Robbie Rowe
@privateshufti.bsky.social
Healthcare scientist, naturalist, spotterish
Omnivorous reader and book collector (modern firsts, nature writing, climate fiction)
Casual birder, insect enthusiast
Into food, travel, history, music
Fediverse presence: @privateshufti@mastodon.social
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Omnivorous reader and book collector (modern firsts, nature writing, climate fiction)
Casual birder, insect enthusiast
Into food, travel, history, music
Fediverse presence: @privateshufti@mastodon.social
No DMs
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The Kalevala (IPA: [ˈkɑleʋɑlɑ]) is a 19th-century compilation of epic poetry, compiled by Elias Lönnrot from Finnish, Karelian and Ingrian folklore and mythology, telling a story about the Creation of the Earth,
#BookWormSat 🧵
#BookWormSat 🧵
January 31, 2026 at 12:05 PM
The Kalevala (IPA: [ˈkɑleʋɑlɑ]) is a 19th-century compilation of epic poetry, compiled by Elias Lönnrot from Finnish, Karelian and Ingrian folklore and mythology, telling a story about the Creation of the Earth,
#BookWormSat 🧵
#BookWormSat 🧵
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"Þæt wæs god cyning" (that was a good king). The Anglo Saxon scop (bard) used stock phrases to help memorise epic poems of the oral tradition. Beowulf, eager for fame, was a brave warrior, but not necessarily a good king; his death left his people exposed to enclosing enemies #BookWormSat #medieval
January 31, 2026 at 10:14 AM
"Þæt wæs god cyning" (that was a good king). The Anglo Saxon scop (bard) used stock phrases to help memorise epic poems of the oral tradition. Beowulf, eager for fame, was a brave warrior, but not necessarily a good king; his death left his people exposed to enclosing enemies #BookWormSat #medieval
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January 31, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Lo! the golden dragon...the gloom of the woods of the world now gone, the woes of Men, and weeping of Elves fading faintly down forest pathways, is now to tell, and the name most tearful of Niniel the sorrowful, and the name most sad of Thalion's son Turin o'erthrown by fate
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January 31, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Lo! the golden dragon...the gloom of the woods of the world now gone, the woes of Men, and weeping of Elves fading faintly down forest pathways, is now to tell, and the name most tearful of Niniel the sorrowful, and the name most sad of Thalion's son Turin o'erthrown by fate
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Yes, whatever happened to my fantasy Brexit where the all powerful UK simply swept away the superpowers, the global companies, anyone else's rules, geography, history, domestic politics, demographics, deindustrialisation, Trump, and things I don't like?
Oh yes, reality. And bad Brexiter governments
Oh yes, reality. And bad Brexiter governments
January 31, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Yes, whatever happened to my fantasy Brexit where the all powerful UK simply swept away the superpowers, the global companies, anyone else's rules, geography, history, domestic politics, demographics, deindustrialisation, Trump, and things I don't like?
Oh yes, reality. And bad Brexiter governments
Oh yes, reality. And bad Brexiter governments
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Winter, Vilhelms Purvītis, 1910.
January 29, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Winter, Vilhelms Purvītis, 1910.
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End the use of precious peat habitat as a compost in gardening - only 1,900 signatures needed to reach 10,000. Please keep signing and sharing. actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal... Change can happen.
Sign the petition to end peat sales!
No more delays: Let's get peat out of gardens once and for all. The time for uncertainty has ended.
actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk
January 29, 2026 at 11:32 AM
End the use of precious peat habitat as a compost in gardening - only 1,900 signatures needed to reach 10,000. Please keep signing and sharing. actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal... Change can happen.
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NEVER EVER ANNOY AN OAK TREE 🫣
January 28, 2026 at 4:03 PM
NEVER EVER ANNOY AN OAK TREE 🫣
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"Although the security agenda is dominated by [] Trump’s territorial ambitions, the breakdown of nature is not a side issue that can be buried behind headlines. It’s a national security threat and should be treated with the same seriousness as any military risk."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The government must act now on biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse | Letters
Letters: There is no justification to delay political action on biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse, say Dr Mike Barrett and Dr Steven R Smith, while Olivia Blake MP says the breakdown of nature ...
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:39 PM
"Although the security agenda is dominated by [] Trump’s territorial ambitions, the breakdown of nature is not a side issue that can be buried behind headlines. It’s a national security threat and should be treated with the same seriousness as any military risk."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Here at the fountain’s sliding foot,
Or at some fruit tree’s mossy root,
Casting the body’s vest aside,
My soul into the boughs does glide;
There like a bird it sits and sings,
Then whets, and combs its silver wings…
The Garden
Marvell 1668
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Or at some fruit tree’s mossy root,
Casting the body’s vest aside,
My soul into the boughs does glide;
There like a bird it sits and sings,
Then whets, and combs its silver wings…
The Garden
Marvell 1668
#BookWormSat
January 24, 2026 at 6:47 AM
Here at the fountain’s sliding foot,
Or at some fruit tree’s mossy root,
Casting the body’s vest aside,
My soul into the boughs does glide;
There like a bird it sits and sings,
Then whets, and combs its silver wings…
The Garden
Marvell 1668
#BookWormSat
Or at some fruit tree’s mossy root,
Casting the body’s vest aside,
My soul into the boughs does glide;
There like a bird it sits and sings,
Then whets, and combs its silver wings…
The Garden
Marvell 1668
#BookWormSat
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“Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay
To mould me Man? did I solicit thee
From darkness to promote me, or here place
In this delicious garden?”
(John Milton "Paradise Lost")
#bookwormsat
To mould me Man? did I solicit thee
From darkness to promote me, or here place
In this delicious garden?”
(John Milton "Paradise Lost")
#bookwormsat
January 24, 2026 at 11:00 AM
“Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay
To mould me Man? did I solicit thee
From darkness to promote me, or here place
In this delicious garden?”
(John Milton "Paradise Lost")
#bookwormsat
To mould me Man? did I solicit thee
From darkness to promote me, or here place
In this delicious garden?”
(John Milton "Paradise Lost")
#bookwormsat
Then came another master,
Who did not love mankind,
And planted on the pathway
Gold flowers for them to find.
And mankind saw the bright flowers,
That, glitt'ring in the sun,
Quite hid the thorns of av'rice
That poison blood and bone
Robert Frost, God's garden
#BookWormSat
Who did not love mankind,
And planted on the pathway
Gold flowers for them to find.
And mankind saw the bright flowers,
That, glitt'ring in the sun,
Quite hid the thorns of av'rice
That poison blood and bone
Robert Frost, God's garden
#BookWormSat
January 24, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Then came another master,
Who did not love mankind,
And planted on the pathway
Gold flowers for them to find.
And mankind saw the bright flowers,
That, glitt'ring in the sun,
Quite hid the thorns of av'rice
That poison blood and bone
Robert Frost, God's garden
#BookWormSat
Who did not love mankind,
And planted on the pathway
Gold flowers for them to find.
And mankind saw the bright flowers,
That, glitt'ring in the sun,
Quite hid the thorns of av'rice
That poison blood and bone
Robert Frost, God's garden
#BookWormSat
Just about to kick off the #BigGardenBirdwatch here in a remote garden near Axminster, Devon. A bit wet & windy unfortunately 🌧️
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January 24, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Just about to kick off the #BigGardenBirdwatch here in a remote garden near Axminster, Devon. A bit wet & windy unfortunately 🌧️
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Share a photo of mountains that you've taken
January 22, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Share a photo of mountains that you've taken
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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
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You’ll see a lot of posts today about #BlueMonday, supposedly 'the most depressing day of the year'.
Don't buy into it.
There’s zero scientific evidence behind it – it was invented in 2005 as a marketing stunt to sell holidays. 🧵
Don't buy into it.
There’s zero scientific evidence behind it – it was invented in 2005 as a marketing stunt to sell holidays. 🧵
January 19, 2026 at 11:28 AM
You’ll see a lot of posts today about #BlueMonday, supposedly 'the most depressing day of the year'.
Don't buy into it.
There’s zero scientific evidence behind it – it was invented in 2005 as a marketing stunt to sell holidays. 🧵
Don't buy into it.
There’s zero scientific evidence behind it – it was invented in 2005 as a marketing stunt to sell holidays. 🧵
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Analysis: UK newspaper editorial opposition to climate action overtakes support for first time #Climate
Analysis: UK newspaper editorial opposition to climate action overtakes support for first time - Carbon Brief
Nearly 100 UK newspaper editorials opposed climate action in 2025, a record figure that reveals the backlash against net-zero in the right-leaning press
www.carbonbrief.org
January 19, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Analysis: UK newspaper editorial opposition to climate action overtakes support for first time #Climate
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I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will, which I now exert to leave you.
– Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre 1847
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– Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre 1847
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January 17, 2026 at 7:03 AM
I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will, which I now exert to leave you.
– Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre 1847
#BookWormSat
– Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre 1847
#BookWormSat
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"The bird that would soar above the level plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings"
Kate Chopin "The Awakening" (1899)
🎨 Maggi Hambling "The Resurrection Spirit" (2013)
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Kate Chopin "The Awakening" (1899)
🎨 Maggi Hambling "The Resurrection Spirit" (2013)
#BookWormSat
January 17, 2026 at 11:15 AM
"The bird that would soar above the level plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings"
Kate Chopin "The Awakening" (1899)
🎨 Maggi Hambling "The Resurrection Spirit" (2013)
#BookWormSat
Kate Chopin "The Awakening" (1899)
🎨 Maggi Hambling "The Resurrection Spirit" (2013)
#BookWormSat
'Hope is the thing with feathers -
That perches in the soul -
And sings the tune without the words -
And never stops - at all -'
Emily Dickinson
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That perches in the soul -
And sings the tune without the words -
And never stops - at all -'
Emily Dickinson
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January 17, 2026 at 11:57 AM
'Hope is the thing with feathers -
That perches in the soul -
And sings the tune without the words -
And never stops - at all -'
Emily Dickinson
#BookWormSat
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That perches in the soul -
And sings the tune without the words -
And never stops - at all -'
Emily Dickinson
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#Animist thought for the day 💚
The hills are home to gods, & angels live in the rivers & trees
Our heathen ancestors viewed nature as sacred, & intrinsically linked to their spirituality, seeing themselves as an integral part of nature’s ecosystem, & responsible for its balance
Our heathen ancestors viewed nature as sacred, & intrinsically linked to their spirituality, seeing themselves as an integral part of nature’s ecosystem, & responsible for its balance
January 16, 2026 at 9:13 AM
#Animist thought for the day 💚
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Winter, Gustave Courbet, c.1872.
January 15, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Winter, Gustave Courbet, c.1872.
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2025 has been confirmed as the third warmest year on record, following 2024 and 2023, in a series stretching back to 1850.
Data from the Met Office, @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social and @ncas-uk.bsky.social shows 2025 was 1.41 °C above the average for 1850-1900.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/3NkfQH9
Data from the Met Office, @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social and @ncas-uk.bsky.social shows 2025 was 1.41 °C above the average for 1850-1900.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/3NkfQH9
January 14, 2026 at 5:30 AM
2025 has been confirmed as the third warmest year on record, following 2024 and 2023, in a series stretching back to 1850.
Data from the Met Office, @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social and @ncas-uk.bsky.social shows 2025 was 1.41 °C above the average for 1850-1900.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/3NkfQH9
Data from the Met Office, @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social and @ncas-uk.bsky.social shows 2025 was 1.41 °C above the average for 1850-1900.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/3NkfQH9