Julia
@juliac2.bsky.social
Libraries, nature (especially owls!), photography and a sprinkling of modern life. Ever curious.
Purple too, and countless tiny ones..... #fungi #fungifriends
September 21, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Purple too, and countless tiny ones..... #fungi #fungifriends
Love this time of year - another weekend exploring our wood. Masses of fungi, most of which I've no idea exactly what they are, but many colours, and many different shapes and sizes.
September 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Love this time of year - another weekend exploring our wood. Masses of fungi, most of which I've no idea exactly what they are, but many colours, and many different shapes and sizes.
Love open house heritage weekend - finally got to see inside one of our local places I've only ever seen from the road. Total surprise and some beautiful details - love their stained glass and murals
September 13, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Love open house heritage weekend - finally got to see inside one of our local places I've only ever seen from the road. Total surprise and some beautiful details - love their stained glass and murals
Chalk hill blue - auditioning to feature as the BlueSky logo.... #UKButterflies
August 18, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Chalk hill blue - auditioning to feature as the BlueSky logo.... #UKButterflies
Also, I bet everyone says this, but can't beliwed bird's nest fungi are SO TINY #fungifriends
August 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Also, I bet everyone says this, but can't beliwed bird's nest fungi are SO TINY #fungifriends
Flowers for Valentines day (seen on my lunchtime fresh air break)
February 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Flowers for Valentines day (seen on my lunchtime fresh air break)
10/10 Kew orchid festival - lots of types I'd never seen before, and some gorgeous displays
February 11, 2025 at 10:07 PM
10/10 Kew orchid festival - lots of types I'd never seen before, and some gorgeous displays
If you see this post, repost with a bridge from your gallery. (this feels like old time tweeting)
January 27, 2025 at 9:09 PM
If you see this post, repost with a bridge from your gallery. (this feels like old time tweeting)
Weather probably influenced this years #BigGardenBirdwatch to be the lowest numbers ever. But I guess should be pleased I at least saw something (6 species, 8 birds in total). Spot the interloper!
January 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Weather probably influenced this years #BigGardenBirdwatch to be the lowest numbers ever. But I guess should be pleased I at least saw something (6 species, 8 birds in total). Spot the interloper!
Walked in our woods today. Pretty sure the clump of pointed leaves will be bluebells (we saw lots of those), and have finders crossed the more rounded ones might grow up to be an orchid! We'll be keeping watch
January 18, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Walked in our woods today. Pretty sure the clump of pointed leaves will be bluebells (we saw lots of those), and have finders crossed the more rounded ones might grow up to be an orchid! We'll be keeping watch
After about a dozen pictures of empty branches, or just a hint of a tail, I finally managed to get a clear photo of a goldcrest - what a hyperactive tiny bird they are!
January 15, 2025 at 10:21 PM
After about a dozen pictures of empty branches, or just a hint of a tail, I finally managed to get a clear photo of a goldcrest - what a hyperactive tiny bird they are!
Even after frost and snow, can still find some of my favourite fungi in the woods - love oysterlings when you just see that hint of white on a twig, then turn it over 🍄
January 9, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Even after frost and snow, can still find some of my favourite fungi in the woods - love oysterlings when you just see that hint of white on a twig, then turn it over 🍄
Seeing so many new butterflies, insects and birds on this trip (even more amazing as most of it spent in conference rooms and hotels - but I hadn't realised Delhi was so green!)
November 23, 2024 at 6:56 AM
Seeing so many new butterflies, insects and birds on this trip (even more amazing as most of it spent in conference rooms and hotels - but I hadn't realised Delhi was so green!)
perfect autumn day for a walk in some different woods - Gloucestershire (as a change from Kent)
November 13, 2024 at 7:50 PM
perfect autumn day for a walk in some different woods - Gloucestershire (as a change from Kent)
A damp walk in our wood - masses of fungi still to be found 🍄
October 26, 2024 at 7:08 PM
A damp walk in our wood - masses of fungi still to be found 🍄
Everything here is so colourful - fish, birds, butterflies - and today we spotted a well-named Mauritius ornate day gecko
October 15, 2024 at 2:32 PM
Everything here is so colourful - fish, birds, butterflies - and today we spotted a well-named Mauritius ornate day gecko
Glasgow's Mitchell library - loved both the busy main library and behind the scenes
October 3, 2024 at 10:15 PM
Glasgow's Mitchell library - loved both the busy main library and behind the scenes
Finding some amazing fungi in the wood - such a selection of shapes and colours (and lots I can't identify - so any tips welcome!) 🍄
September 30, 2024 at 8:57 PM
Finding some amazing fungi in the wood - such a selection of shapes and colours (and lots I can't identify - so any tips welcome!) 🍄
Fungi season well and truly underway (and reminding me how much there is still to learn - always some key feature I forget to check...... ) 🍄
September 16, 2024 at 7:59 PM
Fungi season well and truly underway (and reminding me how much there is still to learn - always some key feature I forget to check...... ) 🍄
Good to explore a new (to me) part of Kent - and first time I've ever seen one of these bright green marsh frogs.
August 29, 2024 at 9:39 PM
Good to explore a new (to me) part of Kent - and first time I've ever seen one of these bright green marsh frogs.
Another lunchbreak watching dragonflies. So much more calming than a computer screen, even if they do zip around too fast to ID. Luckily, some stop for photos
August 23, 2024 at 7:29 PM
Another lunchbreak watching dragonflies. So much more calming than a computer screen, even if they do zip around too fast to ID. Luckily, some stop for photos
New bench installed in Watts Meadow - and some new species spotted while we worked (well, new to WM for me!)
August 10, 2024 at 6:09 PM
New bench installed in Watts Meadow - and some new species spotted while we worked (well, new to WM for me!)
Always something new to see in the garden - thought this was a tiny bee on lavender - turns out its a new-to-me hoverfly: grey-backed snout (and he does have quite a nose!). And always love a sunfly
August 5, 2024 at 3:27 PM
Always something new to see in the garden - thought this was a tiny bee on lavender - turns out its a new-to-me hoverfly: grey-backed snout (and he does have quite a nose!). And always love a sunfly
More butterfly counting today (skippers and small heath), plus seeing some of the last of this years orchids - some gorgeous broadleaved helleborines
July 28, 2024 at 3:22 PM
More butterfly counting today (skippers and small heath), plus seeing some of the last of this years orchids - some gorgeous broadleaved helleborines
Migrant hawkers in the woods today - 5 flying overhead, and one came down to rest
July 27, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Migrant hawkers in the woods today - 5 flying overhead, and one came down to rest