Marina Grove - Belfast Urban Farm

It's a pair of foxes! And I love them!

🌕 🦡 🦊 ❤️

In living colour, our neighbour the fox emerges half an hour after entering this possible den or sett site. Yes, we have a badger on camera too! So lucky to have all of this right under our noses, living in the city.

I wasn't quite sure about a wildlife camera. Two nights, four visits by a fox, and I'm in love! ❤️ Look at that wee nose! 🦊 Those eyes! 👀 The full video is on Insta: www.instagram.com/reel/DUqJ-8b...

Delivery from Fruit Hill Farm, getting us set up with a mini soil blocker, 20 cells for seed starting, which can then be popped into dimpled slots in larger soil blocks for more root space. Ups our seed germination game by a few levels. You know, if the sun decides to arrive in 2026..

A year ago I slashed my way to the bottom of the garden hoping to stop the encroaching mare's tail, ivy, nettles and brambles. That quickly turned into "let's start a half acre urban farm in Belfast!" Utter madness. And yet, here comes the 12m² greenhouse... www.instagram.com/p/DT8SNyTCsn...

What's "funny" is many people think gardeners, people who care about the environment and our community, are happy clappy, kumbafuckinya singing hippys.
We build, grow food and help organise, to destroy the fucking system,
An army marches on its stomach.
We've organic carrots and wine.
Winners 😎🖕

Sleepy cat resting her cheek on a chair arm, with a loving stare into the camera.

Boxing Day feels

John O'Dowd & @deptinfra.bsky.social have a legal duty to invest 10% of the transport budget on active travel + stated aims to get tens of thousands into cycling.

Bus lanes are the de facto safe cycling network in Belfast.

But the Big Two private taxi firms have millionaire owners.

Money talks.

Cat!

Meow

The Twilight Sad
"Cold Days From The Birdhouse"
Glasgow St Lukes
12 December 2024

The Twilight Sad
"I Became a Prostitute"
Glasgow St Lukes
12 December 2024

News from The Twilight Sad in their Radio 6 interview.

Plan to record the new album in Feb, with a release in the 2nd half of 2025.

At the upcoming stripped back shows, they'll be playing a couple of the new songs as well as a couple of old ones they haven't played in awhile.

There is a next-level response.. bsky.app/profile/righ...

Please consider joining this cycle vigil organised by the cycling community for Gary McMahon.

Meet at 3pm in Writers Sq to participate in the cycle or 3.30pm in Henry Pl for the silent vigil.

For more details see:
belfastcyclecampaign.com/events

You're damn right #TheTwilightSad #SpotifyWrapped2024

A close up photo of a tabby cat's white paws standing on a laptop keyboard.

When your supervisor says "enough work for one day"...

I took my time to explain the proximity paradox to him, very loudly and quite impolitely, just 100 yards up the road when he was caught in the inevitable queue 🙂

Huh, had to smack the back window of a Howden's branded car this morning, as he attempted to squeeze-take me *in the same lane* with Sammy Douglas's car in the next lane. Maybe a biz culture shining through..

A screenshot from the BBC Sounds app detailing the Craig Charles show from 1pm to 4pm on Friday 6 December 2024, featuring The Twilight Sad.

Nice! Tune yer wireless to 6 Music this Friday from 1pm to hear James and Andy from The Twilight Sad's patter, and hopefully some stripped-back songs, ahead of next week's intimate gigs #GlasgowHereWeCome ❤️

New scheme to help businesses boost productivity The SME Productivity Booster scheme will help Northern Ireland businesses boost productivity with a simple four-stage approach.

SME Productivity Booster | @economyni.bsky.social has launched a new programme in partnership with the 6 Further Education Colleges to equip local businesses with the skills and knowledge to enhance productivity, competitiveness, and growth - find out more 🔽 www.nibusinessinfo.co.uk/content/new-...

The prettiest cat in the world lying on her side, staring into the camera with her big bright loving eyes.

Thank you @bsky.app for making me feel at home again. Here's the most photogenic cat in the world, our gorgeous Suki, the first rescue adopted from our local @catsprotection.bsky.social shelter after lockdown, who adds joy to our home every day. Suki says "maow" to you all.

Fortuitous timing this.
Real questions need to be asked.
Active travel money sidelined.
Unacceptable in a climate crisis.
Don't let the Minister dodge this.
bsky.app/profile/sjam...