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Helen
@helenld.bsky.social
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Jeweller 💍 Scientific Illustrator 👩🏼‍🎨 Graphic Designer 👩‍💻 I ♥️ dogs🐕 rats🐀 nature🍃 bugs🐞 skulls💀 water💦 flowers🌸 music🎶
first wave #LongCovid 🌊
Team member @longcovidsos 🛟
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The boys Patrick and Sunday enjoying my breakfast in bed! #Pets #Rats #PetRats #RatsOfBluesky #CuteAnimals #PetPhotography #RatCompanions #RatLove #SnackTime #BerryThieves #BreakfastBuddies
Two pet rats, the left a black black hooded and the right a grey rat , leaning over a patterned bowl of yogurt topped with fresh berries, including strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries, on a bed with a blanket in the background.
September 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Cosmos ‘Cup and Saucer’ flower grown from seed by my sis
#Flower #FlowerPhotography #FlowersOfBluesky #Homegrown #Nature
Close-up of a Cosmos ‘Cup and Saucer’ flower with soft pale pink layered petals and a bright yellow center, set against a blurred green garden background.
August 2, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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A heart in the sea 💛
#sea #sun #reflections #sunset
Sunset over a calm sea dotted with boats, with the sun’s reflection creating a shimmering, vertical path of light across the water. Oh the horizon the reflection of the sun in the sea forms heart shape made of light
July 12, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Absolutely beautiful. Nearly snap
A tall vase of pink roses and nigella on a wooden table with art materials on the left.
June 9, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Here’s my girl was with her till the very end talking to her and telling her how much I love her. Missing her desperately 💔
A close-up of a black and tan Australian Kelpie dog with one ear flopped down and the other standing upright, resting on a fluffy pink blanket. The dog’s head is gently cradled in a person’s hand. A dog bed and wooden deck are in the background.
June 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Funky little guy #bugsky #Maybug #Melolontha #Cockchafer
close-up photo of a Maybug or cockchafer resting on a human thumb. The beetle is facing the camera, showing its distinctive fan-like antennae. Its body is covered in fine hairs. Background out of focus
April 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Hello Sir Cockchafer of Maybug #Bugfeed #BugsOfBluesky #Maybug
A close-up photo of a May beetle or cockchafer (Melolontha), resting on a human thumb. The beetle is facing the camera, showcasing its distinctive fan-like antennaewaving one leg. Its body is covered in fine hairs, and its reddish-brown wing cases are partially visible. Blurry background
April 29, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Post a movie from the year you turned 18.
Scene from the film The Lost Boys. Three vampire characters grip metal bars and dangle over the edge of a bridge at night, partly shadowed against a dark blue sky. Their expressions are intense and their clothing is grungy
April 21, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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Blissful baby, Sunday having a scratch 🐀
#Rats #PetRat
A close-up of a grey and white rat being tickled by human hands. His eyes are closed, and his long white whiskers fan out around his twitching pink nose, giving him a blissful, content expression. His little foot is holding the right thumb
April 15, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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Wow the almost full moon last night!
#PinkMoon #Moon #NightSky #Photography
Night sky showing a bright nearly full moon in the middle. The top of the picture has dramatic clouds and the bottom has silhouettes of trees and hills against the bright night sky A few house lights are dotted in the distance
April 13, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Despite the occasional sound of the burner flaring it looks so peaceful up there
#BlueSkyArtShow
#Peaceful
#HotAirBalloon
#Sunset
Low sun in gradient sky of blue going down to yellow sunset. A silhouette of a hot hair balloon ot the left centre of the screen with houses and trees right at the bottom of the frame.
April 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Suntrap - 30 degrees Celsius in the sun. Completely normal for April.
#ClimateChange #Hot
A sunny white painted outside textured wall. A hanging Terracotta outdoor thermometer with a sun face at the top with radiating rays showing the temperature is 30 degrees Celsius.
April 11, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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#WorldRatDay a day late but better late than never #Rats #PetRats
Two pet rat noses and whiskers peeping out from a cardboard box in the sunshine. Little paws are seen also. There are stripes of shadows on the box and shadows of long whiskers
April 5, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Tangled Weeping Willow branches
#BlueSkyArtShow #Silhouettes #WeepingWillow #Trees
A light blue sky with dramatic silhouettes of weeping willow trunks and branches looking up from underneath to create a tangled pattern
April 5, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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Befriending the locals #Crow #Crows #CrowsBeforeBros #Wildlife #Spring #UKBirds
A crow stands on the green grass of a sunlit garden, with a stone birdbath in the background. In the foreground, a large terracotta pot overflows with vibrant purple and white flowers. The scene is framed by lush foliage and dappled sunlight
March 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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A moving cartoon image of white background with a daffodil, a red dragon and a leek all with large feet walking right The daffodil and leek are wearing boots
March 1, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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I did option 1 and took it off at night to begin. Now when I need a boost I use a 7.5mg patch (most days but not always) only during waking hours
Text explaining what a ‘short round’ is in relation to patch usage. 4. What is a short round? Some people are not comfortable with starting with a full week, or longer if you count the days of titration before and after. It is also important for most people to see how their body feels when they stop the patch and transition to the "rest period" before doing longer rounds or experimenting with higher doses. The alternative "short round" might be a good option to start with. Option 1: Day 1 at 3.5mg, Day 2 at 7mg Day 3 at 3.5mg. Option 2: Three days at 5 mg (more convenient for some types of patches). Followed by a break of 3 to 5 days before continuing. Option 3: 2 hours a day at between 1 and 7 mg.
February 11, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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#LongCovid MOOD (illustration credit to @crittertastic.bsky.social)
An illustration of a dandelion growing through a crack in the pavement. Above the dandelion, text reads: “Dandelions be like: ‘Screw you. I bloom where I want.’” Below the dandelion, bold text states:“BE LIKE DANDELION” framed with a hand-drawn border, and the artist’s handle, @Crittertastic, is in the bottom right corner. The message is resilience and determination, using the dandelion as a symbol of perseverance and strength.
February 6, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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#LongCovid
A black and white image of a blurry London Underground tube train speeding through a station Text reads “JANUARY 25TH 2020 WAS 5 YEARS AGO TODAY. On January 25th 2020 on the tube, someone wearing a mask under their chin coughed on me. January 25th 2020 was 60 months ago January 25th 2020 was 261 weeks ago January 25th 2020 was 1827 days ago January 25th 2020 was 43,834 hours ago January 25th 2020 was 2,630,048 mins ago January 25th 2020 was 157,802,902 secs ago January 25th 2020 was a lifetime ago”
January 25, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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Good evening
A twilight sky with a vibrant gradient transitioning from deep blue at the top to warm orange hues near the horizon. The crescent moon and a bright star or planet are visible, set above a silhouette of bare trees and rolling hills.
January 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Who’s excited? Me! #Nosferatu
edit of a classic black-and-white Nosferatu vampire giving a thumbs-up gesture, and the text below reads “YESFERATU” in bold, stylized lettering, playing on the character’s name. The overall design mimics vintage horror aesthetics.
January 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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My favourite Christmas decoration #Christmas
Balinese face mask on white wall decorated with trailing ivy and fairy lights
January 1, 2025 at 5:49 PM