Redskies
@redskies.bsky.social
Books, art, maths, knitting, embroidery, gardening, cats, hens, Early Medleval history, the Western Isles, good food, sea swimming, shells, birds & wildlife.
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Good evening. A beautiful, almost cloudless day in #Uist today. Stunning sunset, and, an hour later the colours in the sky are still amazing. #Benbecula #Hebrides #Scotland #Sunset
November 15, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Good evening. A beautiful, almost cloudless day in #Uist today. Stunning sunset, and, an hour later the colours in the sky are still amazing. #Benbecula #Hebrides #Scotland #Sunset
November 15, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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C'mon, you know you desperately want an Outer Hebridean Micro-Panther! 🐾
Got my flu jag today and the nurse is a neighbour. We marvelled that noone has yet applied to adopt the darling #Boo from @uistcatrescue.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 9:03 PM
C'mon, you know you desperately want an Outer Hebridean Micro-Panther! 🐾
Got my flu jag today and the nurse is a neighbour. We marvelled that noone has yet applied to adopt the darling #Boo from @uistcatrescue.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Got my flu jag today and the nurse is a neighbour. We marvelled that noone has yet applied to adopt the darling #Boo from @uistcatrescue.bsky.social
The second knitted star bauble from the Birlinn Yarn pattern without embellishments. I rather like it simple like this. 🧶🤩
November 14, 2025 at 10:10 AM
The second knitted star bauble from the Birlinn Yarn pattern without embellishments. I rather like it simple like this. 🧶🤩
Aaagh! The skirting board under the kitchen sink has fallen off. Today’s challenge: ensure there are no kittens under there when reattaching it! 🙀😻🐈⬛🐈⬛🐈⬛🙄😂
November 14, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Aaagh! The skirting board under the kitchen sink has fallen off. Today’s challenge: ensure there are no kittens under there when reattaching it! 🙀😻🐈⬛🐈⬛🐈⬛🙄😂
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Some summer sunshine through your ears.
The Peddars Way in Norfolk on a hot summer's day with crickets, butterflies and bees exploring the wild flowers on the edge of the field.
Episode 238 - Harvest fields (39 mins) > bit.ly/LenPedd
The Peddars Way in Norfolk on a hot summer's day with crickets, butterflies and bees exploring the wild flowers on the edge of the field.
Episode 238 - Harvest fields (39 mins) > bit.ly/LenPedd
November 14, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Some summer sunshine through your ears.
The Peddars Way in Norfolk on a hot summer's day with crickets, butterflies and bees exploring the wild flowers on the edge of the field.
Episode 238 - Harvest fields (39 mins) > bit.ly/LenPedd
The Peddars Way in Norfolk on a hot summer's day with crickets, butterflies and bees exploring the wild flowers on the edge of the field.
Episode 238 - Harvest fields (39 mins) > bit.ly/LenPedd
OMG there’s a #book! Immediately buys 2. And it’s local shipping in the UK! 🤩
Also, it's day four of our book launch week spectacular and you guys are phenomenal. Just the best. If you'd like your own copy of Tiny Moments of Joy, you can get it here, or in most online bookstores:
www.swashbucklerpress.com/tiny-moments...
www.swashbucklerpress.com/tiny-moments...
Tiny Moments of Joy | Swashbuckler Press
Delightful moments captured from people watching in a small city in Aotearoa New Zealand.
www.swashbucklerpress.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:52 AM
OMG there’s a #book! Immediately buys 2. And it’s local shipping in the UK! 🤩
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hey i wrote an article about folk names for birds and you should check it out!!!
open.substack.com/pub/weirdmed...
open.substack.com/pub/weirdmed...
November 12, 2025 at 10:50 PM
hey i wrote an article about folk names for birds and you should check it out!!!
open.substack.com/pub/weirdmed...
open.substack.com/pub/weirdmed...
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“I love ewe, I knead ewe”
November 12, 2025 at 3:34 AM
“I love ewe, I knead ewe”
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Some 1,500 years ago, a child was buried with a set of game pieces made of animal bones.
Single game pieces are frequently found in early medieval graves in south-west Germany, but complete sets are rare.
Found in Herbolzheim, 500-550 AD.
📷 Landesmuseum Württemberg
🏺 #archaeology
Single game pieces are frequently found in early medieval graves in south-west Germany, but complete sets are rare.
Found in Herbolzheim, 500-550 AD.
📷 Landesmuseum Württemberg
🏺 #archaeology
November 12, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Some 1,500 years ago, a child was buried with a set of game pieces made of animal bones.
Single game pieces are frequently found in early medieval graves in south-west Germany, but complete sets are rare.
Found in Herbolzheim, 500-550 AD.
📷 Landesmuseum Württemberg
🏺 #archaeology
Single game pieces are frequently found in early medieval graves in south-west Germany, but complete sets are rare.
Found in Herbolzheim, 500-550 AD.
📷 Landesmuseum Württemberg
🏺 #archaeology
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Back in 1997, there were just 11 booming male Bitterns left in the UK – almost extinct. Thanks to conservation by @rspb.bsky.social and @naturalengland.bsky.social 283 booming males were recorded in 2024.
Les Cater shares his story and stunning photos of these rare birds ⤵️
Les Cater shares his story and stunning photos of these rare birds ⤵️
Hidden wonders: my fascinating encounters with the Bittern
Elusive and majestic, the Bittern’s booming call echoes across Minsmere’s reeds – a symbol of hope and conservation success
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Back in 1997, there were just 11 booming male Bitterns left in the UK – almost extinct. Thanks to conservation by @rspb.bsky.social and @naturalengland.bsky.social 283 booming males were recorded in 2024.
Les Cater shares his story and stunning photos of these rare birds ⤵️
Les Cater shares his story and stunning photos of these rare birds ⤵️
No sign of mum cat so #kitten has been taken into the warm at a fosterer’s house. @uistcatrescue.bsky.social #uist 😻🐈⬛
November 11, 2025 at 1:06 PM
No sign of mum cat so #kitten has been taken into the warm at a fosterer’s house. @uistcatrescue.bsky.social #uist 😻🐈⬛
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“So it was, on that misty morning, that Brenda set off for the capital. She knew not what she would find there, only that the time had come to move on - away from small-minded rural attitudes and people who called her ‘Oreo’ and ‘the wide panda’ - to seek a more fulfilling life.”
November 11, 2025 at 9:36 AM
“So it was, on that misty morning, that Brenda set off for the capital. She knew not what she would find there, only that the time had come to move on - away from small-minded rural attitudes and people who called her ‘Oreo’ and ‘the wide panda’ - to seek a more fulfilling life.”