botanical drawing of five different types of daffodil, from 1649 - 1659, Gottorfer Codex
Though now known in Dutch as "narcis", this spring flower actually used to be known as an "affodil" in both English and Dutch; from the Latin "affodillus".
It is quite likely (though it cannot be proven) that the English "daffodil" gained its "d" from the Dutch:"de affodil".
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Gravel bike against an oak tree with Highland cattle standing nearby.
Great gravel ride across heathland and woodland including the famous Deelerwoud route this morning. 85 km.
#cycling #gravel #veluwezoom
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Anemone nemorosa flowers
It's wonderful to see spring flowers everywhere. These Anemone nemorosa were growing in patches on a verge, spotted as I cycled past on my gravel bike.
#flowers, #gravel, #cycling
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Review by andrewspink - The Player of Games
The most remarkable thing about this books is its prescience. The 'terminals' have an awful l...
A friend leant me The Player of Games by Iain M Banks! Amazing, he predicted the smartphone decades before they were invented, and jt was a fun read too (despite the fact that I'm not into games).
Here is my #review:
app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/7a4c...
#sci-fi, #booksky, #books #boeken
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But the science was what made it so good!
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Excellent #gravel #cycling tour organised by TCW79 from #Wageningen yesterday. 72 km of pleasure!
Veluvia graveltour.
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School massacre stuns US
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
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Stembureau banner
Vergeet niet vandaag te stemmen!
Don't forget to vote today!
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Book cover with a drawing of the suspension bridge over the river Hafren/Severn
I've just finished reading Hafren by Sarah Chave (@sarahchave1.bsky.social). Great book! See my #review here: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/c05d...
#book, #literature, #booksky, #wales, #rivers, #nature, #nature-writing, #England, #Gloucester, #landscape, #ecology, #history
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Sphagnum pulchrum and fallax #moss #bryophyte
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It’s so funny to think about the fact that there’s people out there deferring every life decision to this
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Teken de petitie: Mijn gegevens, mijn keuze
Onze Europe digitale rechten worden aangevallen! In plaats van onze democratie en privacy te verdedigen, wil Ursula von der Leyen de bescherming tegen Big Tech en hun AI afzwakken.
Laat je stem horen en eis dat ze niet toegeeft. Teken nu de petitie!
share.greens-efa.eu/s/pdzCSOt6
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A snowy garden
Proper snow! Sneuw in de tuin!
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Book cover showing a red sky and camels.
I've just finished The Rose Field by Phillip Pullman. It is really long, but I was sorry to be finished with it, I could happily have stayed reading it for weeks.
Here is my review: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/eeeb...
#booksky #literature #philippullman #books
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Infographic of my reading for 2025
Here is my #storygraph wrap up in #2025
#booksky #boeken #books
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Collage of 82 book covers
#booksky #books #boeken #2025 #storygraph
Here is what I read in 2025:
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Not in real time of course. The supernova took place years ago!
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Bord met 'ingang stemwijzer'
Vergeet niet te stemmen!
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Vanavond waren de zwevende kiezers tijdens het debat van het Zuiden verrassend duidelijk: ze kiezen de beste kans op een links, progressief kabinet.
Samen vooruit! 💚❤️ #DebatVanHetZuiden
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"Het levensgevaarlijk voor onze volksgezondheid dat we zo slap zijn bij de aanpak van PFAS en ander gif in ons water.
Dat moet veel harder worden aangepakt."
- @franstimmermans.groenlinkspvda.nl #DebatVanHetZuiden
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In Chicago, four vehicles descended and eight ICE agents moved in to kidnap a child.
She screams, “I’m 15,” as ICE yanks her from the car and kneels on her neck.
This is not about immigration enforcement.
It's about terrorizing Americans.
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NEW: Extraordinary scenes in Amsterdam this afternoon (Sunday, Oct 5).
An estimated 250,000 bring the city to a standstill; people all wearing red to show solidarity with Palestine 🇵🇸
(🎥 Ahmed Zantac)
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Fryslân ûnderweis nei Amsterdam met een volle dubbeldekkerbus
#RodeLijn
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