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Hugh Williamson

@hughwilliamson.bsky.social

Bath, UK. Trees. Trees in Bath. History. History of trees. History of Bath. Books. History books. Books about trees. Other random stuff.

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Taken today in Bath Botanical Gardens - Tulip tree, fern-leaf beech, and an unusual xCrataemespilus.

23.10.2025 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

In the Southwest UK, the autumn colour is exceptional after a long, dry summer. Liriodendrons in particular are vivid gold. Also Liquidambar, Acer saccharum, Parrotia persica. Poor year for Quercus palustris.

22.10.2025 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Their Royal Highnesses, surely? It's a royal dukedom, after all.

19.10.2025 16:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm sitting here in the UK and the @bsky.app algorithm threw up this - and I'm 100% here for it - and for y'all.

17.10.2025 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jon Stokes in his excellnet new book for the Tree Council says spiral galls are indeed an indicator of native Black Poplar @ticl.me

14.10.2025 10:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Clare Bridge - lovely spot.

30.09.2025 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He wouldn't have had much use for his horse for a while anyway.

23.09.2025 18:08 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Those hapless scientists always trying to get them back.

17.09.2025 07:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A complex case. HE and C20S make recommendations on architectural merit, while DCMS have to weigh up all aspects. Bath's geography is difficult vis-a-vis response times and upgrading a 90-year-old building sounds £££. I live half a mile away and will miss it - one of Mollie Taylor's best.

15.09.2025 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow, nice feather in the cap for NE Somerset.

14.09.2025 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is the preparatory drawing he made when the Duke was back in Madrid having just returned from campaigning.

13.09.2025 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

As I'm sure you know, Oxford Ragwort was supposedly propagated around the UK from Oxford in the mid-19C via the newly-built railway lines.

12.09.2025 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

They care because they would much rather drowning was at #1, knocking guns off top spot.

02.09.2025 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Probably my favourite diagonal in art - arm, leg, tablecloth, bottle. Almost as dramatic as the slashing diagonal of a Guillotine blade.

30.08.2025 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

To me, the plate balanced rather precariously on her knee prompts me to imagine it sliding off - and a chaos of flying china and mushrooms shattering that vermeerish tranquillity.

29.08.2025 07:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I was transfixed by it (her) in the Uffizi. Felt a bit awkward, which I guess was part of the point.

27.08.2025 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That's exactly what I thought - only you thought it four hours before I did.

27.08.2025 15:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Very impressive piece of work - eminently usable. Can only imagine how many iterations it took to arrive at this answer.

18.08.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You again! What do want this time?

10.08.2025 12:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

prospered.attitudes.lock

08.08.2025 07:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Young conductress takes over while the previous incumbent is away on the Western Front.

07.08.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Please do - a dreich November day in 2023.

07.08.2025 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

She's St Eve of Paradise and the apple is the instrument of her martyrdom.

07.08.2025 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This one is at the Tortworth Court Hotel in Gloucestershire (channeling the Tortworth Chestnut, obvs). 7.13m waistline.

07.08.2025 09:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Exceedingly good.

05.08.2025 12:22 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I mention the No Parking Whitebeam whenever I come across a Sorbus on one of my tree walks - always a crowd-pleaser.

03.08.2025 10:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Strange to think that energetic infant would grow up to be the corpulent George IV.

01.08.2025 18:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A Fierce Bad Rabbit by Beatrix Potter

A Fierce Bad Rabbit by Beatrix Potter

Any relation?

29.07.2025 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One of the handful of paintings that really caught my eye in the Palazzo Pitto. I had never heard of the artist before.

22.07.2025 20:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Ditto charity shop books: "We check all our prices on the internet, and then we cover the 1950s paper wrapper in ickyness".

21.07.2025 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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