A garden pond with green grass in the front and autumn colours to the safe and back from trees and hedges.
Autumn pond; lovely colours from the rowan, field maple and hornbeam.
31.10.2025 12:04 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@deborahjoy.bsky.social
Retired Occupational Therapist; interested in health & wellbeing, and occupational justice. Dipping my toes into nature, history, literature & photography. Enjoying the quiet life in Norfolk and Cumbria.
A garden pond with green grass in the front and autumn colours to the safe and back from trees and hedges.
Autumn pond; lovely colours from the rowan, field maple and hornbeam.
31.10.2025 12:04 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Marvellous writing for Halloween, weaving together magic and science. Thank you @annieworsley.bsky.social
31.10.2025 11:58 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Lovely rainbows Annie π π
22.10.2025 20:18 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Night night sweet dreamies
Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.
Have patience with all things,
But, first of all with yourself
a tree reaches above a small hamburger stand framing a "dinner" sign with it's leaves.
βIf more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.β
β J.R.R. Tolkien
A 500-year-old oak was felled for convenience.
In Suffolk, a retired classics teacher decided that wouldnβt happen again. He tells Aidan Baker his story.
Read the lesson of the lost oak. π³
Stay safe Annie βοΈ
03.10.2025 11:58 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Happy autumn equinox!
I was hoping for clear skies but it's cloudy. So here's the sun setting at its equinoctial position on the northern tip of the Trotternish peninsula on Skye.
View from the old wooden post on the clifftop near home over the sea to Skye in 2019 π
#autumn
22.09.2025 07:39 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Suicide is the major cause of deaths for those under 35.
The issue is being highlighted as The Baton of Hope comes to Norwich π
Mental health support is key.
Norwich is lucky to have the Norfolk Clubhouse, described by Sir Noman Lamb as an 'enlightened' support model...
Worth clicking the link and taking a look. Thanks for sharing @annieworsley.bsky.social
16.09.2025 11:32 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0You cannot pour from an empty pot. Please make sure you take time to rest and recharge. Self care is not selfish, it is vital. We cannot give fully to others if we are lacking in ourselves. Be kind to all things but start with You. π
#Cornwall #sunset #calm #life #peace #mindfulness #photography
Thursday is the new Friday #weekend
28.08.2025 16:59 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0When meadows are as rich and profound as constellations.
Hay making, August, 2025.
Happy world photography day, Bluesky.
Iβve loved every moment of the Photography community here, itβs been welcoming. So thank you!
Here are some of my favourite woodland photographs from Spring, Summer, Autumn & Winter.
#worldphotographyday #photography
A nature writer transformed a former field into a wildlife paradise over 15 years, showing that small-scale nature restoration can bring back nightingales, butterflies and bees.
James Canton tells his story to Jenny Rhodes.
Beautiful writing Annie, thank you.
09.08.2025 08:11 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0A garden pond surrounded by green plants and a purple flower in the foreground. Green hedge in the background.
Summer pond, home to a moorhen family that I am not clever enough to photograph.
09.08.2025 08:03 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Good morning and welcome to Fish For Tea Friday
Move forward, even on the days you feel like sitting down.
Embrace your life journey with gratitude, so that how you travel your path is more important than reaching your ultimate destination.
Be more bumblebee πβ€οΈ
30.06.2025 12:41 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Great to see @chelseagreenbooks.bsky.social on Bluesky!
As well as publishing my book, they've published brill books by @nicolawriting.bsky.social @themarshtit.bsky.social @vickihird.bsky.social @derekgow1965.bsky.social & @robintransition.bsky.social, whose new book looks FABULOUS!
Worth a follow
Beautiful π
18.06.2025 11:45 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A black and white Jack Russell terrier running at full tilt across the beach towards the camera. Her mouth is open and her eyes have twinkle as if she is smiling. All four feet are off the ground.
Morning All !
It's Saturday and time for the #BlueSkyArtShow on the theme of #Joy
Here's our dog Bella from 2020 on the beach near Bamburgh Castle... who says a dog can't smile ? She's nearly 16 now and still has the odd gallop
#Dogs #DogsofBlueSky #Photography #EastCoastKin
A new post on the blog. Wildflowers on the shore and a special gift from a crofting neighbour.
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Beautiful π
11.06.2025 10:51 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Ox-eye daisies. Yellow centres and white petals against a background of dark green leaves.
Ox-eye daisies are zinging in the garden this morning #nature #flowers
11.06.2025 10:51 β π 9 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Painting featuring a Black woman, head and shoulders, floating under turquoise water with eyes closed smiling and with bubbles coming out of her nose
'Rising Tides' by contemporary US painter Samantha French #WomensArt
08.06.2025 14:41 β π 791 π 99 π¬ 0 π 7A bunch of flowers I grew in my garden, including roses, sweet peas, cornflowers, borage & forget me nots
Thank you for your encouragement on here. My disabilities have been...disabling recently, I've not been able to do much & I haven't felt like a valuable human, BUT I *can* post a photo here & maybe lift someone's mood a little with it,even when I can barely move.That's a really good thing.πΏ
For you:
Embroidery featuring a slice of fruit tart on a small plate with a fork on a yellow background
'Fruit Tart' by Kimika Hara, hand embroiderer from Kapan #WomensArt
31.05.2025 05:24 β π 563 π 64 π¬ 0 π 3βThe Patronage of HRH The Princess Royal is brilliant for the Quadram Institute, and brilliant for our research park, confirming as it does #Norwich and #Norfolkβs growing reputation for scientific innovation and excellence on the world stage.β
π¬ The Lord-Lieutenant of Norfolk, The Lady Dannatt MBE