2026-10-29T06:35:34Z https://nostr.now Catherine Rowan Jones/Ivy Fox https://nostr.now/npub1mmuewxl7axsxpqyeu4l098f9gc5s4uwcufah67ryaujhgxnn56xqa8veps https://media.expressional.social/accounts/avatars/111/405/867/211/319/989/original/8dabf76990656095.jpg https://media.expressional.social/accounts/avatars/111/405/867/211/319/989/original/8dabf76990656095.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst2l949z2xxnfra9zj7me58my3s5cffzxzydjys66nxn8gqdfz8hqzyr00n9cmlm56qcyqn8jhau5ay4rzjzh3mr38kltcvnhj2aq6wwngc55pheg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspyhqgug7a5079n7qdyrfxn8j39arlwd5h0hhmhe724fwma53al4s3n5u9a'>nevent1q…5u9a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Might just have a hot mince pie later 😋 <br/>I&#39;m British btw, it&#39;s a sweet spiced apple &amp; dried fruit pie. 2025-12-09T19:58:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswpw7d33d8vc2cujthc44c5xwfzd9n0zqkn694hvpzdr3ctgeg6pqzyr00n9cmlm56qcyqn8jhau5ay4rzjzh3mr38kltcvnhj2aq6wwngcmztpad In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq7yx6lp5tcwcv2whx2jkye8p5aus77ttsxtdsylzn7zv62edajucc3ea38'>nevent1q…ea38</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m 60 and have always been a greenish lefty.<br/><br/>I like what I&#39;ve seen of #ZackPolanski , especially the Handsworth video reciting the late Benjamin Zephaniah - that was a classy response to the appalling Jenrick. 2025-10-21T22:51:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstwn7m4439hk0vnd6jzr043z6kxvms5qsmagztu5dhhefnqd7dqsgzyr00n9cmlm56qcyqn8jhau5ay4rzjzh3mr38kltcvnhj2aq6wwngcy689py In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd5a504y609pav9tgzfrqljyu5yle7gj2z6np0r3qp0nl9xzl0ycqgrj2g9'>nevent1q…j2g9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wow! Such textured creatures, highlighted by light &amp; dark.<br/><br/>Paging <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1cpc06tmpkwge8jefmha224858aj8cyqsayrschnccf2ffx8n046q0yz6xu" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Katy</span> (<span class="italic">npub1cpc…z6xu</span>)</a></span> for art in landscape :) 2025-10-09T15:30:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq8hzfmdjv56zqk68q6rt8cv3w9qnt3zq2lslueqxs8ggr6duau5szyr00n9cmlm56qcyqn8jhau5ay4rzjzh3mr38kltcvnhj2aq6wwngccmsrmt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9dw8xwyq4mcnshpvdu070zkvte3ge5at7k62k885pzl7j68uklkc592u0s'>nevent1q…2u0s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I love reading about how other people in different places live their everyday lives.<br/><br/>I reckon this is the platform for that, and so-called influencers flaunting their high-rolling thrills have theirs.<br/><br/>Today I had my first outing since total knee replacement surgery, which was going to the dentist by taxi. I allowed plenty of time to dress, was early, and had time to sit out in the warm Autumn sun: a small joy :) 2025-10-06T20:07:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2lnx54ccf3w4gzeyqec280tqwczengzj8tdqpq69dvedfrfqwfwczyr00n9cmlm56qcyqn8jhau5ay4rzjzh3mr38kltcvnhj2aq6wwngcjdx3cn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd2zs4nfccg8x9gyx0apg72v5lha4ymmnqrjj9u6c5q3hhw57umrsnpvclm'>nevent1q…vclm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Excellent find, that&#39;s a lovely rug 2025-10-03T20:04:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspecgwxkd660l5a79el4mt7rw3x0hj4eeeg2h3ghkcq6hfmdq0x0czyr00n9cmlm56qcyqn8jhau5ay4rzjzh3mr38kltcvnhj2aq6wwngcf29yjl I love this because:<br/><br/>1. &#34;Pingo&#34; is an excellent word<br/>2. Pingoes are &#39;ghost ponds&#39;<br/>3. Ice Age/Bronze Age seedbanks<br/>4. Habitat restoration<br/>5. Fascinating rare aquatic plants &amp; insects<br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg85931d49o">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg85931d49o</a> 2025-09-20T18:07:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxw8tmerqraw84uptnzf5d6lwrelmysrglucwjzkxv8dz4jkavk8gzyr00n9cmlm56qcyqn8jhau5ay4rzjzh3mr38kltcvnhj2aq6wwngcy4vcq2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrjfd5r63zpxma4w2scn55smnkuywt3k63txef39lsry2lyaa23lqe86jdr'>nevent1q…6jdr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Paging <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1y9ldmajdrav6ze3ua4u7rjxxans3k4ged49th308lpavrny7pyuqrel4t2" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Sheepnik</span> (<span class="italic">npub1y9l…l4t2</span>)</a></span> #Myfanwy<br/><br/>There&#39;s Emotional Support Geese across the pond! ;) 2025-09-13T17:38:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxcd9hsmpd5t20227s082tv7ytksv29aztucz0208mwz6yrez4k8qzyr00n9cmlm56qcyqn8jhau5ay4rzjzh3mr38kltcvnhj2aq6wwngcex4evx #fensterfreitag<br/>For 20 years I stared at a wall while washing up in a tiny sink, about the size of a bucket.<br/><br/>In the not-so-new flat, I have a close-up of young birch trees and a proper full-size oblong sink. <br/>Not visible: the main railway lines beyond the trees.<br/><br/>So far, I have seen a curious robin, flitting blue tits, and a tremendous stand-off between a furious grey squirrel and a young magpie.<br/> <img src="https://media.expressional.social/media_attachments/files/114/994/072/904/129/771/original/96284be1dde999e1.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-08-08T16:31:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqh2dx5l6fv6yz83fdl7ejd2f5yzuwlp63z0zsuw5wng7c2mqvcugzyr00n9cmlm56qcyqn8jhau5ay4rzjzh3mr38kltcvnhj2aq6wwngc85x24u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfjlkmd0g4fx88lz4t60s0m4arc82rgu8hs0kyp2qp3u5d64zswwqny6dsw'>nevent1q…6dsw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m British, and while we have a few redwood specimen trees in botanical gardens, I cannot even begin to appreciate their huge size in their habitat. 2025-08-01T23:20:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2ypsw7jjdvduecnkpuwd3gw0a2t252ex57avnm47h782c3lxh0dszyr00n9cmlm56qcyqn8jhau5ay4rzjzh3mr38kltcvnhj2aq6wwngcwm324c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstvf4pefy7t40v30xykgqst3lxu0le6sqypepshv3gytu86su0zdgd72vm9'>nevent1q…2vm9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh, you have chicory in the USA (Brit here). It&#39;s such a heavenly blue, one of my favourite colours :) 2025-07-16T20:09:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw88jumanznvredf3kh6csutarwrpzf77m753zke0m0mqv2kkcpdszyr00n9cmlm56qcyqn8jhau5ay4rzjzh3mr38kltcvnhj2aq6wwngchnprr2 #gardening #Achocha<br/><br/>Yesterday I finished planting out my veggies in the raised bed and sweet peas in a big pot.<br/><br/>I can only do a little at a time #limitedmobilitychallenges but I have a real sense of achievement :)<br/> <img src="https://media.expressional.social/media_attachments/files/114/773/678/020/802/203/original/df48364309b905fb.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.expressional.social/media_attachments/files/114/773/679/257/097/532/original/5c860b05f0b97f18.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.expressional.social/media_attachments/files/114/773/680/230/958/269/original/f91ad12ebf902b18.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.expressional.social/media_attachments/files/114/773/681/124/715/542/original/7592008f3720bbc6.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-06-30T18:24:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrhymsule24hju6knxu2dj030g7ek9hm5fpwyrzh9edjgagmsgysqzyr00n9cmlm56qcyqn8jhau5ay4rzjzh3mr38kltcvnhj2aq6wwngcjcehga #30dayswild #gardening<br/><br/>Have lost track of the days cos of #painsomnia but here&#39;s a few things I&#39;ve managed to do recently:<br/><br/>Weeding tool arrived, so I&#39;ve hooked out unwanted plants in the raised bed &amp; used solar power (heatwave) to destroy them.<br/><br/>Created a hedgehog and/or other wildlife watering hole by putting on the patio my least presentable ceramic pasta bowl. <br/><br/>First harvest: cut chives for potato salad - tasty.<br/><br/>Held off planting out my seedlings cos of said heatwave: they&#39;re hanging in there:<br/> <img src="https://media.expressional.social/media_attachments/files/114/733/680/584/751/011/original/559d3f602f450fd4.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.expressional.social/media_attachments/files/114/733/680/705/546/631/original/def675fcb0f42876.jpg"> <br/> 2025-06-23T16:49:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgtxujm3hasqyudc4m2qnqafqlrr3ghnvhksqaed4vjnh3lzkw9hczyr00n9cmlm56qcyqn8jhau5ay4rzjzh3mr38kltcvnhj2aq6wwngcsnk7g9 We have germination!<br/><br/>Classic #cucurbit cartoon-style seed leaves.<br/><br/>I&#39;m attempting to grow a vegetable again, now I have outdoor space.<br/><br/>Is anyone else here in the #UK #allotment #gardening #vegetable #growyourown groups raising Bolivian Giant #Achocha ?<br/><br/>More info from the seed supplier:<br/><br/><a href="https://www.realseeds.co.uk/cucumbers.html#acbo">https://www.realseeds.co.uk/cucumbers.html#acbo</a><br/> <img src="https://media.expressional.social/media_attachments/files/114/590/799/923/113/867/original/7e20822b57a66f97.jpg"> <br/> 2025-05-29T11:16:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspr76x3rqff7gruhu8qqhyux7tq7xsaexl38meflrqtt8gnqw5erczyr00n9cmlm56qcyqn8jhau5ay4rzjzh3mr38kltcvnhj2aq6wwngc5kggjm When I was preparing to move home, I steeled myself to have a book cull.<br/><br/>Twenty plus years ago, I was given two hefty volumes of music &amp; lyrics - &#34;Songs of the Western Isles&#34; - unearthed during an historic furniture factory restoration. They were pretty old: no date of publication.<br/><br/>I donated them to my local library, in the hope they could be sold to raise funds for the public library service.<br/><br/>Yesterday I learned they were acquired by a folk song archive in the Hebrides. The librarian&#39;s husband delivered them - hundreds of miles! - and a ceilidh celebrated their arrival.<br/><br/>My friend said, &#34;They&#39;ve come home&#34; and I was overcome with emotion.<br/><br/>I&#39;ve always lived with #recycle but never imagined such a profound outcome.<br/><br/>#libraries #archive #hebrides 2025-05-24T11:45:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfsfhrxunf0xf0a6qzd4gmz6wjtnkvnssrrw930yejahfxnvm56hszyr00n9cmlm56qcyqn8jhau5ay4rzjzh3mr38kltcvnhj2aq6wwngcthw564 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvr6k73t756p6vz9ex9xgjk3y5wxdvcc2tkycl99252alugp73rqgca5sk0'>nevent1q…5sk0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If I may, I&#39;m a British birder &amp; familiar with cormorant, which I&#39;m pretty sure they are.<br/><br/>I&#39;d love them to be anhinga, but I think the neck would be longer &amp; more sinuous. 2025-05-23T18:25:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfnyh4qakgkxk0gek5yukdldx6z8q0tqhe4znquvzd97v428q7xpczyr00n9cmlm56qcyqn8jhau5ay4rzjzh3mr38kltcvnhj2aq6wwngcs07gr9 #SignsofSpring<br/><br/>I&#39;ve been noticing the increase in birdsong.<br/><br/>Today I had my first close encounter :)<br/><br/>I met a queen bumblebee, newly out of hibernation. As big as my thumb, she was busy feeding on the one plant I sneaked past my landlord. <br/><br/>Winter-flowering honeysuckle (Lonicera fragrantissima), a feast for her and a fragrant pleasure for us. 2025-01-14T17:29:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq2dfk52kfhpp6t3l9a2afeauwzgky6zkq4tf2kek79hks4xszykgzyr00n9cmlm56qcyqn8jhau5ay4rzjzh3mr38kltcvnhj2aq6wwngcu47ghq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgxw06k8k3wyl2as650pk3r7v9lk4d25fgnfu5k0dqjr4nhmvpz5gcz8fd5'>nevent1q…8fd5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m in the UK &amp; have never seen Poison Ivy. I thought it would look more like our native ivy, Hedera helix. <br/><br/>Thanks for a colourful &amp; educational photo :) 2024-10-12T17:20:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqv2r42kkeu9va28cd089st8p4sk2292jcgxaedcrl7rpkdncdgzczyr00n9cmlm56qcyqn8jhau5ay4rzjzh3mr38kltcvnhj2aq6wwngctnflkr #HeritageOpenDays<br/><br/>Today I visited the &#39;Revive &amp; Thrive&#39; expo at the restored former Wheatsheaf Inn at High Wycombe, Bucks, SE England.<br/><br/>For decades I&#39;ve longed to see inside, beyond the two tiny shops which used to be on the ground (first) floor.<br/><br/>Well impressed 😁<br/> <img src="https://media.expressional.social/media_attachments/files/113/097/581/839/547/036/original/3db9855cb9fff05c.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.expressional.social/media_attachments/files/113/097/582/659/237/576/original/ec68514b260cb134.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.expressional.social/media_attachments/files/113/097/583/442/647/729/original/1344b2a9b4eac7b0.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.expressional.social/media_attachments/files/113/097/583/987/686/963/original/a08c637cf13a5340.jpg"> <br/> 2024-09-07T18:12:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw9393nd4ms3u68ctsj9sc940xwyvzcsu7mmnhdma4w9thq5yc8ygzyr00n9cmlm56qcyqn8jhau5ay4rzjzh3mr38kltcvnhj2aq6wwngc70345n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvcyrma8dhz97p8lf6j2gu2dl8pvjgalln9hhmwlx466c7egkudgs6zs52t'>nevent1q…s52t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m in the UK, where it&#39;s a native plant. Never guessed you&#39;d know it as Butter &amp; Eggs, one of the folk names.<br/><br/>I really like it, so cheerful. My friend taught me it&#39;s an indicator Summer&#39;s past its peak. 2024-08-08T00:45:45Z