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Mark Hayward
@markhayward.bsky.social
Husband of Sally, father of Tom. Retired teacher and lecturer. Geomorphology, geology, soil science, weather and climate, ecology. Liberal left and Green. Citizen of Earth.
Sudden arrival of warmer air.
January 5, 2025 at 7:08 AM
The cold front has passed.
January 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Kudos to Plos.

Make sure you follow them here --> @plos.org

And please share. 🔬🙌
December 17, 2024 at 8:58 AM
Private healthcare is lobbying Wes Streeting to sign a new PFI deal with them. Time is running out to ask Wes Streeting to say NO. Please add your name to this petition now. #NoNewPFI

weownit.org.uk/act-now/tell...
Tell Wes Streeting - NO new PFI in our NHS!
weownit.org.uk
December 14, 2024 at 2:02 PM
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If you oppose NHS privatisation, please could you repost this and follow me? I need to know who to follow next (it’ll be you!) 🌟🌟🌟
November 22, 2024 at 7:33 AM
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This is a war not *just* against the living planet, not *just* against the common good, but against the very nature of material reality. The ultimate expression of power is to say "night is day", and have others believe you.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Chris Wright: Trump nominates fracking executive to lead Energy Department - BBC News
Wright is expected to fulfil Trump's campaign promise to "drill, baby, drill" and maximise US energy production.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 17, 2024 at 10:52 AM
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You must all follow the brilliant @michaelemann.bsky.social, an incredibly brave guy who not only does great climate science, but fights for it against a constant barrage of denial.
November 13, 2024 at 2:11 PM
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Hurray! Chris Packham's here. @chrisgpackham.bsky.social
Our cup runneth over. Do follow him.
November 14, 2024 at 8:28 AM
In a school atlas from 1981.
September 22, 2024 at 3:22 PM
Stonehenge tale gets ‘weirder’ as Orkney is ruled out as altar stone origin www.theguardian.com/uk-news/arti...
September 6, 2024 at 11:32 AM
#volcanoes #poem
allpoetry.com/Thule,-the-P...
Thule: Iceland
Trinacria: Sicily
Fogo is one of the Cabo Verde islands.
September 6, 2024 at 10:23 AM
A brilliant book about #art, #painting. Detailed analysis of contexts too, including historical, cultural and social. Personally I'm more interested in these than actual technique.
September 5, 2024 at 10:39 AM
September 4, 2024 at 10:52 AM
X has been shunted from my home and app screens. Not missing it. Something changed while I was in intensive care for a serious chest infection.
September 4, 2024 at 9:58 AM
Haven't posted or read for a while. Wasted time on X trying to get idiots to see sense.
August 6, 2024 at 6:48 AM
In the South, a chilly North wind can be compensated for. It's good for gardening, walking, and even lolling.
June 10, 2024 at 1:29 PM
Barra on Wednesday
Dun Sgùrabhal broch. Lots of thrift (Armeria maritima). The northern headland, is connected to the main island (Barra) by a tombolo.
May 23, 2024 at 7:14 AM
Vatersay east and west beaches on Tuesday
May 22, 2024 at 7:08 AM
Enjoying ❤️ the Outer Hebrides
Lewis and Harris
May 14, 2024 at 4:35 AM
Steering clear of arguments on this platform, here are a few recent pictures from walks in West Wood near Winchester.
April 21, 2024 at 5:42 AM
Looking forward to the new 🏏 season starting tomorrow
🌞🌞🌞🌞.
April 4, 2024 at 7:46 AM
Read the book, love trees and forests.
youtu.be/3PvbU6fV8pg?...
March 29, 2024 at 11:38 AM
#Spring buds: ash sapling, hazel, blackthorn leaves.
March 22, 2024 at 8:42 AM
Birthday outing to the seaside: Friars Cliff beach, Christchurch.
Followed by Laphroaig.
March 19, 2024 at 3:10 PM