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Kate Ashton
@mondellohouse.bsky.social
People, poetry, and the natural world. Photos my own unless credited or re-posted.
Love this so much, fascinating! 📚 youtu.be/BlsHsa7OYCE?...
Do books rot your brain? The Edwardians thought so
YouTube video by National Trust
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October 24, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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Calling all young poets: free writing workshop alert!

To help inspire your entries to the Layered Landscapes workshop with @nationaltrust, we're running a free online writing workshop on Saturday 8 November.

Head to bit.ly/YPN-workshop to book your free space.
October 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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October 1, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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On Thursday 26 June don't miss Elizabeth Parker, @katenoakes.bsky.social and Kaycee Hill (aka Braid Poetry Collective) performing their new poetry show ‘The New Nature of Flight’ at @smallcitybookshop.bsky.social in Bristol! Book tickets here www.thesmallcitybookshop.co.uk/event-detail...
June 23, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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We're so excited, tickets for Gladfest go on sale in 30 minutes! 🥳 📚

You can book your tickets for the friendliest festival at 10am by going to the Events page on our website, or heading to the link at the bottom of this thread.

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June 19, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Magnolia and Forsythia taken this spring 🌼 🌸 #SundayYellow
June 1, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Loved getting my 'Nature Fix' with this new NT podcast today 🌿 youtu.be/w9ypZ2OBj2w?...
Welsh Myths and Waterfalls Walk
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May 29, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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I'm holding a flash sale this w/e-you can bag 15% off my June botanical or bird illustration & mental health w'shops w. the code LEAFYFLASH15.
Learn how creative activity & contact with nature gives us resilience to stress & trauma
Plus learn how to draw twigs or wrens ✒️🌿🪶
workshops.emmamitchell.uk
May 24, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Our half-price sale is back with 50% off books on our website from today until Wednesday 28 May! Now's the perfect time to stock up on books for summer ☀️📚 Shop at www.serenbooks.com/books/
May 26, 2025 at 8:17 AM
A little splash of #SundayYellow from the Eden Project, Cornwall
May 25, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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May 13, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Bristol is brimming with beautiful Hawthorn #BlossomWatch
April 30, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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Have you taken a break with blossom today? If finding some real-life blossom is too much in your busy day, try our guided meditation instead. Bring nature to you – wherever you are -> buff.ly/G1EpwXJ

#BlossomWatch
5-minute guided meditation – Take a break with blossom
This short, guided meditation brings nature to you – wherever you are. Let us take you on a journey through the colours and sounds of spring. You’ll be trans...
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April 15, 2025 at 11:15 AM
A busy bee spotted in the glasshouse at NT Felbrigg #BeeFriday 🌸🐝
April 18, 2025 at 7:24 AM
#BlossomWatch in Cambridge, UK 🌸 🚲
April 13, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Beautiful blooms at NT Felbrigg today @midsandeastnt.bsky.social #BlossomWatch #BloomScrolling
April 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Thankful for blue skies and blossom today 🌸 #BlossomWatch
April 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
March 28, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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Bristol blooms 🌸🌸🌸 #BlossomWatch
March 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
A burst of #SundayYellow taken at NT Tyntesfield last September 🌼
March 9, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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We proudly publish brilliant women poets all year round but for #IWD2025 let's celebrate these 'Fearless Women' with a trio of #poetry titles together for just £17.99: from @jessmookherjee.bsky.social @janeburn.bsky.social and Katie Griffiths

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March 8, 2025 at 9:30 AM
A little contribution for #PurpleFriday #BloomScrolling Taken in Bath, UK.
February 28, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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February 23, 2025 at 3:24 AM
#BlueSkyMonday Taken at the Upfest Street art festival in Bristol. Artist: splash of blue.
February 17, 2025 at 7:46 AM