Catherine Rowan Jones / is on Nostr

Learns, makes, reads, thinks, listens to radio & podcasts. Nature, wool, #TheArchers.

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2023-10-16 18:32:39

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@npub1vt6…w2mw
Ooh thank you - I missed out last year. Now only one left...

2023-10-01 20:16:45

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@npub1qjr…kgt0
*applauds wildly* ALL those picot points!

2023-08-26 00:09:45

#Bloomscrolling
A very tiny self-seeded Field Poppy #wildflower growing between the pavement and the public #library - the flower is the size of a £1 coin.
Didn't have one handy, so car key for scale.
https://files.birdon.social/media_attachments/files/110/952/998/734/444/618/original/a235f1f332344013.jpg

2023-08-16 16:49:16

Urban #trees improve our environment. Here's an article in their praise and some #thicktrunks
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/16/urban-trees-axe-champions-nature

2023-08-15 11:31:26

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@npub13ru…67kn
My allotment friends have had good results with many veg types from:
https://www.realseeds.co.uk/index.html

2023-08-13 21:43:18

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@npub1rx7…acx3
Thank you, Minimus - I had no idea that 'thesaurus' means 'treasure'.
I have learned something today :)

2023-07-29 12:44:55

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@npub1yln…e2vv
Amateur botanist here: there's often some confusion about Nightshades.
The photo shows Bittersweet or Woody Nightshade; Deadly Nightshade also has purple flowers but there are small differences:
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/plants/wild-flowers/deadly-nightshade/

2023-07-11 16:14:35

I once found a blackbird nest made of swarf (metal shavings) but this is next-level from #Corvidae
Crows and magpies using anti-bird spikes to build nests, researchers find
#corvids #birds #upcycling
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jul/11/crows-and-magpies-show-their-metal-by-using-anti-bird-spikes-to-build-nests?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

2023-07-01 23:23:58

#introduction
Newbie here, just fleeing the hellsite.
#books reads most things, #nature #RegenAg. I make things with #wool & also plant fibre. Keen to find other listeners to #podcasts #TheArchers #TheArchersBBC & makers #knit #crochet #spin
Curious nerd who loves to learn, keen on facts.