Fern
@fern-nesme.bsky.social
Humanity first. Science second. Loves dogs, birds, and trees.
(Banner: Alan Reynolds. 'Spring's Riverbed', 1953. Ink, watercolour, and gouache).
She / Her
(Banner: Alan Reynolds. 'Spring's Riverbed', 1953. Ink, watercolour, and gouache).
She / Her
Pinned
Fern
@fern-nesme.bsky.social
· Jul 27
Working on a thing about bacteria and this is what my library looks like. Samples by Dr. Elze Hesse, Research Fellow at the University of Exeter Enviroment and Sustainability Institute, and photographs by Dr. Tim Cockerill, Senior Lecturer in Natural History at Falmouth
University 🧪🦠
University 🧪🦠
#NowPlaying this album that I am utterly obsessed with ♥️ Never fails to put me in the best frame of mind with mandatory dance session to go along.
November 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM
#NowPlaying this album that I am utterly obsessed with ♥️ Never fails to put me in the best frame of mind with mandatory dance session to go along.
Been a really long time since my last #NowPlaying.
November 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Been a really long time since my last #NowPlaying.
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It's Monday so here's my @FT column on an epic new podcast on Fela Kuti, hosted by Jad Abumrad, which examines the Afrobeat pioneer's life, loves, sounds and politics. The series is vast and wide-ranging and, after 12 eps, I still didn't want it to end. www.ft.com/content/2737...
Fela Kuti: Fear No Man podcast review — epic portrait of the Afrobeat pioneer
Wide-ranging new series explores the Nigerian musician’s life, loves and rebel politics
www.ft.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:57 AM
It's Monday so here's my @FT column on an epic new podcast on Fela Kuti, hosted by Jad Abumrad, which examines the Afrobeat pioneer's life, loves, sounds and politics. The series is vast and wide-ranging and, after 12 eps, I still didn't want it to end. www.ft.com/content/2737...
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BBC Archive just uploaded The Lonely Shore (1962), a surreal 15-minute short that takes the form of a scientific report from an abandoned and desolate future Britain. Written by Jacquetta Hawkes, an actual archaeologist, and directed by Ken Russell, an actual madman.
1962: An Expedition to Post-Apocalyptic Britain | Monitor: The Lonely Shore | BBC Archive
YouTube video by BBC Archive
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October 16, 2025 at 10:49 AM
BBC Archive just uploaded The Lonely Shore (1962), a surreal 15-minute short that takes the form of a scientific report from an abandoned and desolate future Britain. Written by Jacquetta Hawkes, an actual archaeologist, and directed by Ken Russell, an actual madman.
This one is really tough, but I'll give it a try...
- Candyman (1992)
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
- Suspiria (1977)
- The Lost Boys
- Candyman (1992)
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
- Suspiria (1977)
- The Lost Boys
Quote this with the first four Horror movies that come to your mind that are 10/10s for you. No cheating. Just the first four that pop into your head.
- Texas Chainsaw Massacre
- The Wicker Man
- Halloween
- Suspiria
- Texas Chainsaw Massacre
- The Wicker Man
- Halloween
- Suspiria
Quote this with the first four Horror movies that come to your mind that are 10/10s for you. No cheating. Just the first four that pop into your head.
I'll go first:
-Silence of the Lambs
-I Saw the Devil
-Coherence
-Jaws
I'll go first:
-Silence of the Lambs
-I Saw the Devil
-Coherence
-Jaws
October 15, 2025 at 11:43 PM
This one is really tough, but I'll give it a try...
- Candyman (1992)
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
- Suspiria (1977)
- The Lost Boys
- Candyman (1992)
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
- Suspiria (1977)
- The Lost Boys
Not planets, not moons, but... pancakes! A project by designer Nadine Schlieper and photographer Robert Pufleb. Their 'Alternative Moons Pancakes' were made with 500 ml of buttermilk, 3 eggs, 1 pinch of salt, 6 heaped tablespoons of flour, and 1 teaspoon of sunflower oil for each pancake 🌕 🥞 🌻 🧪
October 14, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Not planets, not moons, but... pancakes! A project by designer Nadine Schlieper and photographer Robert Pufleb. Their 'Alternative Moons Pancakes' were made with 500 ml of buttermilk, 3 eggs, 1 pinch of salt, 6 heaped tablespoons of flour, and 1 teaspoon of sunflower oil for each pancake 🌕 🥞 🌻 🧪
Too relatable 😂👹
me off to the kitchen to eat some chocolate biscuits at 3am
October 7, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Too relatable 😂👹
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(solemnly) You've had mail.
September 30, 2025 at 7:43 PM
(solemnly) You've had mail.
The face I'll see everytime I add yet another book to my cart 🛒
September 28, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The face I'll see everytime I add yet another book to my cart 🛒
Mood 😎:
Fontaines D.C. - Romance (Radio 2 Jo Whiley Sofa Sessions)
YouTube video by BBC Music
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September 27, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Mood 😎:
Happy 80th birthday to Bryan Ferry!
Roxy Music - Jealous Guy
YouTube video by RoxyMusicVEVO
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September 26, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Happy 80th birthday to Bryan Ferry!
Periodic reminder to keep cats indoors 🗣️ It's safe for both birds and your cats!
September 16, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Periodic reminder to keep cats indoors 🗣️ It's safe for both birds and your cats!
I think reading the comments to this is the most entertained I have been on Bluesky ever.
the NYT will get shit for this but they're right, I've noticed it multiple times and discussed it with several immigrant friends, British dishes are so often put out to dry while still a bit soapy, to the best of my knowledge no one else in the world does that, why do you guys do that
Apparently, not everyone (those based in the UK, specifically) rinses the suds off their dishes after washing them. nyti.ms/42jIooE
September 11, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I think reading the comments to this is the most entertained I have been on Bluesky ever.
MOOD (David Welch Winter Gardens, Duthie Park. Aberdeen).
September 11, 2025 at 1:43 PM
MOOD (David Welch Winter Gardens, Duthie Park. Aberdeen).
One of the greats. Here is a deatil of his ceramic tile mural 'Events in the Life of Harold Washington' from 1991 that decorates the entrance to the Harold Washington Library in Chicago.
September 7, 2025 at 10:04 PM
One of the greats. Here is a deatil of his ceramic tile mural 'Events in the Life of Harold Washington' from 1991 that decorates the entrance to the Harold Washington Library in Chicago.
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The Grapefruit Gap: that period where you are old enough to enjoy eating grapefruit but not so old that the medication you're taking prevents you from eating grapefruit. Enjoy it while you can.
February 2, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The Grapefruit Gap: that period where you are old enough to enjoy eating grapefruit but not so old that the medication you're taking prevents you from eating grapefruit. Enjoy it while you can.
Birds will thank you 🩵!
Once again attempting to create a "Cats Indoors" bumper sticker that doesn't feel too threatening 😅
August 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Birds will thank you 🩵!
They are genuinely THE BEST 💛💛💛 @jahootsen.bsky.social
August 14, 2025 at 8:51 PM
They are genuinely THE BEST 💛💛💛 @jahootsen.bsky.social
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I posted a clip of a low budget BBC Belle & Sebastian documentary that I was involved in the making of that had the late Ray Brooks narrating and a few people asked if the whole documentary was available to watch anywhere.
Here it is:
youtu.be/SfyO2T5kfxk?...
Here it is:
youtu.be/SfyO2T5kfxk?...
The Story of Belle and Sebastian
YouTube video by Gorilla TV
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August 12, 2025 at 8:36 AM
I posted a clip of a low budget BBC Belle & Sebastian documentary that I was involved in the making of that had the late Ray Brooks narrating and a few people asked if the whole documentary was available to watch anywhere.
Here it is:
youtu.be/SfyO2T5kfxk?...
Here it is:
youtu.be/SfyO2T5kfxk?...
Florals on a Monday? Groundbreaking!
August 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Florals on a Monday? Groundbreaking!
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Incredible news 💚
💥The Bernat Klein Studio has been saved! This morning the coalition of Scottish heritage organisations secured the property at auction with a winning bid of £279,000.
The studio will now be restored and brought back into public use, creating a new venue for creative arts in the Scottish Borders.
The studio will now be restored and brought back into public use, creating a new venue for creative arts in the Scottish Borders.
July 30, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Incredible news 💚
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Elephant and Rhinoceros Pavilion, London Zoo. Hugh Casson. c.1971.
Image: RA.
Image: RA.
July 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Elephant and Rhinoceros Pavilion, London Zoo. Hugh Casson. c.1971.
Image: RA.
Image: RA.
Working on a thing about bacteria and this is what my library looks like. Samples by Dr. Elze Hesse, Research Fellow at the University of Exeter Enviroment and Sustainability Institute, and photographs by Dr. Tim Cockerill, Senior Lecturer in Natural History at Falmouth
University 🧪🦠
University 🧪🦠
July 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Working on a thing about bacteria and this is what my library looks like. Samples by Dr. Elze Hesse, Research Fellow at the University of Exeter Enviroment and Sustainability Institute, and photographs by Dr. Tim Cockerill, Senior Lecturer in Natural History at Falmouth
University 🧪🦠
University 🧪🦠