Ageing Hippy
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Peace, love and all the good stuff
Photos my own unless it’s a repost
“I lived in the present, which was
That part of the future you could see.
The past floated above my head,
Like the sun and moon, visible but never reachable.”
Louise Glück, “Averno”
Photos my own unless it’s a repost
“I lived in the present, which was
That part of the future you could see.
The past floated above my head,
Like the sun and moon, visible but never reachable.”
Louise Glück, “Averno”
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Rites of Passage | The Male Journey
The Men's Rites of Passage are suitable for all who identify as men, of all colour, age, sexuality, ethnicity and faith tradition or no faith; men with more severe physical disabilities are asked to p...
www.malejourney.org.uk
Men, in modern times, remain as boys, well into middle age, hungry to know how to embrace something deeper and archetypal in their masculinity. I did my Men's Rites of Passage via Male Journey UK in 2013. Best thing I ever did. Please share.
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'an Overlap of Fall & Winter' (2025) -- Many of Our Trees Still Have Leaves on Them Even Though There's Been Snow for Weeks, Brunswick Bike Path, Brunswick, ME
Come Along & #Scape With Us!! 🤩 #ForestFriday ✨ 🥰
#Photography #Landscape
#Monochrome #ClassicMono
#EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford
Come Along & #Scape With Us!! 🤩 #ForestFriday ✨ 🥰
#Photography #Landscape
#Monochrome #ClassicMono
#EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford
December 19, 2025 at 2:07 PM
'an Overlap of Fall & Winter' (2025) -- Many of Our Trees Still Have Leaves on Them Even Though There's Been Snow for Weeks, Brunswick Bike Path, Brunswick, ME
Come Along & #Scape With Us!! 🤩 #ForestFriday ✨ 🥰
#Photography #Landscape
#Monochrome #ClassicMono
#EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford
Come Along & #Scape With Us!! 🤩 #ForestFriday ✨ 🥰
#Photography #Landscape
#Monochrome #ClassicMono
#EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford
Post a book quote that you love. #booksky #bookchallenge #writers #authors #readers #booklovers
“There was no word for ‘hello’ in this local language in Papua New Guinea. Instead, upon seeing someone, one simply said ‘You are here’.”
Pádraig Ó Tuama. (2015). ‘In The Shelter’. Hodder.
“There was no word for ‘hello’ in this local language in Papua New Guinea. Instead, upon seeing someone, one simply said ‘You are here’.”
Pádraig Ó Tuama. (2015). ‘In The Shelter’. Hodder.
December 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Post a book quote that you love. #booksky #bookchallenge #writers #authors #readers #booklovers
“There was no word for ‘hello’ in this local language in Papua New Guinea. Instead, upon seeing someone, one simply said ‘You are here’.”
Pádraig Ó Tuama. (2015). ‘In The Shelter’. Hodder.
“There was no word for ‘hello’ in this local language in Papua New Guinea. Instead, upon seeing someone, one simply said ‘You are here’.”
Pádraig Ó Tuama. (2015). ‘In The Shelter’. Hodder.
Interesting. Who knew? Presumably the same happens at home if you have a book… er… habit. Explains a lot.
There was one thing that none of my mentors told me about life in a large bookshop....
The pages of 45000+ books slurp a lot of water out of the air 📚
The humidity in here is currently 25%. When the temperature drops, it can get down to 20%.
Nobody warned me I'd need gallons of moisturizer 🙄
The pages of 45000+ books slurp a lot of water out of the air 📚
The humidity in here is currently 25%. When the temperature drops, it can get down to 20%.
Nobody warned me I'd need gallons of moisturizer 🙄
December 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Interesting. Who knew? Presumably the same happens at home if you have a book… er… habit. Explains a lot.
December 19, 2025 at 8:34 AM
#BirdoftheDay #LongLegsAndNeck #photography #birds
A curlew by the sea and a heron in our local river
A curlew by the sea and a heron in our local river
December 19, 2025 at 8:25 AM
#BirdoftheDay #LongLegsAndNeck #photography #birds
A curlew by the sea and a heron in our local river
A curlew by the sea and a heron in our local river
December 19, 2025 at 8:19 AM
#OnThisDay 3 years ago, out and about with camera. #StreetPhotography #photography #mono #beach #dogs
2 dogs saying “Howdy”
expert level kite flying
on the beach
man with coffee coat and wall
2 dogs saying “Howdy”
expert level kite flying
on the beach
man with coffee coat and wall
December 18, 2025 at 12:14 PM
#OnThisDay 3 years ago, out and about with camera. #StreetPhotography #photography #mono #beach #dogs
2 dogs saying “Howdy”
expert level kite flying
on the beach
man with coffee coat and wall
2 dogs saying “Howdy”
expert level kite flying
on the beach
man with coffee coat and wall
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The combination of a supernova and a kilonova may have produced a rare space explosion that astronomers have never seen before
Strange Cosmic Blast May Be First-Ever Superkilonova Observed
The combination of a supernova and a kilonova may have produced a rare space explosion that astronomers have never seen before
www.scientificamerican.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The combination of a supernova and a kilonova may have produced a rare space explosion that astronomers have never seen before
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Many hashtags aren’t working or updating including BOTD. Meaning I can’t see your entries unless you QP or add below my original post. Thank you. 🙏
Good morning the #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #QuietObservers single birds observing their surroundings. The Alt theme is #OpenWings any bird not flying but with open wings or wing. Good luck. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
December 18, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Many hashtags aren’t working or updating including BOTD. Meaning I can’t see your entries unless you QP or add below my original post. Thank you. 🙏
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What this means after intense lobbying by German car makers is that due to economies of scale they’ll produce only high end internal combustion cars which means rich people get to carry on polluting, so that’s nice www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
EU waters down plans to end new petrol and diesel car sales by 2035
Carmakers, particularly in Germany, have lobbied heavily for concessions to the planned rules.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 9:14 PM
What this means after intense lobbying by German car makers is that due to economies of scale they’ll produce only high end internal combustion cars which means rich people get to carry on polluting, so that’s nice www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#BirdofTheDay #QuietObservers #photography #birds
Chaffinch sat on this branch for ages the other day, quietly observing. Or keeping an eye out for a friend, possibly.
Chaffinch sat on this branch for ages the other day, quietly observing. Or keeping an eye out for a friend, possibly.
December 18, 2025 at 8:49 AM
#BirdofTheDay #QuietObservers #photography #birds
Chaffinch sat on this branch for ages the other day, quietly observing. Or keeping an eye out for a friend, possibly.
Chaffinch sat on this branch for ages the other day, quietly observing. Or keeping an eye out for a friend, possibly.
#HolidayRobin #birds #EastCoastKin #Robin #photography #EastCoastKin
A robin having a bath, yesterday
A robin having a bath, yesterday
December 18, 2025 at 8:25 AM
#HolidayRobin #birds #EastCoastKin #Robin #photography #EastCoastKin
A robin having a bath, yesterday
A robin having a bath, yesterday
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#BirdofTheDay #groups #photography #birds
10 sea birds on a large rock. Not sure if cormorants or shags or maybe some other bird. And a group of 4 long tailed tots on a peanut feeder in an acer tree.
10 sea birds on a large rock. Not sure if cormorants or shags or maybe some other bird. And a group of 4 long tailed tots on a peanut feeder in an acer tree.
December 17, 2025 at 10:10 AM
#BirdofTheDay #groups #photography #birds
10 sea birds on a large rock. Not sure if cormorants or shags or maybe some other bird. And a group of 4 long tailed tots on a peanut feeder in an acer tree.
10 sea birds on a large rock. Not sure if cormorants or shags or maybe some other bird. And a group of 4 long tailed tots on a peanut feeder in an acer tree.
December 17, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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December 16, 2025 at 10:09 AM
#BirdofTheDay #Drinkers #photography #birds
I got a nice shot of our local heron pruning itself the other day but it’s still on my camera and I’m away for a couple of days, so here are a couple of sparrows having a drink, from the archives.
I got a nice shot of our local heron pruning itself the other day but it’s still on my camera and I’m away for a couple of days, so here are a couple of sparrows having a drink, from the archives.
December 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
#BirdofTheDay #Drinkers #photography #birds
I got a nice shot of our local heron pruning itself the other day but it’s still on my camera and I’m away for a couple of days, so here are a couple of sparrows having a drink, from the archives.
I got a nice shot of our local heron pruning itself the other day but it’s still on my camera and I’m away for a couple of days, so here are a couple of sparrows having a drink, from the archives.
December 15, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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Recommended by @iandunt.bsky.social I just rewatched Bronowski's Ascent of Man 'Knowledge or Certainty' episode on iPlayer. From 1973 it is still very relevant today. If you can, you should watch it. Masterly.
December 14, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Recommended by @iandunt.bsky.social I just rewatched Bronowski's Ascent of Man 'Knowledge or Certainty' episode on iPlayer. From 1973 it is still very relevant today. If you can, you should watch it. Masterly.
#BirdofTheDay #HeronsandEgrets #BirdsandRocks
A pied heron on a rock (photo taken on trip to Oz) and a grey heron (local).
A pied heron on a rock (photo taken on trip to Oz) and a grey heron (local).
December 14, 2025 at 8:58 AM
#BirdofTheDay #HeronsandEgrets #BirdsandRocks
A pied heron on a rock (photo taken on trip to Oz) and a grey heron (local).
A pied heron on a rock (photo taken on trip to Oz) and a grey heron (local).
#HolidayRobin #birds #EastCoastKin #Robin #photography #EastCoastKin
A robin. He’s a bit high ISO but a charming fellow nevertheless.
A robin. He’s a bit high ISO but a charming fellow nevertheless.
December 14, 2025 at 8:45 AM
#HolidayRobin #birds #EastCoastKin #Robin #photography #EastCoastKin
A robin. He’s a bit high ISO but a charming fellow nevertheless.
A robin. He’s a bit high ISO but a charming fellow nevertheless.
December 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM