Doctor to patient: "Try to reduce your stress level, and if you somehow succeed please let me know how in God's name you did it."

I thought this felt relatable

J. H. Prynne wrote a guide to reading works of literature for Cambridge students. This was the postscript:

Ah thanks mate. Hope all good with you x

This morning I’ve seen Olly Robbins’s appearance before the select committee described as ‘box office’, while a commentator flagged up another key political moment with the words ‘bring the popcorn’.

That’s one of our main problems right there.

Cheers Jonny!

#sharemondays2026 shortlist for this week are

@bulloch.photography
@sophiecarr.bsky.social
@z70photo.bsky.social
@amosmiller.bsky.social

I will deciding later in the break of my photography class who the winner is later! Well done everyone!

🙏🙏a soft lens!

Thanks so much Mick!

A single bluebell stem almost silhouetted against dawn sunlight. Some bubbly bokeh in the background.

Dawn bluebell. #sharemondays2026

Jet plane flies faster than goose.

Ah nice. I’m in Berkshire/oxfordshire borders

stitched panorama of a wide vista of woodland bluebells and early-spring-green trees.

Early morning with the last of the bluebells. #photography

PETERBOROUGH STANDARD - Friday, April 18th, 1980 The memories live on CROWLAND'S Silver Jubilee committee was finally wound up on Thursday evening with a presentation ceremony at the library.. The Jubilee fund, described by chairman Frank Parnell as 'one of the finest efforts in Lincolnshire', fremony at the library. The Jubilee fund,. described by chairman Frank Parnet s 'one remony atremony are sony at the library. The jubremony at the library. Tremony at remony at the library. Thrremony at tremony at the liremony at the libraremony at the library. Theremony at the library. The Jubilee fund, described by chairman, Frank Premony rremony at the remony aremony at the libremony atremony at tremony at the library. Tremorremony at the library.remony at the library. The Jubilee fund, described by chairman Frank Parnell as 'one of the finest efforts in Lincolnshire', fn he latched onto a through ball. Although be was hauled down by the keeper he still managed to stroke the ball home. But for the second week running Durant had to leave the field injured, this time suffering eye trouble. The winning goal was another 25-yard shot - again from Blackstones' central defender - coming from their second chance of the game. Gary Cooper, recently signed from Old Boys, had a good debut.

Well, happy thrremony at tremony at the liremony at the libraremony at the library day to all who celebrate

A (dead) smooth hound shark washed up on Worthing beach.

First time seeing a shark washed up on a beach…

All the #Sharemondays2025 winning images are on the website now, alongside all the previous 8 years winning images.

I'm currently starting to collate the 2025 book, so will be in touch with those involved in the coming weeks.

#Sharemondays2026

Really was! Thanks Sarah, hope all well with you.

Dawn over a bay. Quite dark, with pink flowers in the foreground (Mediterranean catchfly) and just a glimpse of orange under the cloud cover on the right hand side.

Dawn, with Silene Colorata (I think). Phone pic. #sharemondays2026

I'm sorry I said you weren't very scary.

When you stub your toe half way through dictating a quote for a van

It’s standing in shallow water and has its head thrown back and mouth open.

Animals doing human things, a very occasional and frankly unnecessary series.

No. 1: Gull Steps On Lego

Bliss.

Beautiful image 👏

YES. Utterly uplifting.

Heard a pleasingly meditative one this morning: “we don’t need eggs, unless you need eggs”

No, misogyny isn't a thing of the past If it feels like feminism has achieved its goals, you’re not paying enough attention.

*NEW POST*

This week on rising misogyny & classical music

"Not taking active steps to redress historical imbalance sends a message ... that classical music is a space where varying degrees of sexism and misogyny are tolerated."

open.substack.com/pub/leahbroa...

The red brick east tower of the royal college of music with a cherry tree in full blossom in front of it.

The @rcmlondon.bsky.social east tower looking lush with the blossom. #spring.

Looking into a used bookstore at night

The beautiful chaos of a used bookstore is unmatched.

Stunning, Damian.

Standing Shadows, Oxfordshire 2026.

#photography
#monochrome
#blackandwhite
#bnw

Perfect!