Laura
@kelpiewrangler.bsky.social
Vellichorist, frustrated sculptress/painter, gardener, collector of flotsam, and jetsam.
Pinned
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Original Ladybird artwork - John Berry’s sensitive portrait of the ‘handler’ in a scene from ‘The Pottery Makers’ (Stoke on Trent, 1969)
November 12, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Original Ladybird artwork - John Berry’s sensitive portrait of the ‘handler’ in a scene from ‘The Pottery Makers’ (Stoke on Trent, 1969)
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A male bearded tit at RSPB Leighton Moss last week.
#birds #ukbirding #ukwildlife #birdphotography #naturephotography
#birds #ukbirding #ukwildlife #birdphotography #naturephotography
November 10, 2025 at 8:40 AM
A male bearded tit at RSPB Leighton Moss last week.
#birds #ukbirding #ukwildlife #birdphotography #naturephotography
#birds #ukbirding #ukwildlife #birdphotography #naturephotography
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Delightful detail from the Roman “unswept floor” mosaic by Heraclitus, showing a mouse nibbling a walnut.
Superb use of darker tiles for subtle shadow effect!
2nd century AD. Vatican Museums www.museivaticani.va/content/muse...
#MosaicMonday
#Archaeology
Superb use of darker tiles for subtle shadow effect!
2nd century AD. Vatican Museums www.museivaticani.va/content/muse...
#MosaicMonday
#Archaeology
November 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Delightful detail from the Roman “unswept floor” mosaic by Heraclitus, showing a mouse nibbling a walnut.
Superb use of darker tiles for subtle shadow effect!
2nd century AD. Vatican Museums www.museivaticani.va/content/muse...
#MosaicMonday
#Archaeology
Superb use of darker tiles for subtle shadow effect!
2nd century AD. Vatican Museums www.museivaticani.va/content/muse...
#MosaicMonday
#Archaeology
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Sweet sustenance and symbol: Rosemary Remembrance Cake is #RecipeOfTheDay www.nigella.com/recipes/rose...
Rosemary Remembrance Cake
The food we eat connects us so deeply to those we love and, perhaps, especially so when they are no longer with us. And this recipe is really in honour of my maternal grandmother, and not just because...
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November 9, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Sweet sustenance and symbol: Rosemary Remembrance Cake is #RecipeOfTheDay www.nigella.com/recipes/rose...
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Across the quiet fields the poppies burn,
Their crimson glow where lost hearts turn;
Each bloom a name the wind recalls,
Whispered softly through autumn’s halls.
Beneath this sky, so still, so wide,
The past walks gently by our side.
'The Poppy Fields - Ackworth' Courtesy of Tim Hill #Remembrance
Their crimson glow where lost hearts turn;
Each bloom a name the wind recalls,
Whispered softly through autumn’s halls.
Beneath this sky, so still, so wide,
The past walks gently by our side.
'The Poppy Fields - Ackworth' Courtesy of Tim Hill #Remembrance
November 9, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Across the quiet fields the poppies burn,
Their crimson glow where lost hearts turn;
Each bloom a name the wind recalls,
Whispered softly through autumn’s halls.
Beneath this sky, so still, so wide,
The past walks gently by our side.
'The Poppy Fields - Ackworth' Courtesy of Tim Hill #Remembrance
Their crimson glow where lost hearts turn;
Each bloom a name the wind recalls,
Whispered softly through autumn’s halls.
Beneath this sky, so still, so wide,
The past walks gently by our side.
'The Poppy Fields - Ackworth' Courtesy of Tim Hill #Remembrance
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We will remember them. In our churches, there are many reminders of tragic toll of the First World War.
On the altar at St Beuno's, Penmorfa in Gwynedd is a simple cross that was carved by Emile de Vynck, a refugee from Belgium, who luckily escaped the conflict on the Continent.
On the altar at St Beuno's, Penmorfa in Gwynedd is a simple cross that was carved by Emile de Vynck, a refugee from Belgium, who luckily escaped the conflict on the Continent.
November 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
We will remember them. In our churches, there are many reminders of tragic toll of the First World War.
On the altar at St Beuno's, Penmorfa in Gwynedd is a simple cross that was carved by Emile de Vynck, a refugee from Belgium, who luckily escaped the conflict on the Continent.
On the altar at St Beuno's, Penmorfa in Gwynedd is a simple cross that was carved by Emile de Vynck, a refugee from Belgium, who luckily escaped the conflict on the Continent.
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The Great Pumpkin met his match.
November 9, 2025 at 9:13 AM
The Great Pumpkin met his match.
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Received a suspicious letter purporting to be from @bt_uk
Googled their correct number & found it is indeed a scam
Rang @actionfrauduk & reported it as BT only record email/phone scams!
If you have anything like this, do not respond, & report it to the above
#scams #criminals
#BT
Googled their correct number & found it is indeed a scam
Rang @actionfrauduk & reported it as BT only record email/phone scams!
If you have anything like this, do not respond, & report it to the above
#scams #criminals
#BT
November 6, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Received a suspicious letter purporting to be from @bt_uk
Googled their correct number & found it is indeed a scam
Rang @actionfrauduk & reported it as BT only record email/phone scams!
If you have anything like this, do not respond, & report it to the above
#scams #criminals
#BT
Googled their correct number & found it is indeed a scam
Rang @actionfrauduk & reported it as BT only record email/phone scams!
If you have anything like this, do not respond, & report it to the above
#scams #criminals
#BT
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Marcella Giulia Pace, Italian astrophotographer who took ten years to capture 48 colours of the moon #WomensArt (via Amazing Physics) #FullMoon
November 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Marcella Giulia Pace, Italian astrophotographer who took ten years to capture 48 colours of the moon #WomensArt (via Amazing Physics) #FullMoon
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We've been down on the beach today picking up firework debris. It's odd, isn't it, that you can be fined £250 for dropping litter but somehow it's OK to launch rockets containing plastic casings into the sky.
November 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM
We've been down on the beach today picking up firework debris. It's odd, isn't it, that you can be fined £250 for dropping litter but somehow it's OK to launch rockets containing plastic casings into the sky.
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You don't get this level of excitement in my local Tesco.
Shoppers at the Branson Walmart were stunned after a black bear wandered inside, picked up a can of bear spray, and accidentally sprayed it down an aisle before walking back out through the front doors. Several people were treated for coughing and irritation, and the bear was safely guided away.
November 4, 2025 at 11:19 AM
You don't get this level of excitement in my local Tesco.
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One final marvellous garment from the Rijksmuseum, a longtime favourite in the shape of a mid #1820s dark green riding habit trimmed will gold braid. Home after our whirlwind of a weekend in Amsterdam @rijksmuseum.bsky.social #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
November 3, 2025 at 1:04 PM
One final marvellous garment from the Rijksmuseum, a longtime favourite in the shape of a mid #1820s dark green riding habit trimmed will gold braid. Home after our whirlwind of a weekend in Amsterdam @rijksmuseum.bsky.social #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
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www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... Flamingo news. People of Cornwall, help to find Frankie and take her to safety.
Frankie the flamingo missing after escaping from wildlife sanctuary in Cornwall
Four-month-old bird managed to fly away from Paradise Park on Sunday despite having feathers clipped
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November 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... Flamingo news. People of Cornwall, help to find Frankie and take her to safety.
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Post of the week, possibly post of the year. Possibly the best post of all time featuring a guinea pig.
October 31, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Post of the week, possibly post of the year. Possibly the best post of all time featuring a guinea pig.
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A Halloween Special, Slime Soup is #RecipeOfTheDay! I may have given it an intentionally unappealing name, but I can vouch for the deliciousness of this easy cheesy peasy soup www.nigella.com/recipes/slim...
Slime Soup
This is just the thing to set children up for a night of marauding through the chilly streets trick-or-treating, or to warm them up once they get home. I know the title sounds disgusting — it's meant ...
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October 30, 2025 at 11:40 AM
A Halloween Special, Slime Soup is #RecipeOfTheDay! I may have given it an intentionally unappealing name, but I can vouch for the deliciousness of this easy cheesy peasy soup www.nigella.com/recipes/slim...
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A shell built room by room: the Chambered Nautilus adjusts its buoyancy like a tiny submarine. It’s the kind of real creature that fuels maritime myths.
October 29, 2025 at 8:01 AM
A shell built room by room: the Chambered Nautilus adjusts its buoyancy like a tiny submarine. It’s the kind of real creature that fuels maritime myths.
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October 29, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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Good grief
Rachel Reeves at an investment summit in Riyadh: "AI underpins everything we do" as a government
October 28, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Good grief
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👀😬 Bulging eyes and razor-sharp teeth. The Vampire Rabbit of Newcastle Upon Tyne - sits atop a ghostly doorway near to Amen Corner 🙏 at St. Nicholas Churchyard. 🧛♂️🐰👻
Look closely and the door itself has a ghostly countenance...😱 #iseefaces
Look closely and the door itself has a ghostly countenance...😱 #iseefaces
October 28, 2025 at 7:34 AM
👀😬 Bulging eyes and razor-sharp teeth. The Vampire Rabbit of Newcastle Upon Tyne - sits atop a ghostly doorway near to Amen Corner 🙏 at St. Nicholas Churchyard. 🧛♂️🐰👻
Look closely and the door itself has a ghostly countenance...😱 #iseefaces
Look closely and the door itself has a ghostly countenance...😱 #iseefaces
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A new Scottish tartan memorializing the (mainly) female victims of the Witchcraft Act has been officially registered, created by Claire Mitchell and Zoe Venditozzi, founders of the Witches of Scotland campaign #WomensArt
via Smithsonian Magazine
via Smithsonian Magazine
October 27, 2025 at 4:41 AM
A new Scottish tartan memorializing the (mainly) female victims of the Witchcraft Act has been officially registered, created by Claire Mitchell and Zoe Venditozzi, founders of the Witches of Scotland campaign #WomensArt
via Smithsonian Magazine
via Smithsonian Magazine
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Vasilisa Romanenko is an illustrator who focuses on naturalistic fantasy. Her work is inspired by nature, botany, folk art, and textile design. She often depicts botanical elements, birds and insects, seeing her art as a "window to a magical world”, and works primarily with acrylic paint on canvas.
October 26, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Vasilisa Romanenko is an illustrator who focuses on naturalistic fantasy. Her work is inspired by nature, botany, folk art, and textile design. She often depicts botanical elements, birds and insects, seeing her art as a "window to a magical world”, and works primarily with acrylic paint on canvas.