The Christmas adverts on UK TV this year are terrible. A focus on glamour and luxury in place of the usual nice, heartfelt (if admittedly twee) stuff. Soulless consumerism—particularly heinous in light of the number of folk struggling to buy food, never mind presents and velvet dresses

Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline.

kill the part of ego that’s afraid to look stupid. watch your dreams spring forth from its corpse

First real cold day (~3°C) of autumn. Feels late; trees around here seem confused, lots still in leaf. Some flowers even tentatively starting to bloom, feeling that this mildness must be spring. Mistimed growth in a warming climate will cause problems, surely

Yeah I’m on the apps. The one that identifies a flower by its petals. The one that recognizes a bird by its song. The one that tells what kind of whale swallowed you by its tongue

The day I turned 20, a sparrow flew into my kitchen window and broke her neck. Spent the decade an alcoholic, wallowing. The day I turned 30, I opened my curtains to see three photorealistic horses - two adults and a foal - in the clouds. The meaning of this omen? What does the coming decade hold?

First post on here: sunset walk with the puppy. Getting out of town and into the countryside at least once a day is a necessity for my mental wellbeing. Coming on here from The Other App gives a similar feeling of relief!