Mandy Patrish

Morning :) another glorious start to the day :)

In celebration of World Octopus Day, we wanted to revisit one of our favorite cephalopod sightings, the glass octopus — Vitreledonella richardi filmed during a month-long #PhoenixIslandsCoral expedition in 2021.

Not one but TWO new videos last week! Have you caught Challenge the Sea? Huge thanks to @homefreeguys.bsky.social for having us on as guests! Go give it a listen, if you please:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppLH...

#TheLongestJohns #HomeFree #ChallengeTheSea #Shanty #SeaSong #NewMusic

A scenic view of a National Park landscape with a winding stone path leading through green hills and valleys under soft sunlight. In the centre of the image, bold black text on a red-and-black hazard-striped background reads: “DON’T WEAKEN NATIONAL PARK PROTECTIONS.” Below it, in white text, is the hashtag “#NationalParksMatter.”

Our National Parks are at risk. ⚠️

From the rugged Lakes to the sweeping South Downs, these landscapes define us and our future. They sustain wildlife, communities and our wellbeing - and they must be protected.

A future that puts them at risk isn't what anyone voted for.

❤️❤️❤️

BBC Laura Kuenssberg Show Accused of Anti-Green Bias After Cancelling Zack Polanski Interview The new Green Party leader was the only major party leader not to have been granted a conference interview on the flagship BBC show

The Greens requested an interview on the Laura Kuenssberg Show with Zack Polanski when he was elected leader, but were denied, with a promise to interview him during Green conference instead.

This was then scrapped citing the Manchester synagogue attack. Polanski is both Jewish and from Manchester

Home Free + The Longest Johns + Seán Dagher - LIVE TODAY! (Into The Deep Tour) YouTube video by Home Free

Had the most incredible evening yesterday watching the livestream of the last show in this joint @homefreeguys.bsky.social and @thelongestjohns.bsky.social tour. I believe you can still buy tickets if you can watch in the next 24 hours or so.

One of the best Sunday evenings I've had in a while. Brilliant music and great fun. Highly recommended.

This is grim & dangerous over reach.

This is a government that have lost the moral argument & are still selling arms to Israel. Now further cracking down on dissent.

Absolutely the opposite of what they should be doing - so of course this is what the Labour Government choose.

Heads, he wins. Other head - you lose.

Missed the premieres? Don't miss the @homefreeguys.bsky.social / @thelongestjohns.bsky.social livestreamed 'Into The Deep' concert on Sunday. Details: Home Free Tickets - HomeFreeMusic.com - Into the Deep Livestream - Sun, Oct 5 2025 | Seated share.google/vCeY2CT3UMlB...

Been there, watched them both, loved them both. Really looking forward to the livestream on Sunday.

YouTube video by Home Free Home Free - Challenge The Sea (feat. The Longest Johns)

Another awesome sailor song and vid by @homefreeguys.bsky.social, this time an original from @theadamchance.bsky.social and @houndfoxmusic.bsky.social . And this one features the @thelongestjohns.bsky.social Don't dare challenge the sea! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppLH...

@orkneylibrary.bsky.social is a joy to follow.

Houston, we do not have a problem. Our episode on Apollo 13 with our good friend and super NASA nerd, Pat Nelson, is currently out wherever you listen to podcasts. It was fun watching Pat get to nerd out on a subject he loves so much. Check it out! #Apollo13 #NewEpisode #Photoshop

While saying they want to "preserve nature" the Conservative Party have just pledged to scrap the Climate Change Act.

This makes no sense.

How do more floods, more droughts, and rising temperatures "preserve" nature?

That's what scrapping the Act will lead to.

I’m sad to hear the news that the wonderful Jane Goodall is no longer in the world. Her work with chimpanzees at Gombe in Tanzania taught us to look at other apes - and ourselves - differently. I was privileged to meet her later in life and tell her what an inspiration she was to me.

Two white-haired women stand outdoors facing each other in conversation. The woman to the left is shorter. In the background are the concrete buildings of Monterey Bay Aquarium and a distant view of the ocean.

Dr. Jane Goodall was a remarkable individual – as a scientist, as an advocate for wildlife and wild places, and as a source of profound hope for the future of our planet. She brought such a joyful spirit and unfailing optimism to her work. #inspiration #hope #wildlife #conservation

A parkland with deer grazing underneath a large tree with wide branches. A low autumnal sun gleans through the branches and casts a glow on the deer below.

Consider this your sign to vote in our Annual General Meeting!

Make a difference by letting us know what’s important to you. You have until midnight on 31 October: buff.ly/GGr65eT

Already voted.

Can't really get my head around the sheer insanity of what's going on in your country. Today was just jaw droppingly dumb. It helps to hear some sane voices, so please continue to vent.

Rapid unscheduled disassembly is beginning to look more likely.

Gumboot chiton are giant sea mollusks, also known as the wandering meatloaf.

Wandering meatloaf??? Love it.

A striking tour poster for Into The Deep, a tour from The Longest Johns and Home Free. It shows a stylised drawing of a distraught sailor's face, wearing an orange cap. His face is a cold blue hue, with hair and beard in darker blue, turning into waves and water as they progress down his face. Jutting out from the lower jaw in his open grimace of a mouth is a wooden ship's wheel. His face is scrawled with nautical tattoos (a compass, mountains, skull and crossbones, anchor, etc.) and across both his cheeks are the tour dates and venues. This picture has also been edited to add a red ring to the last four shows in the list, and the words "FOUR LEFT!" as well as two bright red arrows coming from the sailor's eyes towards the ring.

There are only FOUR MORE SHOWS before we emerge from INTO THE DEEP! It's been a magnificent time, and we don't want you to regret missing out! Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Ohio: now's your time!
www.thelongestjohns.com/live

#TheLongestJohns #HomeFree #LiveMusic #Folk #Shanty #Country

Went to see @thelongestjohns.bsky.social with @homefreeguys.bsky.social yesterday, and who doesn't love the wellerman!? JD noticed I was recording and borrowed my phone for a bit. Hands down, the coolest video I have ever gotten from a show before.

#thelongestjohns #homefree #shanty #folkmusic

Just here to say black pudding (aka blood pudding though nobody I know calls it that) is a delicious treat and should be treated with respect. I've seen some stuff people in the US call food 🤢

YouTube video by Jody Huggins Leaving of Liverpool HOME FREE AND THE LONGEST JOHNS INTO THE DEEP TOUR HUNTSVILLE ALABAMA 9/27/25

Two of my favourite bands (@homefreeguys.bsky.social and @thelongestjohns.bsky.social ) and one of my all time favourite songs. Thanks to the fans sharing videos so those of us who can't get to the concerts can still enjoy the show.
youtu.be/2Lh4nm_yXUU?...

Early light

30th September 2025 06.20

Poisoning the future to fund a demented fool's delusions.