Green-veined White nectaring on Devil’s-bit Scabious on a rather overgrown ride in Somerford Common #WildWebsWednesday
Wormwood apothecary jar (England, 1683) Source: British Museum
‘Wormewoode delighteth to grow on rockes and mountaines, and in untilled ground; it groweth much upon dry bankes.’ John Gerard, herbalist Wormwoode also groweth alongside motorwayes, roundaboutes and carriageways both dual and single. #photography #herbs
Say, friends—here are about 84 literary journals opening for submissions in September. Some are open now or will close soon in August or September. Genres, themes, & guidelines vary—dates are tentative. These should be no-fee. There are more resources out there, too. Wish y’all well.
The boletes have gone nuts this year. The bright cherry red ones always stand out. Frost’s bolete, Exsudoporus frostii. 🌿#FungiFriends
"Going to Work" (1943, L.S. Lowry) #poem #poetry #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #AugustAnarchy @daveashleypoet.bsky.social
Finally I can announce it. I am beyond honoured to have been Highly Commended in the 2026 Poetry Wales Award. Here is my poem: joshuaseigalpoet.blogspot.com/2026/08/josh... @poetrywales.bsky.social #BookSky #poetry
What do we sense on the moor but ghost folk, ghost deer, even ghost wolf. The path itself is a phantom, almost erased in ling and yellow tormentil: flowers of this summer and this summer only… —Kathleen Jamie, “Moor” from CAIRN (Sort of Books, 2024) #poem #poetry sortof.co.uk/kathleen-jam...
I can't go outside without something trying to sting me....this book says that's ok....
Let us now give thanks for these salt-blown wind-burned pastures where oatgrass and timothy shrink from the harrow of the sea… —John Glenday, “A Westray Prayer” from SELECTED POEMS (Picador 2020) #poem #poetry www.panmacmillan.com/authors/john...
