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Beth

@f33lthesun.bsky.social

Retired teacher. Reader, crocheter, golfer. Owned by a dog! πŸ“– White Gold Wielder Book Reviews: https://bethsbookcase.org/

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Absolutely agree.

03.03.2026 21:51 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Talking with @f33lthesun.bsky.social about my dresses with pockets collection.

I would like to make it obligatory for dresses to have pockets. They make me happy!

03.03.2026 21:49 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
A startled looking seagull with googly eyes, wings flapping, standing on a dusty sideboard. It is wearing red shorts! 
A bronze bust admires the wing span. 
There’s a mirror on the wall behind the gull, but no reflection. A vampire gull?
There are cream floral curtains, with tie backs, hung like the mirror is a window.

A startled looking seagull with googly eyes, wings flapping, standing on a dusty sideboard. It is wearing red shorts! A bronze bust admires the wing span. There’s a mirror on the wall behind the gull, but no reflection. A vampire gull? There are cream floral curtains, with tie backs, hung like the mirror is a window.

Mad March is an apt description for this month’s bad taxidermy.
Startled, shorts wearing seagull! @natty008.bsky.social

02.03.2026 09:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A dapper ferret/yoda fruit bat like creature with wide dark eyes and a toothy grimace, in a red bow tie, black top hat with blue band round it, taking tea with unknown company, from a white china tea cup with a gold rim and pink roses on it. Mad Hatter’s tea party springs to mind, for some reason.

A dapper ferret/yoda fruit bat like creature with wide dark eyes and a toothy grimace, in a red bow tie, black top hat with blue band round it, taking tea with unknown company, from a white china tea cup with a gold rim and pink roses on it. Mad Hatter’s tea party springs to mind, for some reason.

February’s bad taxidermy! Looks like it belongs to the JRM family. πŸ˜‚
@natty008.bsky.social

01.02.2026 11:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Hope your op goes well. Wishing you a speedy recovery. These will definitely distract you.

16.01.2026 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A grid of black & white illustrations I made for the book The Woman in Black.

A grid of black & white illustrations I made for the book The Woman in Black.

Life is short. A clichΓ© perhaps but one I’ve come to accept & understand over the past year.

I’d like to travel a bit more before I pop my clogs, to visit family in Australia & many other places. I’ll need to earn some money, so in February I’m going to make my original available to purchase…

06.01.2026 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Instead of everybody making the same joke about the FIFA Peace Prize, maybe we could boycott the World Cup?

03.01.2026 09:35 β€” πŸ‘ 453    πŸ” 153    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 10

Fiona is gorgeous πŸ₯°

02.01.2026 14:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

At least I know it’s not me who is the weird friend we all have! πŸ˜‚

01.01.2026 21:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yep. Hugo is not best pleased.

01.01.2026 21:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It is his superpower.

01.01.2026 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Jack.

01.01.2026 21:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Sepia photo of a happy couple.

Sepia photo of a happy couple.

Photo to accompany newspaper article…

01.01.2026 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yep. She would obviously have totally deserved it and be the one who was ostracised for β€œmaking him do it”.

01.01.2026 15:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

@natty008.bsky.social

01.01.2026 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Europe wishes you would give them gifts like you give to me.

01.01.2026 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Gorgeous πŸ₯°

01.01.2026 15:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Picture of the front of Bad Taxidermy Calendar 2026.

Picture of the front of Bad Taxidermy Calendar 2026.

January 2026 calendar picture from Bad Taxidermy Calendar. A mouse wearing a flat cap and front paws resting on a white tea cup. It has a hideous toothy grimace and wide, round, black eyes.

January 2026 calendar picture from Bad Taxidermy Calendar. A mouse wearing a flat cap and front paws resting on a white tea cup. It has a hideous toothy grimace and wide, round, black eyes.

Not sure the world is ready for this but here we go. 2026 calendar, gifted to me by @natty008.bsky.social
Thanks…I think! πŸ˜‚
January giving Yorkshire vibes, for some reason. πŸ˜‚

01.01.2026 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
A white Jack Russell sleeping, croissant shaped, on a blue and cream rug.

A white Jack Russell sleeping, croissant shaped, on a blue and cream rug.

Happy New Year πŸ₯³

01.01.2026 13:44 β€” πŸ‘ 562    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 1

It is. It is almost tradition for me to have it for Boxing Day breakfast.

27.12.2025 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes!

27.12.2025 11:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It was certainly unexpected. I saw it pecking at something and it suddenly picked it up. Luckily I had the camera on it at the time.

27.12.2025 00:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Seagull with a starfish in its beak.

Seagull with a starfish in its beak.

Herring Gull with a starfish.

26.12.2025 14:25 β€” πŸ‘ 384    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 3

@happyheadteacher.bsky.social

26.12.2025 14:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Grey heron facing left, standing in a rock pool.

Grey heron facing left, standing in a rock pool.

Grey sky, clouds, sun trying to shine through, sea, sand and a white Jack Russell in a red coat.

Grey sky, clouds, sun trying to shine through, sea, sand and a white Jack Russell in a red coat.

A group silhouetted against the sea on a beach. Cloudy sky,  crepuscular rays.

A group silhouetted against the sea on a beach. Cloudy sky, crepuscular rays.

Cloudy sky, wind turbines, sea, sand and a wind surfer on the sand.

Cloudy sky, wind turbines, sea, sand and a wind surfer on the sand.

Boxing Day beach walk.

26.12.2025 14:21 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you. It has definitely been a different make for me, and I have enjoyed it.
I am in awe of the process and imagination to come up with these projects.

25.12.2025 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And ready salted.

25.12.2025 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks. And to you x

25.12.2025 14:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Grey skies, grey sea, rocks and a sandy beach. A small white Jack Russell in a red tartan coat sniffing the sand.

Grey skies, grey sea, rocks and a sandy beach. A small white Jack Russell in a red tartan coat sniffing the sand.

A grey heron in a rock pool, choppy sea behind it.

A grey heron in a rock pool, choppy sea behind it.

A white Jack Russell in a red tartan coat on a sandy beach.

A white Jack Russell in a red tartan coat on a sandy beach.

A grey heron in a rock pool.

A grey heron in a rock pool.

Christmas Day beach walk.
Merry Christmas x

25.12.2025 13:22 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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