Dr Mike Jackson OBE
@jackson1948.bsky.social
Retired academic and genetic resources specialist and sometime genebanker (potatoes and rice). Worked in UK (Univ. of Birmingham); Peru & Costa Rica (CIP); Philippines (IRRI). Enjoying life in North Tyneside, UK. Blogger: mikejackson1948.blog #IAmABotanist
Can anyone tell what these yellow brackets are for? Installed on a section of the new Northumberland Line on a curve nr. Northumberland Park Station when the line was upgraded for passenger traffic. Are they to add greater stability to the sleepers on the curve? Not seen them on other sections.
November 23, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Can anyone tell what these yellow brackets are for? Installed on a section of the new Northumberland Line on a curve nr. Northumberland Park Station when the line was upgraded for passenger traffic. Are they to add greater stability to the sleepers on the curve? Not seen them on other sections.
My plant ID app, PlantNet, indicates that this is Hedera colchicine or Persian ivy, not H. helix. It was swarming with bees today.
October 22, 2025 at 11:48 AM
My plant ID app, PlantNet, indicates that this is Hedera colchicine or Persian ivy, not H. helix. It was swarming with bees today.
I'm much better at countries than words.
October 20, 2025 at 5:36 AM
I'm much better at countries than words.
Just look at a vase of beautiful flowers and tell me that the science of botany - in all its aspects - isn't fascinating. #IAmABotanist
October 18, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Just look at a vase of beautiful flowers and tell me that the science of botany - in all its aspects - isn't fascinating. #IAmABotanist
I often wonder how many of my colleagues pursued a career in plant sciences, and where they are now. Here we are, in 1968 at the end of a field course in Ireland. A list of names is in the next part of this thread. [2]
August 30, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I often wonder how many of my colleagues pursued a career in plant sciences, and where they are now. Here we are, in 1968 at the end of a field course in Ireland. A list of names is in the next part of this thread. [2]
Just some of the plants in full bloom here in NE27, UK
June 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Just some of the plants in full bloom here in NE27, UK
I'll match you an iris we came across yesterday.
May 28, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I'll match you an iris we came across yesterday.
Botanical beauty . . .
May 7, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Botanical beauty . . .
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@englishheritage.bsky.social We had a very interesting visit to Framlingham Castle last September.
@englishheritage.bsky.social We had a very interesting visit to Framlingham Castle last September.
April 21, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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@englishheritage.bsky.social We had a very interesting visit to Framlingham Castle last September.
@englishheritage.bsky.social We had a very interesting visit to Framlingham Castle last September.
@pmgilmartin.bsky.social My wife's auricula theatre is approaching peak flowering.
April 11, 2025 at 8:23 AM
@pmgilmartin.bsky.social My wife's auricula theatre is approaching peak flowering.
Amaryllis/Hippeastrum almost at their best.20cm blooms. Two bulbs, each with two stems, potentially 12-16 flowers in total. Not bad foe a £2 per bulb investment at least 10 years ago.
April 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Amaryllis/Hippeastrum almost at their best.20cm blooms. Two bulbs, each with two stems, potentially 12-16 flowers in total. Not bad foe a £2 per bulb investment at least 10 years ago.
@pmgilmartin.bsky.social Our bulbs are just coming into flower. I expect we'll eventually have 16 flowers altogether. Not bad for a £2 investment per bulb, about 10 years ago.
April 1, 2025 at 1:45 PM
@pmgilmartin.bsky.social Our bulbs are just coming into flower. I expect we'll eventually have 16 flowers altogether. Not bad for a £2 investment per bulb, about 10 years ago.
Shared with me earlier today. Enjoy!
March 14, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Shared with me earlier today. Enjoy!
@nationaltrust.bsky.social @celiarichardson.bsky.social @englishheritage.bsky.social A new blog post about the many enjoyable visits we've made to NT/EH properties.
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January 19, 2025 at 11:49 AM
@nationaltrust.bsky.social @celiarichardson.bsky.social @englishheritage.bsky.social A new blog post about the many enjoyable visits we've made to NT/EH properties.
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January 1, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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