'The medieval church’s acknowledgement that signs were equivalent to a spoken language was transformative for deaf people. Sign language recognition unlocked the world, letting deaf people inherit property, go to court and even challenge their hearing friends and family' ...
Good night, lovely people and lovely dogs.
I hope that you have a fabulous day tomorrow.
And over in Eilan Donan, our most sparkly hedgehog friend did negotiate the new anti-Mustapha tunnel. 🦔
😊💕
🇺🇦🇫🇮 Russia’s war in Ukraine could have ended by now if Kyiv had received the level of air defense deployed in the Persian Gulf countries during the week of the war, — Finnish President Stubb
Spring frills
Daffodils-Narcissus pseudonarcissus and a soggy Tree Bumblebee on a misty, cool afternoon #Wildflowerhour
4 plants showing signs of Spring
#SignsOfSpring this week: Coltsfoot, a few early Blackthorn flowers (old sloe in view), Elder leaf burst and a soggy Lesser Celandine.
#WildflowerHour
Blackthorn blossom on sloe tree, Devon
Thicket of blackthorn blossom #Devon #WildflowerHour
Clumps of pale yellow primroses on a grassy, sloping bank, in late afternoon light.
Many primroses this week lining the banks of the Monarch’s Way in Gloucestershire. #signsofspring #wildflowerhour
Blackthorn and bee #WildflowerHour #SignsOfSpring
A hedgehog highway, some water bowls and a thirsty hedgehog. 🦔
Two long-necked white birds standing in a shallow pond, facing away from each other, with their reflections in the water directly below them.
Great Egret mandala
Profile shot of smallish woodpecker on hanging suet feeder. The bird has a bright red cap and throat, black bib, white stripes/patches on a black face, black back and wings mottled with white and yellow buff, mostly light underparts with yellow buff wash.
Another Yellow-bellied Sapsucker photo from January.
RIP yet another hammock.
It's dangerous to go alone. Take this.
APOPO Ukraine trainees building capacity at our Dog Training Center with CMAC. Safeguarding, 1st aid, basic manual demining: essential safety & operational skills. Grateful for support from HGBF & partner @minesadvisorygroup.bsky.social as we continue investing in nationally led mine action.
Say hi to humans🐀
Hi humans 😊
Myshkin the fawn rat and Bertram the beige and white rat snuggled with their human under a white blanket.
I may or may not have snuck a couple lads into my hotel room for Anime Milwaukee.
there's so much bad in the world but there's also people who lift up and carry an elderly bat around every day so he can pretend he's flying again, and that's the part of the world I think is worth fighting for
Happy Raturday 😘
#Rémi est un peu agitée depuis ce matin et refuse de dormir. Curieusement, parfois, ma présence arrive à la tranquilliser. Ça semble être le cas aujourd'hui. Elle s'est endormie dans mon bras.
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Exciting! I’d asked our parish council to put up Hedgehog road signs and delighted to see they’re up. Technically this road sign is for all small animals not just hedgehogs. Drive with care people 🦔
PS I did park up to take this photo.
Awwww, happy Raturday 😊
cute pet black rat with a white spot on his forehead, in a hammock, looking bewildered
Quercy is starting to realize how huge and complicated the world is, and how tiny he is.
I've hidden the books on cosmology until he's had some time to adjust. #petRats #rats
A group of Virginia Stock flowers. These are very simple little flowers with four petals. They're in various shades from nearly white to deep purple and all the pinks in between. Each flower has a green centre and some of the petals are heavily veined. They look really good on the edges of borders where they can overflow onto paths or sprinkle the seeds between paving slabs. Seeds available from our online store, and are also available in a larger size.
A group of Virginia Stock flowers. These are very simple little flowers with four petals. They're in various shades from nearly white to deep purple and all the pinks in between. Each flower has a green centre and some of the petals are heavily veined. They look really good on the edges of borders where they can overflow onto paths or sprinkle the seeds between paving slabs. Seeds available from our online store, and are also available in a larger size.
A group of Virginia Stock flowers, one with a feeding Bee. These are very simple little flowers with four petals. They're in various shades from nearly white to deep purple and all the pinks in between. Each flower has a green centre and some of the petals are heavily veined. They look really good on the edges of borders where they can overflow onto paths or sprinkle the seeds between paving slabs. Seeds available from our online store, and are also available in a larger size.
A group of Virginia Stock flowers, one with a feeding Bee. These are very simple little flowers with four petals. They're in various shades from nearly white to deep purple and all the pinks in between. Each flower has a green centre and some of the petals are heavily veined. They look really good on the edges of borders where they can overflow onto paths or sprinkle the seeds between paving slabs. Seeds available from our online store, and are also available in a larger size.
Virginia Stock - totally faff-free flowers!
sprinkle the seeds onto a bit of bare soil and give it a quick "rummage", water gently, wait for the flowers to appear, followed soon after by Bees, Hoverflies and Butterflies 🐝🦋
Good sown into concrete/paving cracks too 😉
#MHHSBD
Closeup of a roadrunner head showing alternating dark and light brown feathers on its head and neck. There is an exposed patch of skin behind its left eye that is colored blue, white, and orange.
A roadrunner is up on a small wooden table. The bird is next to a white bowl that has mealworms.
A roadrunner is walking away through a section of native plants in a backyard.
A roadrunner is standing on a patch of dirt with blooming native plants behind. The bird is facing so we see its right side.
Hey, buddy! Good to see you Ravi!
1- a closeup of Ravi taking a good look at the snack offerings - and showing off the colored skin patch behind his eye
2- such a looong bird
3- snacks are done, off to do roadrunner things
4- pausing at the back corner before going through the fence
#birds
I was recently fired as the Head of the Dept. Of Squirrel Security after I allowed many squirrels to pilfer all our bird seed. But no worries, I was given a new job, with a fancy new title. I don't know what it means, but it pays well
#Spike #NoemFired #Dogsofbluesky
