Brian Dolan

Rebel Women, Florence Nightingale In one of the poems of his later life, Thomas Hardy mused upon the devastation caused by the First World War, and called it ‘A Time of the Breaking of Nations’. Like the revolutions of the 1800s, t…

Very much so Kirsty... though I love this piece as well and the world needs Rebel Women like never before!

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Absolutely fascinating Trish and thank you for sharing. What a life of service to a greater good your son Rob is living and what a role model he's had all these years in you 🙏

YouTube video by Drawaqa Marine Conservation Trust Sustainable manta tourism Fiji

Do you know how to swim safely with manta rays in a way that doesn’t stress them and which contributes to sustainable tourism and scientific research? My son Rob explains.

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I absolutely loved this book Kirsty, not least for its challenges to the narratives around Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole. Enjoy! 💙

Cathedral in black and white

Spiky
#blueskyartshow

Cacti black and white

Spiky
#blueskyartshow
#classicmono

Spiky foliage in Kew Gardens

Final one for spiky
#blueskyartshow

4 people on street one on a bike and their shadows

Cambridge street scène
#classicmono
#eastcoastkin

I get a couple of 'Dear Brain' emails a week and it does make me smile.... however... I've just tried to type the word 'Brain' three times now... it's been 'Brian' each time.

Seriously 🧠, it's Friday, now stop messing about 😳😂😂

As Trump Administration Plans to Burn Contraceptives, Europeans Are Alarmed The U.S. government intends to incinerate $9.7 million in already-purchased birth control in Belgium after U.S.A.I.D shut down. Destruction may have already started.

The Trump administration’s plans to incinerate $9.7 million in birth control pills and other contraceptives stored in a Belgian warehouse have left European governments struggling as they try to prevent the destruction.

Illustration of a woman standing in a lit doorway, casting a long shadow down a dark hallway. Text on the image reads: 'Restricting access to safe abortion drives women and girls to unsafe procedures.'

Access to safe abortion protects the health of women and girls.

As with all other health services, women and girls should be able to access safe and respectful abortion care, when they need it, without fear of harm, punishment or recrimination.

#HealthForAll

Clouds and sun in back of school minibus with yellow children crossing sign

Caution children: Sun and clouds
#windowsonwednesday
#eastcoastkin

Poles w triangles and a boat and the sea

Triangles
#tidesouttuesday
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Such a poignant picture which conjures up so many narratives of loss Niamh 😢

The rich must be incentivised; the poor must be disciplined.

The political economy of the super-elite in one headline.

Proud to have been part of this great collaboration between @alicehousehospice.bsky.social,
Hart Gables LGBT & #Hartlepool college to create a 20 minute film, as part of training to improve LGBTQ+ inclusive #hospice care, esp for #trans people 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🥰

🎥 lnkd.in/grfJwT7x
Tackling #Inequalities

London ‘beach’ including sandcastle sculpture flood preventer people and cityscape in background including gherkin and St Paul’s

But is it blue sky enough for #blueskymonday?
London ‘beach’ scene
#eastcoastkin

Oooh, hope all goes well for her Kirsty... and we have the same saying as well!

Ah, what a really kind and lovely response Niamh 🤗

Honestly, every time I see your work my heart does a little damhsa as your #photography brings to life the joyful quirkiness in the quotidian and the beauty that's so often hidden in plain sight. It's balm for the soul 💚 📷

The way do the river with the golden rain tree on the left

Seed pods of goldenrain tree

I present to you the goldenrain tree and seed pods: wouldn’t it lift your heart?
#scape

It has been the honor of my life to serve as Commissioner of BLS alongside the many dedicated civil servants tasked with measuring a vast and dynamic economy. It is vital and important work and I thank them for their service to this nation.

Fáilte mo chara. You are so incredibly talented, I absolutely love seeing the sheer creativity and variety of your work 🙌🙌🙌

Wow - stunning in every possible way Niamh! 💚

View from beneath an underpass with graffiti and sky

Happy #urbangaze Thursday
Under the pass
#eastcoastkin

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A lady was supported to attend a #community event. Her community. She hadn't been able to go out in such a long time. She came back with a beaming smile "Just being back, near my house too, seeing all the people again. It was wonderful!"
#carehomes should be available locally.

Nobody swears like Samuel L Jackson... love that man!

Nobody swears like Samuel L Jackson... love that man!

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Today I assisted a gentleman living with #dementia to put his socks back on. I lifted his foot to put the first on, he lifted the other for me. When I finished he took my hand & kissed it, saying thank you. If we keep looking for fireworks, we miss all the glimmers that abound 😊

Pink hollyhock flower in close up

Hollyhock
#macromonday
#eastcpastkin

When you strip away humanity