G Riley
@tollysmouse.bsky.social
Pastoral Mentor, with one foot firmly in the past. Loves archaeology, folklore, art especially PRB, music, 70s/80s nostalgia, photography, books, cinema, Dr Who, si-fi and fantasy. Often found around ancient monuments, stone circles and magical places.
@coldwarsteve.bsky.social can’t wait to receive my roundabout! 👍
November 13, 2025 at 5:23 PM
@coldwarsteve.bsky.social can’t wait to receive my roundabout! 👍
🌳 Dame Judi Dench is calling for the return of ancient woodlands. Will you sign the petition to help restore the Ghost Woods and protect our green spaces for future generations? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/br...
Bring back the ancient woodlands smothered beneath your timber plantations
Ancient woodlands are vanishing – and with them, some of our most loved and endangered wildlife. Forestry England manages over 100,000 acres of land that used to be ancient woodland - that’s bigger th...
you.38degrees.org.uk
July 4, 2025 at 9:49 AM
🌳 Dame Judi Dench is calling for the return of ancient woodlands. Will you sign the petition to help restore the Ghost Woods and protect our green spaces for future generations? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/br...
Just found this beautiful little treasure growing on an apple tree, I grew from a twig. So happy to have mistletoe growing in my severley neglected garden. 🌱 #plants
April 8, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Just found this beautiful little treasure growing on an apple tree, I grew from a twig. So happy to have mistletoe growing in my severley neglected garden. 🌱 #plants
I found this beautifully comforting whilst navigating the journey of loosing my mum. I’m just leaving it for anyone else to find, or pass on to someone who may need a little comfort. #grief
Dying is not as bad as you're expecting
Palliative care doctor, author and Hospice UK supporter, Kathryn Mannix, explains how dying is a process - and one that is much more gentle than we imagine.
www.hospiceuk.org
April 7, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I found this beautifully comforting whilst navigating the journey of loosing my mum. I’m just leaving it for anyone else to find, or pass on to someone who may need a little comfort. #grief
Here’s a snippet of #plantlore for today! The beautiful but poisonous hellebore so deadly it was thought to drive evil spirits out of dwellings. Mentioned in medieval grimoires, it was also seen as a tool to enter the underworld. Different colours possess different magical powers and uses. #Folklore
April 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Here’s a snippet of #plantlore for today! The beautiful but poisonous hellebore so deadly it was thought to drive evil spirits out of dwellings. Mentioned in medieval grimoires, it was also seen as a tool to enter the underworld. Different colours possess different magical powers and uses. #Folklore
Hello all, hope this finds you well and happy.
Absences are never easy, especially when they are due to looking after the ones you love.
I am hoping to post a little more often and have the space to enjoy others observances, very interesting things and joys of the beautiful things around us.
Absences are never easy, especially when they are due to looking after the ones you love.
I am hoping to post a little more often and have the space to enjoy others observances, very interesting things and joys of the beautiful things around us.
March 2, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Hello all, hope this finds you well and happy.
Absences are never easy, especially when they are due to looking after the ones you love.
I am hoping to post a little more often and have the space to enjoy others observances, very interesting things and joys of the beautiful things around us.
Absences are never easy, especially when they are due to looking after the ones you love.
I am hoping to post a little more often and have the space to enjoy others observances, very interesting things and joys of the beautiful things around us.
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“Don't bend; don't water it down; don't try to make it logical; don't edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.”
•Franz Kafka
#photography 📷
•Franz Kafka
#photography 📷
November 12, 2024 at 2:02 AM
“Don't bend; don't water it down; don't try to make it logical; don't edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.”
•Franz Kafka
#photography 📷
•Franz Kafka
#photography 📷
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November 13, 2024 at 5:50 PM
Currently consuming my own body weight in top tier liquorice novelties!
November 13, 2024 at 7:32 PM
Currently consuming my own body weight in top tier liquorice novelties!
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'Deep Winter Hedgerow'
Mixed media on Paper
Mixed media on Paper
November 13, 2024 at 7:16 PM
'Deep Winter Hedgerow'
Mixed media on Paper
Mixed media on Paper
November 13, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Been absent for a while. Hope everyone is keeping well and happy. Please enjoy this resplendent sky. Wishing you all well🙂.
November 12, 2024 at 5:24 PM
Been absent for a while. Hope everyone is keeping well and happy. Please enjoy this resplendent sky. Wishing you all well🙂.
Good morning all, hope you are all keeping well and happy. Life is a little busy at present for me, however when I can, I am finding joy in seeing all your posts, so I am grateful for them🙂. Looking forward to the sun shining today, have a good one! 🌼❤️
October 5, 2024 at 7:45 AM
Good morning all, hope you are all keeping well and happy. Life is a little busy at present for me, however when I can, I am finding joy in seeing all your posts, so I am grateful for them🙂. Looking forward to the sun shining today, have a good one! 🌼❤️
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It's Witch Pigeon— the pigeon who is also a witch!
October 3, 2024 at 5:22 PM
It's Witch Pigeon— the pigeon who is also a witch!
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Lichen, algae, funghi
‘Plants and how they Live’ (1965)
Artist: Ronald Lampitt
UK Fungus Day
‘Plants and how they Live’ (1965)
Artist: Ronald Lampitt
UK Fungus Day
October 5, 2024 at 7:10 AM
Lichen, algae, funghi
‘Plants and how they Live’ (1965)
Artist: Ronald Lampitt
UK Fungus Day
‘Plants and how they Live’ (1965)
Artist: Ronald Lampitt
UK Fungus Day
Reposted by G Riley
Reposted by G Riley
I made a video featuring some of my recent creations. I designed and hand-sewed these lil guys. It's very important that you watch this video for reasons that can't be explained by mortal beings.
September 17, 2024 at 7:24 PM
I made a video featuring some of my recent creations. I designed and hand-sewed these lil guys. It's very important that you watch this video for reasons that can't be explained by mortal beings.
A happy Winterfylleth! As the Anglo-Saxons would say. Wishing one and all an Optimistic October. Autumn is certainly here.
October 1, 2024 at 6:02 PM
A happy Winterfylleth! As the Anglo-Saxons would say. Wishing one and all an Optimistic October. Autumn is certainly here.
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#DailyMegalith #TombTuesday
Tinkinswood, nr #Cardiff #Wales (2012)
A Cotswold-Severn type burial chamber. The capstone weighs 40 tons, probably the largest in Britain.
#Neolithic
🏺
Tinkinswood, nr #Cardiff #Wales (2012)
A Cotswold-Severn type burial chamber. The capstone weighs 40 tons, probably the largest in Britain.
#Neolithic
🏺
October 1, 2024 at 5:38 PM
#DailyMegalith #TombTuesday
Tinkinswood, nr #Cardiff #Wales (2012)
A Cotswold-Severn type burial chamber. The capstone weighs 40 tons, probably the largest in Britain.
#Neolithic
🏺
Tinkinswood, nr #Cardiff #Wales (2012)
A Cotswold-Severn type burial chamber. The capstone weighs 40 tons, probably the largest in Britain.
#Neolithic
🏺
Absolutely thrilled that my to 70th Birthday edition of Green Knowe is here, It’s beautiful! #Greenknowe #TheManor #LucyMBoston #Books
October 1, 2024 at 5:07 PM
Absolutely thrilled that my to 70th Birthday edition of Green Knowe is here, It’s beautiful! #Greenknowe #TheManor #LucyMBoston #Books
A buff tail buzzing about a sunny Potentilla. Hope everyone is keeping well. I enjoyed a welcome break in mum’s lovely garden this week and had this little bee for company. Have a bright day. 🌱 #Bee
September 28, 2024 at 9:22 AM
A buff tail buzzing about a sunny Potentilla. Hope everyone is keeping well. I enjoyed a welcome break in mum’s lovely garden this week and had this little bee for company. Have a bright day. 🌱 #Bee
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Beautiful early morning colours here in Glastonbury today. Taken about half an hour before sunrise.
September 28, 2024 at 7:45 AM
Beautiful early morning colours here in Glastonbury today. Taken about half an hour before sunrise.