2026-04-16T14:49:39Z https://yabu.me clarebee https://yabu.me/npub140e76zkv6gk583ezl4mcqpguu7c8l079z64204c6yuwywnk7fg7s5fc2gd https://files.mastodon.green/accounts/avatars/109/291/789/564/389/558/original/b3295df1f6a438e0.jpeg https://files.mastodon.green/accounts/avatars/109/291/789/564/389/558/original/b3295df1f6a438e0.jpeg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrvns8gxf9tmw9f4tly58szauwjkfrn92qx9xxjxr2vqsjvn8p86qzyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r684p3zs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfms6758qgf6m2cghpfhvvek2ynr3n7rlnk2ga97prevmhj3fqjjsj6dddl'>nevent1q…dddl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>like, why can i not remember that a walk, a change of scene, even doing the washing up, helps solve the bug a million times more effectively than &#39;just focus harder for longer&#39; 2026-03-12T23:36:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfms6758qgf6m2cghpfhvvek2ynr3n7rlnk2ga97prevmhj3fqjjszyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6grp6hq the worst thing about hyperfocus is that it doesn&#39;t guarantee success<br/><br/>it just means you hyperfocus on getting it wrong for a really, really long time<br/><br/>yes, this is about debugging 2026-03-12T23:34:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs82l3ls0jx2dds2sc4u07te0va99v7uxl4gkmufwlhlrkgz09hwaqzyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6w96y4z feeling more yourself in the company of curlews and lapwings. tapping into the deep-brain avian part of the self 2026-03-05T16:57:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspp7g8s0gn2mu3ngct84yfrp30zpm9cjw596rrhdzjznymtwdht7gzyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6hhxvc2 trying to navigate hard times without becoming a hard person 2026-02-28T13:20:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyeypcy5ew9uv2ankrxqt8et02wdyjnx2fa2jhswyp3m05njr4rjczyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6mhnjex In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz9agf82cjtqz34mua2kse59u92a20hutndrzmqnkednxdvwyvwjqt5ffhc'>nevent1q…ffhc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Reminds me of this article from last year - about how the top 50 UK families own more than the bottom 50% of the population. <br/><br/>Worsening wealth inequality has got to be the #1 sign of a failed society. And yes - an ongoing strategy, not an accident.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/may/19/uk-50-richest-families-hold-more-wealth-than-50-of-population-analysis-finds">https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/may/19/uk-50-richest-families-hold-more-wealth-than-50-of-population-analysis-finds</a> 2026-01-31T10:09:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2g7ytur7prxjjxnrlu0yyws65aughlzr6ja64xmupva50kzgcq7czyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r63udue6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2rj8rwq0ju5ugqcgqf8rag0ky7c8n3kf59gy4js4fgarw44n9l3cm8nq30'>nevent1q…nq30</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Reviving this classic.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/feb/02/lying-sign-nigel-farage-european-parliament-mep">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/feb/02/lying-sign-nigel-farage-european-parliament-mep</a> #UKPolitics<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/115/961/552/261/542/413/original/73ebf45e2e1b8954.png"> <br/> 2026-01-26T13:11:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2rj8rwq0ju5ugqcgqf8rag0ky7c8n3kf59gy4js4fgarw44n9l3czyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r60lpuep ...<br/><br/>#UKPol<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/115/961/506/304/760/305/original/7aa4914544f8ecb9.png"> <br/> 2026-01-26T12:57:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxfpxfm2q9yfkwkvu8ukrj3ec3a7r3as6p5d4n723dvfwyur2csmczyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6wh9nrc periodic reminder not to judge yourself according to values you don&#39;t subscribe to 2026-01-09T20:54:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxg6jdrtzq9nfc85hz7kw4xl4wyhl2ywzslk66e585hd2cw3nn2rszyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r67h5zu3 walk home through dark fields, hoot of an owl somewhere thrillingly close - the sudden collapse of centuries: this very same sound, this very same field 2025-12-29T22:05:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszjrqkwjvrm35facwzf744gydpypk7f2vwnv9adnc4ytfngwa4thczyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6qecht4 Up and out on Boxing Day - low winter sun in Littondale to lift the spirits.<br/><br/>#nature #landscape<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/115/786/282/840/359/956/original/fd540af89b755c0c.jpg"> <br/> 2025-12-26T14:16:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8p3ec0kzyn07uswq2s2wt0svjpx77wudzxyatx8kgkmx8p4ktk6gzyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6u4927a Favourite festive tradition - hot soup from a flask, followed by Irish coffee, tucked into the shelter of the wall. Soundtrack of stream &amp; a cold north easterly whistling through the hawthorns. <br/><br/>Sharing this as an offer of refuge from all the rest of it - Yuletide wishes from old places.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/115/780/632/430/582/543/original/9374436e506f1bf8.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-12-25T14:25:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspkn8l0lhzmuaw8tcc64httqdskw2f49nvd8auukfy3xwpjlqahggzyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6j2efat sharing in case, like me, you&#39;re in dire need of clean winter light on white bark; sky a medicinal-strength blue; the proof of a reality in all its glorious is-ness.<br/><br/>#trees #nature<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/115/612/212/181/041/191/original/4b9ba6a0300642bb.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/115/612/212/825/320/575/original/3304efca78c83e45.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/115/612/213/144/947/532/original/7cedbf69a07f86a0.jpg"> <br/> 2025-11-25T20:32:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst38ylhqll4rr3e98v7qqdsvxjhepujhf79ekjexp8jhfxyx5jtdgzyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6ukqtsh &#34;There&#39;s another world, and it&#39;s this one.&#34; <br/><br/>- Paul Éluard 2025-11-02T13:21:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrpmvaa82fte92zhfj0zwc96v5kn3y5lknxs0ke0n7ywl2j8m3agczyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r622tyrp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvlr2c3ezmqskrfymj9sv8du6nlgypsw0eygqkkl0xrvjzle5v4sqjgmxd6'>nevent1q…mxd6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh wow - the subtle shifts in colour, so beautiful! 2025-10-28T20:59:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsynksntfaj0zwagda0slydmqlskd6kkthc2p9grdzqvqy3en26v5gzyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6ml8yzg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0mty3l3qkcfrm5v2jqr438v3ec7jflrws5e5hngvwwvjdjckh6mgxend9f'>nevent1q…nd9f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yikes - nice false choice there, Bill: &#34;climate change measures OR disease prevention&#34;. <br/><br/>Conveniently not mentioning... <br/><br/>&#34;Microsoft will hold approximately 27 percent of the restructured OpenAI, an investment valued at roughly $135 billion&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/microsoft-holds-27-of-openai-in-revamped-partnership-an-investment-valued-at-135-billion-1761674682110">https://www.wionews.com/world/microsoft-holds-27-of-openai-in-revamped-partnership-an-investment-valued-at-135-billion-1761674682110</a> 2025-10-28T20:15:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8wxq3p8zfru4p4k8tkkjgdlqesqad6m79wrp442zav0t65jy24xczyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6nynnka hey, trusty weather folk of Mastodon - what&#39;s causing the weird gusts of wind we&#39;re getting in the North of England? (it&#39;s not just my perception, right? It really IS more windy...?)<br/><br/>Thanks! <br/><br/>(need facts ready for next time my allotment neighbour starts on about conspiracies)<br/><br/>#weather #UKweather #ClimateChange 2025-09-18T12:51:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswhqlq7fc2krcx9qpeqwxt9azxayml8ka8qhpstdg6y5dtlynjhlszyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6l2ar6g Down on the allotment, admiring the neighbour&#39;s harvest - more apple than tree. Feels like this year was a bumper one for apples/pears/plums/damsons. <br/><br/>#allotment #GrowYourOwn<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/115/145/958/239/370/465/original/991b98e8fc0dd8da.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-09-04T12:13:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw63seevxcffspnw84dac2uug0z0976w2ka8r4rtwc76e7kal70lgzyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6v8lkn7 The best way to get out of your head.<br/><br/>#nature #landscape<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/115/097/026/428/757/786/original/da4edd498d7e0acb.jpg"> <br/> 2025-08-26T20:53:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszvf7e9u9rv6c96c7g97l42y9jqgfy6yydl0m4gauwdr5smpgl9tqzyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6yaksdz Escape from the marketplace. <br/><br/>#landscape #nature<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/115/090/114/727/527/783/original/eea087045ce3dbd4.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-08-25T15:31:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdgwwmjxukveznpkanv8y0vqcztazpxtcgld0v20ks2kcesveq64qzyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6rksq38 For any fellow otroverts out there. The simple comfort of having a thing articulated.<br/><br/>[Guardian article on those who don&#39;t feel part of a group]<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/aug/24/dont-like-joining-in-why-it-could-be-your-superpower">https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/aug/24/dont-like-joining-in-why-it-could-be-your-superpower</a> 2025-08-24T12:20:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstl2cht6ez04j07dcctpgwtujrz79p0csuu22apka73ajq2mp5lkczyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6eznt50 &#34;I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.&#34;<br/><br/>- Audre Lorde 2025-07-27T13:35:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdm49m88hnpzyn6uk6r6nyrtlveqa6ytxsxs20cxw4hruzzsdm6pczyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6xvnks5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspqzqmzekjl9vhvvw65xjc7k5k448lvhcp9reyegk7jwg8kcfsyesm47n82'>nevent1q…7n82</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>5000 years old - older than Stonehenge, older than the Pyramids - yet somehow instantly familiar and weirdly cosy. There&#39;s stone furniture, cupboards, pottery, and even a drainage system flowing into the ocean. <br/><br/>The slightly disorientating thought that we still have so much in common with whoever lived here, even as our world transforms out of all recognition.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/114/885/032/240/573/542/original/fad9fbe339e98f7a.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-07-20T10:23:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspqzqmzekjl9vhvvw65xjc7k5k448lvhcp9reyegk7jwg8kcfsyeszyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r67l53y0 Skara Brae, Neolithic village on the Bay of Skaill, Orkney.<br/><br/>The ruins were only revealed by a severe storm in 1850. So much of our past enduring just below the surface of things, beneath fields, supermarkets, roads, the shale layers of each successive wave of humans.<br/><br/>#archaeology #history<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/114/884/966/721/747/576/original/07da4d13a6ae30a1.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-07-20T10:14:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszu8zkk62pnr666n3x7zrj4vrvealepgxn3jng6xpkywcy9xtzxeqzyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6vpayhr #sheepOfMastodon #nature<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/114/840/196/502/086/075/original/8f77e452d26b04f4.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-07-12T12:18:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyjtutydwt9zukpzf555c3jl89eq4zxe872kh3zs3h5ddzthjjlhszyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6psh7tg strimming, planting, pruning, digging, lifting, raking - fastest track to getting out of your thoughts and into the body<br/><br/>veg patch therapy<br/><br/>#gardening #allotment 2025-07-07T20:36:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst28ssz4tyrmsg3upk4xq65r700ft2wvs04yjcu944h04a5ns46ggzyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6xvygnm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp4474w5vmlmqsjyth2wt0pcxs6l363ty6r68329vv7kuhlxvw3pc0threv'>nevent1q…hrev</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This, a million times this. The visual &#39;busyness&#39; of the dashboard actually made me irate! <br/><br/>A weird animated &#39;car&#39; front &amp; centre, while the actual info I *want* and *need* to know about (like, is the flipping brake on) so obscured and unintuitive.<br/><br/>*end rant* 2025-07-03T20:23:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxecmllchczd9fhcpuvvfnys2f2utm7xdmhh8jvyt23d8yp9r5sgszyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r68gsaa5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw2p5s3cnvasx3stslwqmr7whacrscq80emccvam6fzvtquqy4sxqk8m6ew'>nevent1q…m6ew</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don&#39;t want a touch-screen interface, I don&#39;t want a phone-like dashboard. Please just give me buttons and dials and silence. 2025-07-03T20:11:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw2p5s3cnvasx3stslwqmr7whacrscq80emccvam6fzvtquqy4sxqzyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6f3jv4f So, first time today driving an electric manual car. And can&#39;t help thinking that however much it makes things &#39;easier&#39; in terms of automation, it makes just as much harder in terms of visual/cognitive overload, unintuitive controls, absence of haptic feedback, and aggressive hectoring beeps. <br/><br/>Is this me fully in my bah-humbug era? 2025-07-03T20:10:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsds6m9jk2aqkvxw42533jyan8ekwhtu677y93n8ad9ecwly9fa0uqzyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6chhchz The Iron Age Broch of Gurness, Orkney, c.2000 years old. <br/><br/>#StandingStoneSunday #archaeology<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/114/727/080/537/078/435/original/ca803ad4891fc3c2.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-06-22T12:48:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9nswq79z8nreu7rx0jlk40505c3vx0a5rpnle8hhz9lnh8uuq2xgzyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6ghy5g4 Last night swifts circling and swooping high overhead for their evening feed. A bird&#39;s world and we just live in it. 2025-06-14T12:09:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvyxpr2h772gmhuqz2kh2pqd20zr7jn660et6vqk5c5lnv963qqaqzyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6x2g70s Aesthetics: tropical<br/>Temperatures: baltic<br/><br/>Scottish beaches have to be seen (and felt) to be believed.<br/><br/>#Scotland #landscape<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/114/675/921/318/122/855/original/c0c1498095f12f7b.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-06-13T11:57:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs93xl6hsq2z7uz0wfmyn8alw3ee09v4876phcnlvf060fjs3cmmsqzyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6a6f838 Let me never hear again that women are too emotional to lead. 2025-06-06T11:22:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgqjn0j7sjtqthx2l3njqql32x0ycqzar386m35tg69kc3gxch8xczyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6x5tf5p At dusk, a large brown hare jumping from lane to stone wall top in one easy bound. Low swoop of curlews over moorland, hefted shaggy-fleeced Dalesbred with their lambs, the sharp peep of oystercatchers somewhere overhead. A few hours out in the open - Knotteranum, Bowland Knotts, Eldroth, Wham, a liturgy of placenames that evoke another time altogether. Never not transformed by this.<br/><br/>#nature #wildlife 2025-05-30T22:28:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsznwhelf9ne2zvy5p7qlap48wvzewluw6rwe3zfveu6szw0p7z7mszyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6x6vv7q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsynra5m7w20w2ldgu7v3z6ss44mzknlqmarpaugyzyp2axyxchneqs7vzq2'>nevent1q…vzq2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Seriously. Check out that jaunty pose.<br/><br/>#SheepOfMastodon #Defaidodon<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/114/561/810/104/492/348/original/9b75c8a263ffd14b.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-05-24T08:16:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsynra5m7w20w2ldgu7v3z6ss44mzknlqmarpaugyzyp2axyxchneqzyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6gv84ap Cutie patootie.<br/><br/>#SheepOfMastodon #defaidodon<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/114/561/797/296/841/710/original/9d7d224c97b5cb7d.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-05-24T08:14:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstnud5fppxqcf5wldvkg33n729tzt5ma9ly2vn6r3u0sunhvsue6czyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6xk35nm &#34;All shall be well&#34; <br/><br/>Feeling the pull of the tactile, the human, the creation of things imbued with place.<br/><br/>Side-trip to Ripples Crafts - hand-dyed yarn in a little workshop tucked into the hillside near Clachtoll, Assynt.<br/><br/>Online shop: <a href="https://www.ripplescrafts.com/">https://www.ripplescrafts.com/</a><br/><br/>#knitting #wool #Scotland #crafts #handmade<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/114/545/691/817/309/173/original/1fbfe7f035ac6d91.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/114/545/692/246/344/949/original/e8b650d34dc737a2.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-05-21T12:00:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs84qkqjwxy96ltt8z4wumdz9w084pcgn9jq6l668a8hf22jgvuq9gzyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r64hkvpq Just in case, like me, you&#39;re in need of something wholesome to start a new week: Betty&#39;s Reading Room by the dock in Tingwall, Orkney.<br/><br/>Apparently set up by a couple in memory of their late friend Betty Prictor - a place for folk to hang out while waiting for the Rousay ferry and really just the loveliest memorial I can imagine.<br/><br/>#reading #books #travel<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/114/491/352/347/965/044/original/3b7bdb9573e86a6e.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/114/491/354/337/653/451/original/26e8003a7e57275a.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-05-11T21:47:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz6vkasnufgujs4gkvm4rwk7wyea3qd8nrx0tjdhwxdc90shd5fsszyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r62g3nek In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy0qh8p3e6a2y0h9q7rl5m3a40s7qum27x9hunuq4azly26fnx7csg2g7q3'>nevent1q…g7q3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Now nerding out on the almost inconceivable geology of it all: &#34;The Moine Thrust Belt was formed during the Scandian orogenic phase Caledonian Orogeny cycle as part of the collision between Laurentia and Baltica.&#34; - the lyric poetry of deep time!<br/><br/>#geology 2025-04-30T09:54:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy0qh8p3e6a2y0h9q7rl5m3a40s7qum27x9hunuq4azly26fnx7cszyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6seku3n #SheepOfMastodon with ghostly outlines of Assynt&#39;s &#34;inselberg&#34; - &#34;Island Mountains&#34; - in the distance. Canisp, Suilven, Cul Mor, Cul Beag, Stac Pollaidh and Quinag: a whole archipelago of Torridonian sandstone rising up out of Lewisian Gneiss, peat bogs and lochs. Nothing like a few billion years of slow-motion tectonic collisions to put human history to scale.<br/><br/>#nature #geology #landscape<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/114/426/236/226/070/400/original/d61b5b5f78ff52cf.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-04-30T09:53:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0z2j72aqv799rc98llvcdx8jsamrahzrntkg36a364nd9jy9uphqzyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6rf92qg Spring in Dentdale.<br/><br/>#spring #nature #landscape<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/114/330/049/228/342/787/original/546b8f516f5bb0e8.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-04-13T09:57:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxhd8spqw9wt4wemwl7ud8htpvmv77jxr40xhgq30vx7af3yhu6kgzyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6usf2c9 Little black knees.<br/><br/>#SheepOfMastodon #nature #spring<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/114/291/833/754/490/849/original/6b3ed8c1bc657f38.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-04-06T15:57:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd7r85v7rq46a2awd7r7900ejddxda9fv62t63ja7tdmy30kkceaszyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6zfw52f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqe8dhscpv0jnvrxqz3pusdlxgf96wqxyctm69u43z5xqdhehcmjgp5p73h'>nevent1q…p73h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What an amazing human. Found this interview with her: <a href="https://bletchleypark.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/record_attachments/2416.pdf">https://bletchleypark.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/record_attachments/2416.pdf</a> 2025-04-01T12:18:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstz9kad68djx5z87leqyhxjqr7cyfrz2n04rx5lmkewzx6844qx9gzyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6rd4vgr Fellow Northern Brits - what seeds are you sowing out already? <br/><br/>Saw a forecast for frosts/snow (!) later in April and now not sure what I&#39;m doing... No greenhouse, v limited windowsill acreage... Still go ahead with broad beans/beetroot etc? <br/><br/>Thanks! <br/><br/>#allotment #GrowYourOwn 2025-04-01T07:37:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfefsjmys3lvhss5wll80mkgp7mktcqp4qll3xpyk5y54csmcmetczyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6xaw7at you can&#39;t binaural-beat your way out of slow-motion societal collapse 2025-03-28T18:56:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszr7ae7mju8zmznkptwdk0eack7p0u99hkmyyvwm5e5ddm4vvlw8qzyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r67eytt7 hello<br/><br/>#spring #SheepOfMastodon #nature<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/114/184/779/599/934/066/original/287be6b84f5819ea.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-03-18T18:12:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszk4suzxc0puaaxcn8hp0mfgjzjhph5tz86jtsdqz7ewxf4y4306szyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6fwv33t Yet another benefit of Remote working - no one can see the soil under your fingernails after a bit of lunchtime weeding.<br/><br/>Testifying to the finding that skin contact with microbes in soil benefits our microbiome/gut-brain axis &amp; boosts mental wellbeing. Dataset of a noisy 1n.<br/><br/>#gardening #allotment 2025-03-18T13:17:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyp3c0l864t6gdh90wk4dhu3clejxnn2d2yuzz9zm8jhc2yay4xyczyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6ra7l8u First proper session on the allotment in &#39;25 &amp; the uncomplicated dopamine swell of outdoor physical work on a spring day.<br/><br/>Lambs on the hillside already, tiny green buds on the gooseberry bush, and a perfect little ladybird overseeing proceedings. Immensely grateful that my not-always-easy-to-manage brain gets pleasure from all this, &amp; hope you have your version to enjoy today too.<br/><br/>#allotment #GrowOwnFood #gardening<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/114/127/770/282/854/998/original/cd81814e242fc1dd.jpg"> <br/> 2025-03-08T16:37:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg6ju8muf4sxrrac6k0tf8epvezu26uvrenww8eqe26qmtzew5cmqzyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6wyr3we Prescribing myself a daily lunchtime walk as a matter of priority. Snowdrops, stat.<br/><br/>#nature #landscape<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/114/060/971/097/718/440/original/49b3443274406886.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-02-24T21:27:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp9e8fume6pvlvnr2n66c47yfk93sce9wrv2rw5dry82gexk2m5uszyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r63xhauv humaning and understanding all the different ways that other people human. hard. 2025-02-04T21:48:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsddw44xz884yzmaqsz6lhn8yar8q47sca2sxv4svsuty3q9gqrwzczyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6ay4v0y On the one hand: deep winter, dark mornings, subzero nights. On the other: Imbolc, Pagan springtime, the first Zwartbles lambs in a field up the road, the green nub of new growth. Leaning into hope in spite of everything. 2025-02-01T18:28:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvsh6dwy6hyghudxe7555kdkfxeefmymhv2lgqqerhz5vd05nxhagzyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6fzetc5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstnn8avff8np32wcpe70fggcl95hs7x2qfv2vr7gnlkc23dypep8gatxnls'>nevent1q…xnls</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And today in long shadows...<br/><br/>#nature #landscape<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/113/911/148/501/695/576/original/c867ca90a1339414.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-01-29T10:24:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstnn8avff8np32wcpe70fggcl95hs7x2qfv2vr7gnlkc23dypep8gzyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r62ychvs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2q354vuerx5wz0xrakjr0txs7q986gc6w5pw5eeagwrjr5ylh39cdcjnpl'>nevent1q…jnpl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And those long winter shadows!<br/><br/>#SheepOfMastodon<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/113/902/164/572/395/473/original/ac86ee29f3e7f38c.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-01-27T20:19:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2q354vuerx5wz0xrakjr0txs7q986gc6w5pw5eeagwrjr5ylh39czyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6ly7dyg Taking the bins out in the cold and the dark and the rain tonight, so here&#39;s one from Friday to offset the adulting blues - blustery sunshine, last hints of snow on the tops, those billowing clouds!<br/><br/>#nature #landscape<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/113/902/144/536/950/012/original/a7af1adca4d346e7.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-01-27T20:16:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgmtwe6yhrrg5fcjrxrq0wldkq6w9hzta7j89x49zdmkw6zyhq2yczyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r607k6z8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxe5yulacarr7jja5gprm43tgae4ah00970g9jt3rj22lguss3rwsxrrl4y'>nevent1q…rl4y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ha, yeah, I realise it&#39;s a bit of an oxymoron, but worth a try. Trying to make &#39;25 be about agency. 2025-01-24T20:02:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq7uzdk3a6d03anefhwuhesm44uq6ulx8ny65zem53f0j6zcx60eczyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6nqcdam Hey UK mastodon folk - any recommendations for a non-evil bank that you&#39;ve had a good experience with? Looking to detox, service by service.<br/><br/>#bank 2025-01-24T19:54:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyvzd575xg9jhsj295n8hu9f2m3x75jqkres0lla7w52evh2ye4zszyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6jwyfev ever feel like you&#39;re running out of time to become smart? so much to know, so little time. trying to be content with slight progress, fractional improvement, keenly aware of the mountains of things that will remain unclimbed. is this basically a midlife crisis? 2025-01-18T18:34:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvrlrk5yk3a0dq3cwhj3mayn8gln4yr7vkjscm00k59rqan6nd9yszyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6a9ss7s #SilentSunday<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/113/775/936/927/405/804/original/24665774d6745c0f.jpg"> <br/> 2025-01-05T13:20:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz3pwsgh9atkvtxp0ck6rwlz9aj2hp2c7gnsj9cxc5lhqvayhndtczyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6s5s77m Another for #Fensterfreitag<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/113/764/750/417/240/325/original/70385aa499e6b96e.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-01-03T13:55:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0ff4wjnszmhjp6xsy8dc3sx7msxz98nr4rwlwdf6df4rffel25qgzyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6x5tvzd The introvert selfie: when long winter shadows make their way into shot.<br/><br/>#landscape #nature<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/113/696/104/589/533/732/original/1f198efb8fc7c596.jpg"> <br/> 2024-12-22T10:56:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxuztkkpd04shrkma47r4x9rvgmc7t28arg97ux63tw8qnp5k73tqzyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6ffy9un Anyone else dreaming of a festive period spent in the wilds? One of the best memories - up near Applecross, no frills, whiskey in the morning coffee, ice cold bedrooms and needless to say, no wifi. Bliss. <br/><br/>#landscape #nature<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/113/670/298/850/389/719/original/cc0d2901666cdd5e.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-12-17T21:37:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf89qmc804um27u4ugj0qxehf8qk9t6h9l2w04kxjwqcyzpxp4ncszyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r65pt7q6 Nothing like growing your own veg to remind you that eating vegetables isn&#39;t necessarily vegan. Creepy crawlies in the cabbage... <br/><br/>#allotment #GrowYourOwn 2024-12-11T14:10:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd9n70mx9xugls5urjn964p7uldzkam9ed428ptrvr3283tzzlpnczyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r66wjqnr Fast-fading light on a Sunday afternoon, Moughton Scar in the distance, a cold wind that gets right behind the eyes and clears things away. <br/>Something archaic in the valley, echo of another way of living.<br/><br/>#nature #landscape<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/113/618/011/201/495/734/original/d24d831b59e57b4b.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-12-08T16:00:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstlcga0llyn6hz9j5lv5jqywu7e0g9dy7edzz8ru3vjpnyqpwmunczyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6fsdq0d The daily constitutional<br/><br/>#nature #walking #footpathFriday<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/113/606/090/408/656/585/original/39eb50c33313881d.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-12-06T13:24:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0prsxm6rnyts0jqnnvnhkzw6x07kk7hyjp6p5zf5kkx4jhuar3aszyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6y8kcl6 #SilentSunday #nature #landscape<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/113/578/124/843/805/630/original/83b406a0ec0b7eba.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-12-01T14:51:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrssl47c9z5l72xsmplcznj8e55ezdq7j4nsqkz46jdyrd0xl3pmszyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6ezq0m2 An old one from November in Glen Nevis, to feed the longing for elsewhere that seems to have settled into my bones these past few months. <br/><br/>Escape fantasies as a coping strategy, I guess, or maybe the curative powers of landscape lodged in memory.<br/><br/>#landscape #nature<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/113/515/465/211/942/441/original/4cd1dd2e131031ed.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-11-20T13:20:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqhdcvpsr36udjumggz5rxefe5xsedvetgpqeg2xh4qp3jue2vuzqzyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r657v7w2 Hazy autumn light softening the edges of things.<br/><br/>#landscape #nature #autumn<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/113/448/305/755/262/267/original/b7ce126fe91fb2b0.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-11-08T16:37:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsygkgt4zx2783ze8w3efeam95jwlw8x45dvr2edxns96hpr2xd3dgzyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6q0szph Why do &#39;tough decisions&#39; always seem to target the worst off? <br/><br/>How about taking the &#39;tough decision&#39; to increase taxes on the super-rich, nationalise the water companies, prosecute the corrupt etc etc? <br/><br/>Urgh, well I guess this profound disappointment in Labour proves I&#39;m not partisan. #UKPol #UKPolitics 2024-10-28T20:07:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsytvxlyzrs5jucz686trgk4r80ndvfjgpagxt8rj40236r8gr7npczyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6y3mgg6 #SilentSunday<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/113/379/120/363/580/993/original/957bd83c39d568b6.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-10-27T11:24:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrdpg0wmpm9a777e4ty5u2djv2nqsjgnmyf4hek6d2rx79xpcz5qszyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r64e4ln8 Recent discovery: Celia Fiennes, who between 1684-1703 rode side-saddle through every county in England.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/travellers/Fiennes">https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/travellers/Fiennes</a> <br/><br/>#history #travel #diary<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/113/373/120/981/717/970/original/42b5c1d615cea494.webp"> <br/> 2024-10-26T09:59:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0wz55vxfy523a89xcf8tevcn7xg8y70yzykqqlv2dtgdq8tje2ygzyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6h6enzd Secret location vibe. <br/><br/>#nature #waterfall #landscape<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/113/368/004/814/862/237/original/247e3150038925fd.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-10-25T12:17:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs98efq77lcvc37nk27rkcqj8vct84xn7kess7x9cdgndpsnnytd8qzyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6y3hca6 Trees make me happy.<br/><br/>#thickTrunkThursday<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/113/362/314/961/142/316/original/bbadc50eaae95001.jpg"> <br/> 2024-10-24T12:08:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszwdf6h8w69vyazuzy5ex8r56e03e4sx4fkwyqskd0j7nu8uxlh7szyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6j96d6c - Muppet GIF of the Day [@GIFS_of_Puppets](<a href="https://ohai.social/@GIFS_of_Puppets">https://ohai.social/@GIFS_of_Puppets</a> ) <br/>- Hourly Wolves <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1hq2kkut2mc8fqzrdxypc7e459vrq39x4988fw03r4udd9ynesvcsnsllc7" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Hourly Wolves (old)</span> (<span class="italic">npub1hq2…llc7</span>)</a></span> <br/>- Inspirational Skeletor <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1c8j74lqqc2pheu4z85g0xs07s4gyqly4luqfq6s7jnwutrg7k4vsf9wng2" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Inspirational Skeletor💀</span> (<span class="italic">npub1c8j…wng2</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>Highly reliable dopamine sources. 2024-10-21T12:40:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszx87z3cm7u23glpugneetqzdlur9zkfzf8ukz4yfngz6hj3yfthszyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6spncvx &#34;All I needed for the mind was to be led to new stations. All I needed for the heart was to visit a place of greater storms.&#34;<br/><br/>- Patti Smith 2024-10-19T15:42:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr3h5pn8485ay8dneflpks4pxs39ef20a5ungmxdvuq5le58vnk0qzyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6fcy9ed Cushion addiction - so, is this a phenomenon or is it just me? Like, you buy one, it looks lonely, you buy it a friend, and before you know it, your home is more cushion than house. Is it because it&#39;s autumn? A maladaptive hibernation thing? Help. 2024-10-16T18:52:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy0slrt0vcsvqsmz8uq2pnh35h07yuxl39yzx3cgjv93y6fe24dcqzyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6swwhz0 Small white house on the hill.<br/><br/>#nature #landscape<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/113/318/432/004/760/381/original/9917bd1ec6da2d2a.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-10-16T18:08:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9kmqht92cq589tjv0x5pmny9zgqtz20j8gre236cyehvgvg0vjdszyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6vdaey6 #SheepOfMastodon #nature #landscape<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/113/277/487/767/414/772/original/6e47a7ab2d15da64.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-10-09T12:36:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsykvdm5sf9np7pgd5fxrza3g6tacr4afce0p0klujz4g6g9d7qtpszyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r68q2l9z Pro tip: temporarily assuage the urge to quit tech and be a carpenter in the woods by buying flat pack furniture. 2024-10-08T12:18:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz2awyup3mdejt2uyyye0wkuypf46wc2x3e6gguxmtsj9trhj7hhczyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r65aapwl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgl8c2xp80a65fe75ta6flslpn62qmmk3gp84dw89dljz8uw7sm9sje8un2'>nevent1q…8un2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And a view down onto the patchwork quilt of Swaledale, sunlight on Reeth.<br/><br/>#landscape #nature #dales<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/113/259/938/338/819/823/original/30b1990403bd9c20.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-10-06T10:17:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgl8c2xp80a65fe75ta6flslpn62qmmk3gp84dw89dljz8uw7sm9szyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r63wlmf9 View from the gate post.<br/><br/>#nature #landscape<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/113/259/922/797/855/880/original/7553bc9fa12357ad.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-10-06T10:11:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf5ftmrn38hv964zr7z373znp8rtey6z5eksrrgyrwdeumch8uzkqzyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r67cpjry 2% tax on people with &gt;= £10 million - 0.04% of the UK pop - would raise £24 billion a year.<br/><br/>Cutting Winter Fuel allowance frees up just £2.05 billion.<br/><br/>Why do hypothetical fears about a few of the super-rich leaving the UK take precedence over the reality that 780,000 pensioners on low incomes will miss out on winter fuel payments they are eligible for and currently receive?<br/><br/>This gov&#39;t doesn&#39;t feel very Labour-y so far, does it.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/sep/14/780000-entitled-winter-fuel-payment-will-lose-out-cut-pension-credit">https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/sep/14/780000-entitled-winter-fuel-payment-will-lose-out-cut-pension-credit</a><br/><br/>#UKPolitics 2024-09-14T10:43:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqu8xysutv8uxcy94ygqtg3jnxkctfn567vamqtvag6nmg36ll95czyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r65l6e9a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0xapdrtdyz0g9ggh65td9y86vvlgswgr4vmarx78nyypq4weuxssce2epy'>nevent1q…2epy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Big sky, empty mind. <br/><br/>#nature #landscape<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/113/114/812/073/126/822/original/2c7f446302048935.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-09-10T19:05:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0xapdrtdyz0g9ggh65td9y86vvlgswgr4vmarx78nyypq4weuxsszyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r68ck7sj Clearing out the day - big gusts of wind, last of the light.<br/><br/>#landscape #nature<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/113/114/796/095/883/716/original/74436e655a7f3ca0.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-09-10T19:01:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstte7r5xvve0v5hgwyucjgmvfl8nyxfu3f7s36rfcplud45q6qt8szyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6823m6s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstueqdgxt69gqnwtu5cpr7uxw2v980j9mpekugweqn4n7udqr79rc7xgpqk'>nevent1q…gpqk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I feel like gifting yourself poetry is peak self-care. 2024-09-05T20:08:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstueqdgxt69gqnwtu5cpr7uxw2v980j9mpekugweqn4n7udqr79rczyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r67z8nnm September&#39;s poet of choice is: <br/><br/>#poetry<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/113/086/744/818/366/976/original/8fe648ba97ba5efa.jpg"> <br/> 2024-09-05T20:07:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr4k5t6cfkp6wh4jgn0fj5ys2asjwrc3el6c5gp8t52x6l4n62sdczyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6k5gvnt The surreal experience of wearing winter jumpers and turning on lights in the middle of the day at the tail-end of August. Apparently it was 28 degrees in London today? Meanwhile it&#39;s all a bit Winterfell up North. 2024-08-28T20:21:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8azvg5r5waquldalszc6gaw7x9yjqs7nhf5r32e24p5cngzt5gzqzyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6x9lkuk Can you find the horses?<br/><br/>The self that walked up this lane feels so different than the one that walked back. Some places have a particular energy - you can rely on them to wipe the slate clean every time. <br/><br/>#nature #landscape<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/112/942/849/215/811/642/original/283256e954ae0b3a.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-08-11T10:14:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2my7lxd27sqq48gvgel4j5g2f8zlcrhlq4hs35y0c5j3vlhsyqkgzyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r63kuml0 Underrated self-care tip: getting rid of that one fork that &#39;feels weird&#39; so you never have to use it again. 2024-08-03T13:57:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspr7s2tpfae3m6hq7l8xx6kt09g8x5a6wysap7w84cyvs5zxjujxgzyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6lghxl7 The absolute irony of a judge claiming climate protestors deserve a 4/5-yr jail sentence for planning “the biggest disruption in British modern history”.<br/><br/>Climate change: hold my beer.<br/><br/>#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis 2024-07-18T21:02:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9qe0mcm97p0wphzy53xq96pkf6mmdzhyzslad7w7egx4p2hdl08qzyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r6fwp0fy A stone wall feels like an entire ecosystem unto itself!<br/><br/>An estimated 5000 miles (8000 km) of walls in the #YorkshireDales, they&#39;re so familiar to me, the boundary lines of my childhood and now for the adult who has returned.<br/><br/>#LichenSubscribe #Mosstodon #nature<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/110/707/665/980/889/022/original/7e751e2184e28fe7.jpeg"> <br/> 2023-07-13T16:19:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgcff8qp7dqgqj3zvyy34jrqhk08xkdx6qsczp7060gatx7gym59szyz4l8mg2enfz6s78yt7h0qq9rnnmqlalc5t24f7hrgn3c36wme9r67rea52 I have a theory that dappled light is a kind of nervous-system-calmer - like white noise for the body.<br/><br/>#YorkshireDales #nature #trees<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/110/475/841/851/973/691/original/8e7c75588b516e86.jpeg"> <br/> 2023-06-02T17:40:51Z