎𝕚𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨 @salix.bsky.social · 7d
Because I simply don’t have enough to do.. I’m doing #WillowsChristmasAdvent
A little mouse is rolling out pastry in her kitchen, with a star shaped pastry cutter & a jar of mincemeat beside her. It is raining outside the window & she is burning a spruce scented candle. She wears a blue shirt & an apron.
December 6, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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lizaadamczewski.bsky.social
I’m doing a second auction for Patch, a local charity that provides food, cloths and toys for people in poverty. At Christmas time they gift toys to kids who’ve had a referral. What could be more in the spirit of Christmas? This little wren is up for auction to raise money for toys. Please dig deep
A wren on a gold triptych
December 6, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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dobbersw.bsky.social
Rory's the King's Page in his school's Nativity and he has to carry one of the gifts.
He's been encouraged to develop his own line after the king says, "I bring you frankincense," but my suggestion of, "Actually, I think you'll find it's Frankincense's Monster," was vetoed by his teacher.
Image from Doctor Who story, Dalek Invasion of Earth. A poster for beer with an elephant on it. On top of that, Daleks have put a large Vetoed sign.
December 6, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
"A lack of contact with nature and limited knowledge about nature can reinforce each other in a negative spiral."

#Biophobia - people can fear what they don't know or understand.

Education in and about nature is vital

phys.org/news/2025-12...
New study challenges the idea of humans as innately nature-loving
Nature is a source of well-being and recovery for many people. However, research shows that there is also a growing number of individuals who experience negative emotions, such as fear, discomfort, or...
phys.org
December 6, 2025 at 8:58 AM
auntiejellyfish.bsky.social
What a fabulous name!
December 6, 2025 at 11:15 AM