Paul 💙🩵🤍💜🤍🩷💗🌱
@astralfrancisco.bsky.social
@Converge fan. Plays 🎹 in Spheres Of Resonance and in S.O.R. spin-off band Outsider Songs. Poet, artist, musician & loon. USE YR IMAGINATION!
(they/them accurate but he/him is okay)
https://linktr.ee/paulfrancisco
(they/them accurate but he/him is okay)
https://linktr.ee/paulfrancisco
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A photo a week of Spring in our woodland until everything wakes up again #8
December 23, 2025 at 10:31 AM
A photo a week of Spring in our woodland until everything wakes up again #8
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Lilac sky and my favourite lane. Taken a while before sunrise in Glastonbury.
December 23, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Lilac sky and my favourite lane. Taken a while before sunrise in Glastonbury.
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"How great is the dignity of the soul, that each person has received from birth an angel to protect it."
~ St. Jerome of Stridon
Study for an angel (1515–16)
Raphael • Red chalk on laid paper
~ St. Jerome of Stridon
Study for an angel (1515–16)
Raphael • Red chalk on laid paper
December 23, 2025 at 12:45 AM
"How great is the dignity of the soul, that each person has received from birth an angel to protect it."
~ St. Jerome of Stridon
Study for an angel (1515–16)
Raphael • Red chalk on laid paper
~ St. Jerome of Stridon
Study for an angel (1515–16)
Raphael • Red chalk on laid paper
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A silence settles on ancient woodland at sunset
The birds, already singing in hushed tones, go quiet as the shadows lengthen
Any noise at all now alerts the senses of every living thing. The atmosphere is somewhat electric
It is my favourite time
The birds, already singing in hushed tones, go quiet as the shadows lengthen
Any noise at all now alerts the senses of every living thing. The atmosphere is somewhat electric
It is my favourite time
December 22, 2025 at 6:21 PM
A silence settles on ancient woodland at sunset
The birds, already singing in hushed tones, go quiet as the shadows lengthen
Any noise at all now alerts the senses of every living thing. The atmosphere is somewhat electric
It is my favourite time
The birds, already singing in hushed tones, go quiet as the shadows lengthen
Any noise at all now alerts the senses of every living thing. The atmosphere is somewhat electric
It is my favourite time
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Profound Words to Sprinkle On
Your Christmas Week ✨️
(No need to choose a winner.
Take them all. Share them all.)
Your Christmas Week ✨️
(No need to choose a winner.
Take them all. Share them all.)
December 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Profound Words to Sprinkle On
Your Christmas Week ✨️
(No need to choose a winner.
Take them all. Share them all.)
Your Christmas Week ✨️
(No need to choose a winner.
Take them all. Share them all.)
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December 22, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Merry solstice from my 300 year old wee Willie winkie lamp with tiny chimney & these tiny scented narcissi-the first of the year. Now the light will begin to return…
December 21, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Merry solstice from my 300 year old wee Willie winkie lamp with tiny chimney & these tiny scented narcissi-the first of the year. Now the light will begin to return…
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If you find🎄 hard due to grief,trauma,family stuff,wonky self esteem,neurodivergence &/or an urge to throw Christmas down the loo, become a reclusive pagan & maybe make a small hat out of mistletoe at a push,then hi,me too.Here are some good twigs & I’m sending gentle thoughts. It’s only a few days🌿
December 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
If you find🎄 hard due to grief,trauma,family stuff,wonky self esteem,neurodivergence &/or an urge to throw Christmas down the loo, become a reclusive pagan & maybe make a small hat out of mistletoe at a push,then hi,me too.Here are some good twigs & I’m sending gentle thoughts. It’s only a few days🌿
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22 Dec: Evergreen and often in bloom at #Christmas, rosemary is woven into wreaths and garlands as a symbol of hope, fertility, and remembrance. In old custom, the wassail cup was sometimes made from rosemary wood, and stirred with a fragrant sprig before being shared. #folklore
December 22, 2025 at 12:30 AM
22 Dec: Evergreen and often in bloom at #Christmas, rosemary is woven into wreaths and garlands as a symbol of hope, fertility, and remembrance. In old custom, the wassail cup was sometimes made from rosemary wood, and stirred with a fragrant sprig before being shared. #folklore
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Wildflowers found this weekend to celebrate the #WinterSolstice: Dandelion, snowdrop, periwinkle, cyclamen, white dead-nettle, daisy, dog violet, hogweed, female hazel flower, and male hazel catkins. #WildflowerHour #TheWinter10
December 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Wildflowers found this weekend to celebrate the #WinterSolstice: Dandelion, snowdrop, periwinkle, cyclamen, white dead-nettle, daisy, dog violet, hogweed, female hazel flower, and male hazel catkins. #WildflowerHour #TheWinter10
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"In the midst of winter, I found there was within me an invincible summer."
~ Albert Camus, 'Return to Tipasa'
🎨 Joseph Farquharson
~ Albert Camus, 'Return to Tipasa'
🎨 Joseph Farquharson
December 21, 2025 at 7:20 PM
"In the midst of winter, I found there was within me an invincible summer."
~ Albert Camus, 'Return to Tipasa'
🎨 Joseph Farquharson
~ Albert Camus, 'Return to Tipasa'
🎨 Joseph Farquharson
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“No diggin’ ‘ere”.
December 21, 2025 at 2:24 PM
“No diggin’ ‘ere”.
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Margaret Tarrant
December 21, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Margaret Tarrant
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December 21, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Blessed Winter Solstice and Yule to everyone in the Northern Hemisphere, and may your coming year be bright and full of happiness. To honour the sacrifice of the Holly King, my latest blog explores some of the folklore of this sacred plant.
www.herbalhegemone.co.uk/post/holly-a...
www.herbalhegemone.co.uk/post/holly-a...
Holly and the Winter Solstice
Blessed Yule and Winter Solstice to everyone in the northern hemisphere. This is the day of maximum darkness and tomorrow, the light will slowly start to seep back into our world. The Oak King has cla...
www.herbalhegemone.co.uk
December 21, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Blessed Winter Solstice and Yule to everyone in the Northern Hemisphere, and may your coming year be bright and full of happiness. To honour the sacrifice of the Holly King, my latest blog explores some of the folklore of this sacred plant.
www.herbalhegemone.co.uk/post/holly-a...
www.herbalhegemone.co.uk/post/holly-a...
All Hail The Winter Solstice !
December 21, 2025 at 8:20 PM
All Hail The Winter Solstice !
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Happy Winter Solstice. The mists returned to Avalon as we celebrated the return of the light on the shortest day. Tomorrow daylight hours begin to lengthen. It was a beautiful morning on Glastonbury Tor.
December 21, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Happy Winter Solstice. The mists returned to Avalon as we celebrated the return of the light on the shortest day. Tomorrow daylight hours begin to lengthen. It was a beautiful morning on Glastonbury Tor.
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53 seconds of bumblebees on my winter flowering honeysuckle just now. It’s warm enough today (9 celsius) for them to forage. This shrub is stupendous for bees in winter-like a small oasis of nectar for them, plus it smells gorgeous so good for my human hooter & brain too
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🌿🐝💛🖤💛🐝🌿
December 21, 2025 at 10:06 AM
53 seconds of bumblebees on my winter flowering honeysuckle just now. It’s warm enough today (9 celsius) for them to forage. This shrub is stupendous for bees in winter-like a small oasis of nectar for them, plus it smells gorgeous so good for my human hooter & brain too
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I love summer but the winter solstice is my favourite day
The lowest point of the year, but knowing tomorrow the days will be on the turn
This quote from Camus is not necessarily optimism or denial. But rather joy as an act of resistance in a world that seems dark & cold
#quoteoftheday
#solstice
The lowest point of the year, but knowing tomorrow the days will be on the turn
This quote from Camus is not necessarily optimism or denial. But rather joy as an act of resistance in a world that seems dark & cold
#quoteoftheday
#solstice
December 21, 2025 at 10:02 AM
I love summer but the winter solstice is my favourite day
The lowest point of the year, but knowing tomorrow the days will be on the turn
This quote from Camus is not necessarily optimism or denial. But rather joy as an act of resistance in a world that seems dark & cold
#quoteoftheday
#solstice
The lowest point of the year, but knowing tomorrow the days will be on the turn
This quote from Camus is not necessarily optimism or denial. But rather joy as an act of resistance in a world that seems dark & cold
#quoteoftheday
#solstice
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Happy Winter Solstice, one and all - and welcome back, Light ✨
And thank you @cstrawbridgeart.bsky.social for allowing me to share your magical Winter Fox and Solstice Blessings painting!
#wintersolstice
And thank you @cstrawbridgeart.bsky.social for allowing me to share your magical Winter Fox and Solstice Blessings painting!
#wintersolstice
December 21, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Happy Winter Solstice, one and all - and welcome back, Light ✨
And thank you @cstrawbridgeart.bsky.social for allowing me to share your magical Winter Fox and Solstice Blessings painting!
#wintersolstice
And thank you @cstrawbridgeart.bsky.social for allowing me to share your magical Winter Fox and Solstice Blessings painting!
#wintersolstice
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21 Dec: #WinterSolstice, “when the earth begins to waken under the kiss of light, when new hopes rise in frozen hearts”. #FolkloreSunday
December 21, 2025 at 12:30 AM
21 Dec: #WinterSolstice, “when the earth begins to waken under the kiss of light, when new hopes rise in frozen hearts”. #FolkloreSunday
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🌹💎 ~
The taste of morning
Gently touches its lavender folds.
Dewdrops
Caress and slide,
Getting lost inside.
A new day of glory.
We sit in faith,
Knowing everything
Is always working out for us.
#WokeToJoy 🌱
Gently touches its lavender folds.
Dewdrops
Caress and slide,
Getting lost inside.
A new day of glory.
We sit in faith,
Knowing everything
Is always working out for us.
#WokeToJoy 🌱
December 20, 2025 at 11:53 AM
🌹💎 ~
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Thick as mince and thick as thieves. A column about the absolute idiots European legislators have made of themselves over the naming of food, at the behest of meat lobbyists.
You laugh and then you weep.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
You laugh and then you weep.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
When is a sausage not really a sausage? Ask the meat lobby | George Monbiot
European legislators may ban plant-based products from using the name to prevent ‘confusion’. Just don’t mention beef tomatoes or buffalo wings, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Thick as mince and thick as thieves. A column about the absolute idiots European legislators have made of themselves over the naming of food, at the behest of meat lobbyists.
You laugh and then you weep.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
You laugh and then you weep.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Just glorious ✨
Immerse yourself for a few seconds in glowing glass landscapes and resonant spoken folklore 👇
Immerse yourself for a few seconds in glowing glass landscapes and resonant spoken folklore 👇
Turn down the lights, turn up the volume for a sublime moment. The words of Jackie Morris read by Jerome Flynn put together with music by Dougal Abbott. This is balm for the soul. (Stained glass by me!)
December 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Just glorious ✨
Immerse yourself for a few seconds in glowing glass landscapes and resonant spoken folklore 👇
Immerse yourself for a few seconds in glowing glass landscapes and resonant spoken folklore 👇