Jan Richards
@yewfemia.bsky.social
A creative soul who makes things out of paper, beads, wool, fabric,
recycles where possible, gardens & cooks a bit, interested in wildlife, art and archaeology. Husband is the better wildlife photographer :-D No politics, thank you
recycles where possible, gardens & cooks a bit, interested in wildlife, art and archaeology. Husband is the better wildlife photographer :-D No politics, thank you
Despite my resolve to post something every day for #JanuArty2026, I've failed miserably, so today I'm combining two - #wet for yesterday and #sky for today. These two paper collage cards were made from pieces cut out from old magazines, entitled Summer Sails and Winter Sails
January 13, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Despite my resolve to post something every day for #JanuArty2026, I've failed miserably, so today I'm combining two - #wet for yesterday and #sky for today. These two paper collage cards were made from pieces cut out from old magazines, entitled Summer Sails and Winter Sails
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Schwarznasenschafe
Valais in der Schweiz
Valais in der Schweiz
January 4, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Schwarznasenschafe
Valais in der Schweiz
Valais in der Schweiz
As I didn't manage to post anything yesterday, I'm combining two for today. This is the trunk of our old pear tree which fell down after strong winds 8 years ago, and what it has become now, covered in fungi, moss and lichen #Januarty2026 #tree #down #fungi #artinnature #wildgarden #naturalbeauty
January 4, 2026 at 5:52 PM
As I didn't manage to post anything yesterday, I'm combining two for today. This is the trunk of our old pear tree which fell down after strong winds 8 years ago, and what it has become now, covered in fungi, moss and lichen #Januarty2026 #tree #down #fungi #artinnature #wildgarden #naturalbeauty
With the current cold weather, these two crocheted scarves will help! The small one is designed to go under a coat and when I did craft markets, these were very popular 🧣❄️ #handmade #crochet #scarves #Januarty2026 #matching
January 2, 2026 at 5:23 PM
With the current cold weather, these two crocheted scarves will help! The small one is designed to go under a coat and when I did craft markets, these were very popular 🧣❄️ #handmade #crochet #scarves #Januarty2026 #matching
For today's #januarty2026 theme of #fresh, here's a woven paper greetings card, with fresh Holly and Hoar-Frost #recycling #oldmagazines #savedfromlandfill #greetingscard #wovenpaper
January 1, 2026 at 6:23 PM
For today's #januarty2026 theme of #fresh, here's a woven paper greetings card, with fresh Holly and Hoar-Frost #recycling #oldmagazines #savedfromlandfill #greetingscard #wovenpaper
January 1, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Well said! 👏
I do not like your AI slop
I do not like it, make it stop
I do not want an AI house
I do not want an AI mouse
No AI box. No AI fox—
That AI slop can go kick rocks
I would not AI here or there
I would not AI anywhere
No AI car, no AI czar
Your AI slop is killing trees
I do not like it, let me be!
I do not like it, make it stop
I do not want an AI house
I do not want an AI mouse
No AI box. No AI fox—
That AI slop can go kick rocks
I would not AI here or there
I would not AI anywhere
No AI car, no AI czar
Your AI slop is killing trees
I do not like it, let me be!
December 30, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Well said! 👏
Photo (by me) of the absolutely stunning sunset tonight, taken from an upstairs window #sunset #redskyatnight
December 30, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Photo (by me) of the absolutely stunning sunset tonight, taken from an upstairs window #sunset #redskyatnight
MERRY CHRISTMAS! Stay safe and be happy 🥰🎄🤶
This card was made from old magazine pictures 😊 #recycle #card #homemade #originaldesign
This card was made from old magazine pictures 😊 #recycle #card #homemade #originaldesign
December 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
MERRY CHRISTMAS! Stay safe and be happy 🥰🎄🤶
This card was made from old magazine pictures 😊 #recycle #card #homemade #originaldesign
This card was made from old magazine pictures 😊 #recycle #card #homemade #originaldesign
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Hallelujah!! 🥳 medicalxpress.com/news/2025-12...
Key chemical in dark chocolate may slow down aging
A chemical found in dark chocolate could slow the rate of biological aging. Research from King's College London has found that the chemical theobromine, a common plant compound that comes from cocoa, ...
medicalxpress.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Hallelujah!! 🥳 medicalxpress.com/news/2025-12...
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The Blenheim Estate lost an oak, and as they like their fallen trees to remain in place to encourage wildlife, they asked artist Matthew Crabb to do his magic
Photo: Pete Seaward
Photo: Pete Seaward
December 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The Blenheim Estate lost an oak, and as they like their fallen trees to remain in place to encourage wildlife, they asked artist Matthew Crabb to do his magic
Photo: Pete Seaward
Photo: Pete Seaward
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Today, a friend involved in the Esna restoration project has shared with me his latest stunning photos of the restored ceiling and columns of the Temple of Khnum in Esna, Upper #Egypt. During a multi-year restoration project, the dirt and soot that had obscured the ...🧵1/3
📷 D. v. Recklinghausen
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📷 D. v. Recklinghausen
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November 7, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Today, a friend involved in the Esna restoration project has shared with me his latest stunning photos of the restored ceiling and columns of the Temple of Khnum in Esna, Upper #Egypt. During a multi-year restoration project, the dirt and soot that had obscured the ...🧵1/3
📷 D. v. Recklinghausen
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📷 D. v. Recklinghausen
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Fabulous Visigothic bronze belt buckles inlaid with cloisonné glass. AD 500s.
Which is your favourite?
From the Visigothic Necropolis of Duratón, near Segovia, Spain.
Casa del Sol Museum, Segovia
📷 by me
#Archaeology
Which is your favourite?
From the Visigothic Necropolis of Duratón, near Segovia, Spain.
Casa del Sol Museum, Segovia
📷 by me
#Archaeology
November 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Fabulous Visigothic bronze belt buckles inlaid with cloisonné glass. AD 500s.
Which is your favourite?
From the Visigothic Necropolis of Duratón, near Segovia, Spain.
Casa del Sol Museum, Segovia
📷 by me
#Archaeology
Which is your favourite?
From the Visigothic Necropolis of Duratón, near Segovia, Spain.
Casa del Sol Museum, Segovia
📷 by me
#Archaeology
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🌿☕ This was posted on a local website recently, reported by Lloyds Weekly in 1844
I wish journalists would write in this eloquent way now, it sounds so.. jolly🎈💃
When hot air ballooning was all the rage for those of a gentlemanly distinguished disposition🕴️
#chrisbeer #cheltenham #hotairballoon
I wish journalists would write in this eloquent way now, it sounds so.. jolly🎈💃
When hot air ballooning was all the rage for those of a gentlemanly distinguished disposition🕴️
#chrisbeer #cheltenham #hotairballoon
October 30, 2025 at 9:37 AM
🌿☕ This was posted on a local website recently, reported by Lloyds Weekly in 1844
I wish journalists would write in this eloquent way now, it sounds so.. jolly🎈💃
When hot air ballooning was all the rage for those of a gentlemanly distinguished disposition🕴️
#chrisbeer #cheltenham #hotairballoon
I wish journalists would write in this eloquent way now, it sounds so.. jolly🎈💃
When hot air ballooning was all the rage for those of a gentlemanly distinguished disposition🕴️
#chrisbeer #cheltenham #hotairballoon
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A remarkably well-preserved early medieval comb, found in Trier, 5th century, made from animal bone with iron rivets.
The comb consists of three layers: the central strip with fine teeth is decorated with stylized animal heads and is framed by two side plates. To protect the ... 🧵1/2
📷 me
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The comb consists of three layers: the central strip with fine teeth is decorated with stylized animal heads and is framed by two side plates. To protect the ... 🧵1/2
📷 me
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October 27, 2025 at 6:22 AM
A remarkably well-preserved early medieval comb, found in Trier, 5th century, made from animal bone with iron rivets.
The comb consists of three layers: the central strip with fine teeth is decorated with stylized animal heads and is framed by two side plates. To protect the ... 🧵1/2
📷 me
🏺
The comb consists of three layers: the central strip with fine teeth is decorated with stylized animal heads and is framed by two side plates. To protect the ... 🧵1/2
📷 me
🏺
The garden's looking very Autumnal at the moment, with colourful leaves and fallen apples. It's a bumper year for apples so, as some are quite small, they're being left for the wildlife 🍂🍃🍏Photo by my husband 📷 #wildgarden #organicgarden #homegrownapples #gardeningforwildlife #lefttoitsowndevices
October 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The garden's looking very Autumnal at the moment, with colourful leaves and fallen apples. It's a bumper year for apples so, as some are quite small, they're being left for the wildlife 🍂🍃🍏Photo by my husband 📷 #wildgarden #organicgarden #homegrownapples #gardeningforwildlife #lefttoitsowndevices
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The Westness brooch-pin formed part of a Viking-Age grave disturbed by a farmer at Westness, Rousay, Orkney, #OTD in 1963. It is silver decorated with gold, amber and glass. The grave contained the remains of a young woman and newborn child. 📸National Museums Scotland #medievalsky
October 26, 2025 at 8:19 AM
The Westness brooch-pin formed part of a Viking-Age grave disturbed by a farmer at Westness, Rousay, Orkney, #OTD in 1963. It is silver decorated with gold, amber and glass. The grave contained the remains of a young woman and newborn child. 📸National Museums Scotland #medievalsky
Photos taken by my husband 📷😊
In 2018, we lost our c100 year-old pear tree during a storm. We cut off most of the smaller branches but left the main trunk as a bench, which gradually became covered in moss & ivy. Now it also has Turkeytail fungi happily growing on it😊 #fungifriday #wildgarden #naturalgarden #lettingnaturethrive
October 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Photos taken by my husband 📷😊
In 2018, we lost our c100 year-old pear tree during a storm. We cut off most of the smaller branches but left the main trunk as a bench, which gradually became covered in moss & ivy. Now it also has Turkeytail fungi happily growing on it😊 #fungifriday #wildgarden #naturalgarden #lettingnaturethrive
October 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
In 2018, we lost our c100 year-old pear tree during a storm. We cut off most of the smaller branches but left the main trunk as a bench, which gradually became covered in moss & ivy. Now it also has Turkeytail fungi happily growing on it😊 #fungifriday #wildgarden #naturalgarden #lettingnaturethrive
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“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower”
October 18, 2025 at 9:09 AM
“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower”
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For #FindsFriday just a few of the fabulous Viking age beads discovered at Haithabu/ Hedeby - 📷 Schloss Gottorf Museum.
October 17, 2025 at 10:05 AM
For #FindsFriday just a few of the fabulous Viking age beads discovered at Haithabu/ Hedeby - 📷 Schloss Gottorf Museum.
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#FindsFriday
The highly decorated reverse side of a #Celtic bronze mirror from Desborough, Northamptonshire, England, showing the development of the spiral and trumpet decorative theme of the Early Celtic La Tène style in #Britain. #Artwork #History #Art
#Archaeology
The highly decorated reverse side of a #Celtic bronze mirror from Desborough, Northamptonshire, England, showing the development of the spiral and trumpet decorative theme of the Early Celtic La Tène style in #Britain. #Artwork #History #Art
#Archaeology
October 17, 2025 at 9:29 AM
#FindsFriday
The highly decorated reverse side of a #Celtic bronze mirror from Desborough, Northamptonshire, England, showing the development of the spiral and trumpet decorative theme of the Early Celtic La Tène style in #Britain. #Artwork #History #Art
#Archaeology
The highly decorated reverse side of a #Celtic bronze mirror from Desborough, Northamptonshire, England, showing the development of the spiral and trumpet decorative theme of the Early Celtic La Tène style in #Britain. #Artwork #History #Art
#Archaeology
Some of our Bramley apples appear to be stuck on with glue, & these are far too high to reach, even with an extendable apple-picker, so we'll just have to wait until they fall 🍏🍎 Photo by my husband 😊 #Bramley #apples #bumpercrop #organic #neversprayed #neverpruned #homegrown #gardeningforwildlife
October 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Some of our Bramley apples appear to be stuck on with glue, & these are far too high to reach, even with an extendable apple-picker, so we'll just have to wait until they fall 🍏🍎 Photo by my husband 😊 #Bramley #apples #bumpercrop #organic #neversprayed #neverpruned #homegrown #gardeningforwildlife
Just when we thought the end of this year's bumper harvest of apples was in sight . . .
These were obviously ready for picking but far too high to reach, so we had to wait until they fell today. And there are STILL more on the trees! 🍏 #homegrown #organic #bramley #lordderby #neverending #apples
These were obviously ready for picking but far too high to reach, so we had to wait until they fell today. And there are STILL more on the trees! 🍏 #homegrown #organic #bramley #lordderby #neverending #apples
October 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Just when we thought the end of this year's bumper harvest of apples was in sight . . .
These were obviously ready for picking but far too high to reach, so we had to wait until they fell today. And there are STILL more on the trees! 🍏 #homegrown #organic #bramley #lordderby #neverending #apples
These were obviously ready for picking but far too high to reach, so we had to wait until they fell today. And there are STILL more on the trees! 🍏 #homegrown #organic #bramley #lordderby #neverending #apples