Don Ismay (aka @prosobranchia)
@prosobranchia.bsky.social
Retired NHS Mental Health Advanced Nurse Practitioner/ Prescriber/ erstwhile marine biologist, archaeological digger.
Likes cooking, Darts (Caballeros), quizes, and loves Helen. Trainee Grandad.
Refugee from "Twitter". Cumbrian.
Likes cooking, Darts (Caballeros), quizes, and loves Helen. Trainee Grandad.
Refugee from "Twitter". Cumbrian.
They said "Not relevant to the plot!? --It's the whole plot!
October 25, 2025 at 6:37 AM
They said "Not relevant to the plot!? --It's the whole plot!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-engl...
Grass-of-Parnassus is the county flower seen on the Cumberland county flag and also on Cumberland Council's logo
Grass-of-Parnassus is the county flower seen on the Cumberland county flag and also on Cumberland Council's logo
Cumbria's 'striking' county flower thriving on the fells
Grass-of-Parnassus, which grows on marshy land, has been wiped out elsewhere in the UK.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 15, 2025 at 8:09 AM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-engl...
Grass-of-Parnassus is the county flower seen on the Cumberland county flag and also on Cumberland Council's logo
Grass-of-Parnassus is the county flower seen on the Cumberland county flag and also on Cumberland Council's logo
Apparently I am 57% Engand & Northwestern Europe, 37%Scotland,4% Denmark and 2% Cornwall.
I would identify as English, European and I suppose a bit Scottish (37%) but being called Donald is a bit of a giveaway. I was named after my father's cousin Donald who was killed in WWII.
I would identify as English, European and I suppose a bit Scottish (37%) but being called Donald is a bit of a giveaway. I was named after my father's cousin Donald who was killed in WWII.
May 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Apparently I am 57% Engand & Northwestern Europe, 37%Scotland,4% Denmark and 2% Cornwall.
I would identify as English, European and I suppose a bit Scottish (37%) but being called Donald is a bit of a giveaway. I was named after my father's cousin Donald who was killed in WWII.
I would identify as English, European and I suppose a bit Scottish (37%) but being called Donald is a bit of a giveaway. I was named after my father's cousin Donald who was killed in WWII.
Saw the film "Ocean" today. Frightening to see the destruction caused by the trawling but also heartening to know that there is something which can be done. Attenborough mentioned the UN Ocean Conference in France in June as being a potential turning point. I hope he's right.
May 11, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Saw the film "Ocean" today. Frightening to see the destruction caused by the trawling but also heartening to know that there is something which can be done. Attenborough mentioned the UN Ocean Conference in France in June as being a potential turning point. I hope he's right.
Six Amigos
May 6, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Six Amigos
I visited this museum in 1979 on a backpacking trip around Italy and Greece and vividly remember this gold bee pendant. (I have a postcard of it somewhere in the house!)
April 28, 2025 at 6:48 AM
I visited this museum in 1979 on a backpacking trip around Italy and Greece and vividly remember this gold bee pendant. (I have a postcard of it somewhere in the house!)
Are all the rest descend-ants?
April 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Are all the rest descend-ants?
Also the link to The Observer on the Guardian webpage has gone now. It's a separate site without an app. Not an improvement!
April 27, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Also the link to The Observer on the Guardian webpage has gone now. It's a separate site without an app. Not an improvement!