Nothing to see here, just an average size oak and citizen in the Kingdom of Kent 🥱
Lyn
@lafabstracts.bsky.social
Abstract artist. Lover of art, animals, architecture,lost places, photography, good food, great giggles and the sea, always the sea. Paintings available at https://www.nissis-artgallery.com/atelier/laf-art/
The petition to stop the Guga hunt is so close to becoming the 3rd most signed in the history of the Scottish parliament. Created by wildlife photographer Rachel Bigsby, it calls on the Scottish government to outlaw the cruel killing of Gannets on the island of Sula Sgeir.
Across #Africa, 20 countries are building something extraordinary together: the #GreatGreenWall. This massive belt of trees stretches from coast to coast along the southern edge of the Sahara, designed to stop the desert's spread and restore land that's been degraded for generations. #ActOnClimate
© Maxfield Parrish. 'The Grand Canyon.' Oil on wood, 1902. 66 × 45 cm.
#TuanVu #Vietnamese #Canadian Tuan Vu (b. 1971) UNDER THE PLUM TREE, 2026 Oil and oil stick on canvas
Absolute banger of a frame for the sunset tonight.
Austrian-Mexican painter and sculptor Wolfgang Paalen Nuit Tropicale, 1948 #WolfgangPaalen #Surrealism A key figure in the genesis of modernism, he was a member of the Abstraction-Création group from 1934. He joined the French Surrealists in 1935 and was one of its prominent exponents until 1942.
She’s wearing her softest, most feminine nightgown (the one with the lacy leggings) and getting ready for sleep. Just sipping some nectar for a bedtime snack. You can see her red proboscis dipping into a floret. Good night, little princess. Soft, sweet dreams to everyone. 🕯️
They live in a false reality they have built around themselves…..
My daughter’s shot of the moon and Venus sharing a moment the other evening over Brisbane
Glaciologist @matthias-huss.bsky.social shows that the centre of the Great Aletsch glacier in Switzerland (the biggest in the Alps) lost 6 meters(!) of thickness just this summer. "No words...", he adds on LinkedIn.
“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.” ― Dorothea Lange catch you on the flip size be kind💞
Angel Of Music... Early evening. Hansel The Green Heron (Husband of Heidi), singing the songs of his people. One of the most beautiful birds, that you will ever see in the wild. 📸🇨🇦 #GreenHeron #Photography #Wildlife #Birds #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #Nature #OntarioParks #Canada
Rare albino humpback whale. Only 1 in 40,000 whales are albino Original post
Red and Green Macaws S and C South America Live 50-80 years in the wild Love to hang upside down when they are happy, relaxed, and playing! Hanging from tree branches on one or both feet to show off, stretch their wings, or check out their surroundings from a fun new angle.
Eurasian Hoopoe. It is a distinctive cinnamon coloured bird with black and white wings, a tall erectile crest, a broad white band across a black tail, and a long narrow downcurved bill. native to Europe, Asia, Africa. It is migratory in the northern part of its range. 📸: @selcuk_kuscu_birdphotos
Excellent letter in The Times. "Greater hate hath no person than to accuse those who put their lives on the line for others of being traitors."
Cookie dough? Nope, just the chocolate chip sea cucumber. Found throughout warm, shallow waters in the Atlantic, this species grows about 1 ft (30.5 cm) long. Fun fact: There are more than 1,000 species of sea cucumbers! Photo: Matteo Cassella, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
A sea of EU flags seemingly outnumbered Union Jacks during sections of the BBC's Last Night of the Proms show on Saturday night, as the UK's relationship with Brussels once again finds itself in the spotlight www.euronews.com/my-europe/20... #DonaldTrump #VladimirPutin #FutureOfEurope
Sea of EU flags dominates BBC's Last Night of the Proms
Ten years on from the UK's historic Brexit referendum, the nation's decision to leave the European Union appears as divisive as ever. #EuropeNews
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Selkie Sunday 📸 by Karl Ramsdell kellyjarviswriter.com/selkie-moon #SelkieMoon #selkiesunday #oceanphotography #wildlifephotography #seals
Here's a French video (with English subtitles) about what would happen if the far-right racists got their way and all foreigners and people of colour were forced to leave.