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1776: Tulips bud. Polyanths, sown last year, blow very finely. Swallows, several. Black snails.

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Made my fifteenth Only Connect wall, kids. This one might be too hard actually ... but let me know how you get on. connectionsplus.io/game/IJzYoM

🚨 Mythbusting #LongCovid with Dr Amir Khan🚨 Long Covid is real. It’s serious. And it’s affecting millions. On #LongCovidAwarenessDay, #DrAmirKhan joins us to bust harmful myths. Watch, learn, and shareβ€”because the more we talk about Long Covid, the harder it is to ignore.

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Do you like saying integers aloud? We're still going with our collaborative online project to get people to say digits of the most recently discovered Mersenne prime, in the hope we can say all 41 million digits before someone discovers a new largest prime! Details at saytheprime.com

1776: Swallow appears at Selborne. Cucumbers swell.

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Remember the mice from β€œBagpuss”? Their squeaky little song was sort of modelled on Sumer Is I-cumen In, I learnt this week So there’s that….

Do we need *quite* such lengthy and frequent shots of Aphrodite's boobs? #bbc4

Nice to see that not even Antonis Mor expected the Spanish Inquisition @bendorgrosvenor.bsky.social #BBC4

Child is playing a space simulation game where he can invoke a sperm whale and a bowl of petunias into existence #h2g2

8 yrs ago a cowslip popped up on the verge between my cottage & my next door neighbour Debbie’s house. We mowed round it & have done so ever since because wildflowers are precious. This is the drift that now opens each April. In the middle of the patch one has a genetic wonk-a beautiful difference🍊:

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I'm going to quote post this again because I still see teachers enthusing about AI. Please don't ignore the environmental damage even if you're okay with the theft of copyright. ⬇️

#SundayPixMountains Actual mountains this time. Child's first trip abroad - Westendorf in Austria. They had some swings made out of old ski lift chairs at the top.

Child in the snow on Moel Famau. Only the top had snow and the rest of the countryside was green. #TechnicallyNotAMountain #SundayPixMountains

Copper Mountain on Ynys MΓ΄n/Anglesey. #NotTechnicallyAMountain #SundayPixMountains

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Was driving along the M5 with child and identified the popular hippety hop/ rap chap Central Cee on an electronic advert board. Child was surprised I recognised him. Told him I was 'down wiv the kids', which made him threaten to get out of the car while it was still moving.

Same, chalked message, same.

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I'm sorry. I bought this. I was 10. My best friend bought Bucks Fizz at the same time, from Woolies #totp

Getting Charles Bronson mixed up with Mr Bronson in my description of the guitarist #totp

I'd pay good money to see what Legs & Co would have made of this PiL song #TOTP

The audience were struggling to dance to PiL #totp

Literal interpretative dance: make it look like the floor is hill so they can go up the hill backwards #totp

Got confused - thought it was Keith Michell and was hoping for Captain Beaky #totp

I'm assuming they didn't take themselves too seriously. At least I hope they didn't #totp

Those jumpers. #totp

Look at the colours in this tulip 🌷 🌱

Wom's Wall 14 is a bit saucy. connectionsplus.io/game/MoQJRo

armadillos should sound like accordions when they run

Glad I shifted my backside and went for a jog - just saw a fox on our road as I came back! 🦊

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Yellowstone '05-06: I've only seen baby/juvenile pikas a few times over the years. This was my first sighting, though I think it took me a while to recognize that this was a youngster. Apparently it is possible to be even cuter and more orb-like than an adult pika.

For those of you who don’t know me I thought I’d introduce myself… I’m Gail, a surface pattern designer and illustrator based in Manchester. I’m always interested in chatting about new commissions, art licensing and wholesale. www.gailmyerscough.co.uk