Nick
@hathornian1.bsky.social
Ancient Egypt, Pyramids, Ecologist ret., interested in US and UK indigenous native culture, Herbalism, Shaman, Master of Research, 60s and 70s rock music, collect antiquarian books of natural history.
@hayloftbooks.bsky.social This just arrived today. Useful to Linguists, Anthropologists, Historians and anyone interested in keeping this language alive. Hope you are ok.
July 15, 2025 at 5:52 PM
@hayloftbooks.bsky.social This just arrived today. Useful to Linguists, Anthropologists, Historians and anyone interested in keeping this language alive. Hope you are ok.
This is one of my refillable ones. I have to keep topping it up with eliquid, it needs charging up every 3 days too. I do use disposable ones sometimes, but I find the refillable ones much more enjoyable. Weren't cigarettes horrible!
October 19, 2024 at 8:31 PM
This is one of my refillable ones. I have to keep topping it up with eliquid, it needs charging up every 3 days too. I do use disposable ones sometimes, but I find the refillable ones much more enjoyable. Weren't cigarettes horrible!
I use this crystal to find things that are lost. It works every time.
September 24, 2024 at 4:44 PM
I use this crystal to find things that are lost. It works every time.
This arrived today, along with volume I. I'm really pleased with it/them. Buying old books online can be a bit of a minefield. Condition is critical, so of course is price. I always check with other dealers to see what they are selling the book for. I bid for this one on eBay.
September 20, 2024 at 4:37 PM
This arrived today, along with volume I. I'm really pleased with it/them. Buying old books online can be a bit of a minefield. Condition is critical, so of course is price. I always check with other dealers to see what they are selling the book for. I bid for this one on eBay.
I am pleased to be in the top 0.16% and quite surprised actually!
September 18, 2024 at 10:07 AM
I am pleased to be in the top 0.16% and quite surprised actually!
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #6,144,031! Good to see so many more joining. Long may it continue!
September 17, 2024 at 11:34 AM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #6,144,031! Good to see so many more joining. Long may it continue!
Over here in the UK we have the Grey Heron, which does look very similar. We did get a Great Blue Heron here in 2007 however.
September 16, 2024 at 10:02 PM
Over here in the UK we have the Grey Heron, which does look very similar. We did get a Great Blue Heron here in 2007 however.
We have confusing warblers too in the UK. A lot are leaving for warmer climes though at this time of year. Thank goodness they all sing very distinctive songs.
September 15, 2024 at 4:37 PM
We have confusing warblers too in the UK. A lot are leaving for warmer climes though at this time of year. Thank goodness they all sing very distinctive songs.
I know what you mean. They seem quite unearthly. This is what Thomas Pennant wrote about another species of pangolin in 1771 (The Long Tailed Manis). I hadn't realised there were so many different species of pangolin.
September 13, 2024 at 8:09 PM
I know what you mean. They seem quite unearthly. This is what Thomas Pennant wrote about another species of pangolin in 1771 (The Long Tailed Manis). I hadn't realised there were so many different species of pangolin.
This came from Thomas Bewick's book on Quadrupeds 1807.
September 13, 2024 at 7:41 PM
This came from Thomas Bewick's book on Quadrupeds 1807.
I think I've found it! Swegle means: bright, clear, brilliant, splendid. I knew my Anglo Saxon dictionary would be useful sooner or later.
September 12, 2024 at 9:35 PM
I think I've found it! Swegle means: bright, clear, brilliant, splendid. I knew my Anglo Saxon dictionary would be useful sooner or later.
I've bought some good old stuff off eBay too. The best so far was this 500 year old map of Spain and Portugal.
September 12, 2024 at 4:21 PM
I've bought some good old stuff off eBay too. The best so far was this 500 year old map of Spain and Portugal.
This book, printed in 1933 has got names for winds and snow storms in the Pennines, used by the natives back then.The Helm Wind is the only wind in Britain with a name and it's still used today. I don't think the names for snowstorms are still used today though.
September 8, 2024 at 4:16 PM
This book, printed in 1933 has got names for winds and snow storms in the Pennines, used by the natives back then.The Helm Wind is the only wind in Britain with a name and it's still used today. I don't think the names for snowstorms are still used today though.
Searching for new bookcases is the curse of the bibliophile.
September 8, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Searching for new bookcases is the curse of the bibliophile.
This is the first English edition of Linnaeus' Philosophia Botanica by Hugh Rose. There is a surprisingly huge list of ancient botanists now obscured by time. Invaluable to botanical research. The second book is fascinating too. Linnaeus is up there with Darwin imo.
September 8, 2024 at 12:38 PM
This is the first English edition of Linnaeus' Philosophia Botanica by Hugh Rose. There is a surprisingly huge list of ancient botanists now obscured by time. Invaluable to botanical research. The second book is fascinating too. Linnaeus is up there with Darwin imo.
YESS, in with a chance 🤞
September 8, 2024 at 12:16 PM
YESS, in with a chance 🤞
This 1857 map of South America came from Australia about a year ago.
September 6, 2024 at 11:47 PM
This 1857 map of South America came from Australia about a year ago.
I read this in 1997 and thoroughly enjoyed it. Having just graduated with a degree in Ecology helped me understand it.
September 6, 2024 at 10:24 PM
I read this in 1997 and thoroughly enjoyed it. Having just graduated with a degree in Ecology helped me understand it.