Marc Connolly🌻
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Marc Connolly🌻
@marcconnolly.bsky.social
· Nov 25
My tree of the day — a pedunculate oak, still holding on to its leaves.
My brother and I at The Offspring. It was a great show :-)
November 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
My brother and I at The Offspring. It was a great show :-)
Tree of the day is this Japanese maple tree (April and October)
October 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Tree of the day is this Japanese maple tree (April and October)
Recent trip to the GoT Studio Tour in Banbridge- it was a lot of fun
October 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Recent trip to the GoT Studio Tour in Banbridge- it was a lot of fun
An excuse to post the Shakespeare joke I found actually funny...
GLENDOWER:
I can call spirits from the vasty deep.
HOTSPUR:
Why, so can I, or so can any man;
But will they come when you do call for them?
#shakespearesunday
GLENDOWER:
I can call spirits from the vasty deep.
HOTSPUR:
Why, so can I, or so can any man;
But will they come when you do call for them?
#shakespearesunday
October 19, 2025 at 9:31 PM
An excuse to post the Shakespeare joke I found actually funny...
GLENDOWER:
I can call spirits from the vasty deep.
HOTSPUR:
Why, so can I, or so can any man;
But will they come when you do call for them?
#shakespearesunday
GLENDOWER:
I can call spirits from the vasty deep.
HOTSPUR:
Why, so can I, or so can any man;
But will they come when you do call for them?
#shakespearesunday
Im in this photo!
This was a really interesting historical tour of Belfast – really recommended!
This was a really interesting historical tour of Belfast – really recommended!
Second of todays Doctors and Diseases walking tours for
@belfastfestival.bsky.social looking at Belfast’s medical history. Next two walks on 1.11.25, at 11am & 2pm. Book via the QR Code or 2025: belfastinternationalartsfestival.com/event/drs-an...
@belfastfestival.bsky.social looking at Belfast’s medical history. Next two walks on 1.11.25, at 11am & 2pm. Book via the QR Code or 2025: belfastinternationalartsfestival.com/event/drs-an...
October 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Im in this photo!
This was a really interesting historical tour of Belfast – really recommended!
This was a really interesting historical tour of Belfast – really recommended!
This is such a nice song: a favourite from this year
I get back from holiday and this beautiful track by Big Thief and Laraaji is finally in public domain. Grandmother, from what I think is the best Big Thief album by a long way, Double Infinity.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqIe...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqIe...
Big Thief - Grandmother (feat. Laraaji) [Official Lyric Video]
YouTube video by Big Thief
www.youtube.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This is such a nice song: a favourite from this year
Out and about on my birthday :-)
September 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Out and about on my birthday :-)
Prague night tour
September 28, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Prague night tour
Tree of the day – a big old sycamore at the Lennon Wall in Prague
September 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Tree of the day – a big old sycamore at the Lennon Wall in Prague
I had this little poem in my head all day
By Kobayashi Issa (HT @bashosociety.bsky.social for sharing)
By Kobayashi Issa (HT @bashosociety.bsky.social for sharing)
September 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I had this little poem in my head all day
By Kobayashi Issa (HT @bashosociety.bsky.social for sharing)
By Kobayashi Issa (HT @bashosociety.bsky.social for sharing)
Today's tree is this rather special Cedar of Lebanon
August 22, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Today's tree is this rather special Cedar of Lebanon
Family catch-up in Belfast
August 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Family catch-up in Belfast
Reposted by Marc Connolly🌻
I love that this plant is someone's favorite. Native over there. Of course it's invasive over here. And personally it's way too "spikey" for my liking. 😂
July 27, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I love that this plant is someone's favorite. Native over there. Of course it's invasive over here. And personally it's way too "spikey" for my liking. 😂
This teasel plant self-seeded in my garden and is now my favouite. Its about 6ft, with lots of little pools of water where the leaves meet up the stems, making it v popular with insects too
July 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
This teasel plant self-seeded in my garden and is now my favouite. Its about 6ft, with lots of little pools of water where the leaves meet up the stems, making it v popular with insects too
Reposted by Marc Connolly🌻
Local, middle-aged woman outside the Europa Hotel in Belfast just now: "It's called 28 Years Later but I don't know what it's about - is it the Good Friday Agreement?
June 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Local, middle-aged woman outside the Europa Hotel in Belfast just now: "It's called 28 Years Later but I don't know what it's about - is it the Good Friday Agreement?
My tree of the day - yew
May 26, 2025 at 12:24 AM
My tree of the day - yew
Mr Wisteria is, understandably, tree of the day
May 21, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Mr Wisteria is, understandably, tree of the day
Wild garlic update
May 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Wild garlic update
Quite a big wild garlic patch. I do like the smell after the rain
April 19, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Quite a big wild garlic patch. I do like the smell after the rain
Great article on the gap between how we value human and natural heritage. Interesting that in Portugal and Italy, anyone is able to recommend a tree for protection www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Why Veteran Trees Deserve the Same Protection as Ancient Monuments
The destruction of a venerable oak tree highlights the importance of safeguarding biodiversity.
www.bloomberg.com
April 19, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Great article on the gap between how we value human and natural heritage. Interesting that in Portugal and Italy, anyone is able to recommend a tree for protection www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
I really enjoyed Mikey 17. Hope it does well as it was such an original and fun sci fi & political satire, with great cast and performances. My one issue is how very naïve folks in sci fi stories are about the fact that death-followed-by-cloning still equals death. See also: teleporters in Star Trek
March 20, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I really enjoyed Mikey 17. Hope it does well as it was such an original and fun sci fi & political satire, with great cast and performances. My one issue is how very naïve folks in sci fi stories are about the fact that death-followed-by-cloning still equals death. See also: teleporters in Star Trek
My #thicktrunktuesday nomination — yew tree at St. Andrew's Church, Totteridge. Perhaps the oldest living thing in London.
March 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
My #thicktrunktuesday nomination — yew tree at St. Andrew's Church, Totteridge. Perhaps the oldest living thing in London.
My tree of the day is this holm oak in Armagh
March 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
My tree of the day is this holm oak in Armagh