Nathan Nelson
@nathannelson.bsky.social
Devon-dwelling biophiliac. Food systems (Food Studies Masters student at University of Exeter), farming and agroecology, trees, nature connection, cack-handed gardening, movies, dog servitude. Living in the liminal.
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Pictures that explain things.
Trees in Winter (back endpapers)
Artist: SR Badmin, 1963
Trees in Winter (back endpapers)
Artist: SR Badmin, 1963
January 4, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Pictures that explain things.
Trees in Winter (back endpapers)
Artist: SR Badmin, 1963
Trees in Winter (back endpapers)
Artist: SR Badmin, 1963
Here's to thee, old apple tree. We wassailed last winter, doing it again at the end of the month. It's a lovely thing.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Wassailing: The folk tradition enjoying a revival - BBC News
Simon Bailes says the colourful custom is making a comeback with the rise in community orchards.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 4, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Here's to thee, old apple tree. We wassailed last winter, doing it again at the end of the month. It's a lovely thing.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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ICYMI: Letters from the Levant On the Pork Taboo: Exploring ancient people’s shifting beliefs about rearing and eating pigs
archaeology.org/issues/march... #foodistory #foodtaboos #religiouspractices #pork
archaeology.org/issues/march... #foodistory #foodtaboos #religiouspractices #pork
Letter from the Levant - On the Origin of the Pork Taboo - Archaeology Magazine - March/April 2025
Exploring ancient people’s shifting beliefs about rearing and eating pigs
archaeology.org
January 3, 2026 at 9:43 PM
ICYMI: Letters from the Levant On the Pork Taboo: Exploring ancient people’s shifting beliefs about rearing and eating pigs
archaeology.org/issues/march... #foodistory #foodtaboos #religiouspractices #pork
archaeology.org/issues/march... #foodistory #foodtaboos #religiouspractices #pork
Was reminded of this earlier this evening and read it to family.
The Dickin Medal is the highest award that can be issued to animals in British military service. Bearing the words "We Also Serve" it has been awarded 75 times since its creation in 1943.
Only one cat has ever received the award.
This is the story of Able Seacat Simon, of HMS Amethyst. 🧵 1/25
Only one cat has ever received the award.
This is the story of Able Seacat Simon, of HMS Amethyst. 🧵 1/25
January 3, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Was reminded of this earlier this evening and read it to family.
So much has happened already. Need a lie down.
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January 3, 2026 at 6:02 PM
So much has happened already. Need a lie down.
Mamdani Pays Tribute to the Foods That Define and Sustain New York
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Wild London on BBC One is a joy. The dog's a fan as well.
January 1, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Wild London on BBC One is a joy. The dog's a fan as well.
Just a reminder that the Hootenanny is pre-recorded; if they didn't show up for midnight tonight, you don't need to either.
December 31, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Just a reminder that the Hootenanny is pre-recorded; if they didn't show up for midnight tonight, you don't need to either.
Happy new year.
December 31, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Happy new year.
We keep saying how clever the dog is but then she ruins it by trying to bite an active strimmer.
December 31, 2025 at 11:52 AM
We keep saying how clever the dog is but then she ruins it by trying to bite an active strimmer.
I thought new year's eve was tomorrow. No matter. The new year really already started after the winter solstice, not when a less than 500-year-old Gregorian calendar says so. I'm gardening today and lighting a bonfire.
December 31, 2025 at 8:36 AM
I thought new year's eve was tomorrow. No matter. The new year really already started after the winter solstice, not when a less than 500-year-old Gregorian calendar says so. I'm gardening today and lighting a bonfire.
Got too much double cream in so
December 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Got too much double cream in so
Went to bump fists with my barber, he went to shake my hand, so for a moment he was just holding my fist. I must look too old to be bumping fists.
December 30, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Went to bump fists with my barber, he went to shake my hand, so for a moment he was just holding my fist. I must look too old to be bumping fists.
Your IKEA product name is your name spelled backwards with an umlaut
I'm Nöslen, a very useful all purpose speed peeler and bottle opener, found in the marketplace and why wouldn't you get one at that price.
I'm Nöslen, a very useful all purpose speed peeler and bottle opener, found in the marketplace and why wouldn't you get one at that price.
Your IKEA product name is your name spelled backwards with an umlaut
Mine is Retläw, which sounds like a brutish gardening tool but is actually a really comfortable lounge chair.
Mine is Retläw, which sounds like a brutish gardening tool but is actually a really comfortable lounge chair.
Your IKEA product name is your name spelled backwards with an umlaut
Mine is 2nairasöy, a fancy tofu press that presses it and then cuts it into perfect cubes for you
Mine is 2nairasöy, a fancy tofu press that presses it and then cuts it into perfect cubes for you
December 30, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Your IKEA product name is your name spelled backwards with an umlaut
I'm Nöslen, a very useful all purpose speed peeler and bottle opener, found in the marketplace and why wouldn't you get one at that price.
I'm Nöslen, a very useful all purpose speed peeler and bottle opener, found in the marketplace and why wouldn't you get one at that price.
Had a big negroni and some fried egg flavour crisps and set intentions for 2026. Probably should have written them down wheyyyyyy
December 29, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Had a big negroni and some fried egg flavour crisps and set intentions for 2026. Probably should have written them down wheyyyyyy
Hope anyone going to the Oxford Real Farming Conference next week has an enjoyable couple of days. I can't make it again, will wait for the highlights on YouTube. All being well I will be at Rootstock.ag in Feb.
Rootstock - Rootstock
Rootstock.ag
December 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Hope anyone going to the Oxford Real Farming Conference next week has an enjoyable couple of days. I can't make it again, will wait for the highlights on YouTube. All being well I will be at Rootstock.ag in Feb.
Lovely weather for a quiet catch up with the neighbour.
December 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Lovely weather for a quiet catch up with the neighbour.
Because they can? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Why are young people leaving Britain to work abroad? - BBC News
Three young Britons explain why they are building their futures overseas.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 29, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Because they can? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
What a nasty piece of work she was, a tad glossed over in the news.
Brigitte Bardot, trente ans de sympathie pour l’extrême droite
Brigitte Bardot, trente ans de sympathie pour l’extrême droite
Cinq fois condamnée pour des propos racistes, l’actrice, dont sa fondation a annoncé la mort dimanche 28 décembre, fut une compagne de route du clan lepéniste, la seule vedette à assumer ses idées d’extrême droite.
www.lemonde.fr
December 28, 2025 at 7:45 PM
What a nasty piece of work she was, a tad glossed over in the news.
This was a lovely listen last night when I was awake with indigestion. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Illuminated - Illuminated - CS Lewis, the Evacuee and the Wardrobe - BBC Sounds
Emma Freud sits down with her mother to hear the fascinating tale of her link to CS Lewis.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 27, 2025 at 9:22 AM
This was a lovely listen last night when I was awake with indigestion. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Hours of dedicated training in how to be a good pub dog paying off today.
December 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Hours of dedicated training in how to be a good pub dog paying off today.
Mince pie warmed up in the microwave with a fat slice of blue cheese under the lid.
December 26, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Mince pie warmed up in the microwave with a fat slice of blue cheese under the lid.
Chocolate-themed movie binge. Wonka followed by Chocolat.
December 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Chocolate-themed movie binge. Wonka followed by Chocolat.
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7 reasons why The Thing (1982) is a Christmas film:
1) snow
2) bearded men concealing surprises
3) compulsory party games
4) introverts shunning group activities
5) digestive issues
6) revellers bursting open to reveal partially assimilated canine lifeforms
7) knitwear
1) snow
2) bearded men concealing surprises
3) compulsory party games
4) introverts shunning group activities
5) digestive issues
6) revellers bursting open to reveal partially assimilated canine lifeforms
7) knitwear
December 25, 2025 at 8:39 AM
7 reasons why The Thing (1982) is a Christmas film:
1) snow
2) bearded men concealing surprises
3) compulsory party games
4) introverts shunning group activities
5) digestive issues
6) revellers bursting open to reveal partially assimilated canine lifeforms
7) knitwear
1) snow
2) bearded men concealing surprises
3) compulsory party games
4) introverts shunning group activities
5) digestive issues
6) revellers bursting open to reveal partially assimilated canine lifeforms
7) knitwear