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Wealie
@wealie.bsky.social
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Unapologetically independent, passionate, eclectic, energetic & artistic woman of extremes. Progressive politics, cerebral, not sporty, book nerd, photographer, writer, salsa dancer, artist, drag race fan & sci fi aficionado who’s owned by her pooch!
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Wealie @wealie.bsky.social · Dec 1
Trying to be a bit more intentional with how I use this app, so will be using this acc for general thoughts & feelings, hobbies, etc. & posting Dexter pooch pics & discussing being owned by my lurcher on my @DexterWealie.bsky.social & my art pics & art related content on @WealieArts.bsky.social
wealie.bsky.social
The Government has revealed plans for a new mandatory digital ID. It’s invasive and could mean millions of people unable to go about their daily lives. Right now it's just an idea - we need to stop it becoming a reality. Join me and sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...
Reject plans for a mandatory BritCard (digital ID)
Sir Keir Starmer is considering a mandatory digital ID scheme called “BritCard” that would make us all reliant on a digital pass to go about our daily lives. Mandatory digital IDs give the state enor...
you.38degrees.org.uk
November 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
wealie.bsky.social
BBC News - Disability charity to close after 90 years, how is it Ex Prinxe Andrew gets hush money, but a charity started by his Gran is going under? Surely some of the royal funds could help deserving people. #AxeTheMonarchy
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Leatherhead charity for disabled people to close after 90 years
The QEF says it is winding down as it faces a "challenging financial situation".
www.bbc.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:27 PM
wealie.bsky.social
It's a small thing, but I've taken to reporting any #ads for #harrypotter content I see as #inappropriate as I don't support anything which funds #Transphobic #legislation & puts money into the pocket of a #billionaire #transphobe #transrights #humanrights
October 4, 2025 at 6:43 PM
wealie.bsky.social
If you're not following @garyseconomics.bsky.social do yourself a favour and follow him now. youtube.com/shorts/nzz0X...
A message to the super rich
YouTube video by Garys Economics
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September 1, 2025 at 9:18 PM
wealie.bsky.social
#Sunset through the #Trees - #OrangeSun #ColourADay #StunDay #Forest #PineTrees #Pine #Evergreen #Woods #Nature #GoldenHour #Photography #NaturePhotography
Low orange Sunset peeking through the evergreen trees of a pine forest near Bournemouth, Dorset, South West England.
August 31, 2025 at 10:57 PM
wealie.bsky.social
Hot #Pink #DogWood #Rose #Bloom & #Bud - #BloomScrolling #ColourADay #PinkMon #MacroMonday

#Flower #Flora #FlowerPhotography #Macro #MacroPhotography #WildRose #WildFlower #BritishCountrySide #Countryside #Photography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Hedgerow
Close up Macro of a Hot Pink Dogwood Rose Bloom with a bright yellow stamen at the centre of the bloom next to a closed bud where the pink is just starting to emerge and on a background of green leaves.
August 26, 2025 at 12:37 AM
wealie.bsky.social
#Orange #Daisy #Blooms - #ColourADay #OrangeSun #BloomScrolling

#Flora #Flower #FlowerPhotography #Photography #Nature #Garden #GardenFlowers #BritishGarden #Perennial
Close up photograph of two Orange large perennial daisy blooms on a background of greenery.
August 25, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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handcranked.bsky.social
And here are your art challenge hosts and creators that I know of if you want to learn more and follow the people helping build an art community here.

Everything is in the alt text.Art Challenges:Hosts
Art Challenges: Hosts #AbstractAug: @wealiearts.bsky.social‬ #AlphabetChallenge: @sheena-mck.bsky.social #AnimalArtTuesday: @mikecoffeyart.bsky.social #ArtOfSelfPortraiture: @lotuscarroll.bsky.social + @biggaboss.bsky.social #ArtYear: @annalarssonstudio.bsky.social #BlueSkyArtShow: @churchstreetimages.com #BlueSkyMonday: @arminausejo.com #BNWmacro: @geraldmfoto.bsky.social‬ #ClassicMono: @jaycee-visionlogic.bsky.social + rotating hosts #ColorADay: @wealiearts.bsky.social‬ #dyicad2025: @tammy999.bsky.social‬ #FiveMinFri: @captzerp.bsky.social‬ #FishyFriday: @victoriapfeiffer.bsky.social‬ #FoodOnFriday: @lorettarobinson.bsky.social‬ #ForestFriday: @chrisclougholy.bsky.social #HumansOfBlueSky: @luiscordoba.bsky.social #JuliArty: @whitneyyoh.bsky.social‬ #LLJP: @jam2estph.bsky.social #MacroMonday: @elaschneider43.bsky.social + @freyasnowball.bsky.social #MountainMonday: @rouxroamer.bsky.social #PalacesAndGardens: @sabineshutterbug.bsky.social‬ #RockinTuesday: @xobreex3.bsky.social #scape: @jaycee-visionlogic.bsky.social + @rina2012.bsky.social‬ #SelfPortraitSunday: @lotuscarroll.bsky.social + @biggaboss.bsky.social #SensoryArt: @subicrn.bsky.social #smArtist: @kelseycarnellart.bsky.social‬ #Stunday: @handcranked.bsky.social #TheCampfire: @pmgibbs.bsky.social‬ #TidesOutTuesday: @runningpast.bsky.social #UrbanGaze: @rnantel.bsky.social #WackyWednesdayArt: @itsmtntime.bsky.social
August 25, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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handcranked.bsky.social
Here's your art challenge cheat sheet for August 25–31! (Sorry I'm late.)

See comments for host list + their posts for more info.

#ArtChallenges #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #dailyart #art #painting #drawing #ArtPrompts
Art Challenges: August 25-31 onday, August 25 #BlueSkyMonday (anything blue) #MacroMonday (any macro) #MountainMonday (mountains) #MinimalMonday (minimalism) #ColorADay (#PinkMon) #smArtist (#sweat) #AbstractAug (#holidays) Tuesday, August 26 #RockinTuesday (rocks) #TidesOutTuesday #TagTuesday (graffiti/street art) #AnimalArtTuesday #ColorADay (#BlueTue or #CyanTue) #smArtist (#fuss) #AbstractAug (#animals) Wednesday, August 27 #WaterfallWednesday #WindowsOnWednesday #WackyWednesdayArt (odd/unusual) #ColorADay (#RedWed) #smArtist (#humid) #AbstractAug (#sky) Thursday, August 28 #HumansOfBlueSky (people) #UrbanGaze (anything urban) #PalacesAndGardens (#towers) #ColorADay (#YellowThu) #smArtist (#condensation) #AbstractAug (#flowers) Friday, August 29 #scape (any kind of scape) #FishyFriday #ForestFriday #FoodOnFriday #FiveMinFri (quick projects & WIP) #ColorADay (#BWFri) #smArtist (#stifle) #AbstractAug (#pattern) Saturday, AuguSt 30 #BNWmacro #ColorADay (#GreenSat) #BlueSkyArtShow (#shiny) #smArtist (#exhaustion) #AbstractAug (#MixedMedia) SUNday, August 31 #Stunday (stunning) #BNWmacro #ColorADay (#OrangeSun) #SelfPortraitSunday (#WorkInProgress)* #smArtist (#revive) #AbstractAug (#BestAbstract) ALL WEEK #ArtYear (any art) #ArtOfSelfPortraiture #ClassicMono (monochrome) #smArtist (purposeful art of any theme) #AlphabetChallenge (#WeekIforIconic)** #SensoryArt (#colors) *Raw, unfinished looks to show growth **Anything, anyone, or anyplace that’s instantly recognizable all over the world — landmarks, celebs, pop culture
August 25, 2025 at 2:25 AM
wealie.bsky.social
#BumbleBee on #Hollyhock #Bloom - #BloomScrolling #StunDay

#Macro #MacroPhotography #Photography #Bee #Insect #Flower #Flora #FlowerPhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Pollen
Macro Photograph of Pollen Covered Bumble Bee in a pale yellow Hollyhock bloom.
August 25, 2025 at 3:15 AM
wealie.bsky.social
#Yellow #ButterCup #Bloom - #Water #Droplet #BloomScrolling #ColourADay #YellowThu

#Flower #Flora #Photography #Nature #WildFlower #Meadow #MeadowFlower #Phoneography #FlowerPhotography #NaturePhotography #BritishCountryside
Close up of a semi open buttercup bloom, covered in water droplets after the rain
August 22, 2025 at 1:01 AM
wealie.bsky.social
Will I find you in the light - #AbstractAug #faces #SelfPortait #AmbientLight #ShadowPlay #Poetry #Poem #Selfie #ArtisticPhotography #ArtisticPortrait #Poetry&Pictures #CreativeWriting
Self portrait of a brunette woman side profile facing to the left and compositionally placed in the left of the picture. The face is lit by ambient screen light and most of the face and head blend back into the shadows. I took this picture in 2007, a year after I lost my grandmother, on the first of her birthday's I lived without her. It was a remembrance picture and when I originally posted it on flickr I posted it with this poem: Will I find you in the light If I look will you see me? If I reach will you take my hand? If I turn away will you be broken? If I run will you find me? Written by Ruth Weal on 31 March 2007 Copyright 2007 Picture of the following poem: Will I find you in the light If I look will you see me? If I reach will you take my hand? If I turn away will you be broken? If I run will you find me? Written by Ruth Weal on 31 March 2007 Copyright 2007
August 20, 2025 at 10:56 PM
wealie.bsky.social
#Throwback to my early 30s attending the #Officer #Ball with a friend who worked with the military. I got to live out my #LadyInRed moment when I was half the woman I am today, with far fewer grey hairs 😜 #RedWed #ColourADay

#Portrait #BallGown #RedDress #DressingUp #DressToImpress #Photography
Picture of Wealie (aka me) in a red rouched off the shoulder floor length pillar box red ball gown and sequined gold shawl on a red carpet next to a Gold Lion statue. Picture was taken outside of the Bulford Camp Officers Mess when I attended the Officer's ball with a salsa dancing friend who worked with the Military and liked to invite some of the salsa dancers to go to the balls with him to cut up the dancefloor! This was taken nearly twenty years ago when I was a lot more slender, had a fair fewer grey hairs and was in my early thirties.
August 20, 2025 at 10:22 PM
wealie.bsky.social
#Blue #Bloom - #BloomScrolling #ColourADay #BlueTue

#Flora #Flower #BlueFlower #FlowerPhotography #NaturePhotography #Photography #Phoneography
Close up of small blue flower blooms against a background of greenery with a small yellow and black spider in the top right of the picture.
August 19, 2025 at 9:04 AM
wealie.bsky.social
#Pink #Hydrangea #ColourADay #PinkMon #BloomScrolling

#Bloom #Flower #FlowerPhotography #Photography #Flora #Nature #NaturePhotography #Phoneography #BritishGarden #GardenFlower #Garden
Close up of hot pink Hydrangea bloom
August 18, 2025 at 11:23 PM
wealie.bsky.social
Delicate #Pink #Hollyhock after the #Rain - #PinkMon #ColourADay

#Flower #Flora #Perennial #GardenFlower #BritishGarden #Garden #Phoneography #Photography #FlowerPhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography
Close up of two folded up pale pink Hollyhock blooms covered in rain drops after a rain shower.
August 18, 2025 at 11:20 PM
wealie.bsky.social
#Pink #Lily #Bloom - #PinkMon #ColourADay #BloomScrolling

#Nature #Flora #Flower #FlowerPhotography #Photography #Phoneography #BritishGarden #GardenFlower #Garden
Three Pink Lily blooms, one open and two still budding.
August 18, 2025 at 8:54 PM
wealie.bsky.social
#Orange #Chrysanthemum #Bloom - #BloomScrolling #OrangeSun #ColourADay

#Flower #Flora #FlowerPhotography #Photography #Phoneography #EnglishGarden #Garden #Perennial #Nature
Close up of four yellowy orange chrysanthemum blooms.
August 17, 2025 at 11:39 AM
wealie.bsky.social
Budding #Potential - #FlowerBud #Flower #Bud #Nature #Flora #ColourADay #GreenSat #NaturePhotography #FlowerPhotography #Photography #Phoneography
Unopened Green flower bud with hints of yellow
August 17, 2025 at 2:44 AM
wealie.bsky.social
#BW #Statue on #Parthenon replica building at #Stourhead #Garden #ColourADay #BWFri #StatelyHome #sculpture #StoneStatue #NationalTrust
Quartet of black and white images of a Stone Statue of a Greco Roman naked woman with a draped fabric that sits in one of the statue nooks of the Parthenon replica building in the Stately home Stourhead Gardens. The bottom right shows the full statue, the bottom left a close up of the raised left arm clutching the fabric. Top left is a close up of the face and top right is of the right hand and rousched fabric grasped in the hand.
August 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
wealie.bsky.social
#Yellow #Hollyhock #Bloom #ColourADay #YellowThu

#Garden #GardenFlower #EnglishGarden #Flora #Flower #FlowerPhotography #Photography #Phoneography #nature #Perennial
Close up of single pale yellow hollyhock bloom, with unopened buds behind and to the top, with a red brick wall and greenery bokeh background.
August 14, 2025 at 11:00 PM
wealie.bsky.social
Sun Kissed #Red #Rose #Bloom - #ColourADay #RedWed #BloomScrolling

#GoldenHour #Photography #Flora #Flower #FlowerPhotography #TeaRose #EnglishTeaRose #Garden #GardenFlower #EnglishGarden
Close up of a red rose in full bloom, with bokeh blur of other roses and greenery in the background. Taken during the Golden Hour, the rose has a delicate balance of light and shadows giving it more depth.
August 13, 2025 at 10:56 PM
wealie.bsky.social
#Ruby #Red #Dhalia #Bloom #Macro - #RedWed #ColourADay #BloomScrolling

#Flora #Flower #MacroPhotography #Photography #GardenFlower #Garden #EnglishGarden
Offset close up macro of a Ruby Red Dhalia bloom, with the centre of the flower in the bottom left of the picture and the rest of the space filled out with the increasingly larger petals of the full bloom.
August 13, 2025 at 10:51 PM
wealie.bsky.social
#Blue #Hydrangea - #ColourADay #BlueTue #BloomScrolling

#Flower #Bloom #Perennial #EnglishGarden #Garden #GardenFlower #FlowerPhotography #Flora #Photography #Nature #NaturePhotography
Close up of a Blue Hydrangea bloom.
August 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
wealie.bsky.social
#Pink #Rose #Bloom - #ColourADay #PinkMon #BloomScrolling

#TeaRose #EnglishTeaRose #PublicPark #PublicGarden #Garden #Park #Flora #Flower #FlowerPhotography #Photography #Phoneography #Nature
Picture of two roses, one bud just opening and one in full on a background of green leaves.
August 12, 2025 at 4:12 AM