hello hello! fun work news - will be interviewing the fab James Graham on stage about his plays and TV work at the Fleet Street Quarter Festival of Words on May 12, come hang: www.ticketsource.com/festival-of-...
Closeup of a vintage tile floor circa 1910 using square and rectangle tiles.
Great news - though the sites themselves are under significant pressure...
"Wildlife and humans thriving in Unesco-protected sites.
While wildlife populations crash globally, research finds designated areas enable recovery of threatened species."
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
After the sun sets - Moon Timelapse video - Moon passing over West Field, Co. Galway, Ireland. #Moon #Ireland #Scape #Galway #Ireland #Landscape #Sky #Clouds #SkyScape #Photography #TimeLapse
Monday morning, Trend Setters... 😎
A sunny stroll along the river...
Georg Gerlach (German, 1874-1962)
Gartenblumen, 1913
Oil on canvas
108.5 x 108.5 cm
Private collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Lunacy under the giant Redwood tree!
Sunday morning, Trend Setters...
A very sunny stroll, with a very well behaved Hairy Genius... 😎
I'd no idea they'd done this...
"‘We can’t wait’: Venice already seeking floods plan B five years after barriers’ launch.
Rising sea levels and ecological damage caused by heavy use of flood defence system force city authorities to consider next move."
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
"From sleeping lions to spitting snakes: a year in the life of London zoo vets.
As the zoo celebrates its 200th birthday, photographer David Levene captures the people keeping their (sometimes very dangerous) patients healthy and happy."
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Saturday morning, Trend Setters...
A stroll along the river from Tirley to Deerhurst and back... 😎
Friday morning, Trend Setters... A stroll through the fields with the Hairy Genius... ☺️
The cat froze, halfway through the gate when it saw Baxter!! 😁
"Staggering and unforgivable that people aren't believing the, frankly ludicrous, excuse that 'he was not told Mandelson had failed vetting'," more like!!
I imagine Israel will respect this ceasefire in much the same way as they've respected the ceasefires in - say - Iran and Gaza...
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I wouldn't have thought it possible, but I think Hegseth in this press conference might actually be turning my stomach more than Trump usually does...
"Lincolnshire church leaning more than Tower of Pisa needs £100k to fix wonky floor.
Fundraising under way to fix uneven floor at Dry Doddington’s 14th century church as stone slabs shift."
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Well, to use a technical term, that's fucked it. 😬
"Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought.
Scientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Indeed... An absolute ghoul...
Yeah - we should be morally strong, like Israel...
Commit genocide, invade soverign states, drag others into our wars, kill countless children, civilians, aid workers, medical staff, journalists, etc. etc.
And then, simply lie about what we've done.
(from @clashreport.bsky.social on Xitter)
“the pope is weak on crime” has gotta be one of the funniest things any politician has ever said in history
"After 1,200 years, cherry blossom record to live on despite Japanese scientist’s death.
Prof Yasuyuki Aono’s meticulous work charted shifting bloom dates as a marker of climate change."
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
Great listen, as always - have to say I'm with Zoe & Ava - let's not just fuck up the moon - let's focus on saving the only planet we've got...
And - Jaws - saw it in the cinema in 1975 - when the head fell out of the boat?? Wow!!
Worse than a waste of space, I'd say... Actual hinderance!!
No recognition of irony, here, from the Deputy President of the country which has undertaken *so* much 'economic terrorism' over the years...
Especially under the 'strong and capable' leadership of Trump...
Incredible.
