What a difference some rain makes. Yesterday we walked by the river, which was nicely replenished. The sussurous rush of fast flowing water. Smell of damp forest. Dried out moss instantly springing back into life.. Today: a green fuzz over the dry dead grass pastures. #nature #drought #petrichor

Short version: One disaster after another, and I'm one wrong cough from another hospital trip. My day job is on hold until the Post Office gives me answers. So, who fancies a wallpaper? Over 150 to choose from at $2 each, or grab a bundle and get a discount: ko-fi.com/turtleofcalm... #Photography

Lol, *now* I know why garage sale guy threw in the soap dish for free.. 5 euro jacket came out of the wash. Discovered the zip didn't work - sides kept unzipping. (Nothing visibly broken - I checked before buying) But if it's metal it's repairable! You will need: eyes, brain, thin nose pliers:

#whiskerswednesday The expression says it all.. 😿The things I endure (Darcy) 🐈‍⬛Vibrating ball of Zoomies and Trouble (Pepper) #cats #catsofbluesky #blackcatsofbsky #blackcat #kittensofbluesky

*Massive* thunderstorm (power cuts) Vs Unbothered Cat (Jasper) #catsofbluesky #catcroisaint #cats #exferal

A random guy pulled over, asked for directions to the supermarket. Me: *points* "Go right, right, then straight on" I continue walking up the alley. Which is too small for a car to fit. Exit alley. Loiter a bit. Car has disappeared. He.. went straight on. The opposite direction to me pointing 😂

Yesterday in sunsets. Watching the skies change all through the walk. It was so pretty, I missed the time and Lusha's playdate with B the puppy. Got home to find there's a new wildfire over there (20km away) 😬 (As of this morning, fire is out) #sunset #skyline #landscape #photooftheday #sky

#silentsunday Lone Silver Birch tree in meadow. All the birches look like weeping willows from dehydration in the drought. #landscape #treesky #tree #countryside #meadow

Me and and my Screaming Homer Simpson bag* heading off to the #brocante (junk sale) (*Cost £4 a decade ago and still carrying my groceries weekly: BEST BAG. Brings me joy every time I look at it. Marie Kondo is right: own stuff that brings you joy..) #photooftheday #mystuff #selfie #thrifting

Me, yesterday: cut THE 2 SMALL DEAD TREES in the hedge. The pines. The dead ones. (Yeah, it will be obvious enough) Come back from dog walk: entire hedge is gone..

Groom groom groom your paws, Gently lick the hairs, Nibbly nibbly nibbly nibbly, Nearly nearly there.. (Guest appearance from Miralka's backside, and grumpy void Mina ⬛🐈) #caturday #cat #catsgrooming #catvideos #catsofbluesky #catsky

Kid me was *obsessed* with Redwall, only had first 8 books tho. Relative sizes of things bugged me. When Matthias climbed to the Sparra kingdom (in the Abbey roof) it's Human Scale. ..But in one of the later books, the Great Hall? was mouse-scale (?? been decades since read. BUT I REMEMBER THAT)

madeline odent@oldenoughtosay.com · 5d ago

Happy Friday everyone, as promised, here is my personal theory on this. I think Redwall takes place in our world, after an apocalyptic event of the nuclear variety caused rapid but varied growth of all animals, including humans, leading to our extinction and their mental development. Okay? 🧵

Behold! a Creature 👹 She claims to be a #cat, but she's more a sentient wet paper bag full of sticks and mischief. Her limbs fold and stick out in ways a cats should not. Miniature Lovecraftian Eldritch horror (affectionate) #catsofbluesky #tortoiseshellcat #cats #caturdayeve #caturdayeveryday

Week 3 of French bureaucracy: Finally!! An answer! "After looking at your file, your Health Insurance Card is being re-issued.." [ Log on, check status ] "Your situation does not allow us to re-issue your card. For more info, contact us" Hmm.. which one is true. Schrodinger's Heath Insurance.

#whiskerswednesday Miss Bluebell presents the Carpet Dance 😺💃 (It's when you roll about while grooming, getting the carpet to brush yr back for you) Bonus mode: in the sun. Warm AND freshly brushed. Her fur, we can all agree, is now purr-fect.. #catsofbluesky #tabbycat #cats #catgrooming #spaday

Mum ordered a 50 pack. No smoke plume today, but these are going in every bag, pocket for future use. (Also carrying spares to hand out to people) For daily use I still prefer N95's, but they gummed up fast. These look better for dealing w smoke. #maskup #wildfires #pollution #climatechange

#mondog Goofy Wolfies: a thread. (I think we all need some) #dogsofbsky #silly #smilingdog #staysilly

The link is v useful, thank you! - Current fires: location, status - What to do: Fire prevention, preparations, evacuation etc feuxdeforet.fr/cartes/feux/

Carte des feux en cours — Feux de Forêt

feuxdeforet.fr

Franglaise@franglaise.bsky.social · 2w ago

The current situation in France

Ironically it's *far less bad* here today, constant drizzly rain removed the smoke particles from the air (I'm 200km away, but yesterday was so smoky you couldn't breathe / see) This isn't going away. The Gironde fire, or fires to come. The New Normal. #wildfires #girondefire #climatechange

Scissor-tailed flycatcher parents landing atop the tree housing their nest with three fledglings inside. I've been chasing a shot of these elegant #birds like this for a while. #photography

#photooftheday Wildfire smoke and incoming thunderstorm. (Feat. Drought Dead grass and Chickens) #wildfires #climatechange #france

MASSIVE fires in France. (Far away, but we have the smoke already) I woke up to a yellow sky, acrid burning smell. There was lightning last night (no rain) so my first panicked thought was something caught fire nearby.. ..Then we turned on the news 😨 View from space w live heat map:

Let's go for a walk to calm my mind! State of the #river: 😬 This part of France is a *temperate rainforest* It's barely rained here since March. Constant heatwaves. Extreme fire risk. Thunderstorms tomorrow, but after that *more* dry, hot weather. #drought #canicule #Heatwave2026 #climatechange

🎵 I gotta sell some frooogs Only got a twenty dollars in my pockeeet Get my lectric disconnected Car re-po-sessed-ed This is fuckin nonseeeense 🎵 (to the tune of thrift shop)

Turtle might need to be covering rent while I work out the tariff situation. Here's a free taster, but there's plenty more to browse through. #TurtleOfCalm #DisabledArtist

Jack - Oi, Shiny!@oishinythings.bsky.social · last mo.

Something from last summer - the Turtle of Calm out on a day trip to Weston Parade. That's not technically the sea, but no-one has told the water that. ko-fi.com/s/a74e0de697 This one is a freebie, so grab it now and brighten up your desktop. #TurtleOfCalm #Wallpaper #Hampshire.

Loot drop after defeating me: - Cats - Hair tie - Eggy Bread - Bonio dog biscuit - Bag of Catisfactions - Seasonal fruit, cakes, jams - Empty can of Monster Energy - Feather, rock, dead beetle, dragonfly - Return long_ass.autistic.monologue(subject) - Fairy tales, Discworld, LOTR, The Culture books

Palaeo@palaeosinensis.com · 2w ago

Loot drop after defeating me: -Pocketful of dog food -Several unused dog poo bags -Random small bones picked up walking -Trio of mostly blank Stillman & Birn sketchbooks -Giant tangle of keys that doubles as nunchucks -Three week old receipts

I just had to separate Pepper-kitten from a live wasp 😵‍💫 (She did *not* want to let it go) #chaos #kittenproblems

#wolfwednesday river critter and drill mode #dogsofbluesky #river #wolfdog

#whiskerswednesday is for sunbathing (Cappuccino, Bluebell) #catsofbluesky #cats

Carpet cat party 🌞🐱😸⛱️🐈 Blessed week of Normal Temperatures (25C) They're enjoying the morning sun again.. #catsofbluesky #sleepingcat #cats #catpile #catsunbathing