TownSeagull
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'...My dreams with the Seagulls fly, Out of reach out of cry...' (Joni Mitchell)
My name is Jo. I am a lover of nature, wildlife, gardening, photography, art and music. All drawings, paintings and thread art hand embroideries posted are my own design
My name is Jo. I am a lover of nature, wildlife, gardening, photography, art and music. All drawings, paintings and thread art hand embroideries posted are my own design
Cleared main path area of leaves today to avoid slipping when they get wet (storm coming). Used them for a big pile for wildlife to use over winter and the rest put in green bags with holes cut in to make mulch for next year. All the leaves on the borders and side paths will be left where they are 🍂
November 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Cleared main path area of leaves today to avoid slipping when they get wet (storm coming). Used them for a big pile for wildlife to use over winter and the rest put in green bags with holes cut in to make mulch for next year. All the leaves on the borders and side paths will be left where they are 🍂
An autumn view at RHS Hyde Hall, Essex.
November 9, 2025 at 9:44 PM
An autumn view at RHS Hyde Hall, Essex.
Narrowboats on the canal, Bethnal Green, London.
October 27, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Narrowboats on the canal, Bethnal Green, London.
The rain is bouncing off an object somewhere in the street outside so loudly that I want to run out in my nightie and tear the entire neighbourhood apart until I find the source and destroy it...that's how my night is going... 😂
a cartoon of bugs bunny laying in bed with his eyes closed
ALT: a cartoon of bugs bunny laying in bed with his eyes closed
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October 22, 2025 at 11:49 PM
The rain is bouncing off an object somewhere in the street outside so loudly that I want to run out in my nightie and tear the entire neighbourhood apart until I find the source and destroy it...that's how my night is going... 😂
My Froggy friends. The one on the right is the Froglet born this year. 🐸🐸
October 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
My Froggy friends. The one on the right is the Froglet born this year. 🐸🐸
Gentian flower. Such vivid blue flowers, they were loving the autumn sunshine today.
October 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Gentian flower. Such vivid blue flowers, they were loving the autumn sunshine today.
Autumn Crocus. Another one you can put in for late season pollen and nectar for pollinators. Plus they look lovely and remind you spring and the other Crocuses won't be that far away.
October 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Autumn Crocus. Another one you can put in for late season pollen and nectar for pollinators. Plus they look lovely and remind you spring and the other Crocuses won't be that far away.
Autumn abstract...leaves in the garden.
October 8, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Autumn abstract...leaves in the garden.
The Michaelmas Daisies (Asters) are in full bloom, fantastic flowers for pollinators at this time of year.
October 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The Michaelmas Daisies (Asters) are in full bloom, fantastic flowers for pollinators at this time of year.
Tower Bridge opens to let a barge through today, it was lovely to watch. What a piece of engineering, Tower Bridge is 131 years old this year.
September 29, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Tower Bridge opens to let a barge through today, it was lovely to watch. What a piece of engineering, Tower Bridge is 131 years old this year.
Down by the river...a walk along the Thames, London, today.
September 29, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Down by the river...a walk along the Thames, London, today.
Don't believe the nonsense from certain quarters...us Londoners are mostly just getting on with our lives in our beautiful, inclusive, diverse, tolerant, city. #London
September 23, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Don't believe the nonsense from certain quarters...us Londoners are mostly just getting on with our lives in our beautiful, inclusive, diverse, tolerant, city. #London
In my autumn garden...
September 19, 2025 at 8:14 PM
In my autumn garden...
A Petunia from the sky range, beautiful splash of colour in the garden.
September 19, 2025 at 8:10 PM
A Petunia from the sky range, beautiful splash of colour in the garden.
I never get an apple from the little tree, the Blue Tits peck them and then the Foxes and Squirrels steal them once they're ripe!
September 19, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I never get an apple from the little tree, the Blue Tits peck them and then the Foxes and Squirrels steal them once they're ripe!
I find balls hidden all around the garden by the Foxes, this one is stashed behind my pond... Fox treasure.
September 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I find balls hidden all around the garden by the Foxes, this one is stashed behind my pond... Fox treasure.
My friend Frog being froggy...
September 17, 2025 at 9:07 PM
My friend Frog being froggy...
Love the early autumn fresh blue sky days.
September 9, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Love the early autumn fresh blue sky days.
If you want drought tolerant, UK winter surviving, low maintenance, pollinator friendly plants for a sunny space I can't recommend woody Salvias highly enough. These have been blooming for months now and will carry on well into autumn. Beautiful plants, I'm obsessed.
September 8, 2025 at 12:20 AM
If you want drought tolerant, UK winter surviving, low maintenance, pollinator friendly plants for a sunny space I can't recommend woody Salvias highly enough. These have been blooming for months now and will carry on well into autumn. Beautiful plants, I'm obsessed.
There's a rush to tidy gardens at this time of year but if you can keep hips & seedheads, maybe some logs & branches, for autumn winter your wildlife will be very grateful. Birds will feed on hips & seeds, and insects and mammals can overwinter in branches, logs and hollow stems. It really helps.
August 31, 2025 at 9:24 PM
There's a rush to tidy gardens at this time of year but if you can keep hips & seedheads, maybe some logs & branches, for autumn winter your wildlife will be very grateful. Birds will feed on hips & seeds, and insects and mammals can overwinter in branches, logs and hollow stems. It really helps.
Still managing to keep the Bees happy as we head into Autumn.
August 31, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Still managing to keep the Bees happy as we head into Autumn.
Once again... I can fall asleep absolutely anywhere else but as soon as I go to bed no chance...just me? This gif on repeat is literally me all night, maybe beds aren't for everyone... 😂 #WideAwakeClub
a cartoon drawing of a bed with a purple blanket
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August 30, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Once again... I can fall asleep absolutely anywhere else but as soon as I go to bed no chance...just me? This gif on repeat is literally me all night, maybe beds aren't for everyone... 😂 #WideAwakeClub
Really interesting article. The UK will also need to do a lot more. For me a key area will be promoting the importance of people keeping mature trees in their garden, so many healthy trees being cut down for no good reason, it will impact everyone moving forward. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘A perfect symbiosis’: planting vines and other ways hot cities are creating cool spaces
Living – or crocheted – canopies and a 3,000-year-old Persian technique are among methods being used to cope as temperatures soar
www.theguardian.com
August 29, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Really interesting article. The UK will also need to do a lot more. For me a key area will be promoting the importance of people keeping mature trees in their garden, so many healthy trees being cut down for no good reason, it will impact everyone moving forward. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Couldn't miss a chance to see the Saga Farmann, an archaeological reconstruction viking ship ending a two year journey in London, and as it turned out we could get on it too and it was fantastic having a look around this beautifully built vessel.
August 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Couldn't miss a chance to see the Saga Farmann, an archaeological reconstruction viking ship ending a two year journey in London, and as it turned out we could get on it too and it was fantastic having a look around this beautifully built vessel.