Niki Baker
@nrbakerwriter.bsky.social
Writer. Mostly nocturnal. Avoider of crowds and beaten paths.
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Author of '10:59'.
Shh! We're not supposed to talk about that. 🤫🤐
🌍💚🌲🌊🌿
Author of '10:59'.
Shh! We're not supposed to talk about that. 🤫🤐
Nature does a better job than I ever could! As much of our garden as possible is left wild... and it's FULL of life - bees, butterflies, lizards, voles, beetles, bugs... 😍💚
November 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Nature does a better job than I ever could! As much of our garden as possible is left wild... and it's FULL of life - bees, butterflies, lizards, voles, beetles, bugs... 😍💚
If you gaze long into the moon, the moon also gazes into you...
Happy #Hallowe'en, BlueSky peeps!
Happy #Hallowe'en, BlueSky peeps!
October 31, 2025 at 6:55 PM
If you gaze long into the moon, the moon also gazes into you...
Happy #Hallowe'en, BlueSky peeps!
Happy #Hallowe'en, BlueSky peeps!
Sincerest thanks to all my readers for taking the time and trouble to leave reviews - I really do appreciate it sooo much! 😘
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October 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Sincerest thanks to all my readers for taking the time and trouble to leave reviews - I really do appreciate it sooo much! 😘
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We get such a thrill when we encounter our neighbours 😃 It's such a privilege to share our environment with so many amazing creatures. I mean, look at this beauty... the subtle gleam of its smooth scales... the gorgeous copper colour... the sinuous wiggles... I love slow worms 😍💚
#reptiles #nature
#reptiles #nature
October 29, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Rufus hates being photographed while he's eating. Still, he's more photogenic than I am when I'm caught with food in my mouth. Om nom nom...
#slug #gastropod #nature
#slug #gastropod #nature
October 28, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Rufus hates being photographed while he's eating. Still, he's more photogenic than I am when I'm caught with food in my mouth. Om nom nom...
#slug #gastropod #nature
#slug #gastropod #nature
In the gloaming
I sat watching the forest
gather dusk around its roots.
A tiny wren landed close
then came closer still.
I held those moments as tight as I dared
storing them gently in my memory
among a wealth of similar small treasures.
For it is these rare gifts
that truly make life worth living.
I sat watching the forest
gather dusk around its roots.
A tiny wren landed close
then came closer still.
I held those moments as tight as I dared
storing them gently in my memory
among a wealth of similar small treasures.
For it is these rare gifts
that truly make life worth living.
October 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
In the gloaming
I sat watching the forest
gather dusk around its roots.
A tiny wren landed close
then came closer still.
I held those moments as tight as I dared
storing them gently in my memory
among a wealth of similar small treasures.
For it is these rare gifts
that truly make life worth living.
I sat watching the forest
gather dusk around its roots.
A tiny wren landed close
then came closer still.
I held those moments as tight as I dared
storing them gently in my memory
among a wealth of similar small treasures.
For it is these rare gifts
that truly make life worth living.
I first saw this brilliant, tragic image 5 years ago. Depressingly, nothing whatsoever has changed since then. This is why I'm a #doomer
(PS: If anyone knows the artist, I'd love to credit them.)
(PS: If anyone knows the artist, I'd love to credit them.)
September 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I first saw this brilliant, tragic image 5 years ago. Depressingly, nothing whatsoever has changed since then. This is why I'm a #doomer
(PS: If anyone knows the artist, I'd love to credit them.)
(PS: If anyone knows the artist, I'd love to credit them.)
"Read it. Then share it with everyone you care about." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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August 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
"Read it. Then share it with everyone you care about." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Bsky authors, what would be the most appropriate merch for your book? #booksky #writingcommunity
Mine would probably be a refillable water bottle that says:
"It's like yelling at cows".
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Mine would probably be a refillable water bottle that says:
"It's like yelling at cows".
nrbakerwriter.com/how-to-buy/
August 26, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Bsky authors, what would be the most appropriate merch for your book? #booksky #writingcommunity
Mine would probably be a refillable water bottle that says:
"It's like yelling at cows".
nrbakerwriter.com/how-to-buy/
Mine would probably be a refillable water bottle that says:
"It's like yelling at cows".
nrbakerwriter.com/how-to-buy/
And yet we're still in denial, attributing the increase in cases to an ageing population, genetics, lifestyle choices, etc., etc. No one wants to admit that this is yet another example of clever old homo sapiens sawing off the branch on which it's sitting. 🤦♀️
August 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
And yet we're still in denial, attributing the increase in cases to an ageing population, genetics, lifestyle choices, etc., etc. No one wants to admit that this is yet another example of clever old homo sapiens sawing off the branch on which it's sitting. 🤦♀️
All of the above (order varies) and then...
9) try to sell them a copy of my book 😆😉
#I'llNeverBeAMillionaire
9) try to sell them a copy of my book 😆😉
#I'llNeverBeAMillionaire
July 13, 2025 at 10:39 PM
All of the above (order varies) and then...
9) try to sell them a copy of my book 😆😉
#I'llNeverBeAMillionaire
9) try to sell them a copy of my book 😆😉
#I'llNeverBeAMillionaire
On #WorldPopulationDay it would be downright rude of me not to promote 10:59. And I do try ever so hard not to be rude. 😉💚
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July 11, 2025 at 6:14 PM
On #WorldPopulationDay it would be downright rude of me not to promote 10:59. And I do try ever so hard not to be rude. 😉💚
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Calling all book clubs... Shh! 🤫 My publisher hasn't noticed that you can still get 10:59 as an ebook for only 99p/99c!
www.amazon.com/10-59-N-R-Ba...
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www.amazon.com/10-59-N-R-Ba...
@bskybookclub.bsky.social @lhbookclub.bsky.social @bookclubsinschools.bsky.social @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social
June 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Calling all book clubs... Shh! 🤫 My publisher hasn't noticed that you can still get 10:59 as an ebook for only 99p/99c!
www.amazon.com/10-59-N-R-Ba...
@bskybookclub.bsky.social @lhbookclub.bsky.social @bookclubsinschools.bsky.social @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social
www.amazon.com/10-59-N-R-Ba...
@bskybookclub.bsky.social @lhbookclub.bsky.social @bookclubsinschools.bsky.social @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social
Just in case you were wondering about the modern equivalent of the phrase "fiddling while Rome burns"...
I didn't know I'd lost my old boo. Where did it go? I didn't even know I had a boo. Do I need an app to find my new one?
I didn't know I'd lost my old boo. Where did it go? I didn't even know I had a boo. Do I need an app to find my new one?
May 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Just in case you were wondering about the modern equivalent of the phrase "fiddling while Rome burns"...
I didn't know I'd lost my old boo. Where did it go? I didn't even know I had a boo. Do I need an app to find my new one?
I didn't know I'd lost my old boo. Where did it go? I didn't even know I had a boo. Do I need an app to find my new one?
Look what #nature has done in my garden! 😍 And it's bursting with life: bees, butterflies, bugs, lizards...
#rewild #rewilding #lawnsareboring
#rewild #rewilding #lawnsareboring
May 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Look what #nature has done in my garden! 😍 And it's bursting with life: bees, butterflies, bugs, lizards...
#rewild #rewilding #lawnsareboring
#rewild #rewilding #lawnsareboring
How cool is this?! Found on Instagram... 😃
May 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM
How cool is this?! Found on Instagram... 😃
Look at this little poser!
Froghoppers have been around since the early Jurassic period. They can jump 70cm vertically and 100x their length, experiencing 400 G acceleration. They are tiny, flamboyantly-dressed marvels of nature. The nymphs, known as spittlebugs, surround themselves in foam. 💚
Froghoppers have been around since the early Jurassic period. They can jump 70cm vertically and 100x their length, experiencing 400 G acceleration. They are tiny, flamboyantly-dressed marvels of nature. The nymphs, known as spittlebugs, surround themselves in foam. 💚
April 25, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Look at this little poser!
Froghoppers have been around since the early Jurassic period. They can jump 70cm vertically and 100x their length, experiencing 400 G acceleration. They are tiny, flamboyantly-dressed marvels of nature. The nymphs, known as spittlebugs, surround themselves in foam. 💚
Froghoppers have been around since the early Jurassic period. They can jump 70cm vertically and 100x their length, experiencing 400 G acceleration. They are tiny, flamboyantly-dressed marvels of nature. The nymphs, known as spittlebugs, surround themselves in foam. 💚
April 12, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Wonderful photos, Sue, full of joy. Grief is an expression of love, isn't it? We are so blessed (and I don't mean in a religious sense) to share part of our lives with such beautiful souls. I still miss this one:
March 11, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Wonderful photos, Sue, full of joy. Grief is an expression of love, isn't it? We are so blessed (and I don't mean in a religious sense) to share part of our lives with such beautiful souls. I still miss this one:
I can see why the Leitrim moon is highly rated, but I have somewhat darker tastes and I'd have to say that my favourite moon is the one between these two trees in central France.
March 11, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I can see why the Leitrim moon is highly rated, but I have somewhat darker tastes and I'd have to say that my favourite moon is the one between these two trees in central France.
Pellets of compressed sawdust, marketed as a "renewable" & "eco-friendly" alternative to burning fossil fuels. But due to scale of demand, old-growth forests are felled to make way for pine plantations for biomass, and pellets are shipped around the world in plastic sacks. ☹️
March 7, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Pellets of compressed sawdust, marketed as a "renewable" & "eco-friendly" alternative to burning fossil fuels. But due to scale of demand, old-growth forests are felled to make way for pine plantations for biomass, and pellets are shipped around the world in plastic sacks. ☹️