Bee-fly feeding on a Green Alkanet flower

Close up of a Buff tailed bumble bee (I think?)

Hairy-footed Flower Bee (I think?) feeding on a bluebell flower

Hairy-footed Flower Bee (?) in flight towards bluebell flower

Photos from the garden - 19 April 2026
1. Bee-fly feeding on a Green Alkanet flower
2. Close up of a Buff tailed bumble bee (I think?)
3. Hairy-footed Flower Bee (I think?) feeding on a bluebell flower
4. Hairy-footed Flower Bee (?) in flight towards bluebell flower

Been seeing plenty of Nomad Bees around and got this photo of a Gooden’s Nomad Bee in my #wildspaces garden. Unusual shot with it's proboscis out with the labial and maxillary palps easily seen. #nomadbee

Hi.
Can I ask what lens you're using with the XT5 for this shot?
Thanks.

A top envoy to Donald Trump suggested the swap to Fifa president Gianni Infantino and the US president, as leader of the country co-hosting the tournament, arguing that Italy’s four World Cup titles in the tournament's history justify awarding it the slot. ft.trib.al/ygbCcs3

Leading vaccinologist Helen Petousis-Harris says there's not enough awareness of the impact of Covid-19 on overall health.

www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

FBI sends plane to Cuba to stop a trans kid from accessing gender-affirming care The child was returned to the United States, and the parents now face federal kidnapping charges.

This is just bonkers.

www.advocate.com/politics/nat...

This is Starmer's Blue Labour - happy for a Nazi far-right organisation to run the UK.

But if you don't vote Labour, you'll get a Reform government....

Met police in talks to buy Palantir AI tech for use in criminal investigations Exclusive: Internal concerns over allowing US firm linked to ICE and Israeli military to process highly sensitive data

Met police in talks to buy Palantir AI tech for use in criminal investigations

A very bad idea. This and anything else involving Palantir should be stopped.

Man admits rape and religiously aggravated assault after court confrontation John Ashby, 32, admits using Islamophobic slurs during attack on Sikh woman he thought was Muslim

Not a refugee.

Not a trans woman.

Not a drag queen.

a cartoon of winnie the pooh wearing a purple hat Alt: a cartoon of winnie the pooh wearing a purple hat

Trump does not consider Iran’s seizure of two ships to be a violation of the ceasefire, the White House says.

Jewish MP Gerald Kaufmann in Parliament in 2009.

"My Grandmother was ill in bed when the Nazis came to her town, a German soldier shot her dead."

"My Grandmother did not die to provide cover for Israel to murder Palestinian Grandmothers in Gaza."

A bunch of dark black cup fungi with brown interior surface are growing in little bouquet like clusters on the surface of a cut poplar log

Lee holding a cluster of Sclerencoelia cup fungi in their hand showing how small it is (tinier than a north american penny).

Found a cool fungus I knew of but had never seen myself!

Sclerencoelia fascicularis, on poplar logs 🍄📸

Fast approaching the point where the best case scenario is the Trump administration desperately agrees a peace deal in a couple of months time when the economic tsunami hits, all because the White House is too dumb to understand lag times. Like covid, but with jet fuel.

Donald’s DOJ is now going after the Southern Poverty Law Center, an organization dedicated to taking down white supremacist groups like the KKK. That’s how bad it is.

Liam Rosenior leaves Chelsea three and a half months into contract until 2032 Chelsea have parted company with their head coach, Liam Rosenior, after losing five Premier League games in a row without scoring

As I said, at least 3 more managers until the end of the season I reckon...

www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Yep.
I need to ask Snigda if she has a trad Indian recipe that works!
Right - need to run so have a lovely evening...

When I'm minted, sure.
But only if you look different to that Simpsons gif!

"When you see homelessness in a world of empty houses, hunger in a world of wasted food, or people working three jobs while Billionaires contemplate buying a 3rd yacht, something inside you recoils. . You are not reacting to a technical problem of policy failure; you are reacting to a moral obscenity. Your body knows what the media refuse to say: nobody has the right to create scarcity in a world of abundance. The hoarding of resources by a tiny few is not natural, inevitable, or efficient; it is enforced with violence, deception, and political manipulation. Anarchism is simply the refusal to accept that arrangement." . - David Graeber

On Anarchism.

Try it - and then come and give me a smile....
I dare ya!
😂😂😂

Nigel Farage is ‘Open to anything' when it comes to the NHS - which means he isn't committed to an NHS that's free at the point of use!

Reform UK are not on your side.

While Nigel is 'considering' making you pay, Labour is busy getting the NHS back on its feet 👇

Karela - bitter gourd.
I've yet to find a version that's not difficult to eat.
But, some people love it - so maybe it's just me?
🤷‍♂️

I reckon at least 3 more managers before the end of the season...

I reckon at least 3 more managers before the end of the season...

Screenshot of a social media post by Brianna Wu (@BriannaWu) that reads: "One of my biggest hopes for the future is that we can come up with some sort of test in utero to determine if a child is going to grow up to be transsexual, and then opt them out of the gene pool. It's, I can tell you firsthand, it's a horrific way to grow up, one that no ethical person should want to inflict on a child. The reason the trans community is so unstable online is the developmental damage that we invariably get. It's like a house being built where every floor is leaning, and by the time you get to the top, the entire structure is unstable. Repairing that damage has taken me a lifetime."

Brianna Wu advocates for the extermination of trans people by engaging in eugenicist selective abortions of fetuses determined to be trans.

Trump fought to keep the ballroom fundraising contract secret. Here’s what’s in it. The agreement governing hundreds of millions in private donations was kept secret until a watchdog group sued and a judge ordered it disclosed.

Spoiler: It's as corrupt as you thought.

Gift link.

Video posted from Iranian consulate in India, stating it is going viral in Iran. They are just mocking him….

Bring Thames Water into Public Ownership NOW 😡 Thames Water wants to be allowed to dump sewage and not pay a PENNY. Right now, they're trying to force a deal so they can dodge fines until 2030, while customers foot the bill. This isn’t right. Jo...

Please sign if you can.

act.38degrees.org.uk/act/bring-th...

Sorry, I didn't hear you.
Can you say that again...

So did Starmer lie or is he incompetent?

You seem to care more about defending the liar / incompetent.

A Tale of Two Countries Two superpowers, one behaving pathetically

Pakistani bridal dowries now routinely include four panels, an inverter and a battery:

billmckibben.substack.com/p/a-tale-of-...

This is an inversion of the normal order, in which rich countries get all the good stuff first, and countries like Pakistan get scraps after we've gorged ourselves.

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