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Jonathan Heward

@jgheward.bsky.social

Christian. Girl Dad (x2). Salvation Army Officer. Leeds fan. Music lover. Aspiring Poet. Occasional Norwegian speaker.

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British.

16.10.2025 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 7245    πŸ” 2557    πŸ’¬ 292    πŸ“Œ 573
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

05.10.2025 09:08 β€” πŸ‘ 38071    πŸ” 17034    πŸ’¬ 817    πŸ“Œ 2399

Grateful for these responses collated by Sunder.

02.10.2025 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 677    πŸ” 150    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 3
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30 September 1928 | Elie Wiesel was born in Romania. A Jewish writer, Auschwitz & Buchenwald survivor, Peace Nobel Prize laureate.

"Indifference is the epitome of evil." / β€žWe must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented."

30.09.2025 14:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1010    πŸ” 382    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 20
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Rejuvenation Let me sit beneath the tree with the daffodilsMy back resting on its ancient twisting trunkMy breathing slowed to the rhythm of the seasonsLet the crows fly and nest as their grandmothers didSingin…

A new poem by me!
#poetry

19.06.2025 14:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A Mother’s Day illustration. In the middle is the headline in writing text saying β€˜Sending Love to those who…’. Around the perimeter are five different hands, holding different coloured flowers. From top left (clockwise)_ long to be mothers (hand holding yellow flower) have difficult mother/child relationships (hand holding red flower) have lost children (hand holding pink flower) don’t know their mothers (hand holding white flower) have lost mothers (hand holding blue flower) Bottom right is the insta handle: @ellaharding.illustrates

A Mother’s Day illustration. In the middle is the headline in writing text saying β€˜Sending Love to those who…’. Around the perimeter are five different hands, holding different coloured flowers. From top left (clockwise)_ long to be mothers (hand holding yellow flower) have difficult mother/child relationships (hand holding red flower) have lost children (hand holding pink flower) don’t know their mothers (hand holding white flower) have lost mothers (hand holding blue flower) Bottom right is the insta handle: @ellaharding.illustrates

Mother’s Day can be painful for so many reasons. We send our love and support to all of you struggling today πŸ’™

Thanks so much to @ellaharding.illustrates (insta) for her lovely illustration.

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Seven black headed gulls sat on top of a lamppost in front of a grey overcast sky

Seven black headed gulls sat on top of a lamppost in front of a grey overcast sky

These guys caught my eye on my walk to work yesterday. Had to stop and grab a photo #birds

22.03.2025 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can we play all our games on Monday nights?
Not sure about this new handicap system of giving the opponents a goal head start, but it seems to be working! #lufc

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One Wild And Precious Life We take a walk along the streetPaying no attentionTo the ground beneath our feetUntil we glimpse amidst the greyA vibrant blaze of yellowIts light enlivening our way And with astonished awe we seeA…

New poem of mine about flourishing in hard circumstances #poetry

03.01.2025 18:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Christmas Brachiosaurus (to be sung to β€˜I Saw Three Ships’) Jurassic Santas’s sleigh’s pulled byA dinosaur, a dinosaur Not Stegosaurus nor T RexA Christmas BrachiosaurusT Rex can’t decorate the treeHis arm’s t…

Here’s a silly poem I wrote last year called β€˜A Christmas Brachiosaurus (to be sung to β€˜I Saw Three Ships’). Merry Christmas! #Poetry #Christmas

11.12.2024 17:44 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Florence (3) drew a picture of a cat for Esther (1) because Esther likes cats

(Yes, it’s an empty tissue box. We needed a quick distraction and Lottie convinced Florence it looked like a picture frame!)

08.12.2024 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
O Holy Night  worst rendition ever  FUNNIEST SONG ON EARTH
YouTube video by noveltysongs O Holy Night worst rendition ever FUNNIEST SONG ON EARTH

Closely followed by this one…

30.11.2024 17:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Sufjan Stevens - O Holy Night [OFFICIAL AUDIO[
YouTube video by Sufjan Stevens Sufjan Stevens - O Holy Night [OFFICIAL AUDIO[

This is my favourite version of O Holy Night

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Burgundy, Pink, and White Carnations in a glass vase on a table

Burgundy, Pink, and White Carnations in a glass vase on a table

Yesterday, Florence (3) surprised me at work with donuts (not pictured, eaten) and these flowers, because β€œyou do everything to me”. My heart melted! We must be doing something right
#parenting

30.11.2024 11:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jonathan Heward Poetry Processing the world around me and within me through poetry

One of my hobbies (when I have the time and inclination) is to write #Poetry

You can find my attempts on my @wordpress.com blog

28.11.2024 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hello world! I’m jumping on the @bsky.app bandwagon. Seems nice so far…

28.11.2024 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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