Philippa R. Francis
@philippa.bsky.social
Writer, reader, photographer . . .
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And, bonus fact, nanoplankton are one of two organisms which produce 90% of the oxygen we breathe.
October 5, 2026 at 5:44 PM
And, bonus fact, nanoplankton are one of two organisms which produce 90% of the oxygen we breathe.
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Today I learned that chalk didn’t exist until the Triassic. And that’s because chalk is really a fossil called coccolithophores which is a type of nanoplankton. There are probably more coccolithophores on earth than there are stars in the observable universe.
October 5, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Today I learned that chalk didn’t exist until the Triassic. And that’s because chalk is really a fossil called coccolithophores which is a type of nanoplankton. There are probably more coccolithophores on earth than there are stars in the observable universe.
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Karen Kasper - Fall Foliage. 🍁
Acrylic on canvas.
Acrylic on canvas.
October 5, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Karen Kasper - Fall Foliage. 🍁
Acrylic on canvas.
Acrylic on canvas.
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A new coral fungus growing from the forest floor last week #PNW #MushroomMonday #Macro #NaturePhotography #FungiFriends #mycology
October 5, 2026 at 1:02 PM
A new coral fungus growing from the forest floor last week #PNW #MushroomMonday #Macro #NaturePhotography #FungiFriends #mycology
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No shit🤔💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
October 4, 2026 at 10:15 PM
No shit🤔💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
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This morning I am a sock on a stair, rain barely there, a back light glare and where
is the morning, where
is the sun
is the morning, where
is the sun
October 5, 2026 at 4:43 AM
This morning I am a sock on a stair, rain barely there, a back light glare and where
is the morning, where
is the sun
is the morning, where
is the sun
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Tomorrow is #worldteachersday, but every single day of every single term, teachers have to be so much more than teachers. Thank you.
October 4, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Tomorrow is #worldteachersday, but every single day of every single term, teachers have to be so much more than teachers. Thank you.
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The occult is a deep river. It flows below our obvious culture, sometimes surfacing to delight people who like a little understanding or think they can sell it to others. The truth is it flows regardless of those looking at it from the surface. It's an unstoppable current. – #DICallaghan
October 5, 2026 at 11:17 AM
The occult is a deep river. It flows below our obvious culture, sometimes surfacing to delight people who like a little understanding or think they can sell it to others. The truth is it flows regardless of those looking at it from the surface. It's an unstoppable current. – #DICallaghan
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The spirit of the stairs told in tug at clothing, sudden rush of jasmine perfume or laughter of children. Told in tobacco fug, in an undeniable, audible wheezing. Told in whispered curse or snide tutting. Told in sudden shove. Staircase spirits are rarely less than bold. – #CJosiffe, 1982 #Ghosts
October 5, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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'Storm light' by UK contemporary printmaker Mikki Bowers #WomensArt
October 4, 2026 at 5:26 AM
'Storm light' by UK contemporary printmaker Mikki Bowers #WomensArt
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For this evenings #WildflowerHour chicory growing on a roadside verge
October 4, 2026 at 7:20 PM
For this evenings #WildflowerHour chicory growing on a roadside verge
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When the neighborhood bully meets the real OG . 🤣
October 4, 2026 at 4:49 PM
When the neighborhood bully meets the real OG . 🤣
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Goodnight from The Bloody Empress pub, where Mel Ridge is shouting requests to the band – The Sorrow Maidens, The Naming Jig, The Stoat’s Coat. Goodnight from Jenny Lovelock, sleeping in the stables to keep the Soul-knacker from taking her favourite mare. Goodnight from Hookland.
October 4, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Goodnight from The Bloody Empress pub, where Mel Ridge is shouting requests to the band – The Sorrow Maidens, The Naming Jig, The Stoat’s Coat. Goodnight from Jenny Lovelock, sleeping in the stables to keep the Soul-knacker from taking her favourite mare. Goodnight from Hookland.
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Goodnight my friend.
October 4, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Goodnight my friend.
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A very good night to @hookland.bsky.social and goodnight to us all.
Goodnight from The Bloody Empress pub, where Mel Ridge is shouting requests to the band – The Sorrow Maidens, The Naming Jig, The Stoat’s Coat. Goodnight from Jenny Lovelock, sleeping in the stables to keep the Soul-knacker from taking her favourite mare. Goodnight from Hookland.
October 4, 2026 at 9:11 PM
A very good night to @hookland.bsky.social and goodnight to us all.
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Bradgate beauty – autumn rolls across Bradgate Park, with Old John keeping watch from the ridge above. 🍂✨
#BradgatePark #OldJohn #Leicestershire #Autumn #LandscapePhotography #iPhone16Pro #Photography #Fotographia
#BradgatePark #OldJohn #Leicestershire #Autumn #LandscapePhotography #iPhone16Pro #Photography #Fotographia
October 3, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Bradgate beauty – autumn rolls across Bradgate Park, with Old John keeping watch from the ridge above. 🍂✨
#BradgatePark #OldJohn #Leicestershire #Autumn #LandscapePhotography #iPhone16Pro #Photography #Fotographia
#BradgatePark #OldJohn #Leicestershire #Autumn #LandscapePhotography #iPhone16Pro #Photography #Fotographia
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Lighthouse admirers, adorers, appreciators and aficionados assemble!
Keepers of the Light
Currently on BBC Sounds
For generations, the Stevensons built lighthouses around Scotland. Robert Louis was expected to do the same – but chose to write instead. Keepers of the Light explores the uneasy boundary between #art & #engineering
#C19
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Currently on BBC Sounds
For generations, the Stevensons built lighthouses around Scotland. Robert Louis was expected to do the same – but chose to write instead. Keepers of the Light explores the uneasy boundary between #art & #engineering
#C19
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 3 - Sunday Feature, Keepers of the Light
Robert Louis Stevenson, the lighthouse dynasty he left behind and the sea that shaped him.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 3, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Lighthouse admirers, adorers, appreciators and aficionados assemble!
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Goodnight from the women of Weychester, marching the night with torches and placards reading: WEREWOLVES LIVE AMONG US. Goodnight from the Lightfoot Travelling Curiosity Show, its punters journeying home sure they’ve seen spirits trapped in bell jars. Goodnight from Hookland.
October 3, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Goodnight from the women of Weychester, marching the night with torches and placards reading: WEREWOLVES LIVE AMONG US. Goodnight from the Lightfoot Travelling Curiosity Show, its punters journeying home sure they’ve seen spirits trapped in bell jars. Goodnight from Hookland.
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And this morning the Shed is a triptych, depicting sheds in attitudes of delight and reverence…
October 4, 2026 at 7:52 AM
And this morning the Shed is a triptych, depicting sheds in attitudes of delight and reverence…
Read, comment and encourage a poet . . .
Hey folks. Here’s a poem and if you like it then let me know. Full text in the alt x
October 4, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Read, comment and encourage a poet . . .
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Hey folks. Here’s a poem and if you like it then let me know. Full text in the alt x
October 4, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Hey folks. Here’s a poem and if you like it then let me know. Full text in the alt x
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£2,912 pledged of £2,995! So close, and just 24 hours to go...
£2,743 pledged of a £2,995 goal, and only 40 hours left to go!
Come on, Bluesky, do your thing... 🤞
Come on, Bluesky, do your thing... 🤞
Bonnie's Kickstarter only has 48 hours to go - and she's so close! Please help get this lovely project off the ground... www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
October 4, 2026 at 8:37 AM
£2,912 pledged of £2,995! So close, and just 24 hours to go...
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Sunday morning trees.
October 4, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Sunday morning trees.