blakejules.bsky.social
@blakejules.bsky.social
Nature lover, especially interested in birds and moths and like to walk. Also avid reader of fiction and nonfiction and spend time online and off with The Reader.
Dabble in drawing, photography and music of all kinds.....play the piano most days.
Dabble in drawing, photography and music of all kinds.....play the piano most days.
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Our #ArtExhibition opens today for a week at The Setting Gallery at Three Storeys in #Nailsworth 🔴 🔴
I’ll post pics of some of the exhibits later & if anyone is interested in buying prints of anything, please DM me for details or even better, come along and visit! #WildlifeArt #TeamMoth #TreeStories
I’ll post pics of some of the exhibits later & if anyone is interested in buying prints of anything, please DM me for details or even better, come along and visit! #WildlifeArt #TeamMoth #TreeStories
November 18, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Our #ArtExhibition opens today for a week at The Setting Gallery at Three Storeys in #Nailsworth 🔴 🔴
I’ll post pics of some of the exhibits later & if anyone is interested in buying prints of anything, please DM me for details or even better, come along and visit! #WildlifeArt #TeamMoth #TreeStories
I’ll post pics of some of the exhibits later & if anyone is interested in buying prints of anything, please DM me for details or even better, come along and visit! #WildlifeArt #TeamMoth #TreeStories
A wonderful trip to Manchester museum today with my friend Carol.
We mainly went to see the moths but enjoyed the vivarium and animals and birds too. Great place to visit!
We mainly went to see the moths but enjoyed the vivarium and animals and birds too. Great place to visit!
October 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
A wonderful trip to Manchester museum today with my friend Carol.
We mainly went to see the moths but enjoyed the vivarium and animals and birds too. Great place to visit!
We mainly went to see the moths but enjoyed the vivarium and animals and birds too. Great place to visit!
A beautiful Sallow Kitten in my yard for a couple of days.
My Urban oasis!
My Urban oasis!
June 29, 2025 at 6:41 AM
A beautiful Sallow Kitten in my yard for a couple of days.
My Urban oasis!
My Urban oasis!
Beautiful Hooktip and a Sycamore.......thats a bit of a treasure trove for me so close to the city.
June 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Beautiful Hooktip and a Sycamore.......thats a bit of a treasure trove for me so close to the city.
A trip to Lyn Brenig. I spent a bit of time looking for Emperor moths and adders but no luck, lovely to hear the skylarks on my walk though. A visit to the Osprey lookout point was more successful, saw them both, in the air and on the nest.
They also have Willow tit there which I saw and a Merlin.
They also have Willow tit there which I saw and a Merlin.
April 5, 2025 at 7:10 AM
A trip to Lyn Brenig. I spent a bit of time looking for Emperor moths and adders but no luck, lovely to hear the skylarks on my walk though. A visit to the Osprey lookout point was more successful, saw them both, in the air and on the nest.
They also have Willow tit there which I saw and a Merlin.
They also have Willow tit there which I saw and a Merlin.
This week brought this little fellow looking ever so vulnerable on the ground. S/he wasn't there the following day so fingers crossed s/he is thriving somewhere in the trees.
April 5, 2025 at 7:05 AM
This week brought this little fellow looking ever so vulnerable on the ground. S/he wasn't there the following day so fingers crossed s/he is thriving somewhere in the trees.
A trip to London for the weekend. My daughter found this in the toilets at the pub........missing my trap which is broken so it was good to get this Early Grey, and away from home.
April 1, 2025 at 5:27 AM
A trip to London for the weekend. My daughter found this in the toilets at the pub........missing my trap which is broken so it was good to get this Early Grey, and away from home.
our local park, teaming with frogs on Friday!
March 23, 2025 at 6:57 AM
our local park, teaming with frogs on Friday!
At last, some moths
March 23, 2025 at 6:49 AM
At last, some moths
Fabulous moon tonight!
March 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Fabulous moon tonight!
My last night mothing in Bucks produced this Pale Brindled Beauty, new moth for me.
March 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM
My last night mothing in Bucks produced this Pale Brindled Beauty, new moth for me.
March moth and Hebrew Character in Bucks. Brimstone butterflies all over the garden currently and some courting ravens overhead as well as the Red Kites.
I think I've died and gone to heaven!!
I think I've died and gone to heaven!!
March 8, 2025 at 12:05 PM
March moth and Hebrew Character in Bucks. Brimstone butterflies all over the garden currently and some courting ravens overhead as well as the Red Kites.
I think I've died and gone to heaven!!
I think I've died and gone to heaven!!
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Twin-spot quaker used to be common here in south VC59 but now quite unusual. March moth, Hebrew Character, small and common quaker made up the rest. #mothsmatter #blakejules
#teammoth
#teammoth
March 7, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Twin-spot quaker used to be common here in south VC59 but now quite unusual. March moth, Hebrew Character, small and common quaker made up the rest. #mothsmatter #blakejules
#teammoth
#teammoth
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Muted colours for the Brindles. Brindled Beauty being the only one I’ve seen..
Brindled
Small brindled
Melanistic (bit of a cop out) pale brindled
Brindled
Small brindled
Melanistic (bit of a cop out) pale brindled
February 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Muted colours for the Brindles. Brindled Beauty being the only one I’ve seen..
Brindled
Small brindled
Melanistic (bit of a cop out) pale brindled
Brindled
Small brindled
Melanistic (bit of a cop out) pale brindled
No moths yet but this lovely hawthorn shield bug under the lock for the toilets at my allotment. Lovely surprise.
February 26, 2025 at 11:54 AM
No moths yet but this lovely hawthorn shield bug under the lock for the toilets at my allotment. Lovely surprise.
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A few years ago I used to see the Six-spot burnet regularly and the Forester I’ve only seen once, but a real beauty I’ve never forgotten. So this summer I’ll be Zygaenid hunting on the local common where they like to hang out.
#MothMonday #teammoth
#MothMonday #teammoth
February 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
A few years ago I used to see the Six-spot burnet regularly and the Forester I’ve only seen once, but a real beauty I’ve never forgotten. So this summer I’ll be Zygaenid hunting on the local common where they like to hang out.
#MothMonday #teammoth
#MothMonday #teammoth
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Generative artifical so-called intelligence: plagiarism on a giant scale
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Kate Bush and Damon Albarn among 1,000 artists on silent AI protest album
Recordings of empty studios represent impact on musicians of UK’s plans to let AI train on their work without permission
www.theguardian.com
February 25, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Generative artifical so-called intelligence: plagiarism on a giant scale
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Mandarin duck still in the same spot in Sefton Park yesterday as it has been all week.
February 24, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Mandarin duck still in the same spot in Sefton Park yesterday as it has been all week.
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In Merseyside, a landslide takes the vegetation with it, while @jensoilandpen.bsky.social searches for any survivors, in @theguardian.com country diary today.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
Country diary: The earth moved – taking everything with it | Jennifer Jones
Oglet, Merseyside: A landslide here has left roots exposed and strangers on the shore. This is a test of plant tenacity
www.theguardian.com
February 24, 2025 at 8:21 AM
In Merseyside, a landslide takes the vegetation with it, while @jensoilandpen.bsky.social searches for any survivors, in @theguardian.com country diary today.
#countrydiary #naturewriting
#countrydiary #naturewriting
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Happy birthday to Queen Seondeok of Silla (c. 595 ~ 610 - 647), 27th ruler of one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, from 632-647, who brought about a renaissance in culture & science and built the Cheomseongdae moon & star-gazing observatory. 🐡🧪👩🏻🔬🔭#histsci
Known for her intelligence, wisdom & 🧵
Known for her intelligence, wisdom & 🧵
February 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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A favourite hawk moth for #mothmonday because I’ve got a bad back and unable to finish any paintings at the moment, including this one. So I’m a bit miserable 😞 trying to cheer myself up and desperate for some spring warmth. #teammoth #mothsmatter
February 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
A favourite hawk moth for #mothmonday because I’ve got a bad back and unable to finish any paintings at the moment, including this one. So I’m a bit miserable 😞 trying to cheer myself up and desperate for some spring warmth. #teammoth #mothsmatter
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Vital reading for the government with its current obsession with growth at all costs (growth of what and for whom is never spelt out). A commitment to restore nature was conspicuous by its absence from PM’s Plan for Change, launched last month - that urgently needs to change 👇
Window to stop decline of England’s nature closing fast, watchdog says
Office for Environmental Protection calls for urgent action after finding government is falling short on most targets
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Vital reading for the government with its current obsession with growth at all costs (growth of what and for whom is never spelt out). A commitment to restore nature was conspicuous by its absence from PM’s Plan for Change, launched last month - that urgently needs to change 👇
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Pleased to for the second time support this important, practical bill
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Lords support bill to replace collective worship with inclusive assemblies
A Bill to replace mandatory daily Christian collective worship in schools in England without a religious character with inclusive assemblies has passed its second reading today in the House of Lords. ...
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February 9, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Pleased to for the second time support this important, practical bill
@humanists.uk
humanists.uk/2025/02/07/l...
@humanists.uk
humanists.uk/2025/02/07/l...