Wendy Seaton
@wildlifewend.bsky.social
Wife to the love of my life, mother to Mike and Dave, grandmother of 2. Mad about anything wild. "Woke" and proud of it.
@quiltbyhand.bsky.social My first ever quilting project (for my granddaughter) and my second (for me). Still need to perfect my accuracy, however!
I'm lucky that my ME isn't this severe, but I've had to stop doing so many things in my life. We did have an NHS specialist locally, but that service has now been removed. @meassociation.org.uk are a great source of advice for any sufferers out there. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athlet...
Beth Dobbin: British Olympic sprinter in bed for 22 hours a day after ME diagnosis
Beth Dobbin ran for Great Britain at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Five years on, she is largely bedbound after being diagnosed with ME, a devastating illness for which there is no cure.
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They are a major resource.
Little Green Space 🐝@lgspace.bsky.social · 2w agoBy piling leaves up in a corner of your little green space, you'll create a place for hedgehogs and insects to hide and hibernate. More tips to help garden wildlife this autumn: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/Aut... 🍂 #gardening #nature #biodiversity
Apparently, I now have my own QR code! Point your phone at it & it takes you to MY BOOK. No idea how. No mice inside. Disappointing. 🙄 Could you give it a little share & help more people discover me? The FC calls it word of mouth. I prefer word of MEOWTH. 😹🧡🐾
@34020seaton.bsky.social Inconvenienced does sound better than struggling. I might try that. 😊
George The Station Cat@george-station-cat.bsky.social · last mo.Good morning and welcome to tuna Tuesday Instead of saying: “I’m struggling…” Try: “I am being severely inconvenienced by circumstances that are quite clearly not of my making. Sometimes changing the words doesn’t change the situation, but it can change how you carry
Just sharing this now — because once you see #HowToGetFilthyRich on Channel 4, you’re going to want to sign it. It’s time to tax wealth, not work. Add your name and help make wealth taxes the first item on the new PM’s list. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...
Dear future Prime Minister: It's time to tax the super-rich
Just sharing this now — because once you see #HowToGetFilthyRich on Channel 4, you’re going to want to sign it. It’s time to tax wealth, not work. Add your name and help make wealth taxes the first it...
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🎯 by @ellabaron.bsky.social The abuse directed towards RNLI volunteers is horrendous. Solidarity with RNLI volunteers. They are doing incredible work.
Monster fishing vessels are hoovering up whole ecosystems in UK waters that are supposed to be protected. I just signed a petition calling on the new government to save our seas from destructive fishing, by banning supertrawlers in UK Marine Protected Areas. Will you join me? act.gp/44M8iQA
A landmark victory for our oceans: the Global Ocean Treaty comes to life - Greenpeace UK
The Global Ocean Treaty is finally coming into force, after more than sixty countries officially ratified it.
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This is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know these thugs do not speak for the rest of us. Add your name? 38d.gs/jpcf
An open letter in support of the volunteers and staff at the RNLI
This is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know th...
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Two planned data centres will emit more carbon than the entire UK operations of ExxonMobil - and both plan to build their own gas power stations. Tell Andy Burnham to rule it out! www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/an...
Andy Burnham: no gas power stations for data centres
Two planned data centres will emit more carbon than the entire UK operations of ExxonMobil. Both plan to build their own gas power stations. Tell Andy Burnham to rule it out
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Ulez has delivered remarkable public health gains in a short period. Sadiq deserves more credit than he’s had for defying Labour pressure to U-turn after Uxbridge. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Ulez led to better lung size and function among London children, study finds
Researchers find capacity stunted by pollution restored after introduction of ultra-low emission zone
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“Reform will end ‘something for nothing’ Britain.” - Nigel Farage. He receives £98,599 a year as an MP, yet for more than three months this year he didn't cast a single parliamentary vote or make a single written contribution or speech in Parliament either. But yes, let’s shout at poor people
@wildtara.bsky.social Hi, Tara. Can you explain why gatekeepers absolutely flock to my cotoneaster hedge, which has no flowers? I have to say, it's very pleasing!
Pollinators like bees, butterflies and bugs are vital to our ecosystems but they’re under threat! Join this free email course to learn how we can help protect them: act.gp/3FZOwu4
Learn how to protect our pollinators
Pollinators like bees, butterflies and bugs are vital to our food supply chain and keeping nature healthy – but they’re under threat! So I’ve joined a free email course on how to protect our pollinato...
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@wildtara.bsky.social The prettiest little moth on our window frame. Can't be more than a centimeter across!
I'm wondering if any UK politician will still dare to describe Israel as a bastion of democracy and definitely not an apartheid state ... meme via 𝙵𝚊𝚒𝚛 𝚆𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍 𝙼𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Stop Palantir taking over our public services!
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.
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