Philippa R. Francis
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
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December 7, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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December 7, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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December 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Genuinely, my little scientist heart cracks open daily here. Such beauty and wonder.
Lava fields? ✅
Northern lights? ✅
Heavenly bodies? ✅
Whimsy and joy? ✅
#iceland #northernlights #aurora
Lava fields? ✅
Northern lights? ✅
Heavenly bodies? ✅
Whimsy and joy? ✅
#iceland #northernlights #aurora
December 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Genuinely, my little scientist heart cracks open daily here. Such beauty and wonder.
Lava fields? ✅
Northern lights? ✅
Heavenly bodies? ✅
Whimsy and joy? ✅
#iceland #northernlights #aurora
Lava fields? ✅
Northern lights? ✅
Heavenly bodies? ✅
Whimsy and joy? ✅
#iceland #northernlights #aurora
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These few braving the rain on Invalid's walk and evading the goats #greatorme #wildflowerhour
December 7, 2025 at 9:47 PM
These few braving the rain on Invalid's walk and evading the goats #greatorme #wildflowerhour
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waning gibbous moon
last of the yellow roses
under drifts of cloud
last of the yellow roses
under drifts of cloud
December 7, 2025 at 10:13 PM
waning gibbous moon
last of the yellow roses
under drifts of cloud
last of the yellow roses
under drifts of cloud
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As I wrap it up for posting to a youngster, I can't help but reread the opening page
December 7, 2025 at 10:30 PM
As I wrap it up for posting to a youngster, I can't help but reread the opening page
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The remains of Gresham castle photographed with a regular camera and how it looks with a LiDar drone camera.
December 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The remains of Gresham castle photographed with a regular camera and how it looks with a LiDar drone camera.
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I feel the #rift
forming in me
between the
part that's
light & happy,
& the shadow-me
that lurks & sulks
craving dark
empty spaces
to hide away in
like a bear in winter,
my joy hibernates
leaving gloom
to fester
as tradition demands,
I'll dress it in tinsel
& pretend
to be happy.
#BlueSkyRelay
forming in me
between the
part that's
light & happy,
& the shadow-me
that lurks & sulks
craving dark
empty spaces
to hide away in
like a bear in winter,
my joy hibernates
leaving gloom
to fester
as tradition demands,
I'll dress it in tinsel
& pretend
to be happy.
#BlueSkyRelay
December 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I feel the #rift
forming in me
between the
part that's
light & happy,
& the shadow-me
that lurks & sulks
craving dark
empty spaces
to hide away in
like a bear in winter,
my joy hibernates
leaving gloom
to fester
as tradition demands,
I'll dress it in tinsel
& pretend
to be happy.
#BlueSkyRelay
forming in me
between the
part that's
light & happy,
& the shadow-me
that lurks & sulks
craving dark
empty spaces
to hide away in
like a bear in winter,
my joy hibernates
leaving gloom
to fester
as tradition demands,
I'll dress it in tinsel
& pretend
to be happy.
#BlueSkyRelay
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green and clear at dawn
the dusk sky complicated
by homeward-bound crows
the dusk sky complicated
by homeward-bound crows
December 6, 2025 at 10:08 PM
green and clear at dawn
the dusk sky complicated
by homeward-bound crows
the dusk sky complicated
by homeward-bound crows
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Ah, Mr Lomax. You are something very special indeed. This poem of his, Toy Service, is a display of faith
poetrybyheart.org.uk/poems/toy-se...
poetrybyheart.org.uk/poems/toy-se...
Poetry By Heart
poetrybyheart.org.uk
December 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Ah, Mr Lomax. You are something very special indeed. This poem of his, Toy Service, is a display of faith
poetrybyheart.org.uk/poems/toy-se...
poetrybyheart.org.uk/poems/toy-se...
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Day 6
I spend a lot of time in these woods, on these paths.
#ArtAdventCalendar #Photography #Nature #Creeks
I spend a lot of time in these woods, on these paths.
#ArtAdventCalendar #Photography #Nature #Creeks
December 7, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Day 6
I spend a lot of time in these woods, on these paths.
#ArtAdventCalendar #Photography #Nature #Creeks
I spend a lot of time in these woods, on these paths.
#ArtAdventCalendar #Photography #Nature #Creeks
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December 7, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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How to help an author? Read us, review us, put us on your wishlists, in your carts, heart us, add us to your Goodreads TBR, pop into your local bookstore and have them place an order, make a library request.
December 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
How to help an author? Read us, review us, put us on your wishlists, in your carts, heart us, add us to your Goodreads TBR, pop into your local bookstore and have them place an order, make a library request.
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December 7, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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December 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Oh my stars.
Frankenstein (2025) is amazing.
I'm... in awe.
This was fantastic, this is why I love movies. An adaptation of my favorite book. At a loss for words.
Who else loved this one? Let's share some of that.
#filmsky #horrorsky #nowwatching
Frankenstein (2025) is amazing.
I'm... in awe.
This was fantastic, this is why I love movies. An adaptation of my favorite book. At a loss for words.
Who else loved this one? Let's share some of that.
#filmsky #horrorsky #nowwatching
December 7, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Oh my stars.
Frankenstein (2025) is amazing.
I'm... in awe.
This was fantastic, this is why I love movies. An adaptation of my favorite book. At a loss for words.
Who else loved this one? Let's share some of that.
#filmsky #horrorsky #nowwatching
Frankenstein (2025) is amazing.
I'm... in awe.
This was fantastic, this is why I love movies. An adaptation of my favorite book. At a loss for words.
Who else loved this one? Let's share some of that.
#filmsky #horrorsky #nowwatching
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Our collective task is not to save tech but to save us, our world.
The resonant computing manifesto is too focused on means and not on ends. And that's basically the core issue. The belief in technological determinism.
The resonant computing manifesto is too focused on means and not on ends. And that's basically the core issue. The belief in technological determinism.
December 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Our collective task is not to save tech but to save us, our world.
The resonant computing manifesto is too focused on means and not on ends. And that's basically the core issue. The belief in technological determinism.
The resonant computing manifesto is too focused on means and not on ends. And that's basically the core issue. The belief in technological determinism.
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The radio silence about Farage from people who are usually supremely vocal about antisemitism is so so telling.
December 6, 2025 at 9:34 AM
The radio silence about Farage from people who are usually supremely vocal about antisemitism is so so telling.
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