Rick M
@rickmartin.bsky.social
Now 90% #Bloomscrolling . I grow plants indoors and out and take pics of them wherever I find them, always my own pic, usually but not always my own garden.
Socialist. Skint. North West England.
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Socialist. Skint. North West England.
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#BigLeafMaple #Leaf and #AlderCones
I held this up over the forest pathway (and removed my hand from the image). #RidgefieldWA #PNW #Photography
I held this up over the forest pathway (and removed my hand from the image). #RidgefieldWA #PNW #Photography
November 11, 2025 at 11:56 AM
#BigLeafMaple #Leaf and #AlderCones
I held this up over the forest pathway (and removed my hand from the image). #RidgefieldWA #PNW #Photography
I held this up over the forest pathway (and removed my hand from the image). #RidgefieldWA #PNW #Photography
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Patriotic Cross of St George White Dog Shit Bauble update. Thank you to everyone who ordered one! These have all been handmade in my kitchen - much to the bemusement of my children - and will now start to be posted out.
Still on sale here👇👇👇
coldwarsteve.bigcartel.com/product/patr...
Still on sale here👇👇👇
coldwarsteve.bigcartel.com/product/patr...
November 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Patriotic Cross of St George White Dog Shit Bauble update. Thank you to everyone who ordered one! These have all been handmade in my kitchen - much to the bemusement of my children - and will now start to be posted out.
Still on sale here👇👇👇
coldwarsteve.bigcartel.com/product/patr...
Still on sale here👇👇👇
coldwarsteve.bigcartel.com/product/patr...
November 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Just for fun, it's all a matter of perspective after all 🌱🪴🌳
#ThickTrunkTuesday #Houseplants #Succulents
#ThickTrunkTuesday #Houseplants #Succulents
November 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Just for fun, it's all a matter of perspective after all 🌱🪴🌳
#ThickTrunkTuesday #Houseplants #Succulents
#ThickTrunkTuesday #Houseplants #Succulents
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November 11, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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The dying embers of autumn - the heavy rain adding to the mood
November 11, 2025 at 6:38 AM
The dying embers of autumn - the heavy rain adding to the mood
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Autumn colours in full swing by the Glendalough lakes for #ThickTrunkTuesday.
#Hiking #Photography #Trees #Forest #EastCoastKin #Ireland
#Hiking #Photography #Trees #Forest #EastCoastKin #Ireland
November 11, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Autumn colours in full swing by the Glendalough lakes for #ThickTrunkTuesday.
#Hiking #Photography #Trees #Forest #EastCoastKin #Ireland
#Hiking #Photography #Trees #Forest #EastCoastKin #Ireland
November 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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If I had a national institution I wanted to undermine, Hanover Communications are who I’d go to.
They’ve been undermining the NHS for years, successfully lobbying for firms to get NHS ££, including US giant United Health, & providing staff to pro-private politicians.
It’s just what they do.
They’ve been undermining the NHS for years, successfully lobbying for firms to get NHS ££, including US giant United Health, & providing staff to pro-private politicians.
It’s just what they do.
1/ Michael Prescott of Hanover Communications, whose leaked memo alleging left-wing bias led to the BBC meltdown.
You could be forgiven for thinking that a corporate lobbyist & former Murdoch press hack may not have the best interests of public-service broadcasting at heart.
You could be forgiven for thinking that a corporate lobbyist & former Murdoch press hack may not have the best interests of public-service broadcasting at heart.
November 11, 2025 at 8:13 AM
If I had a national institution I wanted to undermine, Hanover Communications are who I’d go to.
They’ve been undermining the NHS for years, successfully lobbying for firms to get NHS ££, including US giant United Health, & providing staff to pro-private politicians.
It’s just what they do.
They’ve been undermining the NHS for years, successfully lobbying for firms to get NHS ££, including US giant United Health, & providing staff to pro-private politicians.
It’s just what they do.
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'Britain is, after all, a vassal state. But this episode makes that truer than ever: Washington is making executive decisions at Britain’s national broadcaster.'
Why appeasing the right will destroy public service broadcasting (and we can assume Labour knows this).
tribunemag.co.uk/2025/11/at-t...
Why appeasing the right will destroy public service broadcasting (and we can assume Labour knows this).
tribunemag.co.uk/2025/11/at-t...
At the BBC, Donald Trump Calls the Shots
The departure of senior BBC figures to satisfy an angry White House shows how the broadcaster doesn’t demonstrate leftist bias, but total loyalty to a right-wing establishment both here and in Washing...
tribunemag.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 8:44 AM
'Britain is, after all, a vassal state. But this episode makes that truer than ever: Washington is making executive decisions at Britain’s national broadcaster.'
Why appeasing the right will destroy public service broadcasting (and we can assume Labour knows this).
tribunemag.co.uk/2025/11/at-t...
Why appeasing the right will destroy public service broadcasting (and we can assume Labour knows this).
tribunemag.co.uk/2025/11/at-t...
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Another thing I’ve dabbled with but not had any luck so far are air plants - tillandsia. This is my third attempt at keeping them alive. I now know about soaking rather than misting, so fingers crossed 🤞#GardensHour
November 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Another thing I’ve dabbled with but not had any luck so far are air plants - tillandsia. This is my third attempt at keeping them alive. I now know about soaking rather than misting, so fingers crossed 🤞#GardensHour
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November 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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#GardensHour hopefully the recently repotted haworthia, burrows tail succulent and prayer plant cutting will survive 🪴
November 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
#GardensHour hopefully the recently repotted haworthia, burrows tail succulent and prayer plant cutting will survive 🪴
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Another of my favourite plants, a magnificent staghorn fern. #GardensHour 🌱
November 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Another of my favourite plants, a magnificent staghorn fern. #GardensHour 🌱
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My newest plant... An unused Chayote squash that decided to vine on the counter. It's been growing like this for about a month 😅🌱 #gardenshour
November 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
My newest plant... An unused Chayote squash that decided to vine on the counter. It's been growing like this for about a month 😅🌱 #gardenshour
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The Prunus incisa 'Kojo-no-mai' has been a show this autumn. A few days after this photo was taken most of its leaves had fallen #GardensHour 🌱
November 10, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The Prunus incisa 'Kojo-no-mai' has been a show this autumn. A few days after this photo was taken most of its leaves had fallen #GardensHour 🌱
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This recent find is a houseplant I’ve been after for ages; the ‘Raven’ cultivar of Zamioculcas zamiifolia aka the ZZ plant. Each leaf starts off lime green, then turns purple-black #GardensHour
November 10, 2025 at 9:20 PM
This recent find is a houseplant I’ve been after for ages; the ‘Raven’ cultivar of Zamioculcas zamiifolia aka the ZZ plant. Each leaf starts off lime green, then turns purple-black #GardensHour
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November 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Alocasia Dragons Scale #GardensHour
November 10, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Alocasia Dragons Scale #GardensHour
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Everything is packaged away including a few larger #Houseplants #Gardenshour
November 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Everything is packaged away including a few larger #Houseplants #Gardenshour
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Evening #GardensHour I’ve not done much outside lately but I have managed to keep a little succulent garden alive in the house 😁
Here’s a little tour of it
Here’s a little tour of it
November 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Evening #GardensHour I’ve not done much outside lately but I have managed to keep a little succulent garden alive in the house 😁
Here’s a little tour of it
Here’s a little tour of it
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Ours is not a spa bath. But these houseplants do contribute an air of tranquility. 🌱 #GardensHour
November 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Ours is not a spa bath. But these houseplants do contribute an air of tranquility. 🌱 #GardensHour
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Purchased from the 'reduced' shelf over the years, these have enjoyed a summer outside. Lovely to have them back indoors, feels like 'home' again #GardensHour
November 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Purchased from the 'reduced' shelf over the years, these have enjoyed a summer outside. Lovely to have them back indoors, feels like 'home' again #GardensHour
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November 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM