Aralski
@aralski.bsky.social
Former bartender, cycle messenger (LDN), palaeoecologist (diatoms/lakes) now ecologist (woodlands/meadows). Cities, countryside, music, books and other things.
Wild pansy seen in an arable field now left to do its own thing near Barham, Kent #wildflowerhour
November 9, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Wild pansy seen in an arable field now left to do its own thing near Barham, Kent #wildflowerhour
Indeed. Here's a few from the organised chaos at Lewes last night.
November 6, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Indeed. Here's a few from the organised chaos at Lewes last night.
And where I live in the UK we're celebrating Guy Fawkes Night. In this town, a former home of Thomas Paine, it's common to burn effigies of figures who are, well, fucking everything up, and this one is heading to the bonfire.
November 5, 2025 at 9:56 PM
And where I live in the UK we're celebrating Guy Fawkes Night. In this town, a former home of Thomas Paine, it's common to burn effigies of figures who are, well, fucking everything up, and this one is heading to the bonfire.
Indeed. Trump's for the grill, and in a former home of Thomas Paine too. Sweet.
November 5, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Indeed. Trump's for the grill, and in a former home of Thomas Paine too. Sweet.
Nice. Have already enjoyed a few here. Beginning to get a little raucous down my way.
November 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Nice. Have already enjoyed a few here. Beginning to get a little raucous down my way.
More small scabious. This time on the Wouldham to Detling Escarpment SSSI, Kent, on 30th October #wildflowerhour
November 2, 2025 at 7:22 PM
More small scabious. This time on the Wouldham to Detling Escarpment SSSI, Kent, on 30th October #wildflowerhour
Had that very view a month ago.
October 31, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Had that very view a month ago.
And then we're told by populist thugs that this is the problem:
October 29, 2025 at 5:40 AM
And then we're told by populist thugs that this is the problem:
Small scabious on the downs outside Lewes, East Sussex. #wildflowerhour
October 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Small scabious on the downs outside Lewes, East Sussex. #wildflowerhour
So Bugsy got something in his eye and due to excess wriggling the vet couldn't remove it 🙄. Cue synthetic morphine to chill him out, here he is as it kicked in, result: totally baked dachshund, no wriggling, foreign object duly removed.
October 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
So Bugsy got something in his eye and due to excess wriggling the vet couldn't remove it 🙄. Cue synthetic morphine to chill him out, here he is as it kicked in, result: totally baked dachshund, no wriggling, foreign object duly removed.
Lunchtime pint, Basketmakers, Brighton.
October 4, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Lunchtime pint, Basketmakers, Brighton.
An excellent article, this may help explain.
October 3, 2025 at 6:32 AM
An excellent article, this may help explain.
It's great. This was just before Herbie Hancock played there in 2022.
September 27, 2025 at 8:36 AM
It's great. This was just before Herbie Hancock played there in 2022.
I was at the Vasarely Foundation in Aix just a few days ago. What a remarkable collection it is.
September 24, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I was at the Vasarely Foundation in Aix just a few days ago. What a remarkable collection it is.
Bon. And cheers from Aix.
September 22, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Bon. And cheers from Aix.
A wonderful week visiting old haunts in Aix and Marseille.
September 21, 2025 at 12:27 PM
A wonderful week visiting old haunts in Aix and Marseille.
I wonder whether this graph has something to do with it. Wages hardly grow whereas the cost of living has increased dramatically. If people who once had a bit of spare cash for themselves and their family no longer do then perhaps Reform and their simplistic policies seem an attractive option.
September 14, 2025 at 7:44 AM
I wonder whether this graph has something to do with it. Wages hardly grow whereas the cost of living has increased dramatically. If people who once had a bit of spare cash for themselves and their family no longer do then perhaps Reform and their simplistic policies seem an attractive option.
Goat's beard with a supporting cast of common knapweed at Fore Down, East Sussex. #wildflowerhour #daisyfamily @bsbibotany.bsky.social
August 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Goat's beard with a supporting cast of common knapweed at Fore Down, East Sussex. #wildflowerhour #daisyfamily @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Sussex looking just fine.
August 17, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Sussex looking just fine.
#hairyplants you say, here's a nettle-leaved bellflower with hairy petals seen on a road verge near Lewes,East Sussex #wildflowerhour
July 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
#hairyplants you say, here's a nettle-leaved bellflower with hairy petals seen on a road verge near Lewes,East Sussex #wildflowerhour
Round-headed rampion, The Pride of Sussex, growing on the chalk downs near Folkington @bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflower #sussex
July 2, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Round-headed rampion, The Pride of Sussex, growing on the chalk downs near Folkington @bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflower #sussex
Betony at Lullington Heath NNR #wildflowerhour
June 29, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Betony at Lullington Heath NNR #wildflowerhour
Beautiful marsh helleborine seen today at Greywell Fen, Hampshire. @bsbibotany.bsky.social
June 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Beautiful marsh helleborine seen today at Greywell Fen, Hampshire. @bsbibotany.bsky.social