Kathleen 🌲
@mossgatherer.bsky.social
Botanist, photographer, weaver
Talking about nature, politics, education, photography, writing, ethnobotany, weaving, interdisciplinary things. Just chaos tbh.
MSc RGB Kew, MA U of T
Dual 🇬🇧🇨🇦
📍New Forest National Park
Talking about nature, politics, education, photography, writing, ethnobotany, weaving, interdisciplinary things. Just chaos tbh.
MSc RGB Kew, MA U of T
Dual 🇬🇧🇨🇦
📍New Forest National Park
Pretty sure my yeast is dead if this is it after 30-odd minutes, right? It was at about 38C
Brand new yeast, arrived in the order this morning 😭 this is why bread baking scares me! #baking
Brand new yeast, arrived in the order this morning 😭 this is why bread baking scares me! #baking
December 2, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Pretty sure my yeast is dead if this is it after 30-odd minutes, right? It was at about 38C
Brand new yeast, arrived in the order this morning 😭 this is why bread baking scares me! #baking
Brand new yeast, arrived in the order this morning 😭 this is why bread baking scares me! #baking
I'm an excellent cook, a mediocre baker, and an incompetent bread maker.
So there's nowhere to go but up! Today I start practicing and trying not to suck. First up: dodgy crumpets
#baking
So there's nowhere to go but up! Today I start practicing and trying not to suck. First up: dodgy crumpets
#baking
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 AM
I'm an excellent cook, a mediocre baker, and an incompetent bread maker.
So there's nowhere to go but up! Today I start practicing and trying not to suck. First up: dodgy crumpets
#baking
So there's nowhere to go but up! Today I start practicing and trying not to suck. First up: dodgy crumpets
#baking
Your mission will be fulfilled! Really kind of a nightmare but also such immense joy 😭❤️ My giant mountain dog farm mutt is mostly perfect for us, and I know you'll find the right hairy colleague for you 🥰 Excuse to share pictures 😅
November 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Your mission will be fulfilled! Really kind of a nightmare but also such immense joy 😭❤️ My giant mountain dog farm mutt is mostly perfect for us, and I know you'll find the right hairy colleague for you 🥰 Excuse to share pictures 😅
I'M SO EXCITED FOR YOU!!!!!!! My colleague says good luck!
November 29, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I'M SO EXCITED FOR YOU!!!!!!! My colleague says good luck!
Calling urgent and profound concerns "wallowing in reactive negativity" is certainly a choice. How's that contempt working out for you?
November 29, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Calling urgent and profound concerns "wallowing in reactive negativity" is certainly a choice. How's that contempt working out for you?
The fact that this stuff is routine in schools across England should be a national crisis. I meet kids all the time who've been pushed to such extreme anxiety and self-hatred that they're self-harming and suffering suicidal ideation.
But even people with progressive values won't take on schools.
But even people with progressive values won't take on schools.
November 29, 2025 at 9:29 AM
The fact that this stuff is routine in schools across England should be a national crisis. I meet kids all the time who've been pushed to such extreme anxiety and self-hatred that they're self-harming and suffering suicidal ideation.
But even people with progressive values won't take on schools.
But even people with progressive values won't take on schools.
This morning I'm picking up a table I bought on ebay so I can get my sewing machines out again! Can't wait. And just bought a new Paper Theory pyjama pattern!
November 28, 2025 at 8:23 AM
This morning I'm picking up a table I bought on ebay so I can get my sewing machines out again! Can't wait. And just bought a new Paper Theory pyjama pattern!
Hello bsky, I got you a magpie inkcap. You deserve soe fungi today. 🍄
November 26, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Hello bsky, I got you a magpie inkcap. You deserve soe fungi today. 🍄
Please don't quite like Rachel "decade long crusade against the poor" Reeves
November 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Please don't quite like Rachel "decade long crusade against the poor" Reeves
My dog continues to give Jim Halpert looks across the room
November 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
My dog continues to give Jim Halpert looks across the room
Researching GCSE topics for planning and reddit is full of things like this. I stg I just block uniform enthusiasts now. There's no intelligent conversation to be had. I feel so bad for kids who want to learn.
November 21, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Researching GCSE topics for planning and reddit is full of things like this. I stg I just block uniform enthusiasts now. There's no intelligent conversation to be had. I feel so bad for kids who want to learn.
Skoda enyaq! Four years old. The big battery but otherwise a pretty basic package. Boot big enough to stuff in my very large colleague!
November 21, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Skoda enyaq! Four years old. The big battery but otherwise a pretty basic package. Boot big enough to stuff in my very large colleague!
Cute mushrooms captivate many people's attention more than anything. But not us, my friend. We like the rot.
Phlebia radiata, wrinkled crust fungus.
Phlebia radiata, wrinkled crust fungus.
November 19, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Cute mushrooms captivate many people's attention more than anything. But not us, my friend. We like the rot.
Phlebia radiata, wrinkled crust fungus.
Phlebia radiata, wrinkled crust fungus.
Denmark has been in the news in the UK the past couple days.
November 18, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Denmark has been in the news in the UK the past couple days.
"It's very important that it's Labour being racist and evil and not Reform being racist and evil!"
November 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
"It's very important that it's Labour being racist and evil and not Reform being racist and evil!"
My dog always looks like he just wants a smoking jacket, a pipe, and a glass of stout
November 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
My dog always looks like he just wants a smoking jacket, a pipe, and a glass of stout
Oh this is silly, reply guy. Obviously politicians pursue ideologies, pretty much by definition. You're very aware what I meant.
November 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Oh this is silly, reply guy. Obviously politicians pursue ideologies, pretty much by definition. You're very aware what I meant.
My autumn field botany sessions for kids have kicked off to a great start, and now I'm preparing for spring nature photography sessions!
This is going to be so fun.
This is going to be so fun.
November 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
My autumn field botany sessions for kids have kicked off to a great start, and now I'm preparing for spring nature photography sessions!
This is going to be so fun.
This is going to be so fun.
When you hire a tutor for your chils just take a peek first in the Twinkl Private Tutors group and see how they talk about parents and kids. Because a lot of posts are like this 😳
November 14, 2025 at 6:15 PM
When you hire a tutor for your chils just take a peek first in the Twinkl Private Tutors group and see how they talk about parents and kids. Because a lot of posts are like this 😳
Just led the first troop of this run of my Junior Botanists groups through torrential rain to learn about moss biology, biodiversity, and a bit of slime molds on the way! Some fantastic science and field skills were deployed by all kids #homeeducation
November 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Just led the first troop of this run of my Junior Botanists groups through torrential rain to learn about moss biology, biodiversity, and a bit of slime molds on the way! Some fantastic science and field skills were deployed by all kids #homeeducation
Some moss sporophytes have teeth. Some have two rows of teeth!
November 11, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Some moss sporophytes have teeth. Some have two rows of teeth!
I think one of the main issues with the Corbyn cultists - and I don't mean generally progressive or leftist, but the actual cultists - is tha tthey've never encountered any politics or history before. Corbyn didn't invent or even popularise ANY of these principles!!! What on earth!
November 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I think one of the main issues with the Corbyn cultists - and I don't mean generally progressive or leftist, but the actual cultists - is tha tthey've never encountered any politics or history before. Corbyn didn't invent or even popularise ANY of these principles!!! What on earth!
November 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Perfect illustration of why Labour, party of terminal losers, is now focusing their attacks on people who want good things rather than people who want bad things. Labour don't want good things for our future. They want good things for them.
November 9, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Perfect illustration of why Labour, party of terminal losers, is now focusing their attacks on people who want good things rather than people who want bad things. Labour don't want good things for our future. They want good things for them.