Rachel Summers
@curiouswilds.bsky.social
Often muddy, kind, chaotic, finds the world endlessly interesting. Ordained pioneer, married to a lovely man with many hats. Mum to five awesome kids. Loves London, the forest, swimming in the sea, arguing for a kinder system for SEND kids.
I'm looking forward to speaking about 'Mud and Wonder: how we can explore our spirituality in nature', at this conference run by my friends as Grund School, Oradea, Romania, focussed on outdoor education and pedagogy. Booking link here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
August 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I'm looking forward to speaking about 'Mud and Wonder: how we can explore our spirituality in nature', at this conference run by my friends as Grund School, Oradea, Romania, focussed on outdoor education and pedagogy. Booking link here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Looking forward to @greenbeltfestival.bsky.social 🙌
If you're coming, pop these two things in your diary. Come and make kites with me as an act of worship, and listen to stories about hosting refugees with @refugeesathome.bsky.social
If you're coming, pop these two things in your diary. Come and make kites with me as an act of worship, and listen to stories about hosting refugees with @refugeesathome.bsky.social
August 3, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Looking forward to @greenbeltfestival.bsky.social 🙌
If you're coming, pop these two things in your diary. Come and make kites with me as an act of worship, and listen to stories about hosting refugees with @refugeesathome.bsky.social
If you're coming, pop these two things in your diary. Come and make kites with me as an act of worship, and listen to stories about hosting refugees with @refugeesathome.bsky.social
I couldn't run my usual family retreat week this year, coz appendicitis 😭. My lovely friends all pitched in and got it done 🥰
Would just like to note that 1 Rachel carries the force of five people. ADHD ftw 💪
Would just like to note that 1 Rachel carries the force of five people. ADHD ftw 💪
July 31, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I couldn't run my usual family retreat week this year, coz appendicitis 😭. My lovely friends all pitched in and got it done 🥰
Would just like to note that 1 Rachel carries the force of five people. ADHD ftw 💪
Would just like to note that 1 Rachel carries the force of five people. ADHD ftw 💪
Huge thanks to Allan for writing the background stories to my childhood and my children's childhoods.
My favourites to read to my children were Peepo, which is a work of warm human genius, and Each Peach Pear Plum where the rhyme gallops along to a satisfying plum pie finale.
My favourites to read to my children were Peepo, which is a work of warm human genius, and Each Peach Pear Plum where the rhyme gallops along to a satisfying plum pie finale.
Allan Ahlberg, celebrated children's author, dies aged 87
He wrote more than 150 books, including The Jolly Postman and Each Peach Pear Plum.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Huge thanks to Allan for writing the background stories to my childhood and my children's childhoods.
My favourites to read to my children were Peepo, which is a work of warm human genius, and Each Peach Pear Plum where the rhyme gallops along to a satisfying plum pie finale.
My favourites to read to my children were Peepo, which is a work of warm human genius, and Each Peach Pear Plum where the rhyme gallops along to a satisfying plum pie finale.
Spent my weekend having appendicitis. 💯 do not recommend.
It's good to be home, hoping for a boring and uneventful recovery.
It's good to be home, hoping for a boring and uneventful recovery.
July 28, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Spent my weekend having appendicitis. 💯 do not recommend.
It's good to be home, hoping for a boring and uneventful recovery.
It's good to be home, hoping for a boring and uneventful recovery.
It's blackberry time!
July 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
It's blackberry time!
Beautiful London 🌳💚
July 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Beautiful London 🌳💚
Fruit of the earth and work of human hands (our hands, we collected grains of wheat from ears of corn, threshed them, ground them, made dough and cooked it).
Fruit of the vine and work of human feet (we stomped on grapes in a ziplock and added to wine).
Blessed be God for ever!
Fruit of the vine and work of human feet (we stomped on grapes in a ziplock and added to wine).
Blessed be God for ever!
July 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Fruit of the earth and work of human hands (our hands, we collected grains of wheat from ears of corn, threshed them, ground them, made dough and cooked it).
Fruit of the vine and work of human feet (we stomped on grapes in a ziplock and added to wine).
Blessed be God for ever!
Fruit of the vine and work of human feet (we stomped on grapes in a ziplock and added to wine).
Blessed be God for ever!
Have I told you you are wonderfully made?
Enjoying Waltham Forest Pride with local inclusive churches.
Enjoying Waltham Forest Pride with local inclusive churches.
July 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Have I told you you are wonderfully made?
Enjoying Waltham Forest Pride with local inclusive churches.
Enjoying Waltham Forest Pride with local inclusive churches.
Was just sitting drinking my cocoa when Daphne jumped up on my lap for a cuddle 🐔
July 17, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Was just sitting drinking my cocoa when Daphne jumped up on my lap for a cuddle 🐔
Found a beautiful friend.
July 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Found a beautiful friend.
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Look, when it comes to reducing channel crossings you have two main options:
1) Invent a time machine and stop Britain colonising half the world so that people do not have strong ties to the country
2) Provide safer and simpler options to seek asylum without having to use irregular routes. #r4today
1) Invent a time machine and stop Britain colonising half the world so that people do not have strong ties to the country
2) Provide safer and simpler options to seek asylum without having to use irregular routes. #r4today
The problem with soundbite anti-asylum policies and three word slogans is that, while they may grab headlines, more often than not they turn out to be counterproductive, and actively harmful, and this is a perfect example from Starmer. 1/ #r4today
July 10, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Look, when it comes to reducing channel crossings you have two main options:
1) Invent a time machine and stop Britain colonising half the world so that people do not have strong ties to the country
2) Provide safer and simpler options to seek asylum without having to use irregular routes. #r4today
1) Invent a time machine and stop Britain colonising half the world so that people do not have strong ties to the country
2) Provide safer and simpler options to seek asylum without having to use irregular routes. #r4today
I'm so excited about this.
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If you feel your soul might benefit from an hour of peace and stillness, candles and incense, some chanting, meditation and breathwork, and anointing with oil for healing and wholeness, Threshold may be for you.
July 8, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I'm so excited about this.
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Great for @stpeterintheforest.bsky.social to be able to host a screening of The Nettle Dress and nettle themed activities thanks to the London Forest School Association.
What a varied day- I started with an 8am BCP communion service!
What a varied day- I started with an 8am BCP communion service!
July 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Great for @stpeterintheforest.bsky.social to be able to host a screening of The Nettle Dress and nettle themed activities thanks to the London Forest School Association.
What a varied day- I started with an 8am BCP communion service!
What a varied day- I started with an 8am BCP communion service!
Twenty years ago I was a member of an internet message board (remember those?) of mums with new babies. One of those babies had the absolute coolest small sibling, one of those awesome internet babies, toddlers, children, teens who you never meet but you think are absolutely brilliant.
June 29, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Twenty years ago I was a member of an internet message board (remember those?) of mums with new babies. One of those babies had the absolute coolest small sibling, one of those awesome internet babies, toddlers, children, teens who you never meet but you think are absolutely brilliant.
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Computers used to scream every time they connected to the Internet. They knew. They tried to warn us. We did not listen.
June 22, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Computers used to scream every time they connected to the Internet. They knew. They tried to warn us. We did not listen.
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It's St Peter's day, the saint our church is named after, and our patronal festival! Come along this Sunday to explore St Peter's qualities and the ways we try to embody these as a church, while we make Rocky Road for Peter the Rock 🪨
June 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
It's St Peter's day, the saint our church is named after, and our patronal festival! Come along this Sunday to explore St Peter's qualities and the ways we try to embody these as a church, while we make Rocky Road for Peter the Rock 🪨
#30DaysWild day 19
A beautifully small but special eucharist and benediction for thanksgiving of the institution of holy communion aka Corpus Christi. I collected rose petals, and they were scattered in the path of the holy sacrament as we walked round @stpeterintheforest.bsky.social ✝️⚓
A beautifully small but special eucharist and benediction for thanksgiving of the institution of holy communion aka Corpus Christi. I collected rose petals, and they were scattered in the path of the holy sacrament as we walked round @stpeterintheforest.bsky.social ✝️⚓
June 19, 2025 at 9:59 PM
#30DaysWild day 19
A beautifully small but special eucharist and benediction for thanksgiving of the institution of holy communion aka Corpus Christi. I collected rose petals, and they were scattered in the path of the holy sacrament as we walked round @stpeterintheforest.bsky.social ✝️⚓
A beautifully small but special eucharist and benediction for thanksgiving of the institution of holy communion aka Corpus Christi. I collected rose petals, and they were scattered in the path of the holy sacrament as we walked round @stpeterintheforest.bsky.social ✝️⚓
#30DaysWild day 15
The elderflower champagne 🍾 was drinkable to celebrate Solly's confirmation today! 🕊️
The elderflower champagne 🍾 was drinkable to celebrate Solly's confirmation today! 🕊️
June 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
#30DaysWild day 15
The elderflower champagne 🍾 was drinkable to celebrate Solly's confirmation today! 🕊️
The elderflower champagne 🍾 was drinkable to celebrate Solly's confirmation today! 🕊️
It's Trinity Sunday! ✝️⚓
June 15, 2025 at 11:03 AM
It's Trinity Sunday! ✝️⚓
Interested in worship outside? I'm leading a workshop at this conference in September. Booking link here: htl.churchsuite.com/events/rr1eu...
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June 14, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Interested in worship outside? I'm leading a workshop at this conference in September. Booking link here: htl.churchsuite.com/events/rr1eu...
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#30DaysWild day 14
Hanging out in my hammock, enjoying the trees, listening to a very noisy green woodpecker (but I didn't see it).
Hanging out in my hammock, enjoying the trees, listening to a very noisy green woodpecker (but I didn't see it).
June 14, 2025 at 9:54 PM
#30DaysWild day 14
Hanging out in my hammock, enjoying the trees, listening to a very noisy green woodpecker (but I didn't see it).
Hanging out in my hammock, enjoying the trees, listening to a very noisy green woodpecker (but I didn't see it).
#30DaysWild day 14
Hanging out in my hammock, enjoying the trees, listening to a very noisy green woodpecker (but I didn't see it).
Hanging out in my hammock, enjoying the trees, listening to a very noisy green woodpecker (but I didn't see it).
June 14, 2025 at 9:54 PM
#30DaysWild day 14
Hanging out in my hammock, enjoying the trees, listening to a very noisy green woodpecker (but I didn't see it).
Hanging out in my hammock, enjoying the trees, listening to a very noisy green woodpecker (but I didn't see it).
Reposted by Rachel Summers
Imagine meeting someone who was alive when Stonehenge & the pyramids of Egypt were built 5,000 years ago
Daft yes? Well what about a tree that was alive then, and still is
The Great Basin Bristlecone Pines of California
Photo: Rick Goldwaser
Daft yes? Well what about a tree that was alive then, and still is
The Great Basin Bristlecone Pines of California
Photo: Rick Goldwaser
June 14, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Imagine meeting someone who was alive when Stonehenge & the pyramids of Egypt were built 5,000 years ago
Daft yes? Well what about a tree that was alive then, and still is
The Great Basin Bristlecone Pines of California
Photo: Rick Goldwaser
Daft yes? Well what about a tree that was alive then, and still is
The Great Basin Bristlecone Pines of California
Photo: Rick Goldwaser
#30DaysWild day 13
We have a family of crows in our garden. Parents and two babies. The babies are cute and huge and clever and funny. They literally roll on the ground play fighting. They sit with wide open beaks so dada and mama crow can pop things in their mouths.
We have a family of crows in our garden. Parents and two babies. The babies are cute and huge and clever and funny. They literally roll on the ground play fighting. They sit with wide open beaks so dada and mama crow can pop things in their mouths.
June 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
#30DaysWild day 13
We have a family of crows in our garden. Parents and two babies. The babies are cute and huge and clever and funny. They literally roll on the ground play fighting. They sit with wide open beaks so dada and mama crow can pop things in their mouths.
We have a family of crows in our garden. Parents and two babies. The babies are cute and huge and clever and funny. They literally roll on the ground play fighting. They sit with wide open beaks so dada and mama crow can pop things in their mouths.