Hazel
@hazelcordin.bsky.social
Nature lover, archer and Wordler. Oh and I love trees, cheese and wine
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From the field to the studio:
Observing the last bee-eaters (Merops apiaster) of the season in town.
📸 Captured with the OM-1 + M-Zuiko Digital ED 100-400mm F5.0-F6.3 IS II, later translated into watercolor on paper.
@omsystem.es #omsystem #om1 #wildlifeillustration
Observing the last bee-eaters (Merops apiaster) of the season in town.
📸 Captured with the OM-1 + M-Zuiko Digital ED 100-400mm F5.0-F6.3 IS II, later translated into watercolor on paper.
@omsystem.es #omsystem #om1 #wildlifeillustration
August 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
From the field to the studio:
Observing the last bee-eaters (Merops apiaster) of the season in town.
📸 Captured with the OM-1 + M-Zuiko Digital ED 100-400mm F5.0-F6.3 IS II, later translated into watercolor on paper.
@omsystem.es #omsystem #om1 #wildlifeillustration
Observing the last bee-eaters (Merops apiaster) of the season in town.
📸 Captured with the OM-1 + M-Zuiko Digital ED 100-400mm F5.0-F6.3 IS II, later translated into watercolor on paper.
@omsystem.es #omsystem #om1 #wildlifeillustration
Had an amazing White Stork Safari at Knepp yesterday learning about the project and meeting some other residents!
@kneppwilding.bsky.social @whitestorkproject.bsky.social
@kneppwilding.bsky.social @whitestorkproject.bsky.social
July 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Had an amazing White Stork Safari at Knepp yesterday learning about the project and meeting some other residents!
@kneppwilding.bsky.social @whitestorkproject.bsky.social
@kneppwilding.bsky.social @whitestorkproject.bsky.social
I was privileged to witness this tender moment!
June 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I was privileged to witness this tender moment!
Look at them go!
I decided it was time to take the fleece protection off my Aeoniums and to my surprise I found these flower spikes! 🤩🌵
I decided it was time to take the fleece protection off my Aeoniums and to my surprise I found these flower spikes! 🤩🌵
March 31, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Look at them go!
I decided it was time to take the fleece protection off my Aeoniums and to my surprise I found these flower spikes! 🤩🌵
I decided it was time to take the fleece protection off my Aeoniums and to my surprise I found these flower spikes! 🤩🌵
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The prefix ‘pen’ means “almost.”
peninsula = almost an island
penultimate = almost the last
peninsula = almost an island
penultimate = almost the last
March 31, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The prefix ‘pen’ means “almost.”
peninsula = almost an island
penultimate = almost the last
peninsula = almost an island
penultimate = almost the last
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Sample path in our woodland today compared to April last year. Not long now 🫠
March 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Sample path in our woodland today compared to April last year. Not long now 🫠
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Me, pretending Monday isn’t happening. #MondayMotivation
February 24, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Me, pretending Monday isn’t happening. #MondayMotivation
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Word of the day, for the umpteenth time, is ‘apricate’, the sister of ‘apricity’. It means to bask in the warmth of the sun, especially on a chilly day.
February 18, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Word of the day, for the umpteenth time, is ‘apricate’, the sister of ‘apricity’. It means to bask in the warmth of the sun, especially on a chilly day.
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These are your words of the week
genre
ethnic cleansing
doge
potash
tariff
coup
Ahabian
www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the...
genre
ethnic cleansing
doge
potash
tariff
coup
Ahabian
www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the...
The Words of the Week - Feb. 7
Dictionary lookups from the trade wars, the Grammy Awards, and the high seas
www.merriam-webster.com
February 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
These are your words of the week
genre
ethnic cleansing
doge
potash
tariff
coup
Ahabian
www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the...
genre
ethnic cleansing
doge
potash
tariff
coup
Ahabian
www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the...
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February 6, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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The word 'symposium' comes from a Greek term for a drinking party, should you be looking for a truthful excuse to knock off early.
February 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The word 'symposium' comes from a Greek term for a drinking party, should you be looking for a truthful excuse to knock off early.
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January 25, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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I am sure you ate too much goat cheese.
January 19, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I am sure you ate too much goat cheese.
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The Panshanger Great Oak, Hertfordshire 🌳
The largest maiden oak in the country, and at least 600 years old
The largest maiden oak in the country, and at least 600 years old
January 11, 2025 at 8:56 AM
The Panshanger Great Oak, Hertfordshire 🌳
The largest maiden oak in the country, and at least 600 years old
The largest maiden oak in the country, and at least 600 years old
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we're thrilled to share that we've started the year with a new addition to our team! he's extremely smart, capable, charming, persuasive, and boasts a wealth of museum experience
January 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
we're thrilled to share that we've started the year with a new addition to our team! he's extremely smart, capable, charming, persuasive, and boasts a wealth of museum experience
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Nearly Home Trees - by Cornwall artist and illustrator, Matt Johnson.
For anyone who lives in, or visits, #Cornwall!
More of this artist's fabulous artwork, here:
mattillustration.uk
#art #trees #Cornwall #landscapes
For anyone who lives in, or visits, #Cornwall!
More of this artist's fabulous artwork, here:
mattillustration.uk
#art #trees #Cornwall #landscapes
January 5, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Nearly Home Trees - by Cornwall artist and illustrator, Matt Johnson.
For anyone who lives in, or visits, #Cornwall!
More of this artist's fabulous artwork, here:
mattillustration.uk
#art #trees #Cornwall #landscapes
For anyone who lives in, or visits, #Cornwall!
More of this artist's fabulous artwork, here:
mattillustration.uk
#art #trees #Cornwall #landscapes
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Snowhill - by British artist and printmaker, Kathleen Caddick, who is best known for her etchings of trees silhouetted against winter skies
#trees #etching #printmaking #art
#trees #etching #printmaking #art
January 5, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Snowhill - by British artist and printmaker, Kathleen Caddick, who is best known for her etchings of trees silhouetted against winter skies
#trees #etching #printmaking #art
#trees #etching #printmaking #art
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Night night and interesting dreams to you.
(If I missed anything in the alt text let me know - there was plenty to describe here!)
Artist: Thomas Ascott
(If I missed anything in the alt text let me know - there was plenty to describe here!)
Artist: Thomas Ascott
January 5, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Night night and interesting dreams to you.
(If I missed anything in the alt text let me know - there was plenty to describe here!)
Artist: Thomas Ascott
(If I missed anything in the alt text let me know - there was plenty to describe here!)
Artist: Thomas Ascott
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Something interesting you might not have realized: a number of words in English are nouns when you stress the first syllable but verbs when you stress the second.
"Your CONduct is better when you conDUCT yourself appropriately.”
"Your CONduct is better when you conDUCT yourself appropriately.”
January 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Something interesting you might not have realized: a number of words in English are nouns when you stress the first syllable but verbs when you stress the second.
"Your CONduct is better when you conDUCT yourself appropriately.”
"Your CONduct is better when you conDUCT yourself appropriately.”