Deborah Harrison
@deborahjoy.bsky.social
Retired Occupational Therapist; interested in health & wellbeing, and occupational justice. Dipping my toes into nature, history, literature & photography. Enjoying the quiet life in Norfolk and Cumbria.
You want to *really* step through the looking glass? Immerse yourself in wild nature.
That's funny, I could have sworn he said something about not needing Royal Navy vessels because the war was already won. You broke it Don, you fix it.
‘Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes a house.’ — Henry Ward Beecher writingforwellbeing.co.uk #writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity #WorldBookDay #books #reading
‘Our wee sloping track became a sledging-slope of unconfined joy. The ponies — guests on the croft — caught the contagion and cavorted.’ On the crofts of @annieworsley.bsky.social & Kirsteen Bell, pine needles puncture the shimmer and shade of winter www.caughtbytheriver.net/2026/01/crof...
Autumn pond; lovely colours from the rowan, field maple and hornbeam.
Night night sweet dreamies Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength. Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself
“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien
A 500-year-old oak was felled for convenience. In Suffolk, a retired classics teacher decided that wouldn’t happen again. He tells Aidan Baker his story. Read the lesson of the lost oak. 🌳
The lesson of the lost oak: why one Suffolk man’s mission matters
Suffolk tree-lover David Hopkins talks about the work of adding to the Woodland Trust's 'Ancient Tree Inventory'
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Happy autumn equinox! I was hoping for clear skies but it's cloudy. So here's the sun setting at its equinoctial position on the northern tip of the Trotternish peninsula on Skye. View from the old wooden post on the clifftop near home over the sea to Skye in 2019 😊
Suicide is the major cause of deaths for those under 35. The issue is being highlighted as The Baton of Hope comes to Norwich 👇 Mental health support is key. Norwich is lucky to have the Norfolk Clubhouse, described by Sir Noman Lamb as an 'enlightened' support model...
Mental health: the revolutionary power of the Clubhouse model
Mental health services have come a long way since asylums. But have today’s mental hospitals changed enough? Or, is there a new approach?
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East Anglia Bylines@eastangliabylines.co.uk · last yr.Today the Baton of Hope comes to Norwich... About 90 people commit suicide in Norfolk every year leaving many more bereaved & in pain. Help is out there... see our article too on Norfolk Clubhouse described as providing an enlightened model of mental health support
You cannot pour from an empty pot. Please make sure you take time to rest and recharge. Self care is not selfish, it is vital. We cannot give fully to others if we are lacking in ourselves. Be kind to all things but start with You. 😊 #Cornwall #sunset #calm #life #peace #mindfulness #photography
When meadows are as rich and profound as constellations. Hay making, August, 2025.
Happy world photography day, Bluesky. I’ve loved every moment of the Photography community here, it’s been welcoming. So thank you! Here are some of my favourite woodland photographs from Spring, Summer, Autumn & Winter. #worldphotographyday #photography
A nature writer transformed a former field into a wildlife paradise over 15 years, showing that small-scale nature restoration can bring back nightingales, butterflies and bees. James Canton tells his story to Jenny Rhodes.
How to create your own little pocket of paradise
James Canton explains how he made his wildlife heaven in rural North Essex, and how we can all do something for nature
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Summer pond, home to a moorhen family that I am not clever enough to photograph.
Good morning and welcome to Fish For Tea Friday Move forward, even on the days you feel like sitting down. Embrace your life journey with gratitude, so that how you travel your path is more important than reaching your ultimate destination.
Great to see @chelseagreenbooks.bsky.social on Bluesky! As well as publishing my book, they've published brill books by @nicolawriting.bsky.social @themarshtit.bsky.social @vickihird.bsky.social @derekgow1965.bsky.social & @robintransition.bsky.social, whose new book looks FABULOUS! Worth a follow
Chelsea Green Publishing@chelseagreenbooks.bsky.social · last yr.Happy UK Publication Day to HOW TO FALL IN LOVE WITH THE FUTURE by @robintransition.bsky.social! "What a joyous book to read!" @kateraworth.bsky.social Buy it on @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/how-...
Morning All ! It's Saturday and time for the #BlueSkyArtShow on the theme of #Joy Here's our dog Bella from 2020 on the beach near Bamburgh Castle... who says a dog can't smile ? She's nearly 16 now and still has the odd gallop #Dogs #DogsofBlueSky #Photography #EastCoastKin
A new post on the blog. Wildflowers on the shore and a special gift from a crofting neighbour. notesfromasmallcroftbythesea.wordpress.com/2025/06/12/a...
All along the quiet shore
We have just chased out a group of rogue sheep from the croft for the seventh time. Two large ewes and their two chubby lambs, each with a creamy fleece and brown spots around the nose were owned b…
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