Fyn
@yverne.bsky.social
Based on the edge of the Cotswolds, England. Loves books, art, London, getting out and about. Hoping for outbreaks of global peace.
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Forget all the annoying stuff in the world for a few seconds and enjoy the natural beauty of Brazil’s Seven-coloured Tanager (Tangara fastuosa) Photo: Luiz Cavalcanti Damasceno
May 31, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Forget all the annoying stuff in the world for a few seconds and enjoy the natural beauty of Brazil’s Seven-coloured Tanager (Tangara fastuosa) Photo: Luiz Cavalcanti Damasceno
DEC is a group of 15 leading UK charities who pool their resources to send aid where it's most needed.
They are running an appeal for the Middle East at present.
donation.dec.org.uk/middle-east-...
They are running an appeal for the Middle East at present.
donation.dec.org.uk/middle-east-...
DEC Middle East Humanitarian Appeal
Millions of people across Gaza, Lebanon and the West Bank are in urgent need of food, shelter and medical care. Donate now.
donation.dec.org.uk
May 22, 2025 at 8:17 PM
DEC is a group of 15 leading UK charities who pool their resources to send aid where it's most needed.
They are running an appeal for the Middle East at present.
donation.dec.org.uk/middle-east-...
They are running an appeal for the Middle East at present.
donation.dec.org.uk/middle-east-...
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I added my name to demand real action from the UK government – not just words - to protect civilians and humanitarian workers in Gaza with @dotwuk.bsky.social. 💙 Please take a minute to do the same.
petition.doctorsoftheworld.org.uk/page/171651/...
petition.doctorsoftheworld.org.uk/page/171651/...
PETITION : The UK must put pressure on Israel
Doctors of the World humanitarian workers are responding to the mass violence in Gaza and the West Bank. Please sign the petition to protect civilians and medical workers.
petition.doctorsoftheworld.org.uk
May 22, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I added my name to demand real action from the UK government – not just words - to protect civilians and humanitarian workers in Gaza with @dotwuk.bsky.social. 💙 Please take a minute to do the same.
petition.doctorsoftheworld.org.uk/page/171651/...
petition.doctorsoftheworld.org.uk/page/171651/...
Redecorating.
I am in paint
Steep'd in so far, that should I paint no more
Cleaning off were as tedious as going o'er.
My complexion beyond fair, palest ivory
Speckled as the autumn moon
My hair holds foretastes of winter's blasts
And my house scented with all the perfumes of B&Q.
#ShakespeareSunday
I am in paint
Steep'd in so far, that should I paint no more
Cleaning off were as tedious as going o'er.
My complexion beyond fair, palest ivory
Speckled as the autumn moon
My hair holds foretastes of winter's blasts
And my house scented with all the perfumes of B&Q.
#ShakespeareSunday
March 30, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Redecorating.
I am in paint
Steep'd in so far, that should I paint no more
Cleaning off were as tedious as going o'er.
My complexion beyond fair, palest ivory
Speckled as the autumn moon
My hair holds foretastes of winter's blasts
And my house scented with all the perfumes of B&Q.
#ShakespeareSunday
I am in paint
Steep'd in so far, that should I paint no more
Cleaning off were as tedious as going o'er.
My complexion beyond fair, palest ivory
Speckled as the autumn moon
My hair holds foretastes of winter's blasts
And my house scented with all the perfumes of B&Q.
#ShakespeareSunday
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"[There are] 1.3m people aged 150-159, and over 130,000 according to the Social Security databases are over 160... 1,039 aged 220-229; 1 aged 240-249; and one listed at 360 years of age..."
(Trump to Congress)
<thinks: it'd be very unkind to cut off social security for someone born in 1665>
(Trump to Congress)
<thinks: it'd be very unkind to cut off social security for someone born in 1665>
March 5, 2025 at 6:37 PM
"[There are] 1.3m people aged 150-159, and over 130,000 according to the Social Security databases are over 160... 1,039 aged 220-229; 1 aged 240-249; and one listed at 360 years of age..."
(Trump to Congress)
<thinks: it'd be very unkind to cut off social security for someone born in 1665>
(Trump to Congress)
<thinks: it'd be very unkind to cut off social security for someone born in 1665>
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Almost nothing "good news-like" going on at the moment... apart from this ... from Florida's Attorney General
March 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Almost nothing "good news-like" going on at the moment... apart from this ... from Florida's Attorney General
Odd facts you come across: Tutankhamun had scoliosis, a cleft palate, a club foot, a flat foot, degenerative bone disease, sickle cell anaemia & recurrent malaria. He also had a broken leg that never healed properly, so walked with a limp and needed a stick. Frankly, it's a wonder he lived to be 18.
February 19, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Odd facts you come across: Tutankhamun had scoliosis, a cleft palate, a club foot, a flat foot, degenerative bone disease, sickle cell anaemia & recurrent malaria. He also had a broken leg that never healed properly, so walked with a limp and needed a stick. Frankly, it's a wonder he lived to be 18.
Time Magazine's latest cover.
February 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Time Magazine's latest cover.
"We identified and stopped $50 million being sent to Gaza to buy condoms for Hamas, which they used for bombs."
Interpret that how you like.
www.threads.net/@aaron.rupar...
Interpret that how you like.
www.threads.net/@aaron.rupar...
Aaron Rupar (@aaron.rupar) on Threads
Trump: "We identified and stopped $50 million being sent to Gaza to buy condoms for Hamas." (This is a lie.)
www.threads.net
January 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
"We identified and stopped $50 million being sent to Gaza to buy condoms for Hamas, which they used for bombs."
Interpret that how you like.
www.threads.net/@aaron.rupar...
Interpret that how you like.
www.threads.net/@aaron.rupar...
I'd like to introduce my friend Coll, especially to people who have migrated here from Threads. A fabulous knitter, talented painter and all round good person, I'm sure those of you with an interest in knitting, art and crafts will make @irishpippin.bsky.social feel welcome here.
January 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I'd like to introduce my friend Coll, especially to people who have migrated here from Threads. A fabulous knitter, talented painter and all round good person, I'm sure those of you with an interest in knitting, art and crafts will make @irishpippin.bsky.social feel welcome here.
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Medieval psalters be like
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November 9, 2024 at 11:50 AM
Medieval psalters be like
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Just thinking about what would have happened if Katherine of Aragon's son, Prince Henry the Duke of Cornwall had lived, instead of dying a couple of months after birth. There would have been Henry IX on the throne, the Reformation need not have happened, Elizabeth might never have come to power 1/2
January 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Just thinking about what would have happened if Katherine of Aragon's son, Prince Henry the Duke of Cornwall had lived, instead of dying a couple of months after birth. There would have been Henry IX on the throne, the Reformation need not have happened, Elizabeth might never have come to power 1/2
Noticed something in the garden, went out: another plant pot has cracked and large chunks of ceramic have fallen off, thanks to sub-freezing temperatures. I now need to repot a small conifer and a large bowl of primroses. The joys of winter.
January 16, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Noticed something in the garden, went out: another plant pot has cracked and large chunks of ceramic have fallen off, thanks to sub-freezing temperatures. I now need to repot a small conifer and a large bowl of primroses. The joys of winter.
Just admiring someone's sunny winter photos and was about to say it's various shades of grey here, but shades of grey is no longer a phrase that can be used...
January 12, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Just admiring someone's sunny winter photos and was about to say it's various shades of grey here, but shades of grey is no longer a phrase that can be used...
Ice and freezing fog all day. Tonight has been cosy, with homemade pizza, a glass of Cotes du Rhone, and now a Nozeco champagne cocktail, with real brandy.
I sort of wish I had a real fireplace I could sit and drink this in front of, but know I'd regret having to clean out the grate in the morning.
I sort of wish I had a real fireplace I could sit and drink this in front of, but know I'd regret having to clean out the grate in the morning.
January 11, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Ice and freezing fog all day. Tonight has been cosy, with homemade pizza, a glass of Cotes du Rhone, and now a Nozeco champagne cocktail, with real brandy.
I sort of wish I had a real fireplace I could sit and drink this in front of, but know I'd regret having to clean out the grate in the morning.
I sort of wish I had a real fireplace I could sit and drink this in front of, but know I'd regret having to clean out the grate in the morning.
That reminds me, I saw Banana Hair Drink on the supermarket shelves recently.
I swear to God the shit the missus buys gets weirder every year. How in Christ's name have these two words been put together.
January 10, 2025 at 10:13 PM
That reminds me, I saw Banana Hair Drink on the supermarket shelves recently.
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Word of the Day is ‘uhtcearu’ [ucht-kay-aru, with the 'ch' as in the Scottish ‘loch']:
Old English for ‘the sorrow before dawn', when you lie awake in the darkness and worries crowd your mind.
Old English for ‘the sorrow before dawn', when you lie awake in the darkness and worries crowd your mind.
January 10, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Word of the Day is ‘uhtcearu’ [ucht-kay-aru, with the 'ch' as in the Scottish ‘loch']:
Old English for ‘the sorrow before dawn', when you lie awake in the darkness and worries crowd your mind.
Old English for ‘the sorrow before dawn', when you lie awake in the darkness and worries crowd your mind.
Off to the corner shop on this blisteringly cold night, wrapped up warm. Stars are glowing in the sky, frost visibly settling. A large, bareheaded man in jacket and jeans is sitting on a metal bench smoking a cigarette, shopping bags at his feet, like it's just a normal summer evening 🥶
January 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Off to the corner shop on this blisteringly cold night, wrapped up warm. Stars are glowing in the sky, frost visibly settling. A large, bareheaded man in jacket and jeans is sitting on a metal bench smoking a cigarette, shopping bags at his feet, like it's just a normal summer evening 🥶
I'm old enough to remember Netscape 1, and the first incarnation of Internet Explorer. There was a facility in one, or the other, I can't remember which, which let you block pictures you didn't want to see. If only we could have that back. I could happily block certain grinning politicians.
January 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I'm old enough to remember Netscape 1, and the first incarnation of Internet Explorer. There was a facility in one, or the other, I can't remember which, which let you block pictures you didn't want to see. If only we could have that back. I could happily block certain grinning politicians.
"Donald Trump refuses to rule out force to take Greenland and Panama Canal" (Financial Times)
'“We’re going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, which has a beautiful ring,” Trump said.' (Independent)
'“We’re going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, which has a beautiful ring,” Trump said.' (Independent)
January 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
"Donald Trump refuses to rule out force to take Greenland and Panama Canal" (Financial Times)
'“We’re going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, which has a beautiful ring,” Trump said.' (Independent)
'“We’re going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, which has a beautiful ring,” Trump said.' (Independent)
December 25, 2024 at 7:05 PM
How is the Taliban's banning women from training as midwives going to benefit anybody?
www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-a...
www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-a...
December 3, 2024 at 7:48 PM
How is the Taliban's banning women from training as midwives going to benefit anybody?
www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-a...
www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-a...