I always call this “The Buzzard Tree”, but really it looks like it should have the 4 vultures from The Jungle Book perched in it to insult walkers passing by.
I always call this “The Buzzard Tree”, but really it looks like it should have the 4 vultures from The Jungle Book perched in it to insult walkers passing by.
The acid-eroded covers of my 27 year old paperback copy of CJ Cherryh’s “Finity’s End” fell off when I pulled it out of the bookcase. So I rebound it into a case-bound hardcover book. I just need to work out how to put the title on it.
I spotted these two beeches being sawn up for removal after Storm Γowyn. Their trunks were still tightly encircled by the clinging remains of the woody ivy that had covered them.
CJ Cherryh is an author I come back to time and again over the years. Over the last few weeks I raced through ‘Alliance Rising’ and ‘Alliance Unbound’ and managed to score second-hand paperbacks of all the Chanur novels which are next up on my reading list. Looking at my bookshelves, I have 24 of her novels - more than for any other author! π
A few thoughts after reading @manton’s post.
I don’t have the technical skills that many do here, so I use Micro.blog as it comes without any customisation. And that’s okay as I just like having somewhere where I can post occasional thoughts and photos without the pressure to be constantly performing and it doesn’t matter if I don’t login or post for months. I’m not on Bluesky, Threads or X-used-to-be-Twitter, and visit my Mastodon account once in a blue moon, so cross-posting isn’t an issue for me. But I can see that Micro.blog isn’t for everyone and I honestly don’t recommend it to many people simply because I know they wouldn’t ‘get’ it and how it differs from the exhibitionism of the social media networks they’re used to.
The one thing I personally regret about Micro.blog is that I know there must be lots of interesting content being posted that I will never get to see because I don’t know how to find it.
It’s autumn in the garden and I’m finding beauty in decay and decomposition. π±πΈ
It’s that time of year where I find myself binge-watching knitting podcasts on YouTube, as everyone starts planning their autumn projects. Trends being what they are, a lot of people have the same garments on their lists. Interesting, a recurrent theme this year seems to be “Dark Academia” - I thought Harry Potter was a bit outdated by now? But I admit to adding the Book Club cardigan by Sari Nordlund to my own list. I think everyone is knitting one of these this autumn!
In the meanwhile I’ve just this evening finished knitting the Caribou Hills sweater by Caitlin Hunter, which is at the moment stretched out drying into shape on the floor of the spare room . I am in love with it! I used a fabulous yarn made from the wool of free-range Portuguese Serra da Estrela sheep. It makes me happy knowing my yarn came from happy sheep. π§Ά
I think my cat has melted. It was 32ΒΊ in the glass-roofed conservatory but he persevered with his Madame RΓ©camier impersonation.
So happy to have a dry and sunny day after weeks (months) of rain. Woodland is scant around here but we found a lovely trail and it was absolutely awash with the white starry flowerheads of wild garlic! The smell was incredible and I came home craving garlic bread and pizza.
I’m pleased with myself for finding something to post every day for the April Photoblogging Challenge, including the 2 bonus days. There are so many great photographers here with a wonderful eye for a shot and amazing locations, I usually get too shy about posting my mobile phone snaps.
π· April 2024 Photo Challenge Bonus Day 2: unputdownable (Jim / @jimmitchell)
π· April 2024 Photo Challenge Bonus Day 1: bubble (@paulrobertlloyd) With no time to take a new image for today’s prompt, all that came up when I searched my Google Photos was this really bad phone shot of a mermaid in a bubble I took at a street carnival a couple of years ago π.
π· April 2024 Photo Challenge Day 30: hometown (matt / @mattypenny) My hometown is on the Greenwich Meridian line. This is, one of three sculpted figures around town that mark the Meridian Line, “Searching”
π· April 2024 Photo Challenge Day 29: drift (Simon / @SimonWoods)
π· April 2024 Photo Challenge Day 28: community (@stupendousman) “Our Game” was a huge community project celebrating Ashbourne’s annual Shrovetide football game. Local people made about 5000 terracotta figures representing the players and supporters of the game.
π· April 2024 Photo Challenge Day 27: surprise (Sam / @Sdevore) This is not what I was looking for under the bed π±
π· April 2024 Photo Challenge Day 26: critter (Jefferson / @7robots)
π· April 2024 Photo Challenge Day 25: spine (Ian / @thedimpause)
π· April 2024 Photo Challenge Day 24: light (Esteban / @eumrz) Or rather, headlights.
π· April 2024 Photo Challenge Day 23: dreamy (@maique)
I resisted posting a photo of a blue sky for today’s prompt! Not hard to do as I can’t remember when I last saw one…. π· April 2024 Photo Challenge Day 22: blue (Elizabeth / @lzbth)
π· April 2024 Photo Challenge Day 21: mountain (David / @dejus) At the top of Mount SrΔ, Dubrovnik
π· April 2024 Photo Challenge Day 20: ice (@the)
While drinking my coffee in the conservatory today, I was treated to this shameless display of thievery in the neighbours' garden. I wonder if this is the same squirrel who’s been digging around in my potted acer tree? Maybe that’s where he’s been stashing his stolen loot.
π· April 2024 Photo Challenge Day 19: birthday (David / @crossingthethreshold) This is an older photo that came up when I searched for “birthday” in my Google photos. My partner used to make themed birthday cakes for friends, this Egyptian one was made for me one year because I love camels.
