My first sighting of a Speckled wood butterfly feeding on blackberry flower head's. Also a first sighting of one on the heath.
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My first sighting of a Speckled wood butterfly feeding on blackberry flower head's. Also a first sighting of one on the heath.
Remind me again how much money the American government has given this South African guy?!
Monday Morning Roses. 😍 Wishing everyone a lovely new month. 🙏😊 #Roses #Monday #Morning #September #Nature #Flowers #FlowersEveryday #ukGarden #ColoursOfLove #HarRose #ColoursOfNature #BloomScrolling #BeautyRange #NaturalArt #art
I imagine when he does go it will be something similar to what was done with Stalin, and what happened afterwards! I'll enjoy watching this later.
It's like looking at the picture of Dorian Gray!
But, but, Karoline Leavitt said it's the most transparent regime, oops, administration in history!!! His friend Gloria Gaynor was wrong then, he won't survive.
Dictators never surround themselves with intelligent and competent people, they might pose a threat to their leadership.
That's good news. I'm sure Lena has been a big help.
This came up on my feed from 12 years ago of a European Eagle Owl in flight. I got the opportunity to be in the arena during a flying display and they flew it straight at me so I could get this shot #birds #thegardenjungle #wildlifephotography #shropshire #UKwildlife #birdphotography
My marigolds still producing some lovely flowers. #YellowSunday 🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening #FlowerFeed #BloomScrolling
Sunny start in Shropshire 😎. Had a visit to David Austin Roses yesterday here are a few highlights. #bloomscrolling #gardenfeed 🌱
#SundayYellow. A Common Carder Bee on a yellow gaillardia flower. Hope your Sunday is a happy one.
A Stone that floats!! A small piece of pumice stone. Spewed out by a volcanic eruption and has drifted in the Atlantic before washing up on Irelands west coast. County Clare, Ireland.
Death warmed up.
#Shiny beautiful. Thick-legged flower beetle on Mexican fleabane. #BlueskyArtShow 📷 #photography
Can we have a shout out for hoverflies? These unsung heroes may not be as flamboyant as butterflies or as cute as bumblebees, but they’re important pollinators that also help control pests like aphids. How to help them: bit.ly/4ae2zG1
🌿☕ Early morning dog walk near Cheltenham race course.. very few flowers around but I still 📸 a few: Datura, himalayan balsam, sow thistle & deadnettle These "weeds" are a very important source of nectar for bees especially at this time of year when few other nectar-producing plants are flowering🐝
🌱 #sixonSaturday including raindrops! My tiny garden has had a good soaking and there is more to come. There is still some summer colour but sadly, I can see touches of autumn. Oh well. Time to think about bulbs and biennials.
So if you are having a stroke or heart attack, don't bother with the "experts" in the hospital, Google it! This is in charge of America's health? The kind of guy you'd avoid sitting next to on a bus. My jaw literally dropped listening to him. So sad and depressing how far America has fallen.
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In today's #SixOnSaturday... a Strawflower, a two-toned Salvia, outdoor Tomatoes, a surprise Gladioli, the fragrant 'Princess of Alexandra of Kent' Rose & 'Heavenly Blue' Caryopteris 🌱 onemanandhisgardentrowel.wordpress.com/2025/08/30/s...
Today’s #SixOnSaturday includes some lovely late flowering plants. These are a Buddleja, two roses, clematis, african daisy, and a mealycup sage. Have a great weekend everyone! 🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening #FlowerFeed #BloomScrolling
Hopefully they will only be standing over his grave by then, to prevent people urinating on it.
They wouldn't go near him, even Screw Worms have standards!
That's great news. Glad to hear Barney is on the mend already.
The only difference between Josef Mengele and RFK is Mengele was a real doctor.
I really wish he was inside a black box six feet under.
What's he doing to stop the murder of children in schools in his own country or of those asleep in apartment blocks in Ukraine, 3 murdered last night by his "good friend" putin? Nothing, because that would take real leadership.
In Chinese myth, Zhinü the weaver girl and Niulang the cowherd fell in forbidden love but were parted, placed on opposite sides of the Milky Way as the stars Vega & Altair. On Qixi, the 7th night of the 7th lunar month, magpies form a bridge so they may reunite. #FolkloreThursday
Further sightings of the Asian hornet have been confirmed in Ireland, the National Parks and Wildlife Service said.
🌱 #insectThursday. We had some proper rain yesterday and there is more predicted. You can almost hear the plants saying “Thank you!” The news just seems to get worse and worse. Hold your loved ones close, appreciate the small things and be kind. Try not to make anyone’s life worse!
Just a reminder that i will be running a watercolour class on 27/9 details of how to book here #Bloomscrolling #art #insect www.andiehilldesigns.com/art-classes....
Late‑summer flowers that butterflies LOVE ⭐ Top plants: Verbena bonariensis ; daisy‑type blooms (Asteraceae) such as rudbeckia and shasta daisies. 🌼 Easy access: open, daisy‑style flowers make nectar simple to reach.
I simply cannot imagine what it must be like to live in a country where parents wonder if their children will come home from school alive each day. There is something seriously wrong in a country that can stop people from reading certain books but allow them to buy any amount of guns they want.
Hope all goes well at the vet's.
She looks like character from a Wallace and Gromit movie.
Best of luck!
Pliny the Elder, a 1st c. Roman scholar & author, recorded 32 medicinal uses for rose petals & leaves, including plasters, eye-salves, and rose wine. He claimed rose wine eased nervous tension, and sleeping on pillows filled with rose leaves could soothe the mind. #RoseWednesday
Good Morning from the Wells. The David Austin Roses Lichfield Angel, The Poets Wife, Carding Mill and Madame Isaac Pierre. have a great day everyone @joyf.bsky.social @cabofun.bsky.social @flutterbyflora.bsky.social #Gardening #Roses #Flowers.
I DONT KNOW WHY POLAND ATTACKED GERMANY. WORLD WAR 2 WOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED IF I WAS PRESIDENT. CHUNKY CHURCHILL KEPT IT GOING, SAD. I WOULD HAVE NEGOTIATED WITH THE HIGHLY RESPECTED ADOLF HITLER AND BROUGHT IT TO AN END IN 2 WEEKS. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Grow more teasels! Teasels flower in summer and autumn, and bumblebees love the nectar-rich blooms. And in winter, the seed heads and stems provide shelter for hibernating insects. More native plants to grow to help wildlife: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/nat... #nature #biodiversity
What's the point of the clip if you do not show his response? The response is what we need.
This is so frustrating to watch. Can someone please give her a dictionary and highlight PUSH BACK.
I think we should look at this in a positive way. They are rehearsing what they will say at his funeral in the coming weeks.
How sad that America is reduced to this. I'm sure their grandchildren will be so proud when they see the way they debased themselves in front of the whole world. That this bullshite has not been continually called out by the MMS is the reason there is now a dictatorship in America.
It's sad how the lower you go the more attention you get, especially from the so called MMS. Britain is going down the same path as America, but unlike America there is still a chance to stop it. Suddenly V For Vendetta does not seem all that far fetched!
You are very welcome.
He's trying so hard to be like his orange hero he's even gone the same colour! Will he dye his hair blonde next? In the year the world commemorates the 80th anniversary of the defeat of fascism it has taken over in America and it's looking like it will happen to Britain too.
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A great way to round the long weekend off. A just now, purely by chance observation of a Humming-Bird Hawk-moth in the garden
Such a lovely photo.
If only the would reduce his oxygen level by the same amounts.
The next thing is he will probably paint the Beast gold. I mean the car not Kristi Noem.
Are people really surprised at this?! You can expect them on every government building. It's what fascist regimes do. For those who think America is heading into a dictatorship, I have news for you, you are already in it.
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A Buddleja davidii for #MagentaMonday, aptly named the butterfly bush. 🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening #BloomScrolling #FlowerFeed
Can we please stop legitimising them by calling it an "administration" and call it out for what it actually is, a Regime.
Such a beautiful vivid colour.
#BlueSkyMonday. Bank Holiday Monday and it’s sunny. Have a wonderful day everyone.
No idea what this one is called but think it's known as a cactus dahlia. We leave in the pot through winter and mulch it. If prolonged heavy frost due we wrap the pot with fleece.🌱 #SundayYellow #Gardening #BloomScrolling #Dahlia
As the saying goes, he's as much use as an ashtray on a motorbike!
Achillea cloth of gold. They enjoyed the hot summer.🌱 #SundayYellow #Gardening #BloomScrolling
I can see now why he's vice president, if anything happens to the main dumbass they have another one waiting in the wings.
🌱Hoverfly on Japanese Enemone for #SundayYellow #Gardening #BloomScrolling
We believe these are Golden Sceptre. We leave them in the ground over winter with a good mulch. Come back bigger and stronger every year. 🌱 #Gardening #SundayYellow #BloomScrolling
Black eyed Susan has spread a lot but easy enough to dig out and place elsewhere. 🌱 #SundayYellow #Gardening #BloomScrolling
A bit of rose action for #YellowSunday 🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening #BloomScrolling #FlowerFeed
How nice that you remember them. Very touching.
Spotted this little sunflower growing up through the branches in one of the Acer pots, nature will always find a way. 🌱🌻 #Gardening #Sunflower #BloomScrolling #Nature
Looks great. Best of luck. Xx
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Red Admiral warming himself up in the sun this morning high up on the ivy. Glad to see more around this year.🌱🦋 #Gardening #Nature #BloomScrolling
The heather blooms were turning Sliabh Liag purple last week 💜 County Donegal, Ireland.
In churchyards and at entrances, trees have been planted through time for protective and symbolic reasons. Yew guards sacred ground, its evergreen boughs a sign of eternal life. Willow bows in grief, and hawthorn holds hope. Brambles keep the devil out of graves. #FolkloreSunday
Even though it wasn't forecast, we had rain all day yesterday. I'm not complaining as it was badly needed. Looks like it will be a dry day today.🌱 #Gardening #BloomScrolling
All regimes need internal "enemies" to justify bringing in the troops. I'm afraid it's all a rehearsal for worse to come.
I hope that day will come. They act as if they will never face retribution, but the Nazis thought the Reich would last a thousand years and it was over in 12. However millions suffered and died in that time.
We can only hope so!
The Nazis created the "People's Court" in 1934. They believed the legal system was too legalistic and lacked the common touch! There was no appeal to their verdicts. This will be the next step for the trump regime. It may sound far fetched, but so did putting troops onto the streets of Washington.
Ours. Yesterday I saw Christmas crackers on sale, everything is way too early!🤦♂️
It's crazy. We even have Cyclamen in flower!
Monarda Fireball adding a nice splash of colour in the garden.🌱 #Gardening #BloomScrolling
Has anyone else noticed Spring bulbs coming up? I was weeding the spring pots when I noticed what I think are Muscari have started!! Surely that's way too early.🌱 #Gardening #BloomScrolling
Gladiolus give a lot of flowers for a single stem. This is Frizzled Coral Lace starting it's show.🌱 #Gardening #BloomScrolling #Gladioli
The next thing is they will rename Pennsylvania Avenue to Trump Avenue! I'm not surprised they use the term "make America clean", the Nazis also spoke this way about Germany. What she means is make it White and Aryan. Ice is his Gestapo. He has no intention of leaving in '28.
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It has a stunning fragrance
It's very like the climber we have, Blue Moon.
I don't think I've ever seen so much fruit on the Blackthorn bushes or Elderberries. Have seen the Starlings and Pigeons feasting on the Elderberries. No rain for 2 weeks now and non due for at least the next week. At least it's cooler today, 17° and cloudy. 🌱 #Gardening #BloomScrolling
Black Baccara is back in flower again. Lovely fragrance. I can't stop calling it Burt Bacharach though! 🌱🌹 #RoseWednesday #Gardening #BloomScrolling
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They clearly enjoy it. If we say to Peleş "take picture" he'll stare at you, he also knows that a treat will follow.
But if you throw a sandwich the full force of the law is brought down on you! What a bizarre country.
They look as if you just caught them doing something they shouldn't! Hope you feel better soon.
I suggest she and indeed all his supporters watch The Great Dictator by Charlie Chaplin. They should pay close attention to the final speech.
I'm sure that's doing a disservice to Vegas whorehouses! President Zelensky should have worn sunglasses with all that fake gold.
Absolutely beautiful scene. Thank you for sharing all these wondrous photos.
That's amazing. Congratulations. All the hard work clearly worth it.