Philippa R. Francis
@philippa.bsky.social
Writer, reader, photographer . . . https://ko-fi.com/philippa
"None of England’s fire and rescue services are thought to have direct access to firefighting aircraft." It's outrageous. Make the fossil fuel companies pay. www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/country-and-...
Fossil fuel producers should pay for wildfire helicopters, Zack Polanski says
Next week is the anniversary of the start of the Langdale Moor Fire in North Yorkshire, the largest wildfire in the country last year.
yorkshirepost.co.uk
5 August 1877 - 8 July 1917 Tom Thomson, Canadian (1877-1917), Northern River, 1914-15, oil on canvas, 115.1 x 102 cm, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
The UK has existed as a state since 1801. The current borders of the UK have been in place since 1922. Do Reform UK politicians NOT know the basics of UK history?
Did I go to the forest? Yes Did I find mushrooms? Also yes
I'd rather live next to a wind farm than a data center.
ghost plants (the first time i saw these they whispered their name into my mind)
Since we have rain possibly on the way, we picked tomatoes last night to avoid splitting. This huge platter is just yesterday’s haul of beautiful technicolor varieties! #gardening #KitchenGarden #GrowFood #NoSpray #UrbsInHorto #Chicago 🌱
Day 1497 of #IansDailyPhotoChallenge and a stunning ruddy darter dragonfly, sitting on a wild service tree at Naturescape Wildflower Farm today Spotted just before they cooked my yummy breakfast 😁🐉🪰🥓🌭🍳😋🤗 #inspiringnature #wildlife #naturephotography #MentalHealthMatters #365DaysWild
Boosting for the afternoon crowd
Louie Stowell@louiestowell.bsky.social · 12h agoI just saw a piece in @thebookseller.com about this fundraiser - to protect and share a collection of over one million Black books in the UK, a labour of love by one collector, Baba Pepukayi, but a vital resource for the nation. www.gofundme.com/f/save-1-mil... Please share, and donate if you can.
Angèle Etoundi Essamba, Cameroonian photographer known for her photography in black and white particularly #WomensArt
'Scarlet poppies' by contemporary Impressionist style US contemporary painter Erin Hanson #WomensArt
Woman on a bus (reading from an article): Have you ever discussed your fantasies with your partner? Her friend: Like the one where I’m in a cottage by the sea completely on my own with a book and a cup of tea?
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Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the ones I do, and the eyesight to tell the difference.
Man Squinting, Struggling with Glare
ALT: Man Squinting, Struggling with Glare
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Locals used to call the cliffs at Dedwick 'the place of a thousand skulls'. Given that the clifftop cemetery was collapsing onto the beach below, it wasn't an unreasonable name. Even now, storms sometimes pull bones onto shore, feeding it new ghosts. – #MattAdams, 1981
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 245: Read outside your comfort zone. If you're writing fiction, try also reading non-fiction: science books, medical journals, political biographies, psychology texts. The more you read outside your genre, the better you'll be within it.
