Lucy Downes
824 posts
@5lartybartfarst
Postdoc at Durham University working on quantum optics and THz imaging using room-temperature atoms ⚛️💡I like small animals more than is healthy. (she/her)
We could all do with some positive news today. "How Billy met Molly - the orphaned otter who is now part of the family." bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
If you really have to have fireworks, and I hope you don't - I hope you make your own new, kinder tradition for 5th November, like creating your own family home made Christmas cake together, or your own candles, or ornaments, or inviting all your friends over and telling them to bring their favourite takeaways so you can swap... But if you really have to have fireworks, please choose the low noise type, to limit the harm and suffering you will cause neighbour's pets and all the wildlife in your area.
Don’t mourn the disappearing daylight hours – the onset of the evening can bring a host of wellbeing benefits. Read more about these benefits: ow.ly/qKzX50Q7kN6 🌃
Please, listen to individuals with severe mental illness this #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek. The conversation should not just be about nature, wellbeing & exercise. It should be about reducing stigma of mental illnesses, understanding symptoms & how to support. Sadly it’s not.
