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Seeds to grow beautiful flowers for pollinators and other wildlife, Pesticide-free, Plastic-free, AI-free
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
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Jemima's Garden - Flower Seeds for Wildlife @jemimasgarden.bsky.social · 15d
NEW!
There's now a section in our shop where I'll be offering anything crafty that I've made 😊
Check out my fragrant Orange & Cinnamon Dangles and Garlands 🧡
I've also got some sweet little Flowerpot Pincushions with handmade flowers and storage 😊
www.jemimasgarden.co.uk/shop/crafts-...
#MHHSBD
This is a close-up picture of my Orange & Cinnamon Dangles. They are made of dried slices of oranges and limes, interspersed with cinnamon sticks and bay leaves. I think they smell really good 😊(If you like the smell of oranges and cinnamon. If you don't, not so much) This is a picture of one of my Orange and Cinnamon Garlands. They're made of dried slices of oranges and limes, interspersed with cinnamon sticks and bay leaves. This one is hung over the top shelf of our old oak dresser that I use to to house some of my natural history books but it would equally as good hanging in doorways, mantelpieces etc., (keep away from naked flames, pets and children). This is a compilation picture showing five different Flowerpot Pincushions. The top is padded with polyester and has a hand-made flower for decoration. The flower has been made with felt with pieces of cotton batik fabric stitched onto it. The top sits inside a terracotta flowerpot which has been pained in an off-white F&B colour. The top lifts off so you can use the spece to store things such as a thimble or a few buttons.
jemimasgarden.bsky.social
Have you seen our Dangles and Garlands?
Fragrance your home with Citrus and Cinnamon - perfect fragrances for Yule 🎅
Slices of dried Oranges and Limes with spicy Cinnamon and Bay Leaves 💛💚🧡🤎
Yuletide top-up oil available too 🍊
#Eco-friendly & #plastic-free
#MHHSBD
#ChristmasIdeas
This is a close-up picture of my Orange & Cinnamon Dangles. They are made of dried slices of oranges and limes, interspersed with cinnamon sticks and bay leaves. I think they smell really good 😊(If you like the smell of oranges and cinnamon. If you don't, not so much) This is a picture of one of my Orange and Cinnamon Garlands. They're made of dried slices of oranges and limes, interspersed with cinnamon sticks and bay leaves. This one is hanging from a door frame but they would look equally good hanging from shelves, mantelpieces etc., (keep away from naked flames, pets and children). This picture shows 3 bottles of my Yuletide oil to be used for topping up the fragrance of my Orange & Cinnamon Dangles & garlands.
November 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
jemimasgarden.bsky.social
We've got a weather warning for tomorrow for rain.
This was our local river yesterday, sounding and looking quite full and ferocious 😐
I'm sure it'll all be fine and our village is probably a safe distance from the river.
Probably 😬😂

#MHHSBD
#Scotland
November 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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lou65broad.bsky.social
I love it too. The funniest error was when it mistook one of my chickens for a golden eagle. 😆
November 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
jemimasgarden.bsky.social
I love the Merlin bird app. but it does include some unlikely finds sometimes.
This is the list from a walk this afternoon and we saw/heard them all apart from the Linnet, (possible but surprising), and the Eider, (very, very unlikely as we're not at the coast) 🫤😂
#MHHSBD
#Birds #Scotland
A page from the Merlin Bird App showing a list of birds the app heard during a walk this afternoon. The list includes, Rook, Jackdaw, Long-Tailed Tit, Goldcrest, Linnet, Starling, Chaffinch and Common Eider.
November 9, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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writeforwellbeing.bsky.social
#SaturdayMotivation
#SaturdayThoughts
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Be the person you needed when you were younger.
November 8, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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misheleneous.bsky.social
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Currently at 85,000 signatures here's another #petition to sign if you're sick of seeing your #animals & #pets traumatised by weeks on end of #fireworks

Its no longer just Bonfire Night & Vets now call #Autumn 'fireworks season' 😩

#Dogs #Cats #Horses #Sheep
Petition: Limit the sale of fireworks to those running local council approved events only
Ban the sale of fireworks to the general public to minimise the harm caused to vulnerable people and animals. Defenceless animals can die from the distress caused by fireworks. I believe that permitt...
petition.parliament.uk
November 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social
Amanita citrina or False Death Cap, we think, growing in the wildflower meadow...
The mushroom has a fleshy white cap covered in irregular patches. The gills and flesh are white, a tall white stem, which has a clear ring around it. It is growing in the wildflower meadow among brown fallen leaves and short cut, green vegetation. The mushroom has a fleshy white cap covered in irregular patches. The gills and flesh are white, a tall white stem, which has a clear ring around it. It is growing in the wildflower meadow among brown fallen leaves and short cut, green vegetation. The mushroom has a fleshy white cap covered in irregular patches. The gills and flesh are white, a tall white stem, which has a clear ring around it. It is growing in the wildflower meadow among brown fallen leaves and short cut, green vegetation.
November 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social
We've seen three Angle Shades Moth larvae (Phlogophora meticulosa) today in leaf litter....
The larva of an Angle Shades moth is green with reddish spots along the sides and faint dark chevrons along the back. It has a thick, pale dorsal line. It is curled up among fallen leaf litter in varying shades of gold, yellow and brown. The larva of an Angle Shades moth is green with reddish spots along the sides and faint dark chevrons along the back. It has a thick, pale dorsal line. It is curled up among fallen leaf litter in varying shades of gold, yellow and brown.
November 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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raggamog.bsky.social
I'm just popping by with one of the watercolour sketches I did this week. I've popped it in a mount and frame, and it measures approximately 14x11". It's a one of a kind piece and I'm asking £45 plus £5 p&p in the UK. Send a DM if interested as the shop hasn't reopened.

#OriginalArt #OOAK #MHHSBD
A one of a kind watercolour painting of a badger. This comes with a white mount and frame, and measures approximately 14x11". A one of a kind watercolour painting of a badger in an abstract style. Created using watercolour paints on watercolour paper.
November 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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norfolkbea.bsky.social
Battling #Bluetits 😱
youtube.com/shorts/MDTJu...
Battling #Bluetits 😱
YouTube video by Vanlife Volunteers
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November 8, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
One thing to say: #AxeDrax

No. Cutting down trees, grinding them up, shipping them across the Atlantic and then burning them is NOT "green".

#ClimateEmergency #NatureCrisis

www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Drax still burning 250-year-old trees sourced from forests in Canada, experts say
Exclusive: report by Stand.earth says subsidiary of power plant received truckloads of whole logs at biomass pellet sites
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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#Dogs #Dog #HomeIsBlessed #BestFriend #FaithfulFriend #LoveDogs #GoodDog #DogsAreLove
November 9, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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shadowdogdesigns.bsky.social
Fun Artisan Enamel Polar #Bear #Christmas #Earrings w/ Green & Red Swarovski Crystals! via @shadowdogdesigns.bsky.social

Link: bit.ly/SeasonsGreet...

#ShopSmall #SmallBiz #PolarBears #ChristmasEarrings
Sweet Artisan Enamel Polar Bear Christmas Earrings w/ Green & Red Swarovski Crystals!
November 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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paintecbycarol.bsky.social
Check out the super cute Dachshund locket in our Etsy shop. We've had four wiener dogs. One is curled in my lap right now! Matching earrings and bracelets are available, too! #Dachshund #wienerdog #SausageDog #Jewelry
paintedbycarol.etsy.com/listing/4399...
November 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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glawrence.bsky.social
#NewRelease!

Trusted to defend her son's empire, Eleanor of Aquitaine faces challenges not only from enemies but from her own kin, as her youngest son plots to steal the throne of his brother...

The Narrowness of Death
$4.99
#Free #KU!
#medieval #booksky 📚💙📚
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The Narrowness of Death: Book Four of the Story of Eleanor of Aquitaine (The Heirs of Anarchy 8)
1189, England. Imprisoned for many years by her husband Henry II, Eleanor of Aquitaine has been freed by her son, King Richard I. Diminished not at all by her years as a captive, Eleanor must take o...
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November 9, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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nicolawriting.bsky.social
This is lovely on the most gorgeous plant. There was a brief phase of fashion in, I think 2000, of clashing pink & orange. I was on trend (briefly) then, & had a sheer layered skirt & top in those colours, for dancing in, when we could get a babysitter. I still remember it as my 'spindle outfit.'
November 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM
jemimasgarden.bsky.social
Finished cleaning the first batch of this year's Devil's-bit Scabious seeds this afternoon 🙂
It's been so popular with the Butterflies & Bees this summer and now is a good time to sow it as it needs a cold spell to germinate 🐝🦋
Seeds available from www.jemimasgarden.co.uk
#MHHSBD
A black metal tray with a heap of Devil's-bit Scabious seeds and a heap of chaff from the cleaning of the seeds. There is also a pair of tweezers that I used to separate one from the other and to check the seeds, (some are hollow and need to be discarded). Devil's-bit Scabious seeds are one of the few seeds I grow that retain their green colour after drying. You can just see the oak table underneath the black tray. A group of Devil's-bit Scabious flowers which have pale purple/mauve pom-pom flowers, with three Red Admiral Butterflies feeding on them. There is a blue rope supporting the plants from a recent storm and a wood and wire fence beyond that protects the plants from the rabbits. There is a lot of greenery from other plant species below and behind the Devil's-bit Scabious. A mauve Devil's-bit Scabious flower with two unopened buds on a reddish stem. There is a Bumblebee feeding from the flower and the background is a blurry green mixture of various leaves and stems from other plants.
November 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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davidhiggins.bsky.social
Sure, I may be lazier and less competent than many other birders, but I have developed an efficient system for counting in the field:

One
Two
Several
A few
Some
A small flock
A medium-sized flock
A large flock
Loads of
Cor blimey
Bloody hell
November 8, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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Birds of prey are an essential part of a healthy, balanced eco-system - but they face many challenges, including persecution and habitat loss. That’s why places like Argaty, and the moorland habitats at Tarras Valley Nature Reserve are so vital.
More:
littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/birds…
Red kite flying in a blue sky
November 1, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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nitaluvz.bsky.social
Good Morning & Happy Thursday! 🌸

Sharing these beauties, growing in a local park, glowing in the darkening light, to brighten even the gloomiest day. #Bloomscrolling

Wishing you a wonderful new day, full of possibilities. 🌸
Pink Cosmos growing towards a grey sky.
November 6, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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grahambs.bsky.social
Well done #SkyNews for publicly exposing what most of us already knew. Billionaire Musk is using his X platform to undermine liberal democracy with the most extreme right wing and racist content. We can’t let this continue.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
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November 6, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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rspb.bsky.social
Last night, Peers voted against Swift bricks: rejecting a simple, proven way to help one of our fastest declining birds recover. ❌

We share @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social's disappointment & frustration.

The vote came late, but with government refusing to back it, its fate was already sealed.
A close, detailed portrait of a Swift’s face. Its dark eyes and sleek feathers fill the frame, showing a rare close-up this special and vulnerable bird.
November 4, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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carolefogg.bsky.social
But why? WHY?

Struggling to understand who or what the Labour government is for at this point.

Have followed many others in joining the Green party. #GoGreen

join.greenparty.org.uk
rspb.bsky.social RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 11d
Last night, Peers voted against Swift bricks: rejecting a simple, proven way to help one of our fastest declining birds recover. ❌

We share @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social's disappointment & frustration.

The vote came late, but with government refusing to back it, its fate was already sealed.
A close, detailed portrait of a Swift’s face. Its dark eyes and sleek feathers fill the frame, showing a rare close-up this special and vulnerable bird.
November 4, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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hermiteveryday.bsky.social
So I am a little wire wool ball of stress and worry right now so I’m just going to sit here quietly and write poems.
November 4, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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fionapondsandtrees.bsky.social
This Grace O'Malley (pirate queen) castle near us has been lime washed & looks as it would in her day.
Her bedroom was at the top. Apparently she had a rope tied to her bed post & out the window down to a galley (ship) below. To be tugged in emergencies only!
October 10, 2025 at 10:32 AM