Nipstone
@nipstone.bsky.social
World cup shambles ahead.
January 14, 2026 at 7:22 PM
World cup shambles ahead.
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 lifted most of the plants out of my container pond before it froze this year but I left some of the mare's tail behind, Hippuris vulgaris is a good oxygenating plant and you can see how the air bubbles it has breathed into the water have been caught in the ice 🌱
#GardensHour #PlantSky
#GardensHour #PlantSky
January 12, 2026 at 9:51 PM
I lifted most of the plants out of my container pond before it froze this year but I left some of the mare's tail behind, Hippuris vulgaris is a good oxygenating plant and you can see how the air bubbles it has breathed into the water have been caught in the ice 🌱
#GardensHour #PlantSky
#GardensHour #PlantSky
Did not know about Yorkshire Teabags- ta. Mini polytunnel maybe. Warms up a raised or two a treat.
January 12, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Did not know about Yorkshire Teabags- ta. Mini polytunnel maybe. Warms up a raised or two a treat.
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It’s #winter. The buzzing has stopped - mostly.
So what’s happened to all the #bees?
Let me explain.
Please #repost this thread.
Don’t just like/look.
It literally takes you a second. Costs you nothing.
Bees are in trouble and need you good people to help.
Thank you.
#share
#nature
#education
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So what’s happened to all the #bees?
Let me explain.
Please #repost this thread.
Don’t just like/look.
It literally takes you a second. Costs you nothing.
Bees are in trouble and need you good people to help.
Thank you.
#share
#nature
#education
1/14
December 28, 2025 at 10:49 AM
#Positivity Alert. Seems fantastic #community initiative to save a rare #organic farm and community asset. Celebrate the New Year perhaps with a small, donation or share purchase for a new beginning and for a greenfield site to stay green.
www.babbinswoodfarmcbs.org.uk/wp-content/u...
www.babbinswoodfarmcbs.org.uk/wp-content/u...
www.babbinswoodfarmcbs.org.uk
December 31, 2025 at 8:43 PM
#Positivity Alert. Seems fantastic #community initiative to save a rare #organic farm and community asset. Celebrate the New Year perhaps with a small, donation or share purchase for a new beginning and for a greenfield site to stay green.
www.babbinswoodfarmcbs.org.uk/wp-content/u...
www.babbinswoodfarmcbs.org.uk/wp-content/u...
No pictures unfortunately but what worked best for us was one or two old windows for the top, set at an angle. Supported on a solid frame of recycled timber, higher at the back than the front, with swing up stays( props) that can hold the top open as required.
December 16, 2025 at 11:20 PM
No pictures unfortunately but what worked best for us was one or two old windows for the top, set at an angle. Supported on a solid frame of recycled timber, higher at the back than the front, with swing up stays( props) that can hold the top open as required.
My Tail end Tom's have a habit of rotting just before they're ripe.
December 14, 2025 at 10:48 PM
My Tail end Tom's have a habit of rotting just before they're ripe.
A little bit of Christmassy magic #Attinghampark @nationaltrust.org.uk 🌲✨️🎅
December 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
A little bit of Christmassy magic #Attinghampark @nationaltrust.org.uk 🌲✨️🎅
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Thames Water is a test for the British economy.
It profits by ripping off customers.
Pays dividends, doesn't invest.
Since March TW borrowed £1.47bn.
Paid £900m in fees/interest for the emergency financing.
Can't address crisis without public ownership.
archive.ph/oW8ck/again?...
It profits by ripping off customers.
Pays dividends, doesn't invest.
Since March TW borrowed £1.47bn.
Paid £900m in fees/interest for the emergency financing.
Can't address crisis without public ownership.
archive.ph/oW8ck/again?...
Thames Water is a test for the British economy
It is a particularly British paradox that one of the country’s biggest companies can both generate hundreds of millions in profit and be at imminent risk of bankruptcy. This is the story of Thames Wat...
unherd.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Thames Water is a test for the British economy.
It profits by ripping off customers.
Pays dividends, doesn't invest.
Since March TW borrowed £1.47bn.
Paid £900m in fees/interest for the emergency financing.
Can't address crisis without public ownership.
archive.ph/oW8ck/again?...
It profits by ripping off customers.
Pays dividends, doesn't invest.
Since March TW borrowed £1.47bn.
Paid £900m in fees/interest for the emergency financing.
Can't address crisis without public ownership.
archive.ph/oW8ck/again?...
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Late season 2025 Zinnia 🌱
#BloomScrolling
#BloomScrolling
December 1, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Late season 2025 Zinnia 🌱
#BloomScrolling
#BloomScrolling
Definitely the largest Dahlia tuber I've pulled out of a pot. Hope the two halves last the winter hibernation 🌱 #gardening
November 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Definitely the largest Dahlia tuber I've pulled out of a pot. Hope the two halves last the winter hibernation 🌱 #gardening
It's a wonderful country.
November 22, 2025 at 9:50 PM
It's a wonderful country.
Love the canal basin down there.
November 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Love the canal basin down there.
It's work by the very talented Mr Grayson Perry.
November 12, 2025 at 10:29 AM
It's work by the very talented Mr Grayson Perry.
Fabulous variety - it glows.
November 11, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Fabulous variety - it glows.
I sometimes wonder if it is only people who have known nothing but peace and stability who could wilfully and deliberately endanger that precious and rare gift without direct personal experience of the alternative that so many others suffer daily.
November 11, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I sometimes wonder if it is only people who have known nothing but peace and stability who could wilfully and deliberately endanger that precious and rare gift without direct personal experience of the alternative that so many others suffer daily.
Move over Holly. Beginning to wonder if we'll have Dahlias at Christmas. 🌱
November 11, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Move over Holly. Beginning to wonder if we'll have Dahlias at Christmas. 🌱
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This has to be one of the most spectacular views I see as the autumn leaves fall, it’s on my regular dog walking route so I get to see the colours progress #thegardenjungle #autumn #fall #autumncolours
October 28, 2025 at 1:19 PM
This has to be one of the most spectacular views I see as the autumn leaves fall, it’s on my regular dog walking route so I get to see the colours progress #thegardenjungle #autumn #fall #autumncolours
Poor dental care preempts medical conditions which can have a significant impact on individuals, their ability to work and the NHS budget. It is ludicrous.
October 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Poor dental care preempts medical conditions which can have a significant impact on individuals, their ability to work and the NHS budget. It is ludicrous.
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Autumn sunset in the Clun Valley, South Shropshire #thegardenjungle #Landscape #Shropshire #ClunValley
October 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Autumn sunset in the Clun Valley, South Shropshire #thegardenjungle #Landscape #Shropshire #ClunValley
Squashes that look like a colouring in project. 🌱 #growyourown #gardens
October 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Squashes that look like a colouring in project. 🌱 #growyourown #gardens
They were right - can't move for Hep cats in Shrewsbury these days. They've had to set up a sanctuary and dancehall for strays near Lyth Hill.
October 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
They were right - can't move for Hep cats in Shrewsbury these days. They've had to set up a sanctuary and dancehall for strays near Lyth Hill.