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"In this war, neutrality is a luxury.
Action is a choice" ⬇️
Interesting clouds at sunrise on Glastonbury Tor. Photo from a little while ago as I'm starting to collate ideas for my 2027 calendar.
I admire Ukrainian Railways.
You can check online if a train is delayed, even by just five minutes.
And this – in a country at a full-scale war for almost four years.
Heroes 💪
Just After Dawn. -1°C. A lone crow 🐦⬛
Just After Dawn. -1°C. A lone crow 🐦⬛
Icy Blue Skies . 2°C after a frost. A Barn Owl still up.
Icy Blue Skies . 2°C after frost. A Barn Owl still up.
On Wednesday, January 29, I mentioned
the battle of Kruty
and the Memorial I visited.
This week, my Members' Letter was about this visit.
I decided to publish some photos I took
of that place.
It will be a brief reminder of the
bravery of Ukrainian youth.
So, photos are here ⬇️ (free access)
Days filled with anxiety and danger have turned into a three-year-long nightmare. This city survives on the sheer willpower of those who love it. Our determination to resist and save our home keeps us going. And I am proud to be one of its citizens.
Hello from Kharkiv!
A blue tit landing on the back of a starling
Son of Bruiser?! 🧐😅
A Blue Tit using a Starling as a soft landing at RSPB Greylake in Somerset. 😁
#Birds 🪶
Cold And Frosty Tracks. -2°C just after sunrise. Sparrows
Cold And Frosty Tracks. -2°C just after sunrise. Sparrows
And the same to you too, have a good day 🙂🫂
Sunrise On A Frosty Morning. 0°C . A Roe Deer leaping in the fields .
Sunrise On A Frosty Morning. 0°C . A Roe Deer leaping in the fields.
A phone pic taken just now in Glastonbury. Moon looking nice over St Michael's tower.
This is what really matters.
Just peace for Ukraine.
I hope you can get some rest tonight and enjoy a peaceful day tomorrow 🫂🇺🇦💪🏻🇺🇦💪🏻🇺🇦
Deep night in Kyiv.
The air raid alert is still on.
Actually, many drones
were launched by ‘neighbours’.
Am I planning my regular
day off from social media tomorrow?
If it is calm - yes.
See you whenever see you 🫂
Late evening in Kyiv.
It is calm here.
There are talks
that russians may launch
a larger attack on Ukraine
before January 20.
Me? Staying calm.
What happens after the inauguration
is more interesting.
Happy New Year from the Yorkshire Wolds. 7°C and a wonderful sunset tonight. ( back in a few days time , best wishes James )
Happy New Year from the Yorkshire Wolds. 7°C and a wonderful sunset tonight. ( back in a few days time , best wishes James )
They attack us with missiles in the morning.
We go to the bookstores in the afternoon.
Yes, I visited one of my favourite bookstores in Kyiv (they serve coffee, right).
Morning from Kyiv!
It was a calm night again here.
I had a slow #warcoffee
Power outages were cancelled for today.
Have a lovely new week!
Today's Ukrainian art: Kyriak Kostandi (1852-1921), Girl in a Blue Veil, 1888
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Great White Egret about to take off with wings up and ready and showing a reflection of the bird in the water
Great White Egret reflection. 😍
#birds 🐦🪶
What a tranquil picture that makes 🧡
A Colourful End. 5°C overlooking the River Humber. Crows returning to nests.
If you, as you were reading history books, tried really hard to understand how exactly so many people could be so blindly supportive toward Stalin/Hitler/Pol Pot/Mao/etc -- well, here's how:
Look at the people blindly spitting at Ukrainians and telling them to go fuck themselves now.
London: I’ll be in town Dec 1–4 and would like to tell people what I see in Ukraine. Few other journalists want to join.
2.5 yrs reporting from the the frontlines; I’ve been to hard-to-get places.
If you know of a cafe or a bookstore willing to host a free talk let me know 🙏
🕯️ President Zelenskyy and First Lady Zelenska honored the memory of thw Holodomor victims on Holodomor Remembrance Day.
💬 "It is our duty to remember, to commemorate, and to tell the world the truth about the brutal crime, the genocide that was committed against Ukrainians."
A walk downtown #Kherson: at a corner, a pit and fresh flowers for a woman just killed here by a Russian shell.
Same block, flowers, and candles to commemorate the Kherson victims of the totalitarian regime and Holodomor, Stalin’s death by hunger, in 1932--1933.
Why?
