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Anita Dow
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Love reading & reviewing books, dog-sitting, music, art, history, nature, Mars. Work with composer/author H.E.Wilburson on The Martian Diaries - an award-winning sequel to The War Of The Worlds 👽 https://www.martiandiaries.com
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Anita Dow @goanitadow.bsky.social · 3d
This lovely Acer is on my front garden wall and every autumn it comes alight with colour 🍁🍁🍁
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Octavius Guy, Esq. @sendforoctavius.bsky.social · 1d
Monday October 30, 1854.

My return to the office was met warmly by Mr Tibbles, who deigned to let me pet him with my good arm.

I told George about yesterday's visitor.

"Bertha's sent Alex and Charley on a train up to Scotland to find them," I added.

"Wish she'd sent me," he muttered.
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Octavius Guy, Esq. @sendforoctavius.bsky.social · 14h
Tuesday October 31, 1854.

Yesterday, after going on for hours about how he should have been the one to go to Scotland, George began hinting that we should take turns writing in MY diary.

I dropped into the stationer's on my way home and chose a nice one in brown leather for him.
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Catherine @shadowdogdesigns.bsky.social · 1d
#Messages in bottle written by World War I #soldiers in 1916 found on #Australian beach: "Absolutely stunned"

Link for more: www.cbsnews.com/news/message...
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Catherine @shadowdogdesigns.bsky.social · 18h
#Dogs #Dog #Halloween #FunnyDogs #BestFriend #FaithfulFriend #LoveDogs #GoodDog #DogsAreLove
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Catherine @shadowdogdesigns.bsky.social · 3d
#Archaeologists discover massive ancient #Egyptian fortress.
Excavations also revealed a large bread oven and fossilized dough.

Link for more: www.popsci.com/science/arch...
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Octavius Guy, Esq. @sendforoctavius.bsky.social · 2d
Sunday October 29, 1854.

I was getting myself ready for the long walk to church, when a pounding on the pub door woke everyone, Bertha included.

The woman identified herself as the mother of one of the escapees.

"He didn't do it," she wailed. "He'd already fled to the Highlands!"
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Konrad Morgan (K.R.M. Morgan) @krm-morgan.bsky.social · Jul 25
Our history is a lie. The real war is for reality itself.

What if the most significant events of the 19th & 20th centuries were battles in an ancient, magical war for the fate of all creation

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Konrad Morgan (K.R.M. Morgan) @krm-morgan.bsky.social · 2d
#thoughts
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Pennan Brae @pennanbrae.bsky.social · 2d
Loading up the film projector. New lyric music video for ‘Vacant Look’ off the ‘50 Million Years Ago’ album. Influenced by Bryan Adams & 1980s rock & roll: youtu.be/Y5RJ5TR1fRY?... #softrock #vancitymusic #rockballad
Pennan Brae - Vacant Look (Official Lyric Music Video)
YouTube video by Pennan Brae
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Anita Dow @goanitadow.bsky.social · 2d
Great picture, Pennan 🤩
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Robb Edwards 🌱 @robedwards1.bsky.social · 3d
Rare reptiles are moving up mountains as the world warms. They can’t keep doing it forever

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Rare reptiles are moving up mountains as the world warms. They can’t keep doing it forever
Isolating the impacts of climate change is hard. But a new study shows how ancient fossils can help.
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Anita Dow @goanitadow.bsky.social · 3d
Stunningly scenery, though.
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Anita Dow @goanitadow.bsky.social · 3d
It really is a show stopper. It proves that when you plant a tree the benefit is usually for someone else. I’m grateful to whoever planted it here.
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Anita Dow @goanitadow.bsky.social · 3d
This lovely Acer is on my front garden wall and every autumn it comes alight with colour 🍁🍁🍁
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Anita Dow @goanitadow.bsky.social · 3d
Thoughtful ✨✨
#poetry #poem
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Marie @michmom1035.bsky.social · 7d
#poetry #poem #art #digitalart #love #remember

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Fragments of Us
Fragments of Us
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Octavius Guy, Esq. @sendforoctavius.bsky.social · 3d
Saturday October 28, 1854

Enough of "George here"! I finally have my diary back, though he was reluctant to relinquish it. I've just been reading through his entries, and the word I used was brusque!

At last Bertha has acceded to my demands and has released the nurse and doctor and their families.
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Octavius Guy, Esq. @sendforoctavius.bsky.social · 4d
Friday October 27, 1854.

Octavius insisted on seeing Sir John. Bertha sent Charley to go with us.

I reckon the man was more interested in finding out what Octavius remembered of his attack than apologizing for sending him into danger.

Sadly, Octavius has asked for his diary back.
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Octavius Guy, Esq. @sendforoctavius.bsky.social · 5d
Thursday October 26, 1854.

George again.

Today when I got to the Bucket of Blood, I overheard Octavius pleading with Bertha to release the doctor's and nurse's families and to send the pair of them home.

He clammed up like an oyster when he saw me standing there in the doorway.
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Catherine @shadowdogdesigns.bsky.social · 4d
#Dogs #Dog #FurryChildren #LotsOfLove #HappyToSeeYou #BestFriend #FaithfulFriend #LoveDogs #GoodDog #DogsAreLove
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Catherine @shadowdogdesigns.bsky.social · 4d
‘A perfect coincidence’: rare red #lightning captured in New Zealand skies #NewZealand #RedSprites #photography

Link for more info, #photos and video: www.theguardian.com/global/2025/...?

Photo credits: Tom Rae, Dan Zafra and José Cantabrana
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Jan @townsendtowers.bsky.social · 3d
Another lovely finalé
Amazing sunset with branches in silhouette
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Jan @townsendtowers.bsky.social · 4d
Another glorious sunset!
Sunset over the downs to the sea
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Anita Dow @goanitadow.bsky.social · 7d
Unusual hand-made jewellery! #ShopSmall #Handmade 👇✨
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Octavius Guy, Esq. @sendforoctavius.bsky.social · 7d
Tuesday October 24 1854.

I don't like that Sir John bloke one bit. When I told Octavius as much, he said he thought him broosk, which I worked out must mean "touched" or unhappy.

Still no sign of the escapees, which Bertha thinks is odd: "Ain't no one would dare to 'ide 'em from me!"
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