Celia
@celiwool.bsky.social
'The world reveals itself to those who travel on foot,' Werner Herzog. Active travel, probably too much about the #TheArchers, occasional music and brand stuff. Working writer
Good things can happen
Back in 1997 there were just 11 booming male Bitterns left in the UK – almost extinct. Thanks to conservation by @rspb.bsky.social and @naturalengland.bsky.social 283 booming males were recorded in 2024.
Les Cater shares his story and stunning photos of these rare birds ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
Les Cater shares his story and stunning photos of these rare birds ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
Hidden wonders: my fascinating encounters with the Bittern
Elusive and majestic, the Bittern’s booming call echoes across Minsmere’s reeds – a symbol of hope and conservation success
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Good things can happen
Imagine my surprise when I saw where this van driver had parked. (Yes, he wasn't turning. This is where he left his van). It inconvenienced:
1) a man pushing his kid in a pushchair trying to get by
2) a neighbour who is registered blind
3) me
#urbanism
1) a man pushing his kid in a pushchair trying to get by
2) a neighbour who is registered blind
3) me
#urbanism
November 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Imagine my surprise when I saw where this van driver had parked. (Yes, he wasn't turning. This is where he left his van). It inconvenienced:
1) a man pushing his kid in a pushchair trying to get by
2) a neighbour who is registered blind
3) me
#urbanism
1) a man pushing his kid in a pushchair trying to get by
2) a neighbour who is registered blind
3) me
#urbanism
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"AI is the asbestos we are shoveling into the walls of our society and our descendants will be digging it out for generations."
- Cory Doctorow. (@pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy)
- Cory Doctorow. (@pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy)
November 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
"AI is the asbestos we are shoveling into the walls of our society and our descendants will be digging it out for generations."
- Cory Doctorow. (@pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy)
- Cory Doctorow. (@pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy)
Trespasses review: This is far more fun than a Troubles drama should be
Trespasses review: This is far more fun than a Troubles drama should be
Television: Adaptation of Louise Kennedy’s novel starring Lola Petticrew and Gillian Anderson isn’t perfect with moments of unintentional hilarity
www.irishtimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Reeves has a real talent for picking vote losers. Thinking of changing the rules around being able to buy a bike through untaxed income will not fill the 'fiscal black hole' #urbanism #cycling
www.reddit.com/r/londoncycl...
www.reddit.com/r/londoncycl...
From the londoncycling community on Reddit: Rachel Reeves to cut tax benefits for workers using salary sacrifice schemes to buy bikes | Cycle hire schemes
Explore this post and more from the londoncycling community
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November 13, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Reeves has a real talent for picking vote losers. Thinking of changing the rules around being able to buy a bike through untaxed income will not fill the 'fiscal black hole' #urbanism #cycling
www.reddit.com/r/londoncycl...
www.reddit.com/r/londoncycl...
Raffling your house is harder than it looks. One woman who did it (successfully) said she barely slept for a month and a half and lost two stone in weight. Another woman in Ireland made £950,000 from ticket sales on a £250,000 cottage. www.azrealestate.uk/2025/07/30/w....
Would you gamble your home? The risks and rewards of raffling a house - Azrealestate.uk
Our founder and CEO, Alisa Zotimova, was invited to comment for The Times on the growing trend of property raffles and the potential risks they pose under anti-money laundering (AML) regulations. Read...
www.azrealestate.uk
November 11, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Raffling your house is harder than it looks. One woman who did it (successfully) said she barely slept for a month and a half and lost two stone in weight. Another woman in Ireland made £950,000 from ticket sales on a £250,000 cottage. www.azrealestate.uk/2025/07/30/w....
The heifer wandering around Ambridge for days recently is called Brenda. Who knew?? #TheArchers
“So it was, on that misty morning, that Brenda set off for the capital. She knew not what she would find there, only that the time had come to move on - away from small-minded rural attitudes and people who called her ‘Oreo’ and ‘the wide panda’ - to seek a more fulfilling life.”
November 11, 2025 at 11:16 AM
The heifer wandering around Ambridge for days recently is called Brenda. Who knew?? #TheArchers
Disaster capitalism in action: A 2022 study (Journal of Environmental Economics and Management) found that real estate prices in areas damaged by hurricanes can rise 5% to 10% higher than in non-damaged areas. This article's great on how to mitigate this. #Urbanism nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
How Federal Disaster Funding Can Slow Rent Increases After Extreme Weather
Spending on affordable housing development and infrastructure improvements can help prevent renters from being priced out following a disaster.
nextcity.org
November 9, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Disaster capitalism in action: A 2022 study (Journal of Environmental Economics and Management) found that real estate prices in areas damaged by hurricanes can rise 5% to 10% higher than in non-damaged areas. This article's great on how to mitigate this. #Urbanism nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
Next-level emoji use @nynzi.bsky.social #TheArchers
What’s your definition window/period for the ‘same time’? I was thinking; new characters who’ve remained in last 12 months - Dane 🙄, Amber 😣, Carly (a returner), Esme 😫, the Maliks 😊 & Rochelle 🤯. Whom have I missed? Need to replenish the cast after Peggy, Carpet & Roy’s departures. #TheArchers
November 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Next-level emoji use @nynzi.bsky.social #TheArchers
Would your home have been under a flyover? Amazing post from Jim at Londoncentric on the lucky escape our capital had from being turned into a conglomeration of US-style freeways. Living near the Great West Way, suddenly that crazy road makes sense #urbanism #motornormativity @ianwalker.bsky.social
I’d always wondered why no one had ever published a full, detailed map of the 1960s plan to turn London into a giant web of US-style urban motorways…. It turns even the politicians and designers didn’t make one at the time. It just didn’t exist. Until now.
Earlier this week I spoke to London Centric about the Ringways Map and all things unbuilt London - they’ve dedicated the whole of their latest edition to the story! substack.com/home/post/p-...
November 9, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Would your home have been under a flyover? Amazing post from Jim at Londoncentric on the lucky escape our capital had from being turned into a conglomeration of US-style freeways. Living near the Great West Way, suddenly that crazy road makes sense #urbanism #motornormativity @ianwalker.bsky.social
'British taxpayers don't want to contribute, because climate change affects other people.' Oh Amol, Amol, Amol. You *know* that's not true #R4Today
November 8, 2025 at 7:26 AM
'British taxpayers don't want to contribute, because climate change affects other people.' Oh Amol, Amol, Amol. You *know* that's not true #R4Today
📣 YOUR OPINION NEEDED 📣 I've applied for a thing and they want me to make a video to 'get to know me better'. Videography is not a part of the thing I'm applying for and is not my strongpoint (understatement). It will take me hours if not days to produce crap video. Shall I withdraw application?
November 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
📣 YOUR OPINION NEEDED 📣 I've applied for a thing and they want me to make a video to 'get to know me better'. Videography is not a part of the thing I'm applying for and is not my strongpoint (understatement). It will take me hours if not days to produce crap video. Shall I withdraw application?
What a glorious bit of mischief #TheTraitors #CelebrityTraitors was 👏👏👏 Claudia and Ed on Uncloaked afterwards added to the wit and fun.
November 7, 2025 at 10:29 AM
What a glorious bit of mischief #TheTraitors #CelebrityTraitors was 👏👏👏 Claudia and Ed on Uncloaked afterwards added to the wit and fun.
My uncle was making a heartfelt speech at the pub lunch after my Dad's funeral and someone came out the kitchen with part of our order, yelling: 'Meon burger??' Everyone fell about. I can't remember thinking we'd let him down. And yeah, it is something we remember and laugh about #TheArchers
November 6, 2025 at 7:23 PM
My uncle was making a heartfelt speech at the pub lunch after my Dad's funeral and someone came out the kitchen with part of our order, yelling: 'Meon burger??' Everyone fell about. I can't remember thinking we'd let him down. And yeah, it is something we remember and laugh about #TheArchers
Is it just me or is that bird… a bit WET?! #TheArchers
November 6, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Is it just me or is that bird… a bit WET?! #TheArchers
Good luck!
(Illustration: Edel Rodriguez)
(Illustration: Edel Rodriguez)
A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
November 6, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Good luck!
(Illustration: Edel Rodriguez)
(Illustration: Edel Rodriguez)
Late to this but it's still fresh
Minority representation on TV causes outrage
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
November 3, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Late to this but it's still fresh
These are hilarious. From a thing called 'Mundane Halloween' in Japan.
"Person who just bought toilet paper, only to find that there was none left in the supermarket restroom (based on a true story)"
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November 2, 2025 at 10:24 AM
These are hilarious. From a thing called 'Mundane Halloween' in Japan.
Dum de dum de dum de dum / Ha ha - ha ha - haa haa. Pip. BUSTED Esme. Needy 😆 #TheArchers
October 31, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Dum de dum de dum de dum / Ha ha - ha ha - haa haa. Pip. BUSTED Esme. Needy 😆 #TheArchers
On Halloween of all days we're due 6.66mm of rain #NumberOfTheBeast
October 31, 2025 at 12:11 PM
On Halloween of all days we're due 6.66mm of rain #NumberOfTheBeast
She looks like a guide for a journey. Great picture #Halloween
Painting created by Margaret Rose c.1965, in the art therapy studio at Netherne hospital, Surrey, where she was compelled to live.
This is one of only three surviving works by her & no biographical information is currently known to us
This is one of only three surviving works by her & no biographical information is currently known to us
October 31, 2025 at 11:44 AM
She looks like a guide for a journey. Great picture #Halloween
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I love the story of of how this young person got this shot.
October 31, 2025 at 5:27 AM
I love the story of of how this young person got this shot.
Southwark council rules allow tenants to reclaim rent on unlicensed properties. Wonder whether Reeves will have to refund her tenants their £38k? (Source: FT)
October 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Southwark council rules allow tenants to reclaim rent on unlicensed properties. Wonder whether Reeves will have to refund her tenants their £38k? (Source: FT)
What a shame, nu-Amber sounds normal #TheArchers. No more fake peppiness on steroids and super-helium-charged squeals
October 29, 2025 at 7:43 PM
What a shame, nu-Amber sounds normal #TheArchers. No more fake peppiness on steroids and super-helium-charged squeals