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James Randall
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writer, editor - wild stories & things mostly, for adults & children, incl. illustrated folktales & non-fiction (26/27) - Hachette: https://shorturl.at/xJBrT, HarperCollins. PhD, Goldsmiths (literature, 2018).
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Early stroll. Those clouds look like paintings of old snow. Two leaning streetlights like cocktail sticks in a pot. A late/early Christmas tree in a window. Am I on the fringes of that passing motorbike’s dream? I break a puddle’s fragile window.
January 20, 2026 at 6:20 AM
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a foggy day in the forest.
January 20, 2026 at 12:44 AM
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"Magic in the Garden" or "Stars and Sprites" by artist Jon Carling.

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January 19, 2026 at 7:26 PM
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Here’s a selection of winter scenes I’ve shot in the past month or so. Some abstract, some trees, some landscapes from either my camera or drone. All from the Scottish Highlands, in the Cairngorms National Park.

Do you have a favourite?
A fallen tree, that looks like it is still standing having fallen into a deep blue loch. The tree is painted white from the very cold winter temperatures. Mist drifts through the pine trees of the Caledonian forest of Scotland, with warm light painting parts of the scene gold. Ice from the surface of a remote Scottish loch Reeds lay frozen in a remote Scottish loch, looking like a sea horse.
January 18, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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Tiny freshwater crustaceans commonly called water fleas (genus Cyclops, >400 species) are thought to be the only living creatures with a single eye.

Photo credit: microscopy-uk.org.uk
Closeup photo of a water flea (genus Cyclops) showing the single, centrally-located eye at the front of its body. The photo also shows the paired antennae, appendages at the rear, and egg pouches.
January 19, 2026 at 6:19 AM
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A swirl of sky

#DevonandCornwall
Plymouth Sound under a winter sun half-covered in swirling cloud
January 19, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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5pm: first light, last light, a flare fading into the night
January 19, 2026 at 7:10 PM
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First light
off Irish coast, 7:59
January 19, 2026 at 9:56 AM
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More than one million Lego pieces recreate the animal kingdom at Halifax Discovery Centre #Halifax #NovaScotia #Video #LEGO

www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
More than one million Lego pieces recreate the animal kingdom at Halifax Discovery Centre
More than one million Lego pieces went into building Sean Kenney’s “Animal Super Powers,” the newest attraction at the Discovery Centre in downtown Halifax.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 19, 2026 at 12:11 PM
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Is it not curious, that so vast a being as the whale should see the world through so small an eye, and hear the thunder through an ear which is smaller than a hare’s?

[…] Why then do you try to “enlarge” your mind? Subtilize it.

(Moby-Dick, Ch. 74)

#MelvilleMonday 🐳
January 19, 2026 at 4:37 PM
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White-booted Racket-tail at @montezumalodge.bsky.social

#colombia

#birds #hummingbirds
Green hummingbird perched on a thin branch, shown in profile with a slender bill and long tail streamers ending in oval tips, against a soft green background.
January 19, 2026 at 5:21 AM
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African Daisy (Osteospermum)
#art
#photography
#flowers
#macro
Macro photograph of an African Daisy (Osteospermum)
January 18, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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Sabra Field :
Even The Night Shall Be Light About Me, 1985-86

Archival pigment woodblock print
36.5 x 24.5 inches
January 18, 2026 at 3:46 AM
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Fancy a brief escape into the wild world of an Irish Atlantic rainforest mini waterfall?

Both we and nature need a lot more of this, and rewilding is how we make it happen.
🌍
January 18, 2026 at 5:49 AM
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For #NationalSaveTheEaglesDay on #Woodensday:
Kiddie-car ride-on (#eagle)
S. A. Smith Mfg. Co., Brattleboro, VT. 1915-20
painted wood
Strong National Museum Of Play 75.915
artsandculture.google.com/asset/kiddie...
#birdsinart
"Ride-on toys, or kiddie cars, first appeared on the paved sidewalks and streets of America in the early 20th century. The earliest ride-ons depict animals such as swans and horses. Ride-on toys made around the time of World War I often reflected America's intense patriotism. "The ingenious design of this tricycle presents the head of the bald eagle, symbol of American strength and pride. The eagle's outstretched wings serve as handle bars, and the tail is secured by the seat in the form of a federal shield. Although manufactured in Brattleboro, VT by the S. A. Smith Mfg. Co., this kiddie car has the feel of a piece of proud folk art."
January 11, 2024 at 12:31 AM
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Zhang Jian-Jun, Chinese (1955- ), Water & Fire #16, 2016, ink, water, fire on watercolor paper, 83 x 64 cm, private collection
January 17, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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Untitled by Philomena Famulok https://www.artlimit...
#media #people #blackandwhite #mixed #bnw_oftheworld #blackwhite #portrait #selfportrait #monotone #female
December 17, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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At City of Rocks…
New Mexico…
January 18, 2026 at 1:15 AM
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Miniature llama figurine of hammered gold, probably deposited as an offering. 6.3cm high. #Peru, c. 1500 (British Museum)
January 16, 2026 at 1:05 PM
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Musique de Varèse, 1931 by Alexander Calder
January 17, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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Mythos Odùduwà (1963)
Susanne Wenger
Tate Modern, London, United Kingdom
Mythos Odùduwà (1963) Susanne Wenger Tate Modern, London, United Kingdom
January 16, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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a squirrel-eye view
January 17, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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Breadfruit growing in Maui 🌱

#ColorADay #GreenSat #Breadfruit #Hawaii #Photography #Botanical #Fruit #Moraceae #Green #Ulu
Three pieces of green textured ulu, known more broadly as breadfruit, growing in a tree. The leaves surrounding the fruit are a darker color of green.
January 17, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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Amazing fluorescence on these Namib sand geckos (Pachydactylus rangei)
💙👁💚

Photography by Alien Creatures [FB]

#geckos #nature #reptiles #blue
January 17, 2026 at 8:46 AM
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For the early birds..
January 16, 2026 at 9:23 AM