Stephen Forder
@stephenforder.bsky.social
🇿🇦 Ndlambe, Eastern Cape
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Zapiro always draws it starkly.
February 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Zapiro always draws it starkly.
The sweet, fragrant scent of the blooming acacia karoo pervades the air currently. It's wonderful.
January 9, 2025 at 8:03 AM
The sweet, fragrant scent of the blooming acacia karoo pervades the air currently. It's wonderful.
December 16, 2024 at 7:56 PM
December 1, 2024 at 8:45 AM
November 30, 2024 at 7:00 AM
Proudly #EasternCape, the band Can of Worms from #EastLondon playing at Fergos in J-Bay tomorrow night and Crossways outside Gqeberha on Sunday at the morning market. This was them tonight in Bathurst
November 29, 2024 at 9:42 PM
Proudly #EasternCape, the band Can of Worms from #EastLondon playing at Fergos in J-Bay tomorrow night and Crossways outside Gqeberha on Sunday at the morning market. This was them tonight in Bathurst
East Beach, #PortAlfred last week. A young couple rushes to take a picture of their little one before the next wave washes in
#photography #beach #EasternCape #SouthAfrica
#photography #beach #EasternCape #SouthAfrica
November 26, 2024 at 1:44 PM
East Beach, #PortAlfred last week. A young couple rushes to take a picture of their little one before the next wave washes in
#photography #beach #EasternCape #SouthAfrica
#photography #beach #EasternCape #SouthAfrica
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It's been an epic jacaranda season in Jo'burg.
Photo by Clare Appleyard via Johannesburg In Your Pocket.
Photo by Clare Appleyard via Johannesburg In Your Pocket.
November 21, 2024 at 7:11 AM
It's been an epic jacaranda season in Jo'burg.
Photo by Clare Appleyard via Johannesburg In Your Pocket.
Photo by Clare Appleyard via Johannesburg In Your Pocket.
A black-backed puffback photographed in #Bathurst, #EasternCape #SouthAfrica
#ornithology #birding #birds
#ornithology #birding #birds
November 20, 2024 at 9:58 AM
A black-backed puffback photographed in #Bathurst, #EasternCape #SouthAfrica
#ornithology #birding #birds
#ornithology #birding #birds
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1. The name Bluesky was originally a placeholder for the project started by Twitter to build an open social protocol.
Purely by coincidence, my mother gave me the name Lantian, which translates to "blue sky."
Purely by coincidence, my mother gave me the name Lantian, which translates to "blue sky."
November 19, 2024 at 6:52 PM
1. The name Bluesky was originally a placeholder for the project started by Twitter to build an open social protocol.
Purely by coincidence, my mother gave me the name Lantian, which translates to "blue sky."
Purely by coincidence, my mother gave me the name Lantian, which translates to "blue sky."
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Bluesky is emerging as the new platform for science.
Indeed almost all people who used to be active on climate change on Twitter/X are now here.
To get more content: @katharinehayhoe.com has the complete overview and best starter packs, as usual 😀
mikeyoungacademy.dk/bluesky-is-e...
Indeed almost all people who used to be active on climate change on Twitter/X are now here.
To get more content: @katharinehayhoe.com has the complete overview and best starter packs, as usual 😀
mikeyoungacademy.dk/bluesky-is-e...
Bluesky is emerging as the new platform for science - Mike Young Academy
Scientific Twitter is about to find its true successor. And it is not X. This, our latest release, shows that the Bluesky network of scientists is growing — and growing.
mikeyoungacademy.dk
November 20, 2024 at 7:31 AM
Bluesky is emerging as the new platform for science.
Indeed almost all people who used to be active on climate change on Twitter/X are now here.
To get more content: @katharinehayhoe.com has the complete overview and best starter packs, as usual 😀
mikeyoungacademy.dk/bluesky-is-e...
Indeed almost all people who used to be active on climate change on Twitter/X are now here.
To get more content: @katharinehayhoe.com has the complete overview and best starter packs, as usual 😀
mikeyoungacademy.dk/bluesky-is-e...
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WE ARE SO BACK
November 20, 2024 at 12:43 AM
WE ARE SO BACK
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Maybe I can safely post my drawing here…finally!!
November 12, 2024 at 11:39 PM
Maybe I can safely post my drawing here…finally!!
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Hope I'm the first to post this all time classic on this platform
November 19, 2024 at 4:51 AM
Hope I'm the first to post this all time classic on this platform
November 19, 2024 at 6:52 AM
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The world’s most powerful onshore wind turbine with a capacity of 15MW has been commissioned in China by manufacturer Sany
www.rechargenews.com/wind/world-s...
www.rechargenews.com/wind/world-s...
World’s most powerful onshore wind turbine turns on
Machine can power 160,000 households with blades that are each comfortably longer than a football pitch
www.rechargenews.com
November 18, 2024 at 7:07 PM
The world’s most powerful onshore wind turbine with a capacity of 15MW has been commissioned in China by manufacturer Sany
www.rechargenews.com/wind/world-s...
www.rechargenews.com/wind/world-s...
This beauty was caught on the driveway and released on the #Bathurst commonage #puffadder #SouthAfrica #EasternCape
November 18, 2024 at 2:56 PM
This beauty was caught on the driveway and released on the #Bathurst commonage #puffadder #SouthAfrica #EasternCape
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Lessons from Komati: 'Don’t shut down before social and recovery measures are in place,' says Eskom. Build renewable infrastructure — solar, wind, and battery storage — ahead of plant decommissioning to avoid past mistakes. 🌱⚡ #RenewableEnergy #JustTransition
www.businesslive.co.za/bd/national/...
www.businesslive.co.za/bd/national/...
COP29: Eskom tells climate conference of plan for going green
SA’s single biggest emitter has set up a new office to guide its shift towards cleaner energy sources
www.businesslive.co.za
November 18, 2024 at 1:34 PM
Lessons from Komati: 'Don’t shut down before social and recovery measures are in place,' says Eskom. Build renewable infrastructure — solar, wind, and battery storage — ahead of plant decommissioning to avoid past mistakes. 🌱⚡ #RenewableEnergy #JustTransition
www.businesslive.co.za/bd/national/...
www.businesslive.co.za/bd/national/...
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South Africa's top 5 banks have pledged climate action, but a new Just Share report reveals their efforts fall short of limiting global warming to the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C target. Actions speak louder than words. 🌍 #ClimateAction #ParisAgreement
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024...
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024...
Put your money where your (morals) are — where South Africa’s top five banks rank in climate policy
A new report from Just Share evaluates the climate commitments of South Africa’s largest banks — Absa, FirstRand, Investec, Nedbank, and Standard Bank — revealing concerning gaps in climate risk manag...
www.dailymaverick.co.za
November 18, 2024 at 1:27 PM
South Africa's top 5 banks have pledged climate action, but a new Just Share report reveals their efforts fall short of limiting global warming to the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C target. Actions speak louder than words. 🌍 #ClimateAction #ParisAgreement
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024...
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024...
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Make America Healthy Again lasted less than a Scaramucci
November 17, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Make America Healthy Again lasted less than a Scaramucci
Full moon tides and a decent swell made for some smashing moments over the weekend where the Kowie meets the sea #PortAlfred #SouthAfrica
November 18, 2024 at 7:56 AM
Full moon tides and a decent swell made for some smashing moments over the weekend where the Kowie meets the sea #PortAlfred #SouthAfrica
November 18, 2024 at 7:53 AM
Certainly one of the strangest creatures I've ever photographed. This is a male horse fly of the genus Euancala. The males are pollen & nectar feeders, not biters like their female counterparts.
November 15, 2024 at 5:02 AM
Certainly one of the strangest creatures I've ever photographed. This is a male horse fly of the genus Euancala. The males are pollen & nectar feeders, not biters like their female counterparts.
Third year running now, a pair of African pygmy #kingfishers arrives in our garden in the #EasternCape at the end of October to breed for the summer
November 14, 2024 at 10:10 AM
Third year running now, a pair of African pygmy #kingfishers arrives in our garden in the #EasternCape at the end of October to breed for the summer