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Mael Brigde - 𝘢𝘬𝘢 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘺 🇨🇦

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Brigit; birds, bugs, & plants; SF; #TheArchers Author: A Brigit of Ireland Devotional - Sun Among Stars Please don’t follow me just to sell me something; I only follow back if we seem to be compatible souls. DMs from actual friends only. 💚🐌🍂

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Mael Brigde - 𝘢𝘬𝘢 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘺 🇨🇦 @maelbrigde.bsky.social · Aug 31

"The Perpetual Flame at Kildare” an essay on Brigit’s Sparkling Flame. #BrigidOfIreland #IrishSaints #PaganSky

Image by Mael Brigde: Close-up of lit candle in glass cylinder on bog oak candle stand, with two gold-painted oak leaves beside the candle. Solas Bhride Centre & Hermitages, Kildare (2023)

The Perpetual Flame at Kildare

The Perpetual Flame at Kildare And what of Brigit’s flame, this central aspect of her modern cult? In medieval times it was tended by her ...

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Mael Brigde - 𝘢𝘬𝘢 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘺 🇨🇦 @maelbrigde.bsky.social · 15h

I don't think the SWs could get away with two power handovers in one season, could they? #TheArchers

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FabPaule @fabpaule.bsky.social · 1d

Love this. I want a support cow!
I met a 14 year old sheep on Sunday. She is a “nanny” sheep & keeps an eye on all the lambs - pushing them back to their mums if they strayed. She’s very friendly & enjoyed a good scratch!

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Mael Brigde - 𝘢𝘬𝘢 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘺 🇨🇦 @maelbrigde.bsky.social · 15h

Hence, rumination. ☺️

Mael Brigde - 𝘢𝘬𝘢 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘺 🇨🇦 @maelbrigde.bsky.social · 15h

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Mael Brigde - 𝘢𝘬𝘢 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘺 🇨🇦 @maelbrigde.bsky.social · 15h

Ah, I see.

Mael Brigde - 𝘢𝘬𝘢 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘺 🇨🇦 @maelbrigde.bsky.social · 15h

I use the #SmallBeauties a lot and I confess that I interpret it however I *feel* like interpretting it at the moment. But at heart, I think it would be about noticing the beauty in small things. And yes, I was looking for an Irish equivalent.

Mael Brigde - 𝘢𝘬𝘢 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘺 🇨🇦 @maelbrigde.bsky.social · 15h

Happy vapour trails, eagles!

Mael Brigde - 𝘢𝘬𝘢 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘺 🇨🇦 @maelbrigde.bsky.social · 15h

Oh, dear.

Mael Brigde - 𝘢𝘬𝘢 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘺 🇨🇦 @maelbrigde.bsky.social · 15h

We need a timeline cleanse. Post a photo of the sun.🌞

("Magnificent CME Erupts on the Sun: Filament of solar material from Sun erupting into space as a coronal mass ejection (CME) on August 31, 2012”)

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Magnificent CME Erupts on the Sun. Intense boiling stellar magma.

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Cath Hodsman @cathhodsman.bsky.social · 17h

Did u know?Since we've been making bee hotels,our diversity of solitary bees has increased 10-fold.This is a mud nesting brick for Hairy Footed Flower bees.Recipe:cricket pitch loam,sand,straw. Poke holes. 2 feet off the ground,south facing. Plant Pulmonaria-they LOVE it.How fab is the male?! 🌱🌿🇬🇧🌱🌍🐝

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Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 16h

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 1d

48% of Ireland's waterbodies are so polluted, contaminated with chemicals, choked with algae, deprived of oxygen, lacking in species variety or physically altered and damaged that they fail to meet minimally acceptable standards.

And it's getting worse.
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Half of Ireland’s rivers, lakes and estuaries in unhealthy state as standards slide again

Agriculture, sewage, chemicals and physical damage all threatening nature’s waterways

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Mael Brigde - 𝘢𝘬𝘢 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘺 🇨🇦 @maelbrigde.bsky.social · 15h

It is such a pain having to deal with these things, and there are so many of them!

All is somewhat well over here. Hope you're okay. Waving to you from Canada.

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Mael Brigde - 𝘢𝘬𝘢 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘺 🇨🇦 @maelbrigde.bsky.social · 15h

Mmmmmmmmm 🎃🥧❤️

Mael Brigde - 𝘢𝘬𝘢 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘺 🇨🇦 @maelbrigde.bsky.social · 15h

a man wearing a black sweater and a white shirt is making a face .

Alt: a white man wearing a black sweater and a white shirt grimaces

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Mael Brigde - 𝘢𝘬𝘢 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘺 🇨🇦 @maelbrigde.bsky.social · 15h

I think people really don't want to believe that there's anything wrong with drinking so they don't have to question whether or not they themselves have a problem.

And back in the day, people absolutely did try to push cigarettes on you when you were trying to quit. We know better about smokes now.

Mael Brigde - 𝘢𝘬𝘢 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘺 🇨🇦 @maelbrigde.bsky.social · 15h

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Mael Brigde - 𝘢𝘬𝘢 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘺 🇨🇦 @maelbrigde.bsky.social · 15h

Exceptional, Charlotte.

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Mael Brigde - 𝘢𝘬𝘢 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘺 🇨🇦 @maelbrigde.bsky.social · 15h

What is the ChatGPT part?

Mael Brigde - 𝘢𝘬𝘢 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘺 🇨🇦 @maelbrigde.bsky.social · 16h

#SmallBeauties

So, Áine. What would be the Irish equivalent of that hashtag?

Mise Áine @miseaine.bsky.social · 1d

Beannacht na hoíche. #GaeilgEmoji

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Irish Examiner @irishexaminer.bsky.social · 16h

Wildlife Photography Awards 2025

The winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025 competition were announced on Tuesday at the Natural History Museum in London. As usual, the photographs showcase the beauty and wonder of the natural world, while some sound the alarm for a planet in peril.

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Mael Brigde - 𝘢𝘬𝘢 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘺 🇨🇦 @maelbrigde.bsky.social · 1d

Ah, cool.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 1d

To be effective, protest must be noisy, obstructive, annoying. No longer is this allowed. Now the last attribute of effective dissent – persistence – is also to be banned. But the moment protest ceases to be effective is the moment democracy dies. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Here’s what you need to know about Starmer’s illiberal protest curbs: they would have killed the Labour party at birth | George Monbiot

The rights we enjoy in the UK, and the movement the PM purports to lead, were built on protest. Those rights are in dire peril, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Mael Brigde - 𝘢𝘬𝘢 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘺 🇨🇦 @maelbrigde.bsky.social · 1d

Evening! (Well, night, but it doesn’t have the same ring.)

Mael Brigde - 𝘢𝘬𝘢 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘺 🇨🇦 @maelbrigde.bsky.social · 1d

I completely understand. 💔

Mael Brigde - 𝘢𝘬𝘢 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘺 🇨🇦 @maelbrigde.bsky.social · 1d

Also, I can relate. I think a lot of people can. I don't know if there are apps for people who just want friendship or just want cuddling or the many variations of relationships that are not sexual or romantic. But there should be.