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Maria
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stories and environment and data 📚🧶 born at 341.57 ppm
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I'm honestly surprised I've stayed in so many places. Camping and conferences help... smstone0.github.io#/uk-map
A map of the counties of the UK that are coloured according to where I have lived, stayed, visited, stopped in, passed by, or white for never visited. The south of England is well covered, there's a line of coloured counties heading north towards Scotland. The midlands and Scotland have the most white counties
June 13, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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I crocheted a hose plant for our dark flat. Tradescantia zebrina (wool variety). It was a different but fun project to work on.
A potted plant sits on a low wooden table in the middle of a room. The purple stems tumble out of the yellow pot and variegated purple and pink leaves alternate along the stems and peak and standout. The plant and soil are made of wool but twist and rest fairly naturally like a real plant.
May 7, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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The Mud Maid sleeps on, resting half on the earth, half in it. I liked seeing her a lot. And there was a little robin waiting for scraps hopping around. Artists are Sue Hill and Pete Hill. And all the plants too:)
The focal point is a sculpture of a woman sleeping in the ground, half of her above ground and hinting at the rest still part of the earth. Her hair is fresh, bright green plants spiking up. Her body is clothed in ivy hugging her body. Her exposed face and arm are mud coloured, her eyes are closed.
April 17, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Bea Wolf is so, so splendid! The stories are enthralling, the poetry wicked, the illustrations dazzling. I'm so happy this book found its way to me.
The book cover of "Bea Wolf" by Zack Weinersmith and Boulet. A defiant young girl with arms crossed stands on top of, and surrounded by, piles of golden shiny things. By her feet are various stuffed toys and she is wearing a cape with an enormous bear hood. She is not afraid and clearly means business.
December 4, 2024 at 10:56 AM
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I love walking by this stretch of the tidal river. It's always different and interesting!
Two pictures of the same view of a stretch of a river. It's narrow and there are buildings on the right and trees and boats on the left. The glaring difference is the water level. The top picture is from a low tide. The riverbed is exposed with only a little water in the middle. Two small boats rest on the ground, grounded. Small white dots indicate birds feeding and using this space. The bottom picture shows the channel full to the brim with water. The two small boats now float at the forefront. Clouds are reflected in the water.
November 17, 2024 at 2:13 PM
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It's time for summer's rest and to look towards autumn and winter. I'm holding onto the colour while I can. It won't only be dark. Isn't this red vibrant though? Glad I spotted it!
A sunny day with blue sky at the top half of the picture and a vibrant red leafed bush dominating the foreground and bottom half of the image. The light shines through some of the leaves making the reds pop. A small glass dome peaks out from behind the red bush in the centre. Perspective makes it look small as a top of a big tree also peaks out in the middle.
October 31, 2024 at 9:37 AM