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LeonieRuth

@leonieruth.bsky.social

A mad, cool gran who loves going for walks, amateur photography, reading a good book, science fiction, history, all things steampunk and vintage and writing my blog. And doing cool stuff with the grandkids of course. Living in Yorkshire, UK

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Sewing Kit
#sewing #dressmaking#photograph #photography #photographersofBluesky #stilllife

28.01.2026 12:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Designing a mask to match an outfit I’ll be wearing in Venice for the carnival.
#Venice #VenetianMask #photography #photographersofBluesky

26.01.2026 19:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#AlphabetChallenge #WeekDforDramatic #photography #Sunrise #Solstice #beach

26.01.2026 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Looking Through The Glass
#photography#photograph

21.01.2026 23:41 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Close up of headlight and air intake on blue custom car.

Close up of headlight and air intake on blue custom car.

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekCforCloseup

21.01.2026 12:35 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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#AlphabetChallenge #WeekBforBooks

14.01.2026 11:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trying out my new β€œnifty fifty” lens. Monty was the only one who sat still long enough to get a pic.

02.01.2026 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Close Encounters Of The Ghoulish Kind.

Doncaster Fearfest.

29.10.2025 15:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Having a bit of fun with AI. Created from two photos of my sister taken at a steampunk event last weekend.

30.09.2025 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Free Press, Not a Free Pass – It's Time for Fair Regulation For too long, the UK press have bullied people, harassed grieving families, and destroyed lives, all to sell papers. We’ve all seen the heartbreaking consequences. They’ve hacked phones, listened to ...

Did you watch The Hack? I can't believe papers have gotten away with destroying lives for so long. That's why I've signed the petition, set up by Hugh Grant and other phone hacking victims, to demand fair, independent regulation. Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...

25.09.2025 09:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Reform: Stop hiding from press scrutiny! Nigel Farage says he welcomes freedom of speech, even if people find it offensive. Surely that should apply to freedom of the press too? So why have Reform's Nottinghamshire councillors - who control ...

Reform led Nottinghamshire Council has blacklisted a local paper for asking questions about what councillors were doing. Farage says he welcomes free speech, that should apply to freedom of the press too. Sign the petition to get them to reverse the decision: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...

29.08.2025 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Take Big Money Out of Our Politics British politics is awash with money from super rich donors. In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations came from just 19 people. These so-called β€˜mega donors’ enjoy privileged access to political p...

There’s a HUGE Elon Musk shaped hole in the Government’s new plans to improve our elections: shady billionaires like Musk can still donate massive amounts of money with no cap: effectively buying our democracy. Add your name to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...

25.07.2025 09:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Curious Ginger
#chickentuesday

22.07.2025 10:34 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Artichokes. Chateau de Biron, France.
#flowers #gardens

11.07.2025 00:41 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ban Bottom Trawling in 41 English Marine Protected Areas: Pledge Your Support Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?

Please sign and stop this destructive practice in our British seas.

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18.06.2025 09:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#AlphabetChallenge #WeekXforXs

15.06.2025 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Petition: Require Independent Scrutiny Before Passing any Education Laws Affecting Rights We ask Parliament to require no education legislation affecting parental rights, religious freedom, or home education be enacted without an external independent reviewβ€”appointed by cross-party agreeme...

Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill will give power to the authorities over our parental rights. Sign the official parliamentary petition to keep family life out of authoritarian governmental control. Our children, our families, our choice, our right!

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

13.06.2025 09:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We've Got A Lot To Do See the story

My husband, daughter and I have an allotment. This is my little newsletter about our adventures in allotmenteering and growing our own fruit and vegetables.
#allotment #growyourown #homegrown #vegetableplot
new.express.adobe.com/webpage/BtsC...

10.06.2025 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Can you spare a minute to help this campaign? Admit Mistake and Reverse the Winter Fuel Payment Cuts!

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05.06.2025 10:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Reverse Winter Fuel Allowance cuts I just signed the petition calling on the Government to reverse their disastrous decision to cut winter fuel allowance. Will you join me?

38d.gs/v39r

05.06.2025 10:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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One of my favourite places to walk.

29.05.2025 12:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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#Spring #Flowers #bloomscrolling #beauty #photography #nature #art #naturephotography #flowerpics #flowerscape #Flower

28.05.2025 10:38 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#AlphabetChallenge #WeekVforFive #photograph #iphonephotography

28.05.2025 10:32 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Small shrubby weed growing in guttering under roof of red brick building.

Small shrubby weed growing in guttering under roof of red brick building.

Roof Garden? Taken on a walk round Manchester this week and looking up instead of at my feet.
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekUforUp

23.05.2025 09:27 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Inside Looking Out
Taken at the Steampunk Weekend, Portmeirion, North Wales.
#photography #photograph #photographersofbluesky #portmeirion #portrait #steampunk

08.05.2025 23:59 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Macro shot of red and cream aquilegia flower.

Macro shot of red and cream aquilegia flower.

#mayblooms #flowers #flower #flowerphotography #flowerscape #bloomscrolling #garden #mygarden #photography #photograph #photographersofbluesky

08.05.2025 10:10 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just one reason why the UK does not want all its food coming from America

05.05.2025 08:41 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#WeekSforSilver
#AlphabetChallenge
Two of the nine polished steel spheres representing raindrops from the sculpture β€œRain” in Millenium Square, Sheffield, Uk

06.05.2025 10:28 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Put Public Ownership of Water Back on the Table Privatisation of water isn’t failing - it is the failure. The Government is mid-way through a major review of the water sector. But so far, it has refused to consider a potential solution that’s backe...

Private companies are polluting our rivers, hiking up bills, and failing to deliver. 82% of us want public ownership – let’s make it happen!
Sign the open letter now & demand action! πŸ‘‰
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pu...

23.04.2025 10:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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