John North
@johnnorthwrites.bsky.social
Tea and haiku...
Based in Cumbria UK.
Poetry & links at johnnorthwrites.blogspot.com
Co-owner at theherbfarm.co.uk
Based in Cumbria UK.
Poetry & links at johnnorthwrites.blogspot.com
Co-owner at theherbfarm.co.uk
Pinned
John North
@johnnorthwrites.bsky.social
· Dec 15
Not posting as many haiku lately.
I’m working on a book for publication early next year — a translation.
I’m working on a book for publication early next year — a translation.
Reposted by John North
The Trump doctrine exposes the US as a mafia state | Jan-Werner Müller
The Trump doctrine exposes the US as a mafia state | Jan-Werner Müller
The Venezuela incursion is in line with this logic, made even plainer as the US eyes Greenland
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:24 PM
The Trump doctrine exposes the US as a mafia state | Jan-Werner Müller
Trump’s conduct & government is disgusting, & the daily, outrageous, brute abuses of power are frankly exhausting. In terms of his most recent threats against the peace, I’m roused this week to fury over the events in Venezuela & the “inconceivable” threat of military operations in Danish territory.
January 7, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Trump’s conduct & government is disgusting, & the daily, outrageous, brute abuses of power are frankly exhausting. In terms of his most recent threats against the peace, I’m roused this week to fury over the events in Venezuela & the “inconceivable” threat of military operations in Danish territory.
Tinnitus is absurd. When you're stressed, it gets worse. So then you get stressed. I'm turning the TV up so I can hear what Max Mayfield is saying over the sound of my own Eustachian tube auditioning horrendously for the high C in Allegri’s Miserere.
I think tinnitus should be straight up banishèd.
I think tinnitus should be straight up banishèd.
a close up of a man 's face with the words " banished " above him
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with the words " banished " above him
media.tenor.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Tinnitus is absurd. When you're stressed, it gets worse. So then you get stressed. I'm turning the TV up so I can hear what Max Mayfield is saying over the sound of my own Eustachian tube auditioning horrendously for the high C in Allegri’s Miserere.
I think tinnitus should be straight up banishèd.
I think tinnitus should be straight up banishèd.
Been working on the design side of my wife’s children’s book all day. I’m sweating, my PC’s sweating — Inkscape, GNU Image Manipulation, Canva, everything firing at once — and honestly… I love it
December 27, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Been working on the design side of my wife’s children’s book all day. I’m sweating, my PC’s sweating — Inkscape, GNU Image Manipulation, Canva, everything firing at once — and honestly… I love it
Reposted by John North
Not posting as many haiku lately.
I’m working on a book for publication early next year — a translation.
I’m working on a book for publication early next year — a translation.
December 15, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Not posting as many haiku lately.
I’m working on a book for publication early next year — a translation.
I’m working on a book for publication early next year — a translation.
Reposted by John North
Happy Christmas! 🎄
May the peace and joy of the Christ child be with you this Christmas.
May the peace and joy of the Christ child be with you this Christmas.
December 25, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Happy Christmas! 🎄
May the peace and joy of the Christ child be with you this Christmas.
May the peace and joy of the Christ child be with you this Christmas.
Reposted by John North
Dear friends, I wish you blessings of the season. K
Christmas Eve
A whirling galaxy of starlings
at sunset on Christmas Eve.
Star – lings (a bright and shining name for such a dark and dusky bird)
A murmurration of stars
sweeping the darkling night,
making a moving path
for the Milky Way
Christmas Eve
A whirling galaxy of starlings
at sunset on Christmas Eve.
Star – lings (a bright and shining name for such a dark and dusky bird)
A murmurration of stars
sweeping the darkling night,
making a moving path
for the Milky Way
YouTube
Share your videos with friends, family, and the world
www.youtube.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Dear friends, I wish you blessings of the season. K
Christmas Eve
A whirling galaxy of starlings
at sunset on Christmas Eve.
Star – lings (a bright and shining name for such a dark and dusky bird)
A murmurration of stars
sweeping the darkling night,
making a moving path
for the Milky Way
Christmas Eve
A whirling galaxy of starlings
at sunset on Christmas Eve.
Star – lings (a bright and shining name for such a dark and dusky bird)
A murmurration of stars
sweeping the darkling night,
making a moving path
for the Milky Way
Reposted by John North
“Peace can still reach us, even quietly, on Christmas Eve.”
December 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
“Peace can still reach us, even quietly, on Christmas Eve.”
Reposted by John North
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a... dormouse?
December 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a... dormouse?
Reposted by John North
December 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Reposted by John North
a little like dawn
headlights over the long hill
flowers of darkness
headlights over the long hill
flowers of darkness
December 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
a little like dawn
headlights over the long hill
flowers of darkness
headlights over the long hill
flowers of darkness
Reposted by John North
You get the feeling that no ray of light has touched these walls in ages. Few have even ventured down here since the Curse was laid upon the castle those many years ago. A decrepit stair leads upward, and there's an opening to the north.
December 20, 2025 at 5:23 AM
You get the feeling that no ray of light has touched these walls in ages. Few have even ventured down here since the Curse was laid upon the castle those many years ago. A decrepit stair leads upward, and there's an opening to the north.
Reposted by John North
For some people, Christmas can be a difficult time.
Many churches hold 'Blue Christmas' services, offering quieter, more reflective times of worship.
Find one at a local church by visiting AChurchNearYou.com/christmas and selecting the 'Blue Christmas' tag.
Many churches hold 'Blue Christmas' services, offering quieter, more reflective times of worship.
Find one at a local church by visiting AChurchNearYou.com/christmas and selecting the 'Blue Christmas' tag.
December 20, 2025 at 10:12 AM
For some people, Christmas can be a difficult time.
Many churches hold 'Blue Christmas' services, offering quieter, more reflective times of worship.
Find one at a local church by visiting AChurchNearYou.com/christmas and selecting the 'Blue Christmas' tag.
Many churches hold 'Blue Christmas' services, offering quieter, more reflective times of worship.
Find one at a local church by visiting AChurchNearYou.com/christmas and selecting the 'Blue Christmas' tag.
Reposted by John North
This tiny control station allows access to the massive memory banks of the station's computer.
December 15, 2025 at 5:23 PM
This tiny control station allows access to the massive memory banks of the station's computer.
Not posting as many haiku lately.
I’m working on a book for publication early next year — a translation.
I’m working on a book for publication early next year — a translation.
December 15, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Not posting as many haiku lately.
I’m working on a book for publication early next year — a translation.
I’m working on a book for publication early next year — a translation.
Reposted by John North
What's been happening on #SkiddawForest this year? 👀
Here's Skiddaw Forest Project Manager, Pete Jones, with the latest!
Read all about the Skiddaw Forest Project ⬇️
www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/nature-reserves/skiddaw-forest
#Cumbria #LakeDistrict
Here's Skiddaw Forest Project Manager, Pete Jones, with the latest!
Read all about the Skiddaw Forest Project ⬇️
www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/nature-reserves/skiddaw-forest
#Cumbria #LakeDistrict
December 8, 2025 at 7:02 AM
What's been happening on #SkiddawForest this year? 👀
Here's Skiddaw Forest Project Manager, Pete Jones, with the latest!
Read all about the Skiddaw Forest Project ⬇️
www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/nature-reserves/skiddaw-forest
#Cumbria #LakeDistrict
Here's Skiddaw Forest Project Manager, Pete Jones, with the latest!
Read all about the Skiddaw Forest Project ⬇️
www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/nature-reserves/skiddaw-forest
#Cumbria #LakeDistrict
Acceptable alternative to the dreams of the sleeping man
December 11, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Acceptable alternative to the dreams of the sleeping man
Reposted by John North
root-tips probe the soil
the dark slowness of winter
aches like a sore tooth
the dark slowness of winter
aches like a sore tooth
December 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM
root-tips probe the soil
the dark slowness of winter
aches like a sore tooth
the dark slowness of winter
aches like a sore tooth
Fallen in love with #Yunnan #tea. Originally discovered it seeking a tea low in tannins, as I suffer from #IBS. Little did I know I would stumble upon a beautiful ancient origin tea leaf which, smuggled to India by the British East India Company, became forebear to much of what we know as tea since.
December 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Fallen in love with #Yunnan #tea. Originally discovered it seeking a tea low in tannins, as I suffer from #IBS. Little did I know I would stumble upon a beautiful ancient origin tea leaf which, smuggled to India by the British East India Company, became forebear to much of what we know as tea since.
Reposted by John North
December 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
All my Bluesky #poetry #micropoetry and #haiku from November 2025
johnnorthwrites.blogspot.com/2025/12/poet...
johnnorthwrites.blogspot.com/2025/12/poet...
Poetry - November 2025
John North. Writer. b.1990. Based in Cumbria
johnnorthwrites.blogspot.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:55 AM
All my Bluesky #poetry #micropoetry and #haiku from November 2025
johnnorthwrites.blogspot.com/2025/12/poet...
johnnorthwrites.blogspot.com/2025/12/poet...
Rescuing a wonderful Alan Stones print from mould. It was used as a cover image on one edition of Martin Farrell, one of my mother Janni's wonderful novels.
It begins as grim as it means to go on: "This man, he had no sort of name to waste breath on, he filled his mouth with drink..."
It begins as grim as it means to go on: "This man, he had no sort of name to waste breath on, he filled his mouth with drink..."
December 7, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Rescuing a wonderful Alan Stones print from mould. It was used as a cover image on one edition of Martin Farrell, one of my mother Janni's wonderful novels.
It begins as grim as it means to go on: "This man, he had no sort of name to waste breath on, he filled his mouth with drink..."
It begins as grim as it means to go on: "This man, he had no sort of name to waste breath on, he filled his mouth with drink..."
December 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM