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Writer on folklore, myths and legends
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“Innovative and entertaining” said Amazon reviewer of this sci-fi short story collection ✨🚀👽📚 #booksky

I sure hope they can get them back! From what I've researched l, the bird flu is scary and not just to food. In some parts of the works where it's jumped to more humans, the death toll is far higher even than Covid is www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

Tuesday #squirrel is hoping everyone can have a good day. #squirrels 🥜 🐿 #naturephotography 🐿 #sqrlpix

#blues #guitar #music #musicsky

"Garland Day, Castleton. On the 29th of May the bell-ringers make a "garland," which is carried through the village in procession &...fixed on a pinnacle of the church tower...a dome-shaped crown, with a nosegay at the top..." Customs of the World by D.H. Moutray Read, 1900. #WyrdWednesday #Folklore

#OnThisDay in 2011 Grave 1 was excavated at a site along the riverside at Trumpington ahead of the construction of the Trumpington Meadows housing development. The grave was revealed to contain a very rare example of a 7th Century bed burial and a stunning gold and garnet pectoral cross. 1/2

#Neurodivergent? Join us for a weekend of #inclusion, #diversity and #folklore! Let us know if there are accommodations that will make it easier to come along. It's free and online: buff.ly/3COVz7A #Autism #ASD #ADHD #AuDHD #Community #Neurodiversity #NeurodivergentCommunity

The storm of madness raged, and the world was torn apart. The Stage 3 series - "A roller coaster of unstoppable horror!" getbook.at/stage3series All books are FREE on Kindle Unlimited Also on #audiobook #FreeBook #FREE #stage3series #zombie #HORROR #mustread #zombies #apocalypse #survival 📚💙

Bluebells, which bloom from early summer to late autumn, are iconic flowers of Britain. According to folklore, when a bluebell rings, it calls fairies to a gathering. But if a human hears the bell, they will be murdered by a malicious fairy. #WyrdWednesday

Dahlias were a source of food, medicine, & mythology to ancient Aztecs. The goddess Coatlicue became pregnant by piercing a red dahlia with an agave spike & holding it to her breast all night while she slept. The next morning, she'd given birth to the god of war. #WyrdWednesday

The Tale Of Heracles’ Ironic Name thehistorianshut.com/2021/09/15/t... #history #mythology

Yoo this comes with a fic now! It's not the fic that was originally planned, since the writer from my team never posted. But lovely lovely @burningfairytales.bsky.social and Vic wrote this for me now just because 🥹 it's so cute! Give it some love please! archiveofourown.org/works/63196531

Apollon and Hyacinth I love them :( #fanart #emo #furryart #artcommissions #commission #furry #mcr #art #weebcore #epicthemusical #theodyssey #theilliad #athena #godgames #odysseus #apollo #apollon #tragic #greekmythology #hyacinth

"Wild month, wild month, hoof in belt Much rejoicing should be held; Cows and sheep running in heat, Weeping and wailing then are meet" In the Scottish Highlands, February is called “faoilleach" (the wolf's month) and "a' marbh mhios" the dead month) #dailyspooklore #folklore Image: Pam Mckenzie

#LegendaryWednesday Warring Sky god Skell & god of the Underworld Llao threw flaming rocks at each other through the darkness between Mount Shasta and Mount Mazama. Injured, Llao fell through Mount Mazama, leaving a huge hole - which filled with water to become Crater Lake, Oregon. 🎨P Rockwell 📷NASA

⏳ #TimeTravel Welcome to the Future Past… Tech Support

"The marsh marigold is considered of great use in divination, and is called 'the shrub of Beltaine'. Garlands are made of it for the cattle and the door-posts to keep off the fairy power." ~Lady Jane Wilde 🎨Ernest Townsend #WyrdWednesday

While today's CDramas portray the Queen Mother of the West as a serene immortal in flowing robes, ancient texts tell a different story. The Classic of Mountains and Seas describes her with disheveled hair and beast-like features, wielding power over natural disasters. 1/2 #mythology

The incredibly detailed late 19th century pulpit at Peterborough Cathedral 🤩 (Wider view in comment below)…

1/3 Dragons live in the mountains, but in Spring they fly down to the villages to bathe in the springs. 🎨Richard Doyle redbubble.com/people/forgo... #LegendaryWednesday #art #illustration #folklore #fairytale #mythology #fairytales #WyrdWednesday

Wolves are essential. So is coffee 😉

look at this absolute unit looking at this absolute unit

Snap The Norwich Dragon mural .... #WallsOnWednesday #Norwich #Norfolk

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

Good morning. Ready to face the day? #photography #naturelovers

#LegendaryWednesday Fire goddess Pele lost both her sister and the man she loved because of her [unwarranted] jealousy of their friendship. Ashamed, Pele retreated into a crater, occasionally flowing over to remind Hawaiians of her volcanic power .... 🎨Herbert Kawainui Kāne 📷National Park Service

The Bard By Thomas Jones (1774)

#WyrdWednesday Reginald Farrer wrote a book in 1919 about various species of flowers he disliked. In 2007 Abigail Rorer was inspired by his descriptions to make a series of engravings, published in 'Mimpish Squinnies: Reginald Farrer's Short Guide to Worthless Plants'. 50watts.com/Mimpish-Squi...

Mount Fuji—an active volcano & sacred mountain in Japan—is an important pilgrimage site for Buddhists & Shintoists. Its name may derive from the ancient fire & hearth goddess Fuchi, who was worshipped by the indigenous Ainu people. #LegendaryWednesday

Trumpet and Lighthawk engaged in a copulatory today! Mark your calendars - could Trumpet welcome pups in approx. 63 days? Keep your paws crossed that Trumpet and Lighthawk will be welcoming priceless (+ adorable) contributions to the recovery of their rare species later this spring!

#LegendaryWednesday The volcanic activity around the Bay of Naples - the Phlegraean Fields ... and the more explosive Mount Vesuvius. 🎨J P Hackert & J M W Turner

STUDY: Only 17% of peatlands are protected, writes @mongabay.bsky.social Global peatlands store more carbon than all the world's forests biomass on just 3% of the planet's land surface, say WCS's @kemenaustin.bsky.social and coauthors. 🌎 news.mongabay.com/2025/02/only...

www.youtube.com/shorts/nwQGO... Watch the whole video on the following link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p3z... Judy's website: JudyFayLondon.com #conspiracytheories #letstalk

www.youtube.com/shorts/euOfw... Watch the whole video on the following link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEPf... Judy's website: JudyFayLondon.com #kissing #discoveries #history

judyfaylondon.com/2025/02/13/o... #poem #democracymatters #democracy #poetry #freedommatters #freedom

judyfaylondon.com/product/judy... #shortstories #stories #storybook

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p3z... #theory #thoughts #braincancer #trump #elonmusk #control #letstalk #forfun

Happy Christmas and a creative New Year to all my fellow Weavers & Chaos Weavers! It's been a month since we opened pre-orders for "Vivian Amberville - The Book of Chaos", & we've just surpassed 100K units! Thank you, thank you! More in my December newsletter: www.patreon.com/posts/louise...

Queen Mebd: Wolf-Queen – Goddess of Sovereignty #Irish #Mythology #Celtic #folklore #legend #Warrior #queen https://buff.ly/304Vyqr

#thoughts

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These HG Wells books look well read!

New here today and hoping to connect with creative people, make new friends and reconnect with old friends from the other place. #booksky #sciencefiction #audiobooks #readingcommunity

It's Sunday! The last day of rest for most of you. Affirmation Coyote hopes you put it to good use, either to slack off or get busy doing something fun.

Despite its relatively small membership, the Theosophical Society has been very influential. #occult www.britannica.com/topic/theoso...

these tiny mushrooms were commonly found in January, 𝘟𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴 (pinelitter gingertail) 💛 #fungifriends #nature #photography #mushrooms #northcarolina #fungi

Now that’s my favorite postcard for the occasion 🖤 Image: Kristina Som #valentinesday #dailyspooklore

#CapeCod #EndangeredSeries The Mississippi sandhill cranes and their unique wet pine savanna habitat are critically endangered.