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Christine Dodd

@botanicalbliss.bsky.social

Keeper of a cottage garden. My interests are plants, books and politics.

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I’m just reading Chocolat again. It’s making me very hungry!

03.03.2026 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Green crab surrounding green, pink and yellow seaweed

Green crab surrounding green, pink and yellow seaweed

Colours of the ocean #Shetland

01.03.2026 12:10 β€” πŸ‘ 294    πŸ” 42    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

Started beautifully but got a bit silly.

27.02.2026 10:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A pair of grebes making a cosy nest in Rotterdam.

12.02.2026 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Read this on my last cruise!

09.02.2026 12:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Close-up collage of blue spring flowers against soft green backgrounds. Includes a violet-blue pansy with a yellow centre, grape hyacinths with a bee, a pale blue clematis, nodding Scillas, a honeybee feeding on forget-me-nots, hyacinths in bloom, and English bluebells.

Close-up collage of blue spring flowers against soft green backgrounds. Includes a violet-blue pansy with a yellow centre, grape hyacinths with a bee, a pale blue clematis, nodding Scillas, a honeybee feeding on forget-me-nots, hyacinths in bloom, and English bluebells.

A gathering of blue spring flowers β€” a small promise of what lies ahead, and an antidote to those Monday blues. Wishing you all a bright and hopeful start to the week.

09.02.2026 08:00 β€” πŸ‘ 113    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2

Same!

29.01.2026 12:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When the nighte hath come
And the londe ys darke
And the moone ys the sole lighte that we see
Nay, Ich wil not be afrayde
Oh, Ich wil not be afrayde
Just as longe
as thou stondest
by me

17.12.2025 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 355    πŸ” 65    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 1
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Not my door - but spotted at the weekend.

16.12.2025 09:13 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I had a tooth extracted yesterday after a failed root canal. It’s been a very expensive and painful few weeks. Today however I am creating a vision board for a better year in 2026.

09.12.2025 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yum

07.12.2025 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy birthday Ken

06.12.2025 10:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy anniversary

05.08.2025 10:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Very pretty!

07.07.2025 12:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Enjoying the Erigeron in my front pots.

07.07.2025 12:12 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I won’t be getting the next book, that’s for sure.

06.07.2025 16:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It was quite an eye opener wasn’t it!

06.07.2025 14:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Not a chance! Books before clothes.

16.06.2025 08:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Faded beauty

13.06.2025 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

01.06.2025 08:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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One of the back borders today.

31.05.2025 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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If you could smell this wisteria!

22.05.2025 14:03 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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OH is on it!

18.05.2025 17:27 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stretchy boy

16.05.2025 13:58 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Peony time

15.05.2025 17:28 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The geums are coming into flower.

19.04.2025 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The next general election may not be until 2029.

But we could be only days or weeks away from Labour making a catastrophic mistake that will guarantee a loss.

If they reach a deal with the USA that precludes us ever getting truly close to the EU again, let alone rejoining, then it's "Game Over".

18.04.2025 12:09 β€” πŸ‘ 739    πŸ” 194    πŸ’¬ 61    πŸ“Œ 13
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Rained all day so no gardening for me.

18.04.2025 15:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Gorgeous!

18.04.2025 08:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Roadside verge with a mass of dandelions.

Roadside verge with a mass of dandelions.

This is what roadside verges should look like in April. These are not weeds - they are wildflowers essential to the survival of early Spring bees.

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