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Kathryn M. Crowley @kathryning.bsky.social · 2d

Love colour? I post prints of my nature art to buyers worldwide, plus small, personalised gifts and mixed media paintings. Prices range from €30-€600. I'll be adding more to my website in the coming days: kathrynmcrowley.com/shop/ #art #landart #paintings 🎨☘️🍁♻️🖌️✏️📚

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Kathryn M. Crowley @kathryning.bsky.social · 4d

Fibromyalgia is tough to endure. It affects women more than men, and I've set up Fibro Wise Women to offer information and tips. The website and Facebook group are free to access. The site will be updated again on October 21st, 2025. Here's the link: fibrowisewomen.com 🧪 #fibromyalgia #health #women

Chamomile flowers, a magnifying glass, and paper. Designed by Kathryn M Crowley.

Writing events in Ireland and online. Autumn-Winter 2025.

Kathryn M. Crowley @kathryning.bsky.social · 4d

A few writing and poetry events in Ireland and online: kathrynmcrowley.com/2025/10/14/w... #writing #poetry #festivals @sourcearts.bsky.social @waterfordlibraries.bsky.social #Waterford #Tipperary #Limerick #Kerry @brianbilston.bsky.social

Open calls for writing, news about my work, and writing events in September and October 2025.

Saturday theatre and laughter in a Limerick art gallery

Kathryn M. Crowley @kathryning.bsky.social · 5d

Creativity and craic at the weekend. Thanks to Liam McCarthy @limetreetheatre.bsky.social for inviting me to a fun, hybrid event in Limerick. Here's a blog post about the arty shenanigans: kathrynmcrowley.com/2025/10/13/s... #theatre #art #culture #Limerick #Ireland 🎭 🎨 ✍️

On Saturday (October 11th, 2025) a sculpture of a girl’s face, carved from wood, caught my eye in Limerick City Art Gallery. Marks along the sides added texture to the piece, and remind me of…

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Kathryn M. Crowley @kathryning.bsky.social · 9d

Thanks. A few people agree with you! I might go for it, not sure yet.

The gift of water. A trip to Ireland’s sunny South-East

Kathryn M. Crowley @kathryning.bsky.social · 10d

After being on the road, it's lovely to rest up and read for a few days. I'm editing my own book too, and pondering titles.
'Fibromyalgia: a journey to recovery'? Boring. 'Fibromyalgia. A pain in the f#cking arse' isn't quite right either, but I'm getting closer. #writing #fibromyalgia🖋️🧪 #health

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Kathryn M. Crowley @kathryning.bsky.social · 12d

The gift of water. Photos and thoughts after my trip to Ireland’s sunny South-East: kathrynmcrowley.com/2025/10/06/i... #water #Ireland #conservation #pollution #waterways

The beauty of Ireland’s waterways.

Grief and art (with neuroscience).

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𝑱𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 @101waves.bsky.social · 21d

A seedling, blown to this location by a zephyr & accompanied by a little bit of water (from the sky), plus an abundance of sunshine produced this.

So yeah, I believe in magic/miracles. Botany, biology, & science too. I’m weird like that.🙂

#photography
#PhonePhoto
#wildflower🌻
#bloomscrolling

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Naomi O'Leary @naomiohreally.bsky.social · Sep 1

I just asked the European Commission whether they would ask for the €50,000 back in this case, as it has clearly been used to develop a military product now contracted to be supplied to the IDF, in breach of Horizon rules.

No comment on the specific case "have to look into it", spokesman says.

Naomi O'Leary @naomiohreally.bsky.social · Aug 30

Israel’s defence ministry just announced a contract to buy drones from Xtend. Its SKYLORD drone system was developed with €50,000 in EU Horizon money, which is not supposed to fund military applications. The EU grant page links to the current Xtend website, advertising its “military grade” drones

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Kathryn M. Crowley @kathryning.bsky.social · 14d

Art in times of grief. Ten years on, here is my reflection: kathrynmcrowley.com/2025/10/03/v... #visualart #poetry #writing #artisticprocess #symbolism #neuroarts 🧪 🎨 🖋️

Wings and Wonder These portraits were made using pencil, paint, and ink. The series began soon after Winter solstice, 2015. I was in a state of shock and bereavement at the time, and black feathers…

The Hare's Corner - The Poetry Book Society

Kathryn M. Crowley @kathryning.bsky.social · 17d

Jane Goodall. What a woman, and what a meaningful life lived! Here's an obituary: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...

Dr. Jane Goodall as a child with a stuffed monkey doll that she named Jubilee. Photo from the Jane Goodall Institute.

Dr. Goodall watched young Gaia groom her mother, Gremlin, in 1998.Credit...Kristin J. Mosher/Jane Goodall Institute

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Angela T. Carr @angelatcarrpoetry.bsky.social · Sep 10

Over 150 calls for literary competitions & submissions including poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, art, photography, & more - contests, literary journals, residencies, bursaries etc - open or with deadlines in September 2025. Please share & best of luck!

www.thisiswordbox.com/wordbox-blog...

Background image shows an open notebook with pen on a wooden table. Text reads: Publishing Your Work - September 2025, Poetry & Writing Submissions - Journals, Competitions, Bursaries, Residencies. www.thisiswordbox.com

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Jane Clarke @janeclarke.bsky.social · 25d

Thanks very much to the Poetry Book Society for recommending The Hare's Corner- illustrated poetry & prose inspired by individuals & groups all over Ireland making space for nature. @newislandbooks.bsky.social & @burrenbeotrust.bsky.social

www.poetrybooks.co.uk/products/the...

The Hare’s Corner celebrates farmers, families, schools and community groups all over Ireland who are restoring habitats, reviving biodiversity and reconnecting people with the land. Uplifting stories...

www.poetrybooks.co.uk

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Dog Throat Journal (Subs Open) @dogthroat.com · 18d

Oh yes, we open for submissions on Oct 1 with our new (rolling) publication schedule. Looking forward to seeing new odd time stories and getting to know folks though their works. #fiction #micro #prose #poetry indeed. Check the lines that guide here:

dogthroat.com/guidelines

Surreal painting of odd horses and other oddball animals by Ron Walker

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Kathryn M. Crowley @kathryning.bsky.social · 17d

Shared. Also, who made the image? It looks hand-drawn. If so, I'd like to credit the artist....

Water pollution: 'Pathetic' fines won't stop NI polluters, say campaigners

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The Scales ⚖️ @shakethescales.bsky.social · 22d

See 🧵☝️

The maximum fine that can be handed down for getting rich by pouring shit into rivers is £20,000.

Last year, in occupied Northern Ireland, there were more than 4,000 spills, but just 63 fines. Just six of those fines were over £5,000 - most were closer to £200.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Figures obtained by BBC News NI show there were 63 fines handed down for water pollution between 2020 and 2024.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Kathryn M. Crowley @kathryning.bsky.social · 18d

An update about my Foinse project. It's all about water, and upcycling packaging that would otherwise cause more plastic to enter the sea. Here's a short blog post: kathrynmcrowley.com/2025/09/30/u... #microplastics #oceans #water #conservation #upcycling #visualart #Ireland #environment 🌊🐟 ♻️

A pen holder and other objects in progress. All are made from plastic nets. Upcycling by Kathryn M. Crowley Ireland.

Kathryn M. Crowley @kathryning.bsky.social · 23d

Sunset bliss on the Blackwater.

Such beauty in Fermoy! I enjoyed the sights and sounds all around before taking a photo.
Rivulets of sadness and anger also moved through me.

In August, a chemical spill killed up to 32,000 fish. Who poisoned the river?

#Blackwater #Fermoy #righsofnature

Two people rowing in a boat. River Blackwater. Golden sunlight. September 24th, 2025 by Kathryn M. Crowley Ireland.

Kathryn M. Crowley @kathryning.bsky.social · 26d

A mandala for Autumn Equinox. #natureart #Ireland #balance #equinox

A mandala of flowers and ferns. Text reads 'www.KathrynMCrowley.com'

Three poems for Palestine.

Kathryn M. Crowley @kathryning.bsky.social · Sep 14

No A.I. or digital drawing tools here. I painted the page, now it's time to add a whale.
This one will be an orca, aka killer whale. The orca is actually a dolphin.
What fecker decided to call it a killer just for having a big appetite? Sure thousands of sea creatures kill to feed. #whales 🌊🐋 #art

Blue-green waves of paint on paper. The outline of a whale is drawn in pencil and black marker. The page is taped onto a drawing board at the edges. Art in progress by Kathryn M Crowley Ireland.

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Kathryn M. Crowley @kathryning.bsky.social · Sep 12

Three poems for Palestine (and oppressed people everywhere) : kathryncrowley.eu/2025/09/09/p... #poetry #stopgenocide #stopallwars #hope #children

Poetry for hurting hearts.

kathryncrowley.eu

Kathryn M. Crowley @kathryning.bsky.social · Sep 10

Fergal the frog. Or is it Finola? Here's a new blog post: kathryncrowley.eu/2025/09/10/f...
#gardening #frogs #biodiversity #nature #Ireland #photography

Brown and yellow frog. Photo by Kathryn M. Crowley Ireland

A raised bed in a garden. Weeded, just 3 plants left to grow. Text reads "NEW POST. www.KathrynCrowley.eu/blog".

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Kathryn M. Crowley @kathryning.bsky.social · Sep 5

Fair play to the academics. They're under pressure to accept A.I. but refuse. "We resist - because it is ecologically destructive, ethically corrupt, & because it undermines the thinking abilities that make us both human & intelligent." Thanks Clare for sharing the open letter.

Clare Kelly @clarekelly.bsky.social · Sep 4

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Dan McQuillan @danmcquillan.bsky.social · Sep 4

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Kathryn M. Crowley @kathryning.bsky.social · Sep 2

Walk in memory of the children of Gaza. Keeping Palestine in our hearts and minds. With all respect to the person who designed the flyer, the children of Gaza were murdered, not killed. Obliterated. Victims of genocide. #Palestine #Tralee #Kerry

Children walking by a school. Black and white photo.