Not sure if it counts, as I've only ever been able to see them in captivity, but crowned cranes are some of my favorite #birds; this one fits both #BirdOfTheDay themes as it's doing an #elegant version of #scruffy. #birds #birdphotography
Alex Scott Fairley
@alexscottfairley.bsky.social
New-Scottish Tasmanian. Professional actor and proof-reader. Loves nature, words, mountains, whippets, and paleontology. Currently in the process of writing the 'Dinosaur Dell' stories.
It's the last day for this wonderful company in the #rehearsal room before head into the beautiful #Theatre Royal, #Hobart. If you're free from 25 September to 11 October, please come and watch "And Then There Were None". #AgathaChristie #murdermystery #play #Tasmania #whodunnit #theatre #theater
The very first line is a lie, and we all know it. *None* of this was ever designed to help us, which is why it hurts us and we hate it. It really is that simple, but the media simply cannot bring themselves to say it.
The humans are rejecting the machines that were supposed to help them | CNN Business
Touchscreens and self-checkout machines were designed to help customers. But restaurants and retailers are ditching them to humanize stores and attract workers.
cnn.com
Very sad to hear that Stephanie Cole has died. She was amazing in some of my favourite things: Coronation Street, Talking Heads, Cabin Pressure and, especially, Tenko.
Good writing in my view - while some commentary on here has framed Sheeran's justification as a demonstration of the hollowness of "neutrality", as a professional moral philosopher it is also what we in the business refer to as a "lie" and it may be helpful to refer to it as such
Polly Pallister-Wilkins@pollypw.bsky.social · 3d agoHa ha ha Ed you cowardly hypocritical loser.
#OnThisDay 16 September 1985 ITV broadcast the first episode of a six-part adaptation of #SueTownsend's The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾. It starred Gian Sammarco with #JulieWalters as Adrian's mother and #BerylReid as his grandma. #IanDury provided the theme music.
#OnThisDay 14 September 1987 CONSTERNATION STREET If the #CoronationStreet folk did not seem jolly at Bet and Alec's wedding, it was nothing compared with the moping in the studios. #JulieGoodyear was miffed she had not adorned the cover of the TV Times in Bet's bridal gown . . .
Very rare to see someone like this with principles
kate bush’s husband@airbagged.bsky.social · 5d agoHe cooked Ed Sheeran on IG
BBC News: Mass trespass staged in PM Andy Burnham's constituency "They walked on to the Winstanley Hall estate in Wigan as part of their calls for a change in the law to bring in a Scottish-style right of responsible access to land and water that is privately owned." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Mass trespass staged in Prime Minister Andy Burnham's Makerfield constituency
Protestors walked on to a private estate in Wigan as part of their calls for the right to roam.
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#OnThisDay 13 September 1961 It's Ida Barlow's funeral in #CoronationStreet and the most ambitious attempt to date at creating the street in the studio is made in order to show the hearse leaving, whilst a haunting version of Eric Spear's theme music is played.
#OnThisDay 13 September 1987 The first episode of satirical political comedy THE NEW STATESMAN was broadcast on ITV. Written by Marks and Gran, it starred #RikMayall as fictional MP Alan B'Stard. It ran for four series.
#OnThisDay 13 September 1989 In the very first issue of FAST FORWARD magazine: GREETINGS! Meet Bread's new Joey and Aveline. THAT FIRST DATE "I forgot who #Kylie was!!!" says #JasonDonovan. SKOOL REPORT - John McMahon...better known as wheeling and dealing Gonch from #GrangeHill.
#OnThisDay 13 September 1989 - FAST FORWARD Clarke has a plan to distract the dog that's been terrorising him in #GrangeHill. The 'Allo 'Allo cartoon gets away with saying 'boobies' and dressing René as a French maid. Breakfast with the Boswells in Bread. Plus, The Proggy Pages.
I'd intended for a day of pure #mountain climbing but had to walk a massive detour first, on the off-chance of #orchids! I was not disappointed. A whole array of beautiful #flowers heralding #spring, too. #nature #Tasmania #Australia #flora #botany #bloomscrolling
What kind of mindset sees such wonders - the return of our bluefin tuna - and thinks "let's catch them for 'sport'" or "let's kill them and sell their flesh". It's not only monstrous philistinism, but also idiot economics. Many would pay well to witness this wonder. Extractivism is our enemy.
George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · last wk.What's happening here is that as the garfish flee from the bluefin tuna hunting them, they run into the seals waiting in the wings, who drive them into the rocks (right under our feet). 1/3
Emotional abuse is devastating. Often, it’s 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦 than physical abuse. Here’s what researchers at Palo Alto University have found. PsyPost: Emotional abuse predicts self-loathing more strongly than other childhood traumas www.psypost.org/emotional-ab... #trauma #abuse #emotionalabuse
Emotional abuse predicts self-loathing more strongly than other childhood traumas
A new study suggests that verbal mistreatment drives malignant self-regard more than other forms of trauma. Researchers found that internalized shame is most closely linked to emotional abuse, with di...
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#OnThisDay 10 September 1992 It's the final airing for the version of the #Emmerdale opening and closing credits in use since 1989. From the next episode, the traditional farmhouse shot would be gone and the theme music revamped to a jauntier version.
A patch of Sturt desert peas - to show how they grow. They are very low to the ground and, in my experience, are found most commonly in slight depressions. Purple Downs (near Roxby Downs) South Australia.
#OnThisDay 9 September 1991 #RikMayall appears on Wogan, hosted by #GloriaHunniford, to discuss his forthcoming comedy series Bottom.
#OnThisDay 7 September 1987 The first edition of adventure game show KNIGHTMARE was broadcast at 4:45 on Children's ITV. #HugoMyatt starred as Treguard, the Dungeon Master, presiding over teams of children attempting to complete quests within the Knightmare Castle.
#OnThisDay 7 September 1981 The first episode of sitcom NEVER THE TWAIN was broadcast on ITV. Created by Johnnie Mortimer, it starred #WindsorDavies and #DonaldSinden as rival antique dealers and ran for eleven series.