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Tash 🐸🍄
@fragglerot.bsky.social
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Millennial • Carer • #Shropshire, UK

I have many interests, though I, myself, am not particularly interesting. But do take a seat and share with me your adventures, while I put the kettle on. Oh, and pardon the mess.
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Tash 🐸🍄 @fragglerot.bsky.social · Mar 12
Heads up. There is an account that is falsely adding users to a rather unsavoury list.

I've blocked and reported it, and I haven't had any negative experience since being added to the list (maybe because people are already well aware of this account), but I'm posting this just in case. 👍
A screenshot of the account name, along with the moderation list name and description. Account: lacquearia.bsky.social Anti-Troll/Bot Watch List Name: Zionists, racists, ableists, homophobes, COVID deniers, trolls List Description: A list of people blocking pro-democracy, LGBTQIA+, leftist, disability, anti-Covid, pro-public health activists and advocates. People who participate in online bullying and harassment campaigns.
fragglerot.bsky.social
This juvenile robin was curiously watching me for a while, occasionally inching closer, before trying to land on me three times. 😳
A juvenile robin, sitting on an old wooden fence, while observing me (behind the camera).
June 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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davegoulson.bsky.social
This should be interesting.
New "study confirms that Glyphosate and Glyphosate-based herbicides cause multiple types of cancer, even at exposure levels deemed to be “safe” by the EU" Register at: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
June 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
fragglerot.bsky.social
What's a poster you had in your room growing up?

(Most of my posters were fantasy themed and UV reflective.)
A psychedelic UV reflective poster of the head of an old wizard, with his magic staff on one side, and a crow on the other.
June 23, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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catsofyore.bsky.social
Love cats? Then you should donate to my fundraiser for our local animal shelter to help find them homes. Hate cats? Then you should donate to my fundraiser for our local animal shelter because they do a ton of spaying/neutering! ✂️ givebutter.com/catsofyore
Molly's Birthday Fundraiser 2025
Cats can't get jobs so they need your help.
givebutter.com
June 23, 2025 at 2:05 AM
fragglerot.bsky.social
It's hatch day! 🐛🐛🐛

I've never seen freshly hatched caterpillars (in person), and while I knew they'd be tiny, I still can't get over just how actually tiny they are. 🥹💚
Many tiny caterpillars, not even a day old, have munched a few small holes in the leaf of a nasturtium. Underneath a different nasturtium leaf is a smaller group of freshly hatched caterpillars. Some are taking their first bite of greenery, while a few finish eating up their eggshells.
June 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM
fragglerot.bsky.social
It's all happening in the whisky barrel! The nasturtiums are eagerly blooming, and the calendulas are about to pop! 😃

#bloomscrolling 🇬🇧🌱
Growing out of and spilling over the front of a whisky barrel (that you can barely see) are blossoming nasturtiums (Alaska mix), with blooms of rich yellow, orange, and red. (Peeping from the bottom left of the barrel is a grey stone dragon.) A close up of the calendulas, which are also growing in the barrel. In the foreground, and in focus, is a bud with orangey-yellow petals peeking out. And blurred in the background is a yellow petal bud.
June 21, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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savebutterflies.bsky.social
ONE MONTH TO GO 📆🦋

Will you be joining us for the world’s biggest survey of butterflies?

Spend 15 minutes outside counting butterflies and help take nature's pulse by taking part in the #BigButterflyCount from 18 July – 10 August.

You'll find it surprisingly, surprisingly pleasant. 🍃
June 20, 2025 at 9:02 AM
fragglerot.bsky.social
While not a fan of being out in the heat, it was worth it to spot some new garden friends.

🦋🫠
A speckled wood butterfly, resting in the dense greenery of a raised flower bed. A scarlet tiger moth, resting on the leaf of a cherry laurel.
June 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
fragglerot.bsky.social
🎶 Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq - It's Too Bloody Hot

youtu.be/jsbEtafSz8A
It's Too Bloody Hot! (Official Video)
YouTube video by Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq
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June 19, 2025 at 9:11 AM
fragglerot.bsky.social
And there they are! 🥹
A collage of two photos. Both are close-ups of the underside of nasturtium leaves, where a large cabbage white butterfly has laid a few clusters of pale yellow eggs.
June 18, 2025 at 8:24 AM
fragglerot.bsky.social
Saw this pretty lady scoping out my rainbow trugs, today! She seemed particularly interested in the nasturtiums. 🤍

☺️.......😐.......😯

She was checking out the buffet for her kids, wasn't she? 🌱🐛👀
A large cabbage white butterfly is peeking out from the underside of a nasturtium leaf. The plant is growing from a bold red garden trug, filled with other young greenery. The same large cabbage white butterfly from the previous photo. This time she is sitting on the underside of a different nasturtium, which is growing in a bright pink garden trug.
June 16, 2025 at 9:55 PM
fragglerot.bsky.social
I really liked the idea of having a "cue of care" to prevent my one neighbour from pulling up or spraying the plants. Originally, I just had the little bee figure, but I wasn't sure if that would be a clear enough sign, so I then got an actual sign. lol

And of course, Jaga had to supervise.
A white-framed window of a red brick townhouse. Outside, below the window, is a flowering patch of bright yellow "weeds", growing out from the brick sidewalk. Hanging in the window is a tin sign, featuring an illustration of a bumblebee and yellow flowers, which reads: "Pardon our weeds. We're feeding the bees." Also inside, on the windowsill, is a small metal bee figure, to the left, and, to the right, a cream-coloured Maine Coon sitting and looking out towards the camera.
June 15, 2025 at 6:44 PM
fragglerot.bsky.social
I'm envious of everyone's blossoming chives, but mine are still young, so I'll (try to) be patient. But in the whisky barrel, I spotted some buds on the calendula, and look at that nasturtium go! 😄💚

(I might need to relocate the bee cups, if anything grows taller, though. lol)

🇬🇧🌱
In front of an old brick and wooden fence, on an overgrown concrete patio, there are multiple containers of plants. Starting from the right, there are two blue, yellow, and red striped pots with young chives. Then there are three steel buckets with nigella. And lastly, a whisky barrel planter, full of calendula and bird's-foot trefoil, with nasturtium spilling over the front. Next to the bottom of the barrel is a grey stone dragon.
June 14, 2025 at 12:27 PM
fragglerot.bsky.social
The first blossom in my cornflower buckets! 💜

#bloomscrolling 🇬🇧🌱
The dark plum-coloured blossom of a Black Ball cornflower. Next to it and in the background are a mix of dark and pale cornflower buds, ready to blossom. And behind all of them stands an old wooden fence.
June 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM
fragglerot.bsky.social
Despite the damage from cats and birds, my rainbow trugs are slowly coming along. 🌈🌱
A collage of three photos. Top photo is of a row of seven large garden trugs, each a different colour of the rainbow, with red in the foreground and pink in the far background. They are in a gravel garden, lined up next to an old wooden fence. Within all the trugs is a variety of young plant greenery, including nasturtium, clover, vetch, forget-me-not, Yorkshire fog, oxe-eye daisy, bird's foot trefoil, and more. Bottom two photos are close-ups of the purple and orange trugs, which both contain a mix primarily of grass, clover, and vetch.
June 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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strategic-cities.com
These are Dutch ‘geveltuin’ or facade gardens, created by removing a few pavers from the street in front of your home. To celebrate Amsterdam’s 750th birthday, the Municipality will charge 750 residents just €7.50 each to build the bed, add soil and plant it up 😍
www.amsterdam.nl/leefomgeving...
May 8, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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sepponet.bsky.social
BZZZ!!! Spring brings pollinators back!
You can help wild solitary #bees & #wasps with #beehotels. Also rotten tree trunks & open sandy patches are good for them. But #pollinators also need food. So mowe less grass & let wild flowers bloom in the garden too, please!
Cartoon: Wild bees. Beehotel, but no restaurant!
April 23, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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rspb.bsky.social
Irreplaceable habitats are on the line. This is the reality if an unamended Part 3 of the Bill passes.

It must not.
theguardian.com The Guardian @theguardian.com · Jun 3
Revealed: 5,000 English nature sites at risk under Labour’s planning proposals
Revealed: 5,000 English nature sites at risk under Labour’s planning proposals
Exclusive: Planning bill includes mechanism for developers to ‘pay to pollute’ valuable ecosystems, experts warn * Ten top jewels at risk from the bill * ​New approach could help nature survive More than 5,000 of England’s most sensitive, rare and protected natural habitats are at high risk of being destroyed by development under Labour’s new planning bill, according to legal analysis of the legislation. The Guardian has examined the threat the bill poses to 5,251 areas known as nature’s “jewels in the crown”, as some of the country’s most respected wildlife charities call for a key part of the bill to be scrapped. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
June 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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tjalamont.bsky.social
Please enjoy this ridiculously cute butterfly, which was about the size of my pinkie fingernail. It's in the butterfly family called metalmarks (Riodinidae). Males, like these, have reduced front legs and perch using only the rear 4 (females can use all 6). Sarota acantus; Costa Rica 🐙🌿 #insects
A macro photo, front three-quarter view, of a little butterfly perched on a green leaf. The butterfly has pale green eyes with black speckles, legs covered in thick yellow fuzzy hair, and orange wings sprinkled with metallic light blue patches. It is very cute. A macro photo, side view, of a little butterfly perched on a green leaf. The butterfly has pale green eyes with black speckles, legs covered in thick yellow fuzzy hair, and orange wings sprinkled with metallic light blue bands and patches. It is very cute.
June 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
fragglerot.bsky.social
A tree bumblebee enjoying some bee food (and nearly getting "tickled" by my daughter 😬). She was a bit damp when I found her, so she either got wet from the rain or a dip in the birdbath.

After a snack and drying off a bit more, she eventually got her energy back and flew off. ☺️
June 3, 2025 at 8:18 PM
fragglerot.bsky.social
Can I come over and stare at you like this?
A portrait photo of Kermit the Frog. His eyes have been photoshopped out and replaced with human eyes. It makes his grin go from friendly to disturbing. Text in the bottom corner reads: Muppetswithpeopleeyes.tumblr.com
June 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
fragglerot.bsky.social
A proud Papa, with his two kids. 🥹💕

(And, yes, I do need to start tackling that bindweed. 😅)
In a very overgrown concrete patio and gravel garden, are three blackbirds (one adult male and two juveniles) perching on a wooden fence, next to a steel dish bird feeder.
June 2, 2025 at 5:12 PM
fragglerot.bsky.social
The blackbird pair finally brought their fledglings to the garden!
🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛😭💕

Enjoy your mealworms, kids! 🥹
June 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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themessyecologist.bsky.social
Cues Of Care are wee marks you can make in your messy space to show it’s not ignorant neglect but intentional mess for nature! This amazing woodwork is a great example 🪰🌿🌱
May 20, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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themessyecologist.bsky.social
Bees 🐝 are vital to life, keeping over 80% of crop and flowering plants alive.

But 1 in 10 bee, hoverfly, and butterfly species now at risk of extinction in the EU.

More messy grasslands save bees, and you can do your part in your own garden or local park! 🌿🌷🐝
May 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM