Scarista, Isle of Harris

This is my favorite climate change chart. Japanese monks, aristocrats, and emperors kept meticulous records of cherry blossom festivals for 1,200 years and accidentally built the world's longest climate dataset.

Planning a walk this Easter? Why not make it a #SlowWays hike!?

The Slow Ways network includes over 10,000 routes that stretch for neatly 150,000km.

Thanks to people across Britain, this map shows the 2,382 routes that have been triple-checked and verified.

Plan a walk here beta.slowways.org

corridor through tall leafy trees in the May sunshine. No one else about. Just us and the birds

Time to turn off the news and disappear somewhere simple. 🎧

Episode 30 - Wind and time passes in the Forest of Dean (40mins)

It's 8am one sunny May day. Blackbirds join wrens, robins and song thrush in the cathedral of trees.

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As the daffodils pass their best and go over, the snakehead fritillaries start into flower. Glorious early spring sight. At Rousham House, Oxfordshire, earlier today. #Oxfordshire #SensoryArt #bloomscrolling #gardens #FlowerPhotography

As the daffodils pass their best and go over, the snakehead fritillaries start into flower. Glorious early spring sight. At Rousham House, Oxfordshire, earlier today.

#Oxfordshire
#SensoryArt
#bloomscrolling
#gardens
#FlowerPhotography

Kent meningitis outbreak: what students need to know If you notice a friend exhibiting any concerning signs – especially rapid worsening over hours – take them seriously.

Useful, practical.

Nick White was a hero of mankind’s oldest war The physician and pharmacologist died on February 1st, aged 74

The physician and pharmacologist died on February 1st, aged 74

To Wasdale

A black and white photograph of an incoming wave, side view, travelling from right to left, white spume and spindrift and dark water.

A Cornish wave.

Road heads towards mountain.

The first proper view of Liathach as one travels down Glen Torridon never fails to impress. Photo:Yesterday morning.

a man in a tuxedo and bow tie is standing next to a woman in a dress . ALT: a man in a tuxedo and bow tie is standing next to a woman in a dress .

Laura

Climate ‘fingerprints’ mark human activity from the top of the atmosphere to the bottom of the ocean The ocean is warming as the upper atmosphere is cooling – both as a result of excessive greenhouse gas emissions.

The ocean is warming as the upper atmosphere is cooling – both as a result of excessive greenhouse gas emissions.

Snowy mountain and a still sea.

High tide; Upper Loch Torridon yesterday. Liathach and Fasaig Village beyond.

Last night, coming back from Clun Castle rook was so excited as i chased the moon and could not believe my luck as it lined up with a rookery - hiding behind a hedge i was able to get my shots. OM1mk2 and the superb 50-200 and 2x. @omsystem.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

Title: New year's resolution A man sits at a table with a coffee writing in a notebook: “This year i will devote myself completely to reading serious, improving literature, forsaking easy pleasures and tirelessly seeking out truth and profundity in the work of the greatest writers.” He looks at it Says: Hmm... then “Scratch Scratch Scratch scratch” scribbles out words until the text reads: “This year I will read for Fun”

Happy New Year, everyone!

This is a @theguardian.com books cartoon from a few years ago.

Mountain landscape covered in snow under a blue sky with touches of orange as sunset approaches.

Cairn Toul and the Lairig Ghru today. #Cairngorms #snow

Loch Ness from Dores #Scotland #Invernesshire #LochNess damianshields.photoshelter.com/p/2026-calendar

"No pairing of hill and lake in Lakeland have a closer partnership than these [Mellbreak and Crummock Water]" ~ Alfred Wainwright

Detail of a black mosaic with a white skull, the boney arm of the skeleton raised, and a few ribs.

Mosaic with black background, reclining skeleton with cup of wine in hand with two loaves of bread and an amphora upright in a stand.

Happy #Halloween!
A wonderful 2nd century AD Roman mosaic found near Antioch, Turkey showing a skeleton, cup of wine in hand, reclining on the floor of a dining room in a house reminding guests to enjoy life: ‘ευφρόσυνος’

“When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle & go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking.”

-Arthur Conan Doyle

explain yourself

Photo of a man with a very long white beard riding a bicycle with two panniers on the rear rack.

In July 1951, "Steel Grandpa" Gustaf Håkansson, 66, unofficially rode the Sverigeloppet, a 1000-mile race through Sweden. By not sleeping he arrived a day before the other riders, crossing the finish line on a flat tire.

Happy #BicycleBirthday, Gustaf!
October 15 (1885-1987)

Loch mood

earth :: a global map of wind, weather, and ocean conditions See current wind, weather, ocean, and pollution conditions, as forecast by supercomputers, on an interactive animated map. Updated every three hours.

If you're keen on winds and being windswept, here's the livestream of global winds. You can roam the planet or zoom in to watch #StormAmy doing her thing. Enjoy 😊

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Cartoon of a man asking a receptionist for directions to Mr Escher's office. The receptionist replies ""Up the stairs. Keep turning right."

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Oxfordshire Market Directory Looking for fresh food, affordable clothes, or simply fed up with trudging round supermarkets? Oxfordshire’s markets might have the answer. We’ve taken a look at the history of the county’s markets i...

Well, it's nearly the weekend, and we have a whole bunch of new followers. If you're thinking about what to eat, have you seen our Market Directory? Every Oxfordshire market, by day or by location. We wrote it because nobody else had... #shoplocal
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Stob Bàn and light over the Allt Ruigh #Scotland #GlenCoe #Lochaber www.damianshields.com

Stob Bàn and light over the Allt Ruigh #Scotland #GlenCoe #Lochaber www.damianshields.com