Nancy 💚✍🏻
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Nancy 💚✍🏻
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· Sep 22
A grateful heart is a resilient heart.
#Gratitude is the antidote to suffering. We suffer according to our level of self-pity - or how much we internalise and identify with the bad thing. But you can't feel self-pity and gratitude at the same time - they are opposites! #ChooseJoy 💚 #TinyJoys
#Gratitude is the antidote to suffering. We suffer according to our level of self-pity - or how much we internalise and identify with the bad thing. But you can't feel self-pity and gratitude at the same time - they are opposites! #ChooseJoy 💚 #TinyJoys
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January 14, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Today I am pondering how to structure a chapter which is entirely a low-action high-tension eight hour endurance test... 🤔✍🏻💪🏻 #AmWriting #WriterProblems
Yoda Star Wars GIF
Alt: Star Wars GIF: Yoda shakes his head and says "always with you what cannot be done".
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January 14, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Today I am pondering how to structure a chapter which is entirely a low-action high-tension eight hour endurance test... 🤔✍🏻💪🏻 #AmWriting #WriterProblems
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A Glorious Frosty Morning. -2°C . Rooks
January 14, 2026 at 10:05 AM
A Glorious Frosty Morning. -2°C . Rooks
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Watching the mist dancing across the Somerset levels this morning at sunrise was just magical. It was this pigeon that stole the show for me though and I spent far too long photographing it. 😂
January 14, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Watching the mist dancing across the Somerset levels this morning at sunrise was just magical. It was this pigeon that stole the show for me though and I spent far too long photographing it. 😂
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There is a specific kind of silence in the Irish woods when the sun breaks through the canopy like this. It transforms a regular walk into something almost magical. Just you, the crunch of leaves, and those long, stretching shadows. #photography #nature #Ireland #mindfulness #forest
January 14, 2026 at 9:23 AM
There is a specific kind of silence in the Irish woods when the sun breaks through the canopy like this. It transforms a regular walk into something almost magical. Just you, the crunch of leaves, and those long, stretching shadows. #photography #nature #Ireland #mindfulness #forest
Morning Bluesky. A clear sky and a hoar frost in the garden, brrr.
I wish I weren't so affected, but a bit of sunshine really makes a difference to my day 😃☀️💪🏻
I wish I weren't so affected, but a bit of sunshine really makes a difference to my day 😃☀️💪🏻
January 14, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Morning Bluesky. A clear sky and a hoar frost in the garden, brrr.
I wish I weren't so affected, but a bit of sunshine really makes a difference to my day 😃☀️💪🏻
I wish I weren't so affected, but a bit of sunshine really makes a difference to my day 😃☀️💪🏻
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Finally some good news! If you haven't watched the short BBC video (the link is in the article where it says that the birds are "famously entertaining") or haven't watched it in a while - I strongly recommend doing so to you.
I do feel sorry for the photographer, but we need a good laugh!
I do feel sorry for the photographer, but we need a good laugh!
Berry nice to meet you: bumper fruit crop could lead to huge mating season for NZ’s endangered kākāpō
After a four-year wait, the abundant fruiting of the rimu tree could inspire the world’s heaviest parrots to boost their population
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Finally some good news! If you haven't watched the short BBC video (the link is in the article where it says that the birds are "famously entertaining") or haven't watched it in a while - I strongly recommend doing so to you.
I do feel sorry for the photographer, but we need a good laugh!
I do feel sorry for the photographer, but we need a good laugh!
Felt rubbish today. Fixing myself with Wagamama takeaway and a movie (The Lesson - it's good!) 📽️🍜🍽️
January 13, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Felt rubbish today. Fixing myself with Wagamama takeaway and a movie (The Lesson - it's good!) 📽️🍜🍽️
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The sky has all its paints out tonight. Oh for days when it is the only thing hanging over us.
January 13, 2026 at 5:41 PM
The sky has all its paints out tonight. Oh for days when it is the only thing hanging over us.
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I was thrilled to visit the original water lily gardens that first inspired Monet and supplied him with his water lily plants. It was incredible with thousands of varieties and colors of water lilies.
Serenade of Blooms
Original Oil Painting
by Erin Hanson, 2025
60 x 48 in
#dailyart #painting
Serenade of Blooms
Original Oil Painting
by Erin Hanson, 2025
60 x 48 in
#dailyart #painting
January 13, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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Daily writing challenge:
Describe a color that has not yet been named.
Describe a color that has not yet been named.
January 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Daily writing challenge:
Describe a color that has not yet been named.
Describe a color that has not yet been named.
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I went miles chasing this moment and came home empty-handed.😔
Then, days later, life surprised me—right in front of my own home.☺️
The Short-eared Owl reminds me that what we seek far away sometimes finds us when we stop searching.🦉
#ShortEaredOwl #WildlifePhotography
#NaturePhotography
Then, days later, life surprised me—right in front of my own home.☺️
The Short-eared Owl reminds me that what we seek far away sometimes finds us when we stop searching.🦉
#ShortEaredOwl #WildlifePhotography
#NaturePhotography
January 13, 2026 at 2:07 PM
I went miles chasing this moment and came home empty-handed.😔
Then, days later, life surprised me—right in front of my own home.☺️
The Short-eared Owl reminds me that what we seek far away sometimes finds us when we stop searching.🦉
#ShortEaredOwl #WildlifePhotography
#NaturePhotography
Then, days later, life surprised me—right in front of my own home.☺️
The Short-eared Owl reminds me that what we seek far away sometimes finds us when we stop searching.🦉
#ShortEaredOwl #WildlifePhotography
#NaturePhotography
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"We often think strength is the fortress that cannot be breached, but true power is the garden that grows back after the fire."
January 13, 2026 at 7:18 AM
"We often think strength is the fortress that cannot be breached, but true power is the garden that grows back after the fire."
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As much as I WANT this to be a magic portal to a happier world, it's not.
Captured on the slopes of an Austrian ski resort, it's a LIGHT PILLAR, an optical phenomenon created by the alignment of hexagonal ice crystals reflecting a strong light source in a way that creates the illusion of a pillar.
Captured on the slopes of an Austrian ski resort, it's a LIGHT PILLAR, an optical phenomenon created by the alignment of hexagonal ice crystals reflecting a strong light source in a way that creates the illusion of a pillar.
January 12, 2026 at 2:03 PM
As much as I WANT this to be a magic portal to a happier world, it's not.
Captured on the slopes of an Austrian ski resort, it's a LIGHT PILLAR, an optical phenomenon created by the alignment of hexagonal ice crystals reflecting a strong light source in a way that creates the illusion of a pillar.
Captured on the slopes of an Austrian ski resort, it's a LIGHT PILLAR, an optical phenomenon created by the alignment of hexagonal ice crystals reflecting a strong light source in a way that creates the illusion of a pillar.
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January 12, 2026 at 12:26 PM
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Who wants something entirely wonderful for a Monday? This month I've handed over my monthly craft article to a dazzle of other writers who've provided tips and prompts for writing effective flash:
prattlefogandgravelrap.substack.com/p/tips-and-p...
prattlefogandgravelrap.substack.com/p/tips-and-p...
Tips and Prompts for the New Writing Year
January feels a little too early in the year to be fully engaging my brain.
prattlefogandgravelrap.substack.com
January 12, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Who wants something entirely wonderful for a Monday? This month I've handed over my monthly craft article to a dazzle of other writers who've provided tips and prompts for writing effective flash:
prattlefogandgravelrap.substack.com/p/tips-and-p...
prattlefogandgravelrap.substack.com/p/tips-and-p...
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I’m making my original artwork and sketches for The Woman in Black available to purchase in February.
Come back in * FEBRUARY *
Come back in * FEBRUARY *
January 10, 2026 at 12:14 AM
I’m making my original artwork and sketches for The Woman in Black available to purchase in February.
Come back in * FEBRUARY *
Come back in * FEBRUARY *
If you're not home when a parcel comes, and it goes to your neighbour's house, do you rush over to collect it and thank them at the earliest opportunity, or do you wait for them to deliver it to you? 🤔
January 12, 2026 at 11:24 AM
If you're not home when a parcel comes, and it goes to your neighbour's house, do you rush over to collect it and thank them at the earliest opportunity, or do you wait for them to deliver it to you? 🤔
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On New Year's Eve we had freezing fog all day, then suddenly at sunset it turned the most glorious pink and purple, a magical end to what had been a challenging 2025 for me.
Bring on brighter times for all! 💜 📷 🌿
#Scape #Photography #LandscapePhotography #Sunset #EastCoastKin
Bring on brighter times for all! 💜 📷 🌿
#Scape #Photography #LandscapePhotography #Sunset #EastCoastKin
January 2, 2026 at 8:57 AM
On New Year's Eve we had freezing fog all day, then suddenly at sunset it turned the most glorious pink and purple, a magical end to what had been a challenging 2025 for me.
Bring on brighter times for all! 💜 📷 🌿
#Scape #Photography #LandscapePhotography #Sunset #EastCoastKin
Bring on brighter times for all! 💜 📷 🌿
#Scape #Photography #LandscapePhotography #Sunset #EastCoastKin
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I can’t stop thinking about a rejection letter a friend had from a publisher for his manuscript which said, “I think I’d have really liked this, if you were more famous.”
An actual person, who is paid to read books, said that.
An actual person, who is paid to read books, said that.
January 11, 2026 at 8:12 PM
I can’t stop thinking about a rejection letter a friend had from a publisher for his manuscript which said, “I think I’d have really liked this, if you were more famous.”
An actual person, who is paid to read books, said that.
An actual person, who is paid to read books, said that.
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Fighting Mountain Hares - by award winning Norwegian photographer, Arnfinn Johansen
More of this photographer's stunning wildlife photographs, here: arnfinnjohansen.com
#hares #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife
More of this photographer's stunning wildlife photographs, here: arnfinnjohansen.com
#hares #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife
January 12, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Fighting Mountain Hares - by award winning Norwegian photographer, Arnfinn Johansen
More of this photographer's stunning wildlife photographs, here: arnfinnjohansen.com
#hares #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife
More of this photographer's stunning wildlife photographs, here: arnfinnjohansen.com
#hares #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife
Happy Monday, Bluesky.
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I always get this in my head on Mondays lately 🤷🏻♀️🎵🎶 #NowPlaying
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I always get this in my head on Mondays lately 🤷🏻♀️🎵🎶 #NowPlaying
Self Esteem - I Do & I Don't Care (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Self Esteem
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January 12, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Happy Monday, Bluesky.
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I always get this in my head on Mondays lately 🤷🏻♀️🎵🎶 #NowPlaying
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I always get this in my head on Mondays lately 🤷🏻♀️🎵🎶 #NowPlaying
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January 12, 2026 at 5:33 AM
January 11, 2026 at 10:36 PM