@vickyannand.bsky.social
Photographer, licensed Thames mudlark, volunteer, occasional percussionist. Loves creative choral projects.
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So when the aurora borealis is faint enough, you can capture its glow with the Milky Way 😍
Berthoud Pass, CO last night
Berthoud Pass, CO last night
November 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
So when the aurora borealis is faint enough, you can capture its glow with the Milky Way 😍
Berthoud Pass, CO last night
Berthoud Pass, CO last night
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Several minute piece on the BBC.
Lots of detectorists.
No archaeologists.
No-one from PAS.
No-one from museums.
No discussion of the costs or responsibilities involved.
😡
#Archaeology #Detecting #Treasure #BBC #News
Lots of detectorists.
No archaeologists.
No-one from PAS.
No-one from museums.
No discussion of the costs or responsibilities involved.
😡
#Archaeology #Detecting #Treasure #BBC #News
November 13, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Several minute piece on the BBC.
Lots of detectorists.
No archaeologists.
No-one from PAS.
No-one from museums.
No discussion of the costs or responsibilities involved.
😡
#Archaeology #Detecting #Treasure #BBC #News
Lots of detectorists.
No archaeologists.
No-one from PAS.
No-one from museums.
No discussion of the costs or responsibilities involved.
😡
#Archaeology #Detecting #Treasure #BBC #News
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Guess what I've spent the morning doing??
TLDR it's all getting worse: number of Treasure finds up, number of donations and acquisitions down.
#Archaeology #Treasure #Detecting
TLDR it's all getting worse: number of Treasure finds up, number of donations and acquisitions down.
#Archaeology #Treasure #Detecting
November 13, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Guess what I've spent the morning doing??
TLDR it's all getting worse: number of Treasure finds up, number of donations and acquisitions down.
#Archaeology #Treasure #Detecting
TLDR it's all getting worse: number of Treasure finds up, number of donations and acquisitions down.
#Archaeology #Treasure #Detecting
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...and still there are no figures for how much this is costing museums, us, you and me!
It's appalling...
#Archaeology
It's appalling...
#Archaeology
OK. These are the new, updated, figures for 2023.
Utterly miserable reading -
"1,343 #treasure finds reported in 2023 (1,091 object cases and 252 coin cases). Of these cases:
❌️328 (24%) were acquired by museums (260 object cases, 68 coin cases)"❌️
1/3
#Archaeology 🏺
www.gov.uk/government/s...
Utterly miserable reading -
"1,343 #treasure finds reported in 2023 (1,091 object cases and 252 coin cases). Of these cases:
❌️328 (24%) were acquired by museums (260 object cases, 68 coin cases)"❌️
1/3
#Archaeology 🏺
www.gov.uk/government/s...
Reported Treasure Finds 2023 and 2024 Statistical Release
www.gov.uk
November 13, 2025 at 7:41 AM
...and still there are no figures for how much this is costing museums, us, you and me!
It's appalling...
#Archaeology
It's appalling...
#Archaeology
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Around this time of year and around Richmond town centre, the usually wide and deep River Thames shrinks to the width of a modest stream.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/bir...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/bir...
Birds feast and boats rest as the Thames is lowered for the annual Richmond Draw-Off
Around this time of year and around Richmond town centre, the usually wide and deep River Thames shrinks to the width of a modest stream.
www.ianvisits.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Around this time of year and around Richmond town centre, the usually wide and deep River Thames shrinks to the width of a modest stream.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/bir...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/bir...
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London's enormously delayed new Docklands Light Railway (DLR) trains have been immediately withdrawn because of issues one of them had with stopping in the rain.
November 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
London's enormously delayed new Docklands Light Railway (DLR) trains have been immediately withdrawn because of issues one of them had with stopping in the rain.
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You may have missed this gem yesterday. From which we learn that:
1. Betting shops are really good for the mental health of isolated people.
2. Most drug-takers are not a problem.
3. Kids put tuppence in slot machines in the hope of getting rich.
4. Farage probably has a gambling industry donor.
1. Betting shops are really good for the mental health of isolated people.
2. Most drug-takers are not a problem.
3. Kids put tuppence in slot machines in the hope of getting rich.
4. Farage probably has a gambling industry donor.
November 11, 2025 at 10:08 AM
You may have missed this gem yesterday. From which we learn that:
1. Betting shops are really good for the mental health of isolated people.
2. Most drug-takers are not a problem.
3. Kids put tuppence in slot machines in the hope of getting rich.
4. Farage probably has a gambling industry donor.
1. Betting shops are really good for the mental health of isolated people.
2. Most drug-takers are not a problem.
3. Kids put tuppence in slot machines in the hope of getting rich.
4. Farage probably has a gambling industry donor.
Swan family resting in the reflections of Canary Wharf
November 7, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Swan family resting in the reflections of Canary Wharf
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Wow! 😮🤩
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓
itiner-e.org
We might have to have a lie-down.
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓
itiner-e.org
We might have to have a lie-down.
November 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Wow! 😮🤩
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓
itiner-e.org
We might have to have a lie-down.
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓
itiner-e.org
We might have to have a lie-down.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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London History Conference
"Food Glorious Food"
15 November 2025, 10.30-17.30, at Docklands, Museum of London.
Great line-up of speakers on a range of topics!
More information at:
www.lamas.org.uk/lamas-59th-l...
#history #londonhistory #historyconference #foodhistory #historyevents #conference
"Food Glorious Food"
15 November 2025, 10.30-17.30, at Docklands, Museum of London.
Great line-up of speakers on a range of topics!
More information at:
www.lamas.org.uk/lamas-59th-l...
#history #londonhistory #historyconference #foodhistory #historyevents #conference
LAMAS 59th Local History Conference - Lamas
Food Glorious Food
www.lamas.org.uk
November 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
London History Conference
"Food Glorious Food"
15 November 2025, 10.30-17.30, at Docklands, Museum of London.
Great line-up of speakers on a range of topics!
More information at:
www.lamas.org.uk/lamas-59th-l...
#history #londonhistory #historyconference #foodhistory #historyevents #conference
"Food Glorious Food"
15 November 2025, 10.30-17.30, at Docklands, Museum of London.
Great line-up of speakers on a range of topics!
More information at:
www.lamas.org.uk/lamas-59th-l...
#history #londonhistory #historyconference #foodhistory #historyevents #conference
Nunhead Cemetery, SE London - one of The Magnificent Seven of London's Victorian Garden Cemeteries.
November 2, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Nunhead Cemetery, SE London - one of The Magnificent Seven of London's Victorian Garden Cemeteries.
Fireworks at Blackheath - 1 November 2025.
November 1, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Fireworks at Blackheath - 1 November 2025.
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Is this the most beautiful thing @britishmuseum.bsky.social? Whenever I visit, it takes my breath away - pure magic. Gold oak wreath with a bee and two cicadas, 350-300 BC. Exact provenance unclear (unethical trading and collecting practices in the early 20thC). www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
October 31, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Is this the most beautiful thing @britishmuseum.bsky.social? Whenever I visit, it takes my breath away - pure magic. Gold oak wreath with a bee and two cicadas, 350-300 BC. Exact provenance unclear (unethical trading and collecting practices in the early 20thC). www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
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The annual draw-off at Richmond Lock & Weir has begun 📢
Mark Beck, Principal Superintendent of Richmond Lock & Weir, talks us through the PLA’s draw-off process and why it is necessary for carrying out crucial repairs on the weir
#RiverThames #Richmond #RichmondLockAndWeir #PortOfLondon
Mark Beck, Principal Superintendent of Richmond Lock & Weir, talks us through the PLA’s draw-off process and why it is necessary for carrying out crucial repairs on the weir
#RiverThames #Richmond #RichmondLockAndWeir #PortOfLondon
October 31, 2025 at 9:27 AM
The annual draw-off at Richmond Lock & Weir has begun 📢
Mark Beck, Principal Superintendent of Richmond Lock & Weir, talks us through the PLA’s draw-off process and why it is necessary for carrying out crucial repairs on the weir
#RiverThames #Richmond #RichmondLockAndWeir #PortOfLondon
Mark Beck, Principal Superintendent of Richmond Lock & Weir, talks us through the PLA’s draw-off process and why it is necessary for carrying out crucial repairs on the weir
#RiverThames #Richmond #RichmondLockAndWeir #PortOfLondon
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It’s Hallowe’en. So here’s an eerie late 18thC boathouse, only fully visible once a year during the annual Richmond Draw-Off, when the PLA opens Richmond Lock to carry out repairs, and causing amazing low tides. I went in and of course a pigeon immediately flew out & nearly got trapped in my hair 😱
October 31, 2025 at 9:52 AM
It’s Hallowe’en. So here’s an eerie late 18thC boathouse, only fully visible once a year during the annual Richmond Draw-Off, when the PLA opens Richmond Lock to carry out repairs, and causing amazing low tides. I went in and of course a pigeon immediately flew out & nearly got trapped in my hair 😱
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The fun thing about having a small team working with you is you can say "hey you're spending this week digging for stolen mobile phones in London flowerbeds, I promise you it's a thing". www.londoncentric.media/p/london-pho...
London's thieves are burying phones in flowerbeds
The police don't take much interest in returning the stolen devices when they're dug up — so London Centric decided to do it.
www.londoncentric.media
October 30, 2025 at 6:41 AM
The fun thing about having a small team working with you is you can say "hey you're spending this week digging for stolen mobile phones in London flowerbeds, I promise you it's a thing". www.londoncentric.media/p/london-pho...
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If you’re daunted by the prospect of late autumn & winter & are able to get outside, here’s a film I made for @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social with 5 scientifically proven nature-based tips to alleviate anxiety & lift your mood 🌿🧠:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
BBC Two - Autumnwatch, 2020, Episode 3, 5 simple ways: Nature can help your mood
Emma Mitchell guides us through a natural take on wellbeing this Autumn.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 8:09 AM
If you’re daunted by the prospect of late autumn & winter & are able to get outside, here’s a film I made for @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social with 5 scientifically proven nature-based tips to alleviate anxiety & lift your mood 🌿🧠:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
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Right to Roam campaigners call for access to all England’s rivers
Our local groups are organising 9 river trespasses in November to highlight how inadequate & unworkable the government’s pledge of a mere 9 river walks is:
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
Our local groups are organising 9 river trespasses in November to highlight how inadequate & unworkable the government’s pledge of a mere 9 river walks is:
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
Right to Roam campaigners call for access to walk along all England’s rivers
Activists will stage nine protests where they will trespass on to private land along rivers.
www.standard.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Right to Roam campaigners call for access to all England’s rivers
Our local groups are organising 9 river trespasses in November to highlight how inadequate & unworkable the government’s pledge of a mere 9 river walks is:
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
Our local groups are organising 9 river trespasses in November to highlight how inadequate & unworkable the government’s pledge of a mere 9 river walks is:
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
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On 8&15 Nov we're running "A Herstorical Walking Tour of Georgian Bristol" as part of @beinghumanfest.bsky.social with @engagebristol.bsky.social. Led by an actor it tells the stories of Bristol's women writers.
Find out more & sign up for free: www.beinghumanfestival.org/events/a-her...
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Find out more & sign up for free: www.beinghumanfestival.org/events/a-her...
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A Herstorical Walking Tour of Georgian Bristol
Join Hannah More on an interactive walking tour through the streets of Bristol in 1807. Hannah, one of the most successful writers of the Georgian period, will bring to life the rich history of women ...
www.beinghumanfestival.org
October 28, 2025 at 11:37 AM
On 8&15 Nov we're running "A Herstorical Walking Tour of Georgian Bristol" as part of @beinghumanfest.bsky.social with @engagebristol.bsky.social. Led by an actor it tells the stories of Bristol's women writers.
Find out more & sign up for free: www.beinghumanfestival.org/events/a-her...
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Find out more & sign up for free: www.beinghumanfestival.org/events/a-her...
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The annual Richmond Draw-Off has begun when the PLA opens Richmond Lock and Weir in order to carry out vital repairs, resulting in very low tides which make it look as if someone has pulled the plug on the river. A great opportunity to mudlark (NB permit needed) & stroll underneath the old bridge.
October 28, 2025 at 8:07 AM
The annual Richmond Draw-Off has begun when the PLA opens Richmond Lock and Weir in order to carry out vital repairs, resulting in very low tides which make it look as if someone has pulled the plug on the river. A great opportunity to mudlark (NB permit needed) & stroll underneath the old bridge.
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Spotted in the wall at Bath Spa Uni yesterday @pavementgeology.bsky.social #stoneworkSunday
October 26, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Spotted in the wall at Bath Spa Uni yesterday @pavementgeology.bsky.social #stoneworkSunday
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Have you ever seen a wren have a bath? No? Nor had I till just now. Filmed through a rain-spotted window & on my phone, so not perfect, but hope it brings you a spot of delight nonetheless 🪶
October 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Have you ever seen a wren have a bath? No? Nor had I till just now. Filmed through a rain-spotted window & on my phone, so not perfect, but hope it brings you a spot of delight nonetheless 🪶
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Fractal patterns occur in many places in nature:plants & tree branches,shells,feathers,river deltas...
Looking at fractals puts our brains into a relaxed state-we recover from stress 60% more quickly (I teach about this in my classes)
Pause to take in the details of my photo-it'll help your brain
🧠
Looking at fractals puts our brains into a relaxed state-we recover from stress 60% more quickly (I teach about this in my classes)
Pause to take in the details of my photo-it'll help your brain
🧠
October 24, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Fractal patterns occur in many places in nature:plants & tree branches,shells,feathers,river deltas...
Looking at fractals puts our brains into a relaxed state-we recover from stress 60% more quickly (I teach about this in my classes)
Pause to take in the details of my photo-it'll help your brain
🧠
Looking at fractals puts our brains into a relaxed state-we recover from stress 60% more quickly (I teach about this in my classes)
Pause to take in the details of my photo-it'll help your brain
🧠
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The Established Church needs to find a voice on this kind of dehumanising depiction of men, women and children who have come to our country, being spilled all over the place to say the only thing that has human value is a salary above £38k and thst any foreigner who ever earns less must get out
October 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Established Church needs to find a voice on this kind of dehumanising depiction of men, women and children who have come to our country, being spilled all over the place to say the only thing that has human value is a salary above £38k and thst any foreigner who ever earns less must get out