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Ruth Butler
@ruthdotbutler.bsky.social
Day job in heritage education & public engagement with #archives + volunteer roles focusing on #history #heritage & #culture inc #SarumChronicle & City Livery. Views my own.
Rain clouds cleared & @salisburycathedral.bsky.social bathed in late afternoon #autumn sunshine.

#stormhour #autumncolours
October 25, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Wiltshire #bigsky at its best on my drive home with #moonrise over Roundway Down & #sunset over Bromham. Beautiful.

#Wiltshire #fullmoon
October 6, 2025 at 11:35 PM
A much needed day off. A spot of #mindful wandering around my happy space - the Cathedral Close @salisburycathedral.bsky.social Popped into @salisburymuseum.bsky.social for another look at the #ElizabethFrink exhibition. Still time to catch the last few days.
#wellbeing #salisbury
September 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
A lovely looking sky earlier this evening (Tuesday), but wispy #cirrus #clouds a sure sign rain is on its way. How much rain is another matter.

#stormhour #cloudscape #summer #weather
August 26, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Great 'in conversation' event with @alanlester.bsky.social & @sathnam.bsky.social @salisburycathedral.bsky.social Every day a learning day & so relevant to my day job with #archives & as a #volunteer guide at the Cathedral.
August 1, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Go England. What a result. Amazing team effort. And congrats to Michelle Agyemang on being named Young Player of the tournament.
#lionesses #kcl #reggie #kingscollegelondon
July 27, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Also popped by to say hello to the Salisbury Giant & Hobnob @salisburymuseum.bsky.social He was a mascot for the #medieval Tailors' Guild in #Salisbury. Pageant giants / figures were once a common sight in parades involving livery companies & trade guilds in cities across the country.
#citylivery
July 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Running a few errands in town but had time to pop into @salisburymuseum.bsky.social to see the Frink #exhibition (for the third time). Lovely to just sit, look & contemplate.
#elizabethfrink @wessexmuseums.bsky.social
July 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
July 12, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Where #Roman, #Medieval & modern London meet. St Alphage Garden by London Wall is one of my favourite City spots.

#cityoflondon #citylivery #history #heritage
June 3, 2025 at 8:16 AM
No need for the gym when you've moved 42 boxes of books weighing in at 530kg! Something special about opening those first boxes to see fab looking *Churches of Salisbury & District*. See website for pre-launch offer & order form.👇
sarumchronicle.wordpress.com/churches/

#sarumchronicle #churches
June 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM
They've arrived.🎉 Tad later than expected... but they're here. All 750 copies of *Churches of Salisbury & District*. See website for offer price & order form which downloads automatically.
sarumchronicle.wordpress.com/churches/

#salisbury #churches #history #architecture #sarumchronicle
May 30, 2025 at 8:17 PM
May 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Fierce blaze at Highpost Farm late this afternoon sending up a thick pall of black smoke. Hope everyone's ok.
#fire #Salisbury @salisburyjournal.bsky.social
May 17, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Beautiful #gardencolour as the sun peaked out from behind the early morning cloud today - a peachy coloured #rose, red #peonies & yellow #poppies.

#gardenflowers
May 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
#OTD 1945 it looks like dad was denied #VEDay leave! In Egypt with #REME (Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers) - either he'd upset someone or as a senior NCO was made responsible for ensuring junior ranks behaved themselves... (He would have hated that!)
May 8, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The yellow #peonies seemed rather short-lived this year. Seed heads are all the remain. My red #peony is now showing itself (alongside the Welsh poppies) with a couple of other buds yet to open. #gardencolour #yellowpeonies #redpeonies
May 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
A glorious May day with cathedral & trees looking splendid in the spring sunshine.
@salisburycathedral.bsky.social
#treeoftheday #treesoftheday #salisbury
May 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Trees of the day - Cedar trees in the Cloister Garth @salisburycathedral.bsky.social Planted to celebrate the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837.
#treeoftheday
April 27, 2025 at 10:26 AM
April 26, 2025 at 11:35 AM
What, a wire hair #dachsie...?! Had to pause & rewind @channel4news.bsky.social report from Rome just to be sure. This lovely #dachsund apparently part of the city's civil protection team. Go #dachshunds.
April 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Not sure the #peonies count for #wildflowerhour but they have been in this garden for 50yrs. Cranesbill geraniums are taking over. Welsh poppies about to burst forth. Plus daisies & dandelions. I like a wild garden! (That's my excuse & I'm sticking to it.😆)
April 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM
April 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Massive fire at #OldSarum has gutted a #WW1 hangar & looked to be spreading to airfield cafe. Firefighters had to go to Lysander Rd & The Portway to connect to hydrants. Go Skydive staff managed to rescue some of their kit. BDAC #museum appears ok.🤞
#listedbuilding #lostheritage #history
April 17, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Listed #WW1 hangars at #OldSarum being destroyed by massive #fire
#heritage gone.

@salisburyjournal.bsky.social
April 17, 2025 at 6:11 PM