2026-04-23T19:23:54Z https://yabu.me Nigel Pugh (he/him/they) https://yabu.me/npub1k3qq4x9y0qtsnhkc0zrt66a3m3vgna2f24apv80glptf24nzr48sp64fpu https://toot.wales/system/accounts/avatars/000/119/477/original/6e284bf2fa15bcce.png https://toot.wales/system/accounts/avatars/000/119/477/original/6e284bf2fa15bcce.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxj4uetdr3f9k90axjphwxnxdtffnlqyn0y34zvumqqea4lkfw59qzyz6yqz5c53upwzw7mpugd0ttk8w93z04f92h59saaru9d92kvgw578sla38 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvpcasu3km8g0vymmu5xj65kn3syvh99955x03fd02hghkkwt4prcd70rrt'>nevent1q…0rrt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>💚 Hope is here. <br/><br/>Green Party leads the UK polls for the first time ever!<br/><br/>✅ Make hope normal again, join the<br/><br/>➡️ <a href="https://join.greenparty.org.uk/">https://join.greenparty.org.uk/</a><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub15mvnnrv2v9wkdu3acdjk2y8xll7qr2fsvmfxg8pju8zvpms65ajskp66vd" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>thegreenparty</span> (<span class="italic">npub15mv…66vd</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1qagewu5rjmplt353kzvj6773mapnpl3has04ryjvfj2sfvyxat5s8wxqrq" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Zack Polanski</span> (<span class="italic">npub1qag…xqrq</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/116/352/745/632/122/715/original/30d3f1355ce791ab.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-04-05T16:07:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvpcasu3km8g0vymmu5xj65kn3syvh99955x03fd02hghkkwt4prczyz6yqz5c53upwzw7mpugd0ttk8w93z04f92h59saaru9d92kvgw57958dpu The Wales Green Party can win 10 seats or more in the Senedd Election!<br/><br/>We’ll be ensuring a greener, healthier - fairer #Wales<br/><br/>Voting for the Greens brings hope to us, our children &amp; our future generations. Make hope normal again, join the <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub15mvnnrv2v9wkdu3acdjk2y8xll7qr2fsvmfxg8pju8zvpms65ajskp66vd" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>thegreenparty</span> (<span class="italic">npub15mv…66vd</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/><a href="https://join.greenparty.org.uk/">https://join.greenparty.org.uk/</a><br/><br/>#ukpol #ukpolitics #greenParty #nature #climateChange #photography #uk<br/> <img src="https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/116/352/673/631/118/283/original/01f6c4e9c1b0ad78.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-04-05T15:01:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8u75udpmgk8szyhacvzh46wjtql69ttmwzgyw4c766qdv7aevzcgzyz6yqz5c53upwzw7mpugd0ttk8w93z04f92h59saaru9d92kvgw57unkhme Peak overland flows occur during heavy rainfall - increasing due to #climatechange<br/><br/>We’re designing a farm #agroforestry system that stack interventions to naturally intercept, slow &amp; redistribute flow - cross slope contour Swales, with hedgerows planted below, ponds &amp; stream side tree buffer strips. All increase water infiltration, land water holding capacity.<br/><br/>Strategic #climate adaptation, reducing flood &amp; drought impacts; restore #nature &amp; rivers, &amp; contributes to #food resilience. #Alttext<br/> <img src="https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/116/311/638/159/990/580/original/a92a894b8ce71f29.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-29T09:36:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgu0jdxv4q4nzst6wjg80wwtse7zy3v9068vs3rvlfmmd94dv6z7qzyz6yqz5c53upwzw7mpugd0ttk8w93z04f92h59saaru9d92kvgw57z8awjl Tactical voting isn’t over in Wales, it’s just different!<br/><br/><a href="https://nation.cymru/opinion/tactical-voting-isnt-over-in-wales-its-just-different-now/">https://nation.cymru/opinion/tactical-voting-isnt-over-in-wales-its-just-different-now/</a><br/><br/>A party with 10-15% of the vote has a chance - knowing whether there’s a genuine chance for a smaller party to win the final seat(s) is key to knowing how to cast your vote 👇 <br/><br/><a href="https://public.flourish.studio/story/3619764/">https://public.flourish.studio/story/3619764/</a><br/><br/>If you think this won&#39;t impact UK and wider politics you might want to think again.<br/><br/>#Wales #Cymru #SeneddElections #politics #UK 2026-03-25T11:40:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9zhx9jmuhqdvulpf3w0dve9kreknsa28hkqv2t6q0rccc8t6uq4gzyz6yqz5c53upwzw7mpugd0ttk8w93z04f92h59saaru9d92kvgw57cnwyzj A satirical editorial cartoon, that depicts the galloping Four Horses of the Apocalypse, and their hooded black cloaked riders; but there’s an extra fifth!?<br/><br/>From left to right:<br/>1. War<br/>2. Famine<br/>3. Pestilence<br/>4. Death - looking at the fifth horse rider says “AND YOU ARE?”<br/>and<br/>5. says looking at their mobile phone - “MISINFORMATION”<br/><br/>Red graduated background, galloping across a blackened terrain.<br/><br/>By BillBramhall: editorial cartoonist for the New York Daily<br/><br/>#alttext #media #politics #art #usa<br/> <img src="https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/116/216/291/187/634/454/original/e3676cfafff5ef7b.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-03-12T12:54:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz594lk2x8tjkz479lg6kapp97863td0vn5j0g3stareeg2eh8x5qzyz6yqz5c53upwzw7mpugd0ttk8w93z04f92h59saaru9d92kvgw57mvhsvr Economic Growth (GDP)is our:<br/>❌Climate Breakdown <br/>❌ Nature Crisis <br/>❌ Austerity <br/>❌ Fuel &amp; Food Poverty<br/>❌ Privatisation of Public Services <br/>❌ Profits from Genocide &amp; Wars<br/><br/>What for, so that a few white men can have more wealth than half the world? <br/><br/>For hope, change the economic system.<br/><br/>#Nature #Climate #Poverty #Migration #Trans #Economics #Politics<br/> <img src="https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/115/751/033/888/435/891/original/33b5aedf426885ba.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-12-20T08:59:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf5m0yk252vkap6lvtaejjvgr5wkj6aqfygh5pz70gt0phpgq73uqzyz6yqz5c53upwzw7mpugd0ttk8w93z04f92h59saaru9d92kvgw57x84xar a built canvas:<br/><br/>#trees #blackandwhite #photography #alttext<br/> <img src="https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/115/711/785/768/492/670/original/2a98c9a159e24f3b.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-12-13T10:30:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8t098684alrs8lzw8res7hp6gz9pdeeqn620tamv5nhaupq4dvkszyz6yqz5c53upwzw7mpugd0ttk8w93z04f92h59saaru9d92kvgw57h9ynv2 A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner #ZohranMamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-21/millionaire-tax-that-inspired-mamdani-fuels-5-7-billion-haul-in-massachusetts">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-21/millionaire-tax-that-inspired-mamdani-fuels-5-7-billion-haul-in-massachusetts</a><br/><br/>#TaxTheRich #ClimateChange #Climate #Cop30 #WellbeingEconomy<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1qagewu5rjmplt353kzvj6773mapnpl3has04ryjvfj2sfvyxat5s8wxqrq" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Zack Polanski</span> (<span class="italic">npub1qag…xqrq</span>)</a></span><br/> <img src="https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/115/548/252/028/484/913/original/f0a851f973d8b4b6.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-11-14T13:20:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0qc8s2eneaw2ztcupf953h7cq05awk5nu6u0cyxfjn82lvapj8aqzyz6yqz5c53upwzw7mpugd0ttk8w93z04f92h59saaru9d92kvgw57geesat Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all #Cop30 delegations except Brazil. The Philippines by nearly 50 to 1<br/>and Jamaica by 40 to 1 🤮<br/><br/>But the true extent of fossil fuel influence is likely to be higher, as more than half of all country delegation members at Cop30 withheld or obscured details of their affiliations!<br/><br/>“Another Cop, same playbook. This is corporate capture, not climate governance” Center for International Environmental Law<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/14/fossil-fuel-lobbyists-cop30">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/14/fossil-fuel-lobbyists-cop30</a><br/><br/>#ClimateCrisis #climateChange 2025-11-14T09:16:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx5g5hvwx6ph089qwafnftd0k4snakzzwuccc2y5ctqk4ht4aaclgzyz6yqz5c53upwzw7mpugd0ttk8w93z04f92h59saaru9d92kvgw57md80cr This is man made famine.<br/><br/>#Palestine #freepalestine #israel #UK #USA<br/> <img src="https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/114/562/325/509/881/560/original/bae51b668bc4d997.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-05-24T10:28:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs85m7grevaql9n8vnp759yrx8s35m8pr9ahcxjec67cwktyx2g48qzyz6yqz5c53upwzw7mpugd0ttk8w93z04f92h59saaru9d92kvgw574uu6mq The Welsh Government’s Heather &amp; Grass Burning Code and protocols need reviewing urgently to avoid fires being lit in places of high nature value, or when there is a risk of losing control of burns - Wales is badly lagging behind here <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub16s3wwtkpcjg6thaszvj92ta0gllgq4p6y4k2mqpwdutxh689hrzqhfzuuy" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Wales Environment Link</span> (<span class="italic">npub16s3…zuuy</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/><a href="https://nation.cymru/opinion/grassland-fires-in-wales-what-a-way-to-go/">https://nation.cymru/opinion/grassland-fires-in-wales-what-a-way-to-go/</a><br/><br/>#ClimateChange #Wales #nature 2025-04-05T09:10:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0gfltdxq3fqy9ucfle2cmjsl8dene88x8w3t8sajmgxhw9mvzhxgzyz6yqz5c53upwzw7mpugd0ttk8w93z04f92h59saaru9d92kvgw5706lacw A beaver dam in British Columbia shows its ability to hold back sediment pollution during heavy rainfall, sediment damages freshwater habitat. <br/><br/>Two pairs of beavers are making a new home in Studland #UK unrestricted by fences or enclosures. This reintroduction follows the government&#39;s decision to allow wild populations return to England&#39;s rivers &amp; wetlands. #Wales needs them too.<br/><br/>#hedgesandedges - #trees &amp; #nature reducing floods, restoring nature &amp; #climate <br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwygxvzpkevo">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwygxvzpkevo</a><br/> <img src="https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/114/139/798/147/963/795/original/ca95dd3df71ace4d.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-03-10T19:40:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9c5slprxfyd868cmtv2mtuk3encqy7menext790rj28qqkgmmlaszyz6yqz5c53upwzw7mpugd0ttk8w93z04f92h59saaru9d92kvgw57m3ujht Together we can demand fairer choices that tackle the #climatecrisis. Join me in calling for higher taxes on climate-polluting wealth, starting with fossil-fuelled private jets and superyachts. <a href="https://www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved/campaign-with-oxfam/lets-tax-the-most-polluting-luxury-travel/">https://www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved/campaign-with-oxfam/lets-tax-the-most-polluting-luxury-travel/</a> 2025-03-10T19:28:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfrjr2uzmxu4uc4wvq6mshpee47w65ew9frza6896yt6kl9x798mczyz6yqz5c53upwzw7mpugd0ttk8w93z04f92h59saaru9d92kvgw57x8hqlx The very small and delicate, crimson Hazel flower, first flower in my garden. <br/><br/>Can&#39;t be more than 5mm at their widest. Yet to have a Hazel nut from them.<br/><br/>#gardening #flowers #photography #SilentSunday #bloomscrolling<br/> <img src="https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/114/133/354/009/234/621/original/7c748da841d9c09f.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-03-09T16:17:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf0m7lkv8c7maat49zj0rgwxqjmtc8s70pxyefps7a035yagctjwgzyz6yqz5c53upwzw7mpugd0ttk8w93z04f92h59saaru9d92kvgw578pwd2u The nature emergency has not been a high enough priority.<br/><br/>Many public authorities in Wales have failed to comply with key biodiversity requirements, including the Welsh Government itself.<br/><br/><a href="https://toot.wales/@nspugh/114105025118160071">https://toot.wales/@nspugh/114105025118160071</a><br/><br/>#Nature #Wales<br/> <img src="https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/114/105/035/105/959/115/original/fcaebee0c4fdbd20.jpg"> <br/> 2025-03-04T16:14:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswdf66hdv8uv2zqp0pr6ma2hqwze2ajvqnc6um9rj6wg2a7nud3sczyz6yqz5c53upwzw7mpugd0ttk8w93z04f92h59saaru9d92kvgw57j28fzf Unbelievable. Donald #Trump has been invited to a state visit to the #UK We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: <a href="https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no-2nd-state-visit-for-donald-trump">https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no-2nd-state-visit-for-donald-trump</a> via @38degrees 2025-03-02T20:52:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst0ektnp2j5yn88dnvcutr39yvgq97fdwlghp4k4fwuswtauthykczyz6yqz5c53upwzw7mpugd0ttk8w93z04f92h59saaru9d92kvgw576vcyks Llanrumney Estuary - Gwent Levels #Wales <br/><br/>I saw energy.<br/>The sun’s rising rays.<br/>The tidal shift.<br/>The economic’s hunger for.<br/>The discarded wasted.<br/><br/>All gift the Phoenix’s flight.<br/><br/>#SilentSunday #photography #Poetry #alttext<br/> <img src="https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/114/093/805/841/785/748/original/c07b89d76dc32704.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-03-02T16:59:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0vnf2x6mgfkwhlxptz2wwudgg4m6nxamlz9y7lafx82h95v0t2tczyz6yqz5c53upwzw7mpugd0ttk8w93z04f92h59saaru9d92kvgw57d973ju In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8tq7henkhm6f5yt3zf2x3wre7f078tadp6as9wevj0ds6ssjv74syh9thl'>nevent1q…9thl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>the fox cup leaping, not enough, the post edit again takes it into the AI realm. Sorry.<br/><br/>Full frame, not cropped, force flashed no post edit, white balance to cool - as shot in lens.<br/><a href="http://www.nigelpugh.co.uk/-/galleries/environmental/nature/dragonflies/-/medias/e4713314-d04d-4657-873d-3cd3c038203b-return-to-perch">http://www.nigelpugh.co.uk/-/galleries/environmental/nature/dragonflies/-/medias/e4713314-d04d-4657-873d-3cd3c038203b-return-to-perch</a><br/><br/>Competitions do talk about excessive post edit - it’s very subjective, plus people become conditioned to it.<br/><br/>#Photography #photo #natue 2025-02-28T17:31:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd7f5xqkjrckcmnxd8dgp4wq0efc39s02zjlkdg4k2lwww8l3f7vczyz6yqz5c53upwzw7mpugd0ttk8w93z04f92h59saaru9d92kvgw57v64hlw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2gyj8tkpz84wy6kf9afqfmav5fajjemczuxfu6qfvcyamx6elhuqwa4uwj'>nevent1q…4uwj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it’s become hard to distinguish between AI and real - especially in a digital post edit space. 2025-02-28T17:13:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst38kqte3fvu9r4takgj4f2qdtmgz9ghzxj74q9lq48vn98ft9kpgzyz6yqz5c53upwzw7mpugd0ttk8w93z04f92h59saaru9d92kvgw57t6cj8w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2xnpl0yf5unv7smk3g47krp549nssu7judexv4wec5szrp9jp95svuau30'>nevent1q…au30</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>front crawl 2025-02-28T17:11:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvzxxv999r30kgrkgxxkl4v5z5426jfdww452cz3egeshwa9t6c3gzyz6yqz5c53upwzw7mpugd0ttk8w93z04f92h59saaru9d92kvgw57qq4gdr In Oaxaca, Mexico.<br/><br/>#StreetArt #Trump #ElonMusk<br/> <img src="https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/114/054/144/613/267/184/original/3574cb0a6b9c2c1d.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-02-23T16:29:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspyn79cptsl7dnh5g7eufrul9vaps7xarug6j5rhhskfy9v89lh5gzyz6yqz5c53upwzw7mpugd0ttk8w93z04f92h59saaru9d92kvgw57q7z22n “War against a foreign country only happens when the moneyed classes think they are going to profit from it.” - George Orwell<br/><br/>Love or hate a quote they can reiterate, reinforce a truth.<br/><br/>#Politics #Palestine #War #Israel<br/> <img src="https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/113/936/228/811/091/014/original/d4b8efeca75512cf.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-02-02T20:47:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw0mumrgln0n73u258xws3hfp4d48q8f9q4vsgzsvvu57dsrkk7aszyz6yqz5c53upwzw7mpugd0ttk8w93z04f92h59saaru9d92kvgw57x87qaw ‘If a billionaire disappears, does the world lose a scientist? No.<br/>An artist? No.<br/>A healer? No.<br/>A teacher? No.<br/>A farmer a horticulturist? No<br/>The world loses nothing of value.<br/>Because billionaires produce nothing.<br/>They consume.<br/>They extract.<br/>They pollute.<br/>They destroy nature.<br/>They build empires on suffering.<br/>Their existence is not a triumph of the system.<br/>It is proof of its failure.’ of Economic Growth (GDP)<br/><br/>There’s a vital alternative system it’s called a #WellbeingEconomy<br/><br/>#climate #politics<br/> <img src="https://toot.wales/system/media_attachments/files/113/927/730/596/342/805/original/125606fc58034c59.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-02-01T09:00:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszj6ehn6gkjdmh2tst4txajsvhg6s9cxxd937du23phd3qygzxx2gzyz6yqz5c53upwzw7mpugd0ttk8w93z04f92h59saaru9d92kvgw57aqdtuk The healthcare system in Gaza has been obliterated!<br/><br/>#freedrhussamabusafiya #Gaza #FreePalestine #Wales<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://cdn.masto.host/tootwales/media_attachments/files/113/771/898/788/558/349/original/04269d56df50e897.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-01-04T20:12:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdfmv7uwuyn2sg7vxkn78fas4knvxmqdd6th53t7ys7fhfytz8trgzyz6yqz5c53upwzw7mpugd0ttk8w93z04f92h59saaru9d92kvgw57nma8mf ALL 8 Welsh universities have now cut ties with the #fossilfuels industry, following a landmark decision by the Uni of South Wales <br/><br/>Mae POB UN o 8 prifysgol Cymru bellach wedi torri cysylltiadau â diwydiant #tanwydd ffosil, yn dilyn penderfyniad nodedig gan Brifysgol De Cymru<br/><br/><a href="https://pembrokeshire-herald.com/103506/welsh-universities-fully-divest-from-fossil-fuels/">https://pembrokeshire-herald.com/103506/welsh-universities-fully-divest-from-fossil-fuels/</a><br/><br/>[@peopleandplanet.bsky.social](<a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/peopleandplanet.bsky.social">https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/peopleandplanet.bsky.social</a> ) <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1tfx4xr5tgckvjle9gqn8l8574dgka3g53gg4p9m5nyehcf60frksj69zu6" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>DerekWalker</span> (<span class="italic">npub1tfx…9zu6</span>)</a></span> 💚<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1u38zlp6uveerde4tjh6hnser9fecvxztl553dmtz4r896gye22mq9dsxde" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Scientist Rebellion</span> (<span class="italic">npub1u38…sxde</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>#Cymru #Wales #ClimateDiary #climatechange #climatecrisis #climateaction #Education #Nature<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/tootwales/media_attachments/files/113/600/092/603/761/478/original/5b44006c18f4046c.jpg"> <br/> 2024-12-05T12:02:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstjc7hzx6q42gqazmsfhjx3qyz00m34legvrzgd50f876twcravzqzyz6yqz5c53upwzw7mpugd0ttk8w93z04f92h59saaru9d92kvgw570a747n This image very <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub17y7a94rhmf7pl0hk3r30ytpc8qfusp82q7vx8ujyrs460k4tkyaset9xfm" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cold War Steve</span> (<span class="italic">npub17y7…9xfm</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>Before I was employed by the sector &amp; during I’ve volunteered to environmental &amp; social causes as an activist <a href="http://www.nigelpugh.co.uk/-/galleries/social-documentary">http://www.nigelpugh.co.uk/-/galleries/social-documentary</a><br/><br/>I’m still beyond dumbfounded by what our country’s facilitate &amp; participate in that I’m compelled to circle. #freepalestine #UK #stoparmingisrael - #Wales <br/><br/>#photography<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/tootwales/media_attachments/files/113/574/879/460/847/132/original/47b54391eccc7a3a.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-12-01T01:15:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs85qp83fz9yh279gk4uan2eevcv6njal9zevxha7ejlppdxz6pvuczyz6yqz5c53upwzw7mpugd0ttk8w93z04f92h59saaru9d92kvgw57vwc0eq 1/2. 40 mins between videos, the 1st video the waters were only on the Blackweir playing fields, the 2nd video creeping over the Pontcanna side playing fields. The waters were not at peak flow then #Cardiff. Pontypridd flooded again. <br/><br/>5 years I’ve been making the case for #NFM &amp; #HedgesAndEdges. #Wales approx 80% plus farmland. The Sustainable Farming Scheme can begin to reduce peak flows for downstream community.<br/><br/>Fund Natural Water Management now &amp; <a href="https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/protecting-trees-and-woods/campaign-with-us/agroforestry-in-wales/">https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/protecting-trees-and-woods/campaign-with-us/agroforestry-in-wales/</a><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://cdn.masto.host/tootwales/media_attachments/files/113/539/559/668/627/571/original/2c34a7c6c0a1133d.mp4"></video><br/> 2024-11-24T19:24:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsphh22hv989ramrdd4v48w9ke536md8tag5fkyccdhhcgfnaeu20czyz6yqz5c53upwzw7mpugd0ttk8w93z04f92h59saaru9d92kvgw57ev2akk No one is free until we are all free.<br/><br/>#Palestine #Sudan #usa #Israel #UK #EU #Photography<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/tootwales/media_attachments/files/113/466/330/997/932/477/original/91772c1bf261f1ec.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-11-11T21:04:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx279xqy3yv3acdr8c0y3wz3luuqadq5usctel0plw4jpkyu3yukczyz6yqz5c53upwzw7mpugd0ttk8w93z04f92h59saaru9d92kvgw57jlky8t Welsh Government has latest police recorded road collision statistics from April to June this yr show that both collisions (24%) &amp; casualties (24%) on #20mph &amp; 30mph roads (combined) have fallen by almost a quarter compared to the same period of 2023.<br/><br/><a href="https://highways-news.com/welsh-government-hails-road-safety-improvement-pointing-to-timing-of-20mph-limit-introduction/">https://highways-news.com/welsh-government-hails-road-safety-improvement-pointing-to-timing-of-20mph-limit-introduction/</a> <br/><br/>#wales #UK #transport 2024-11-05T12:32:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsry5zgms4rh4n4uj5z7mj46khmhelt9h65vjlg47qmue45g2hzwjgzyz6yqz5c53upwzw7mpugd0ttk8w93z04f92h59saaru9d92kvgw574sut4q Billionaires emit more carbon pollution in under 3hrs than the average Brit does in a lifetime #UK<br/><br/>The yachts, jets &amp; polluting investments of the 50 richest billionaires are accelerating the #climatecrisis<br/><br/>Oxfam&#39;s research shows that the emissions of the world’s super-rich 1% are causing economic losses of trillions of dollars; contributing to huge crop losses; &amp; leading to millions of deaths.<br/><br/>Curb the excessive emissions of an elite for a far safer planet <a href="https://policy-practice.oxfam.org/resources/carbon-inequality-kills-why-curbing-the-excessive-emissions-of-an-elite-few-can-621656/">https://policy-practice.oxfam.org/resources/carbon-inequality-kills-why-curbing-the-excessive-emissions-of-an-elite-few-can-621656/</a><br/><br/>#wealthtax<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/tootwales/media_attachments/files/113/386/013/969/051/427/original/60b7aa6589c1a260.png"> <br/> 2024-10-28T16:41:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8pj6flvp2cypeh2txkvc7e250s8893sxf80rahn008xm28g40h2czyz6yqz5c53upwzw7mpugd0ttk8w93z04f92h59saaru9d92kvgw57zt2jda So much talks of energy production, and replacement, be it fossil fuels, biomass, nuclear or renewables. Not far enough talk of energy efficiency and powering down Earth busting Economic Growth (GDP) - the colonial, nature earth busting private wealth creator, that’s drunk on power. #WellbeingEconomy - #Degrowth #WealthTax #CircularEconomy <br/><br/><a href="https://climatejustice.social/@iinac/113378394920761636">https://climatejustice.social/@iinac/113378394920761636</a><br/><br/>#fossilfuels #biomass #nuclear #renewables #energy 2024-10-27T08:48:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx8vaxj4wejn0emlk5rmjl8u3gnft7gk6xdk5ny5syzlnvssggv5qzyz6yqz5c53upwzw7mpugd0ttk8w93z04f92h59saaru9d92kvgw577yy7fk An Autumn sepia #photo of a beech lined, ancient sunken track, that leads to the Punch Bowl above Abergavenny - a <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1cwmuf0f6yfl3gaxumv7dly36ggwth7fwmmkv99jvg8drf0k58u6sknext2" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>CoedCadw</span> (<span class="italic">npub1cwm…ext2</span>)</a></span> site <a href="https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/woods/the-punchbowl/">https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/woods/the-punchbowl/</a><br/><br/>The roots, trunks, bows and branches, line it’s path, leaning in like ancient sentinel guards. Its passage one of trodden soil, and leaf’s litter.<br/><br/>I find this image so evocative - a dialogue of human passage through time and environment<br/><br/>#trees #photography #SilentSunday<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/tootwales/media_attachments/files/113/339/374/572/606/781/original/f2d53cc1d928c176.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-10-20T11:08:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsydugd3nvj99etrc5ttzfll0jrk95rq4ypwcyap5x4e3uumnssgcszyz6yqz5c53upwzw7mpugd0ttk8w93z04f92h59saaru9d92kvgw578u67ec An Autumn sepia #photo of a beech lined, ancient sunken track, that leads to the Punch Bowl above Abergavenny - a <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1cwmuf0f6yfl3gaxumv7dly36ggwth7fwmmkv99jvg8drf0k58u6sknext2" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>CoedCadw</span> (<span class="italic">npub1cwm…ext2</span>)</a></span> site <a href="https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/woods/the-punchbowl/">https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/woods/the-punchbowl/</a><br/><br/>The roots, trunks, bows and branches, line its path, leaning in like ancient sentinel guards. Its passage one of trodden soil, and leaf’s litter.<br/><br/>I find this image so evocative - a dialogue of human passage through time and environment<br/><br/>#trees #photography<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/tootwales/media_attachments/files/113/339/374/572/606/781/original/f2d53cc1d928c176.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-10-20T11:08:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy3swke0cmze6tenqf9l2texpam904thmeqrqxg0qrv9p0znnj55qzyz6yqz5c53upwzw7mpugd0ttk8w93z04f92h59saaru9d92kvgw57qgsjkc Sun to earth: <br/><br/>Energy for growth returns to earth,<br/>to decompose a gift to earth.<br/>Earth consumes and digests the light,<br/>returning the energy to growth.<br/><br/>The perfect, natural circular use of natural resources. We have much to learn.<br/><br/>#climatecrisis #WellbeingEconomy #CircularEconomy #Autumn #nature #Photography #SilentSunday<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/tootwales/media_attachments/files/113/300/720/192/933/728/original/5f81aee1aa3eebf7.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-10-13T15:50:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgtpqych5cf0kzttpkt766vh6dze3pzylwqw2aczvcqj0wr84pm3czyz6yqz5c53upwzw7mpugd0ttk8w93z04f92h59saaru9d92kvgw575mtt03 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs25cs3jm2u3nshpk8fzkk3um5szazduppmkxy7m4l4s62rsq357fgthtg7q'>nevent1q…tg7q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>How dare a country, speak, and name its country by its indigenous tongue?<br/><br/>A #wellbeingeconomy is #decolonisation &amp; #indigenous thought leadership, that’s #ClimateAction.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1stkcuh0dr62hcnycezschgd3j47vn4ex6met3vk5ya8td5dsllmqd7f98h" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>BylinesCymru</span> (<span class="italic">npub1stk…f98h</span>)</a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@BylinesCymru/113164442779814013">https://mastodon.social/@BylinesCymru/113164442779814013</a><br/><br/>#usa #eu #uk #newzealand #australia #Brazil #SouthAfrica #Cymru #Wales<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/tootwales/media_attachments/files/113/172/131/129/438/911/original/57b4f5403627d36c.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-09-20T21:58:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyd6ar9kkmznu3ya0qv0p0v5fxmdyaane0jlvccjyszqgszq4zagczyz6yqz5c53upwzw7mpugd0ttk8w93z04f92h59saaru9d92kvgw5725enkg I love repair, design to repair<br/><br/>We as nature desperately need resources circularity, repair, reuse, to end designed obsolescence. It&#39;s what our natural resources &amp; liveable natural environment is screaming for!<br/><br/>Repair plays to deep seated intrinsic human higher values, a shared romance sentimentality for treasured objects.<br/><br/>Don’t get it watch &#39;The Repair Shop&#39; <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08l581p/episodes/player">https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08l581p/episodes/player</a><br/><br/>Alt text <a href="https://genius.com/Pete-seeger-if-it-cant-be-reduced-lyrics">https://genius.com/Pete-seeger-if-it-cant-be-reduced-lyrics</a><br/>#design #reduce #repair #nature #climatechange #wellbeingeconomy #EU #UK #USA<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/tootwales/media_attachments/files/113/164/992/867/030/692/original/4d688a825c53dade.jpg"> <br/> 2024-09-19T15:54:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgjfdx9uren38gqrsh49gt20rzull69ufyhuegs3zwcsk0d4mm42gzyz6yqz5c53upwzw7mpugd0ttk8w93z04f92h59saaru9d92kvgw57s8wus6 Wood anemone, purity in isolation, petaled by dusk’s shadow, stamen yellow, to a greened flower centred. Stand satin still, afore pure white skies, now tinging yellowed at dusk’s horizon. A fragile green stem, gifted by ancient wood pasture soils.<br/><br/>#whiteform #wildflowerhour I do see pink Wood Anemones!<br/><br/>#naturephotography #photo #photography #poetry #art <br/><br/>[@Wildflower_Hour](<a href="https://mstdn.party/@Wildflower_Hour">https://mstdn.party/@Wildflower_Hour</a> )<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/tootwales/media_attachments/files/113/143/133/298/808/622/original/7172349d3bff3b4b.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-09-15T19:08:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgtvmpcyjrklsg9sv8u69demn2293mxn6pjs42vpre7jygve2we0qzyz6yqz5c53upwzw7mpugd0ttk8w93z04f92h59saaru9d92kvgw572w9z25 Green veined white butterfly<br/>sits cushioned upon soft furnished,<br/>cream white seed heads, dual designed.<br/>Soft spoked and light velvet fragile wings,<br/>light wind sailing, time transcending.<br/><br/>A gentle encounter,<br/>witnessing fragile time.<br/>See passed consumption,<br/>our collective collapsing hour,<br/>of species, wildlife’s, <br/>nature’s fragile home.<br/><br/>Reconsider, reconnect and recover.<br/><br/>#SilentSunday #naturephotography #Nature #climatechange #photography <br/><br/>#WellbeingEconomyNow<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/tootwales/media_attachments/files/113/101/317/460/770/819/original/9553a748d1ff748c.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-09-08T10:03:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdu2j8e3cdjqraurjzfmt9u8ryglmr7jz9v0wndhaeajfhqsx038qzyz6yqz5c53upwzw7mpugd0ttk8w93z04f92h59saaru9d92kvgw5744z2ar Return to perch, <br/>pause on stable reed, <br/>above freshwater’s surface, <br/>a dance beneath,<br/>of bokken irregular circles,<br/>near octagonal jewels,<br/>amber semi precious tones,<br/>the dragonfly almost merges,<br/>translucent wings,<br/>octagonal fragmented eyes,<br/>glisten with light and observation.<br/><br/>Immature male Common Darter #Wales <br/><br/>#SilentSunday #Photography<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/tootwales/media_attachments/files/113/029/424/684/225/010/original/788373fde18bee0e.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-08-26T17:26:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqaxs5uj0p6pttmshvuwph4jluqevezs7f7d9fawgzuju2c0x5z9czyz6yqz5c53upwzw7mpugd0ttk8w93z04f92h59saaru9d92kvgw57c9shyf A portrait of the Common blue butterfly, that feeds, that pauses, rests upon the Bird’s-foot-trefoil wildflower. Its mauve, blue tones contrasting the wildflowers sunshine yellow.<br/><br/>How precious, how fragile, has our beautiful #nature become? But return its home and it will rapidly move back in!<br/><br/>#WildflowerHour #naturephotography #photography #SilentSunday<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/tootwales/media_attachments/files/112/943/996/382/551/486/original/669d7959034a29d9.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-08-11T15:05:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs020up66uqyd7mewqn4dwv555ry29nq0qraje49tk374cgkjh8r5szyz6yqz5c53upwzw7mpugd0ttk8w93z04f92h59saaru9d92kvgw57y8luhu In black and white <br/><br/>Cardiff United - Saying No To #Racism and #Fascism <br/><br/>Poor people, people of colour, refugees, migrants, are not our issue. Billionaires, and their fascist funded propaganda is our issue. This is our #climate breakdown, our #nature crisis, our wars, our lost lands, lost economies, our austerity, our energy and food poverty.<br/><br/>Rich men demonising others, polarising, worm tonguing all, so we don’t point the finger of blame at them. This is our collective problem. #photography<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/tootwales/media_attachments/files/112/933/871/042/452/270/original/d2344f93fcbdff76.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/tootwales/media_attachments/files/112/933/871/045/295/106/original/ff1d4df7cf61fbe1.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/tootwales/media_attachments/files/112/933/871/060/816/909/original/6ff1fff00a44bcf0.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/tootwales/media_attachments/files/112/933/871/077/627/804/original/9b7c0370110c67be.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-08-09T20:16:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgrfcvxv9vnwupnzj4kxwv3p08ram3pnl7a5dhtkrrywe6zvaxynqzyz6yqz5c53upwzw7mpugd0ttk8w93z04f92h59saaru9d92kvgw57ewh9yu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8pawfsu9vxmvtnwz3pmuq8hdy38mrpj4pxygzzml7c0ytnsgd9zgs8pkae'>nevent1q…pkae</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>did the #BBC fan the flame, who originally, disproportionately platformed Farrage? Recently in Wales they platformed Reform over the Wales Green Party, even though they’ve more political representatives in Wales, nationally had far more, with Reform strategically launching their manifesto in the Welsh Labour valleys, two years prior to a Senedd part PR election, where they stand a far better chance of getting in. <br/><br/>Little old Wales far too leftie woke? 2024-07-31T23:10:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstag8ama2mn3zgdw78pakpyuh2drpzz9jndrm3c75duk2u0n9s3uqzyz6yqz5c53upwzw7mpugd0ttk8w93z04f92h59saaru9d92kvgw5777nsxa I was born to a 20min neighbourhood. My 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿market town had a library, hospital, surgery, police &amp; fire station, schools, banks. Green groceries, butchers - abattoir, sweet shop, cafes, pubs, cinema, theatre, toy shop, iron mongers, milk man, deposit return, all locally owned businesses. Then out of town retail came. End<br/><br/><a href="https://nation.cymru/news/discussions-held-on-20-minute-towns-in-bridgend/">https://nation.cymru/news/discussions-held-on-20-minute-towns-in-bridgend/</a><br/><br/>#foundationeconomy #circulareconomy #wellbeingeconomy #Wales #Cymru 2023-09-12T07:26:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfuwg362e5x3lrvcru9mq2d2sjqm9n3ll78mtdrsy4su77clpvh6gzyz6yqz5c53upwzw7mpugd0ttk8w93z04f92h59saaru9d92kvgw578epcna A riparian space, <br/>where life rippled the shallows, <br/>waters rose and fell meters in the hours, <br/>where fragments got graded and sorted, <br/>where organic debris fell and made home for freshwater life, <br/>where reflections could be larger than self,<br/>an intricate fabric of nature,<br/>where our vital sprit dwells.<br/><br/>#photography #art #storytelling #nature #climate action now.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/tootwales/media_attachments/files/109/536/894/790/209/231/original/962bb5e29fe52942.png"> <br/> 2022-12-18T22:10:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfnczf384rkht4f89e62ysf3r8gdl4lxkfrvwty5a062rj0spfhpczyz6yqz5c53upwzw7mpugd0ttk8w93z04f92h59saaru9d92kvgw57m4xhfz I waited for the drop, to witness the energy disperse, concentric circles ripple as if the air. <br/><br/>A friend once said ‘energy is, and will always be’. <br/><br/>#photography #blackandwhite #art<br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/tootwales/media_attachments/files/109/488/384/307/758/397/original/2e7b3b5a6c47ff8a.png"> <br/> 2022-12-10T08:31:39Z