PatchieSteve
@patchiesteve.bsky.social
Keeper of Exclamations and Curiosity! And Chief Snorer of ever-dissolving words, Underground Mice Writer, and co-creator of writteninhope.ink/the-between
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I subscribed to Strong Words without knowing anything about it, except from hearing its editor speak on a BBC Artworks podcast. I'm now most of the way through issue 59 and enjoying it immensley. If you love books and the printed word, I'm sure you'll love this 📚. @strongwordsmag.bsky.social
October 26, 2025 at 9:56 AM
I subscribed to Strong Words without knowing anything about it, except from hearing its editor speak on a BBC Artworks podcast. I'm now most of the way through issue 59 and enjoying it immensley. If you love books and the printed word, I'm sure you'll love this 📚. @strongwordsmag.bsky.social
It arrived in the post today. Second-hand from Ebay 😁📚
October 8, 2025 at 6:38 PM
It arrived in the post today. Second-hand from Ebay 😁📚
Thank you, Monique. It's part of Europe from the Albert Memorial in London, opposite the Albert Hall
August 20, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Thank you, Monique. It's part of Europe from the Albert Memorial in London, opposite the Albert Hall
My garden continues to surprise. This beautiful rose was such a joy when it decided to bloom this morning - it did not look like it was going to be this spectacular when it was a small bud. The comma looks so full with life, too, its bright copper catching my eye. Took a few days to settle on leaf 🦋
June 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
My garden continues to surprise. This beautiful rose was such a joy when it decided to bloom this morning - it did not look like it was going to be this spectacular when it was a small bud. The comma looks so full with life, too, its bright copper catching my eye. Took a few days to settle on leaf 🦋
Red
I slow to a stop
Here, be flowers
Here, be me
Rising from the green
Onward I go
I slow to a stop
Here, be flowers
Here, be me
Rising from the green
Onward I go
June 17, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Red
I slow to a stop
Here, be flowers
Here, be me
Rising from the green
Onward I go
I slow to a stop
Here, be flowers
Here, be me
Rising from the green
Onward I go
The bee bumbles round, a ball in a roulette wheel, all its honey on red
June 17, 2025 at 7:24 AM
The bee bumbles round, a ball in a roulette wheel, all its honey on red
The first bloom of my rosa mundi brings joy to my days.
May 31, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The first bloom of my rosa mundi brings joy to my days.
Anyone know which hungry caterpillar this is? Not a quiz, I just can't work it out 😁🌿🐛
March 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Anyone know which hungry caterpillar this is? Not a quiz, I just can't work it out 😁🌿🐛
That's very helpful, thanks, Emma. I think I may have a couple of Ash in my garden. This tall one, about 60 feet high, may be one. With crow's (magpie's) nest to spy pirates and land ahoy!
March 20, 2025 at 9:26 AM
That's very helpful, thanks, Emma. I think I may have a couple of Ash in my garden. This tall one, about 60 feet high, may be one. With crow's (magpie's) nest to spy pirates and land ahoy!
One of my favourite local oaks. A beauty 🌳 full with leaf inside, waiting to burst forth. One of the last of the UK trees to spring into green, I believe
March 20, 2025 at 6:11 AM
One of my favourite local oaks. A beauty 🌳 full with leaf inside, waiting to burst forth. One of the last of the UK trees to spring into green, I believe
Met a frog on my way to the train station. Up early! Jump to it
March 20, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Met a frog on my way to the train station. Up early! Jump to it
Another great cover from Private Eye 💙
March 19, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Another great cover from Private Eye 💙
Yes 😍. I have been gardening today and was admiring this little gathering
March 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Yes 😍. I have been gardening today and was admiring this little gathering
A brimstone butterfly settles among my wild geraniums. Second butterfly of the day, after the peacock earlier.
March 19, 2025 at 11:48 AM
A brimstone butterfly settles among my wild geraniums. Second butterfly of the day, after the peacock earlier.
The long tailed tit darts around my branches, sounding like two ball bearings colliding against each other. It's too quick for me to catch in all its glory.
March 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
The long tailed tit darts around my branches, sounding like two ball bearings colliding against each other. It's too quick for me to catch in all its glory.
The magpies are nesting, high up above my garden seat. Barking like angry dogs
March 19, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The magpies are nesting, high up above my garden seat. Barking like angry dogs
A peacock butterfly has come to bathe beside me while I garden in the sun, a Robin sings in the blossom and a magpie barks quietly from up on high
March 19, 2025 at 10:52 AM
A peacock butterfly has come to bathe beside me while I garden in the sun, a Robin sings in the blossom and a magpie barks quietly from up on high
Just settling down for an evening of reading Gulag by @anneapplebaum.bsky.social
March 15, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Just settling down for an evening of reading Gulag by @anneapplebaum.bsky.social
Their heads do nod as I pass, gathered together in fallen leaves, not grass. How they whisper, how they #chime. With golden trumpets, they put on a play, and I, a crowd of one, do pause briefly to see. No fee. They're just the ticket for me, to lighten my step, lift my chin, begin this day.
#vss365
#vss365
March 12, 2025 at 10:02 AM
A beautiful crocus sprung open for the sun, and me and every bee, and all who pass on this wooded walk.
March 9, 2025 at 1:52 PM
A beautiful crocus sprung open for the sun, and me and every bee, and all who pass on this wooded walk.
I found some calm in the soil. Found me a worm as I dug, planted two white primroses, side by side to keep each other company and brighten the day, to keep me steady as I head on my way.
March 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I found some calm in the soil. Found me a worm as I dug, planted two white primroses, side by side to keep each other company and brighten the day, to keep me steady as I head on my way.
I did 😁 and yes. I decided on a very small book.
December 18, 2024 at 6:27 PM
I did 😁 and yes. I decided on a very small book.
@dauntbooks.bsky.social enjoyed an afternoon of browsing at this beautiful and busy bookshop near Bond Street in London #bookshops
December 18, 2024 at 6:14 PM
@dauntbooks.bsky.social enjoyed an afternoon of browsing at this beautiful and busy bookshop near Bond Street in London #bookshops
I'm glad it didn't ruin it for you. Talking of which, my last puzzle was of the ruins of Corfe😁 I love a good puzzle, good for the head.
December 12, 2024 at 4:32 PM
I'm glad it didn't ruin it for you. Talking of which, my last puzzle was of the ruins of Corfe😁 I love a good puzzle, good for the head.