Rosalind Ahmed
@21rosa.bsky.social
Museums, galleries, medieval and Irish literature, folklore, poetry, botany, Cumbrian walks, Oxfam bookstores. Remainer trying to do the right thing in a world that's going/gone off balance. All 📸 mine, unless stated
December 2, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Reposted by Rosalind Ahmed
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:45 PM
"Ashboughs: ... on a December day and furled fast"
Gerald Manley Hopkins
Ash keys at dusk. As the sun slowly sank, the moon had already risen
(15:51 today, UK)
#EastCoastKin #photography #moon
Gerald Manley Hopkins
Ash keys at dusk. As the sun slowly sank, the moon had already risen
(15:51 today, UK)
#EastCoastKin #photography #moon
December 2, 2025 at 10:30 PM
"Ashboughs: ... on a December day and furled fast"
Gerald Manley Hopkins
Ash keys at dusk. As the sun slowly sank, the moon had already risen
(15:51 today, UK)
#EastCoastKin #photography #moon
Gerald Manley Hopkins
Ash keys at dusk. As the sun slowly sank, the moon had already risen
(15:51 today, UK)
#EastCoastKin #photography #moon
Reposted by Rosalind Ahmed
"All I know about human life is, if I love you - I love you. And if I love you and duck it, I die."
The more I read and listen to Baldwin the more convinced I get that he might have been one of the greatest minds and souls to walk the earth in living memory.
The more I read and listen to Baldwin the more convinced I get that he might have been one of the greatest minds and souls to walk the earth in living memory.
Funny because I was just watching this interview with Baldwin talking about how, as he grows older, he knows less and less about human nature and how it is a "great relief." I hear that loud and clear.
youtu.be/O6sFgaZBs-U?...
youtu.be/O6sFgaZBs-U?...
Conversation with a Native Son: Maya Angelou and James Baldwin
YouTube video by AfroMarxist
youtu.be
July 27, 2025 at 3:27 AM
"All I know about human life is, if I love you - I love you. And if I love you and duck it, I die."
The more I read and listen to Baldwin the more convinced I get that he might have been one of the greatest minds and souls to walk the earth in living memory.
The more I read and listen to Baldwin the more convinced I get that he might have been one of the greatest minds and souls to walk the earth in living memory.
Reposted by Rosalind Ahmed
A poem of mine for this slow approach of Wintering. It’s called Blackthorn.
November 16, 2025 at 5:13 PM
A poem of mine for this slow approach of Wintering. It’s called Blackthorn.
#BilliesMusicMonth #MusicChallenge
Day 2 - 'Curiosity' a mellow and groovy mid-sixties sound
#MusicSky
youtu.be/7dLVPpMkBw4?...
Day 2 - 'Curiosity' a mellow and groovy mid-sixties sound
#MusicSky
youtu.be/7dLVPpMkBw4?...
December 2, 2025 at 10:35 AM
#BilliesMusicMonth #MusicChallenge
Day 2 - 'Curiosity' a mellow and groovy mid-sixties sound
#MusicSky
youtu.be/7dLVPpMkBw4?...
Day 2 - 'Curiosity' a mellow and groovy mid-sixties sound
#MusicSky
youtu.be/7dLVPpMkBw4?...
December 2, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Same impressive tree but from different sides. At that point, it still had its mid November leaves, although there was also much crunchy, bronzy leaf litter around its trunk
#ThickTrunkTuesday
#ThickTrunkTuesday
December 2, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Same impressive tree but from different sides. At that point, it still had its mid November leaves, although there was also much crunchy, bronzy leaf litter around its trunk
#ThickTrunkTuesday
#ThickTrunkTuesday
Reposted by Rosalind Ahmed
Bidding is now open on my fuzzy felt Mari Lwyd, along with so many other wonderful works of art.
All funds go to domestic violence charities, please do bid if you can afford to and feel able, it would be great to raise as much money as possible🐴💀👻
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/15748996...
All funds go to domestic violence charities, please do bid if you can afford to and feel able, it would be great to raise as much money as possible🐴💀👻
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/15748996...
December 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Bidding is now open on my fuzzy felt Mari Lwyd, along with so many other wonderful works of art.
All funds go to domestic violence charities, please do bid if you can afford to and feel able, it would be great to raise as much money as possible🐴💀👻
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/15748996...
All funds go to domestic violence charities, please do bid if you can afford to and feel able, it would be great to raise as much money as possible🐴💀👻
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/15748996...
Reposted by Rosalind Ahmed
Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh, textile design, ca. 1915-23. Drawing for chiffon
November 30, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh, textile design, ca. 1915-23. Drawing for chiffon
Inspiring musical appreciation
@davidnice.bsky.social
@davidnice.bsky.social
Who is the brillant teacher who found a way to get kids to listen to Beethoven’s 5th—and like it! #AMomentofJoy
December 1, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Inspiring musical appreciation
@davidnice.bsky.social
@davidnice.bsky.social
Repost for #MedievalMonday #medievalSky
🌲1️⃣🎁
Medieval Irish charms
When asked for an inaugural lecture as Professor of Old and Middle Irish at @maynoothuniversity.ie (2012), I was desperately looking for a suitable topic. But after some deliberation, I chose one that I had already worked on before, namely Old Irish healing charms.
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Medieval Irish charms
When asked for an inaugural lecture as Professor of Old and Middle Irish at @maynoothuniversity.ie (2012), I was desperately looking for a suitable topic. But after some deliberation, I chose one that I had already worked on before, namely Old Irish healing charms.
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December 1, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Repost for #MedievalMonday #medievalSky
December 1, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The Hate or The Blade, a short, exactly one hundred word drabble, a version of which appeared in the digital literature magazine Rat Bag Lit.
cwreeve.com/2025/10/21/t...
cwreeve.com/2025/10/21/t...
The Hate or The Blade
The Hate or The Blade, a short, exactly one hundred word drabble, a version of which appeared in the digital literature magazine Rat Bag Lit. I’ve written to word counts before but never to e…
cwreeve.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:41 PM
December 1, 2025 at 8:05 PM
December 1, 2025 at 2:18 PM
December 1, 2025 at 2:05 PM
December 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Reposted by Rosalind Ahmed
I was diagnosed with #HIV in 1998, when I was 30.
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
December 1, 2025 at 8:46 AM
I was diagnosed with #HIV in 1998, when I was 30.
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
Repost for #OwlishMonday An original artwork by @sarahlovellart.bsky.social for the recent #Folktalkweek2025 on Bluesky - Storm and Dawn
December 1, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Repost for #OwlishMonday An original artwork by @sarahlovellart.bsky.social for the recent #Folktalkweek2025 on Bluesky - Storm and Dawn
#EmojiSounds #MusicChallenge
Day 1
youtu.be/mmo3HFa2vjg?...
Resisting power over by using the power within ⚖️
Day 1
youtu.be/mmo3HFa2vjg?...
Resisting power over by using the power within ⚖️
December 1, 2025 at 9:36 AM
#EmojiSounds #MusicChallenge
Day 1
youtu.be/mmo3HFa2vjg?...
Resisting power over by using the power within ⚖️
Day 1
youtu.be/mmo3HFa2vjg?...
Resisting power over by using the power within ⚖️
Reposted by Rosalind Ahmed
November 15, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Reposted by Rosalind Ahmed
Hi Music Friends👋🏼🖐🏿👋🏻👋🏾
You're invited to easy & funny december #MusicChallenge
Just post each day a song inspired by the emoji of the day with #EmojiSounds
The list is just coming next
No bad answer: Just having fun and sharing music together
First Post on 11/30 at 4pm N.Y.T.
You're invited to easy & funny december #MusicChallenge
Just post each day a song inspired by the emoji of the day with #EmojiSounds
The list is just coming next
No bad answer: Just having fun and sharing music together
First Post on 11/30 at 4pm N.Y.T.
November 26, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Hi Music Friends👋🏼🖐🏿👋🏻👋🏾
You're invited to easy & funny december #MusicChallenge
Just post each day a song inspired by the emoji of the day with #EmojiSounds
The list is just coming next
No bad answer: Just having fun and sharing music together
First Post on 11/30 at 4pm N.Y.T.
You're invited to easy & funny december #MusicChallenge
Just post each day a song inspired by the emoji of the day with #EmojiSounds
The list is just coming next
No bad answer: Just having fun and sharing music together
First Post on 11/30 at 4pm N.Y.T.
Quote post a celebrity that looks godly with long hair
November 30, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Quote post a celebrity that looks godly with long hair