Anita Dow
@goanitadow.bsky.social
Love reading & reviewing books, dog-sitting, music, art, history, nature, Mars. Work with composer/author H.E.Wilburson on The Martian Diaries - an award-winning
sequel to The War Of The Worlds 👽 https://www.martiandiaries.com
sequel to The War Of The Worlds 👽 https://www.martiandiaries.com
My Gingko Biloba tree is putting on a lovely autumn display again this year. The person who planted it never saw it reach its potential 🍁🍁
November 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
My Gingko Biloba tree is putting on a lovely autumn display again this year. The person who planted it never saw it reach its potential 🍁🍁
This lovely Acer is on my front garden wall and every autumn it comes alight with colour 🍁🍁🍁
October 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
This lovely Acer is on my front garden wall and every autumn it comes alight with colour 🍁🍁🍁
This has got to be the smiliest face I’ve seen on a dog - even her eyes are smiling. Ilaria is my daughter’s rescue dog from Cyprus. She’s a mixture of many breeds and the sweetest temperament. 🐕🦴🐾
October 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
This has got to be the smiliest face I’ve seen on a dog - even her eyes are smiling. Ilaria is my daughter’s rescue dog from Cyprus. She’s a mixture of many breeds and the sweetest temperament. 🐕🦴🐾
My “Seeds for Bees” are giving me unexpected new autumn wildflowers 🐝🌸🐝
October 16, 2025 at 7:50 PM
My “Seeds for Bees” are giving me unexpected new autumn wildflowers 🐝🌸🐝
This is Winston - an aptly named English Bulldog that I’m looking after while his owners are on holiday. He’s not keen on walking on grass and he snores a lot! But he’s calm, quiet and easy to look after 🐶
September 19, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This is Winston - an aptly named English Bulldog that I’m looking after while his owners are on holiday. He’s not keen on walking on grass and he snores a lot! But he’s calm, quiet and easy to look after 🐶
Britain's voting system dates back to the 19th century.
First Past the Post is outdated, unfair and increasingly delivers results that have little to do with what the country wants.
This #DemocracyDay, I'm calling for Proportional Representation - a fair system where every vote counts.
#PRnow
First Past the Post is outdated, unfair and increasingly delivers results that have little to do with what the country wants.
This #DemocracyDay, I'm calling for Proportional Representation - a fair system where every vote counts.
#PRnow
September 15, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Britain's voting system dates back to the 19th century.
First Past the Post is outdated, unfair and increasingly delivers results that have little to do with what the country wants.
This #DemocracyDay, I'm calling for Proportional Representation - a fair system where every vote counts.
#PRnow
First Past the Post is outdated, unfair and increasingly delivers results that have little to do with what the country wants.
This #DemocracyDay, I'm calling for Proportional Representation - a fair system where every vote counts.
#PRnow
From my morning walk - cobwebs 🕸️
September 9, 2025 at 12:01 PM
From my morning walk - cobwebs 🕸️
My grapevine has produced a lot of fruit this year. It seems to be a very good year for all kinds of fruit in my part of southeast England 🍇🍒🫐
September 5, 2025 at 11:41 AM
My grapevine has produced a lot of fruit this year. It seems to be a very good year for all kinds of fruit in my part of southeast England 🍇🍒🫐
Unusual sight - very late blackberry blossom seen on the last day of August. Most bushes have already finished ripening fruit for this summer. It will be too cold for the berries to ripen in a couple of months time.
September 1, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Unusual sight - very late blackberry blossom seen on the last day of August. Most bushes have already finished ripening fruit for this summer. It will be too cold for the berries to ripen in a couple of months time.
Two different tree ‘tunnels’ from my morning walk. I love the way the sunlight beckons you forward.
August 27, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Two different tree ‘tunnels’ from my morning walk. I love the way the sunlight beckons you forward.
My little orchid is blooming it’s heart out for me - it’s been continuously in flower all this year 🌼🌸
August 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
My little orchid is blooming it’s heart out for me - it’s been continuously in flower all this year 🌼🌸
Spotted these early sloes when I went blackberry picking this evening. The warm weather is ripening them much earlier than usual. They are naturally bitter so it’s hard to tell if they’re actually ready.
August 12, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Spotted these early sloes when I went blackberry picking this evening. The warm weather is ripening them much earlier than usual. They are naturally bitter so it’s hard to tell if they’re actually ready.
These are known as Windflowers. They grow easily and can be quite invasive on uncultivated ground. They normally grow rather tall but the farmer cut the field in May and so they’ve stayed short, about 6” high. Makes a nice colour display 🌺
August 5, 2025 at 6:38 PM
These are known as Windflowers. They grow easily and can be quite invasive on uncultivated ground. They normally grow rather tall but the farmer cut the field in May and so they’ve stayed short, about 6” high. Makes a nice colour display 🌺
My dog walk and blackberry picking this morning turned into a plum bonanza instead. All on the footpath locally and there are many more trees yet to ripen. Had a good afternoon making chutney.
July 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
My dog walk and blackberry picking this morning turned into a plum bonanza instead. All on the footpath locally and there are many more trees yet to ripen. Had a good afternoon making chutney.
Wild damsons ripening nicely. Looks like a good year for them. This is for you, Michael @mtgallagher.bsky.social
July 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Wild damsons ripening nicely. Looks like a good year for them. This is for you, Michael @mtgallagher.bsky.social
Picked a good lot of blackberries yesterday - the first of the summer. Spotted some damsons ripening nearby. The year is racing by…
July 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Picked a good lot of blackberries yesterday - the first of the summer. Spotted some damsons ripening nearby. The year is racing by…
These delicate little toadstools have forced their way up through horse manure and arrived overnight.
July 19, 2025 at 11:02 AM
These delicate little toadstools have forced their way up through horse manure and arrived overnight.
In my dog boarding role I’m currently looking after these 2 Tibetan Terriers, Toffee and Tattie. Sweet little litter sisters they sleep most of the day! 🐶🦴
July 11, 2025 at 5:32 PM
In my dog boarding role I’m currently looking after these 2 Tibetan Terriers, Toffee and Tattie. Sweet little litter sisters they sleep most of the day! 🐶🦴
I love my little self-seeded Clover patch, and so do the bees and butterflies 🐝 🦋
It’s about 1m x 2.5m just outside my front door but the flowers are now suffering in the heat.
It’s about 1m x 2.5m just outside my front door but the flowers are now suffering in the heat.
July 2, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I love my little self-seeded Clover patch, and so do the bees and butterflies 🐝 🦋
It’s about 1m x 2.5m just outside my front door but the flowers are now suffering in the heat.
It’s about 1m x 2.5m just outside my front door but the flowers are now suffering in the heat.
At an outdoor event on a warm English summer evening, these clouds brought a magical touch
June 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
At an outdoor event on a warm English summer evening, these clouds brought a magical touch
On my morning walk - poppies for remembrance 🌺🙏
June 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
On my morning walk - poppies for remembrance 🌺🙏
This was a surprise on my walk - a single little poppy amongst the brambles 🌺
June 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM
This was a surprise on my walk - a single little poppy amongst the brambles 🌺
Interesting artefact seen in the Bodleian Library, Oxford. It’s a copy of a telegram sent from The Titanic stating in a very low key way: “Require assistance. Struck iceberg.”
June 11, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Interesting artefact seen in the Bodleian Library, Oxford. It’s a copy of a telegram sent from The Titanic stating in a very low key way: “Require assistance. Struck iceberg.”
Visited Oxford this week and was astonished at the magnificence inside the chapel in All Souls College at Oxford University. It’s actually quite a small space with only one row of seats but the vaulted ceiling is very high and imposing.
June 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Visited Oxford this week and was astonished at the magnificence inside the chapel in All Souls College at Oxford University. It’s actually quite a small space with only one row of seats but the vaulted ceiling is very high and imposing.
I love to see these tall grass seed heads in summer. They’re pretty to look at and dance in the breeze, and the seeds are velvety soft. Very tactile.
June 5, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I love to see these tall grass seed heads in summer. They’re pretty to look at and dance in the breeze, and the seeds are velvety soft. Very tactile.