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Random views myne owne. Canadian. Seeker of #Hiraeth. A latter-day OOwl fancier (with a good dose of Wren-fancying too). MA in Folklore Studies. #KDrama Addict. Learning 中文. Spins woolly yarns & story threads
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leeroxx.bsky.social
✨🖤 GN8 🖤✨
Im Vordergrund steht ein dichtes, dunkles Feld aus hohem, trockenem Schilf, dessen Spitzen unruhig in verschiedene Richtungen ragen. Dahinter erhebt sich, leicht im Nebel verschwommen, ein einzelner kahler Baum mit vielen knorrigen, verzweigten Ästen, der wie eine Silhouette in den grauen, dichten Nebel eingesaugt wirkt. Die Farben sind insgesamt sehr gedämpft und fast monochrom, was dem Bild eine stille, melancholische und leicht unheimliche Stimmung verleiht.
January 28, 2026 at 8:26 PM
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selinesigil.bsky.social
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January 29, 2026 at 5:54 AM
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cormacstagg.com
'When we cultivate the code of kindness, comrades, we find the inner peace place, the sacred soul space of other-centered blessed grace.'
Black and white art image of young women running with flying doves. From Pinterest
January 29, 2026 at 5:53 AM
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cathhodsman.bsky.social
Did u know?Folks say to me what do you mean by "no-dig"?Digging your soil regularly means baring its nutrients to the harsh sun to dry out;it means destroying its structure,where trillions of microorganisms & small souls take shelter,creating a balanced ecosystem that supports so much life. 🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🌍🪲🪱🦠
January 29, 2026 at 5:57 AM
folkloretwitcher.bsky.social
Evening Moon ...
January 29, 2026 at 6:37 AM
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estherhawdon.bsky.social
"Born as a spider
No choice but to spin
His spider web" Kyoshi Takahama

(image: Mt. Fuji through a spider's web, Hokusai)
January 29, 2026 at 6:14 AM
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annealais.bsky.social
Good morning
January 29, 2026 at 6:22 AM
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optimalfocus.bsky.social
The landscape was covered in a thin coating of ice, so when the sun rose, I had intended to capture backlit sparkle on the foliage that grows along the shoreline of Vermilion Lakes. Instead, the frozen lake itself provided a beautiful bokeh in the background for a dreamy effect. 🫧
January 28, 2026 at 10:51 PM
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amydwyer.bsky.social
#stars
The evening sky in winter. The sky is purple tinged and the constellation Orion is in view. Snow covered trees rim the scene and in between a V of trees, bare Oak and evergreen pitch pine is Sirius the dog star. Woof.
January 29, 2026 at 4:24 AM
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cerihoulbrook.bsky.social
Today was our inaugural wassail, with staff & folklore students waking the apple trees on @herts.ac.uk campus allotment with historic lyrics, the pouring (& drinking) of mulled apple juice & the hanging of toast on branches. Wake up, wake up, it's time to wake up! #uhwassail #HertsMAFolkloreStudies
January 28, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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wongsusie.bsky.social
January 11, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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wongsusie.bsky.social
December 29, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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archaeoborders.bsky.social
I'm sharing this *almost* wonderful news from the Middle Marches Community Land Trust. They are now so close to hitting their funding target to purchase White Grit Meadows. Please can we see if we can help them get over the line? middlemarchescommunitylandtrust.org.uk/white-grit-m...
White Grit Meadows Appeal | Middle Marches Community Land Trust
middlemarchescommunitylandtrust.org.uk
January 28, 2026 at 6:55 PM
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joy13.bsky.social
#WyrdWednesday
The beheading of St Edmund by the Vikings.
📷 Old Hunstanton, Norfolk - St Edmund's Chapel & Wolf Statue
January 28, 2026 at 11:19 AM
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nfsengland.bsky.social
'If we shut ourselves off from recognising ourselves in others, we create a dearth of empathy and that is a very dangerous path to start walking down’ - folklorist @lilithepunk.bsky.social tells us about her new book, her varied career, and how folklore can help us in these uncertain times.
January 28, 2026 at 11:31 AM
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makingitwyrd.bsky.social
Have you got a wyrd take on pop culture you are desperate to share? We are now open for guest blog posts! Any length, as informal as you like (just cite your sources). Dm or email us your proposed posts or any questions 👻
Check out our past posts here: makingitwyrd.wordpress.com
Making It Wyrd
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January 27, 2026 at 10:40 AM
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drnwillburger.bsky.social
Fascinating world of ancient #glass: One of my favourite #Roman objects made of glass is this little basket (height 6.5cm). It is not clear what it was used for, possibly to hold cosmetics.

From Syria, dating 3rd century AD.

On display at British Museum

📷 me

🏺#archaeology
The picture shows a vessel in the shape of a two handled basket of brown colour.
January 28, 2026 at 12:10 PM
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anniebrassey.bsky.social
There is something a little unsettling about shop mannequins, and it made worse when there are parts missing...
Bexhill Observer 27.10.1962. #WyrdWednesday
January 28, 2026 at 11:42 AM
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cranesfootlance.bsky.social
BBC News - New project explores city's theatre history
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
New project explores Hull's theatre history
A £150,000 grant will help a Hull theatre company tell the story of a twice burned-down venue.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 12:06 PM
folkloretwitcher.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
My husband was murdered on holiday – and my whole world collapsed
Each year, about 80 British people are victims of a homicide overseas, and grieving loved ones have to navigate the aftermath. Eve Henderson describes losing her husband, and her fight to help others
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:11 PM
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folkhorrorrevival.bsky.social
Recycling this post for #WyrdWednesday today
folkhorrorrevival.bsky.social Folk Horror Revival 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @folkhorrorrevival.bsky.social · Dec 12
#PhantomsFriday A lady gathering ivy at Christmas in the woods near Rowlands Castle in Hampshire met a horse and rider who vanished when she looked away for a moment. It was suggested she had met the ghost of local highwayman Charlie Pierce, who died when he was decapitated by a low-hanging branch.
Line drawing of a lady holding a bunch of ivy and with a dog on a lead, who is startled by a horse and rider who are depicted as a solid black shape. In the background is a church steeple.
January 28, 2026 at 11:50 AM
folkloretwitcher.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Swift bricks to be installed in all new buildings in Scotland after Holyrood backs ruling
Rest of UK has so far resisted calls to make it mandatory for developers to install bricks that provide nesting for swifts and other endangered birds
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:49 AM
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dreamcatcher01.bsky.social
Hints of color
When the world feels like it is losing its...
A few twig branches with red berries against blurry brown tree trunks. 📷 Dreamcatcher
January 28, 2026 at 1:51 AM
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deedeechainey.bsky.social
Join #FolkloreThursday, @theforemotherscafe.bsky.social and @culturalfutureshub.bsky.social on Thu 19 Feb (1pm UK / 8am New York) for this FREE ONLINE event!

Explore Näcken, a captivating Swedish water creature, in this talk from @helenerwin.bsky.social!

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Water Spirits and Shape-Shifters: Creatures of Lakes, Rivers and Seas
Join us online for a talk from Helen Lundström Erwin exploring Näcken, a captivating creature from Scandinavian water folklore.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
January 23, 2026 at 3:14 PM
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wyrdwednesday.bsky.social
Wyrdlings! Last week we had the anniversary of Citoyen Louis Capet meeting the National Razor, this week, Charles I’s end – what comes next?

We’ll find out, since

“Off With Their Heads”

metaphorically & literally, is our #WyrdWednesday topic!

Come, sit, tell, you wyrd Kings & Queens of Hearts!
January 26, 2026 at 5:22 PM