Happy Like Poe

Penniless writer, worrywart, City fan. May contain medication.

[Nature is Phenomenal @AnimalGeoLife]

This is the Japanese Pika, the cutest little animal that lives in the mountains and looks like a mix of a mouse and a rabbit

[Classic Horror Films @HorrorHammer1]

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[PROTECT ALL WILDLIFE @Protect_Wldlife]

💧 PLEASE LEAVE WATER OUT FOR OUR WILDLIFE 💧

As the warmer weather continues, even something as simple as a shallow bowl of clean water can make a huge difference to our local wildlife.

Birds, Hedgehogs, Foxes, Bees, Butterflies and many other animals struggle to find safe water sources during dry and hot periods — especially in built-up areas where ponds, ditches and natural puddles are disappearing.

A few simple facts:

• Birds need water not just for drinking, but also to keep their feathers clean and healthy.

• Hedgehogs can become dehydrated very quickly in warm weather.

• Bees and pollinators use water to help cool their hives and survive hotter temperatures.

• Foxes, Squirrels and even Bats will often visit gardens at night looking for water.

• A shallow dish with stones or pebbles helps insects land safely without drowning.

What you can do: ✔ Leave out a shallow bowl of fresh water

✔ Change the water daily

✔ Add pebbles or stones for insects and bees

✔ Keep bowls low to the ground for Hedgehogs and Foxes.

✔ Place water somewhere shaded if possible.

Even the smallest action can help support the wildlife around us 🦔 🦊 🐦‍⬛ 🐝

Residents supporting residents… and wildlife too. ❤️

[Brian Groom @GroomB]

Whitsuntide Procession in Manchester, painting by Helen Bradley (1900-1979), recalling her Edwardian childhood. Miss Carter is wearing pink. #WomensArt #NorthernArt

[We don't deserve cats 😺 @catsareblessing]

New water drinking pose 🥤

[John Cleese @JohnCleese]

the BBC says that images of Spain's immigrant crisis 'whipped up a storm'

What did they expect ?

A smattering of applause ?

Cries of 'Bravo' ?

A vote of thanks ?

Maybe the BBC could whip up somebody with common sense

[All about Steve @1StevieKilner]

If anyone would like to see a short video of a Potoroo and her baby eating a strawberry, this is your lucky day.

[Vinnie Sullivan @VinnieSull1van]

One quick glimpse at this agricultural fair in Leeds in 1902 gives one enough evidence to conclude that civilisation is devolving at a rapid rate.

[Titania @TitaniasRealm]

Summer wildlife as depicted by Lucy Grossmith

#FolkloreSunday

[Lee @LeePheonix360]

John Cleese is a legend and a true patriot

We need more people like him

Do you agree?

@JohnCleese @RupertLowe10 @elonmusk

[Yesterday's Britain, A Better Britain. @YesterdaysBrit1]

The Old Land.

[Architecture & Tradition @archi_tradition]

Bibury, England - a village that looks straight out of a novel.

[Brian Groom @GroomB]

When Manchester's Midland Hotel had a roof terrace, early 1900s.

[John Cleese @JohnCleese]

It would certainly reduce the recidivism

[Fascinating History @Fascinate_Hist]

Celtic "Tree of Life" garden gate at the Inverewe Garden in Poolewe, Scotland.

[Earth @earthcurated]

194 YEARS OLD. 🤯 Jonathan the tortoise was born around 1832. He has literally lived through the invention of the lightbulb, both World Wars, and the entire internet era. An absolute legend. 🐢👑

[Bobbie @bo66ie29]

Looking through the lens of time to this beautiful film of London c. 100 years ago. Filmed by Claude Friese-Greene sometime between 1924 and 1926 when colour film was exceptionally rare.

[Titania @TitaniasRealm]

According to folklore, the fern flower only blooms at midnight on Midsummer's Eve, one of the most magical nights of the year, when the veil between this world and the Otherworld is at its thinnest.

It is said that whoever finds a fern flower will gain special powers, like the ability to understand the language of animals, find hidden treasures and predict the future.

🎨 Līga Kļaviņa-Raiska

[Archaeo - Histories @archeohistories]

He's back 😄

#archaeohistories

[Bygone Britain @BygoneBritain]

American soldiers, waiting for D day, play with the children in a Southampton Street.