Colette O'Neill 💙

Rotherham, England replaced 8 miles of mowed grass with wildflowers. They saved £25,000 in mowing costs a year and bees, butterflies, and birds showed up almost immediately. You don’t need to wait for your city to act. Start small in your own patch: 🏡 Let your front verge or sidewalk strip go wild this spring 🌻 Toss a few native wildflower seed balls into neglected spots 🌱 Stop mowing one strip and see what shows up 📧 Contact your city government. One email from one person has started initiatives like this before One person. One small patch. Real habitat. Your street could be next.

Very windy and cold on Bosta Beach today. 🌪🌪❄️❄️

Here’s that clip from Rory explaining the Bryson situation on 9

Be rude not to watch this back on St Patrick's Day ☘️

The phrase “Irish Goodbye” is a late-20th Century Americanism describing a discreet exit. It does not, nor does it intend to, describe how actual Irish people leave parties. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

The view on the train to Derry. Absolutely love it.

🤏 This close to a hug

@JamesMelville They are brilliant!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Best 60 mins I’ve ever seen from a Scotland rugby team.

The magnificent sights formed during the migration of monarch butterflies..

@McHaleCaroline @MayoNorth @CarlowWeather Gorgeous. 🔥🔥

What a magnificent spring day in #Belmullet Blue skies and yes sunshine. Feeling blessed…#wellbeing ⁦@MayoNorth⁩ ⁦@CarlowWeather⁩ What a difference a day makes… just saying

Sally nails it - the NHS is being bled of its resources by politicians who lack moral integrity We are throwing our taxes away by privatising so much of the NHS Read Sally’s thread and repost it pls.

The shot. The celebration. Absolute cinema! #THEPLAYERS | @ShaneLowryGolf

“Just” wild native primroses, but it’s hard to beat the simple Primula vulgaris!

What a photo!!! ❤️

The Rock Behind Olympic Curling There is something most casual viewers never realize about Olympic curling. At the highest level, every stone used in competition comes from the same small, uninhabited island off the coast of Scotland. Not just similar rock. The exact same source. Each curling stone begins as granite taken from Ailsa Craig, an ancient volcanic formation. The granite found there is exceptionally dense and highly resistant to water absorption. This is crucial because curling stones experience repeated heavy impacts and constant exposure to melting and refreezing ice. If water penetrates the stone and later freezes, it can create microscopic fractures that alter performance. At elite levels, even the smallest variation can influence the outcome. Manufacturers use two specific types of granite from the island. A tougher variety forms the main body of the stone to withstand collisions. A rarer, finer grained granite known as Blue Hone is used for the narrow running band that makes contact with the ice. That surface determines how the stone moves and curls. Any variation in material would affect how the sport is played. The island itself is rarely mentioned during broadcasts, yet it remains a constant presence in every Olympic match. Every precise shot and every narrow miss begins with stone shaped from the same remote source. Stay connected, Follow Gandalv @Microinteracti1

After the heavy snowfall in the US, the zoo staff opened the gates for the penguins so they could go out and explore as if it were their natural habitat.

Incredible hexagonal patterns on an olive tree.

For the confused Planters. Such as Campbell and Bryson and their like.

“One of the most glorious sights on a winter’s day is to see a flock of starlings rise from a field, sweep through the sky, and the settle again as a single entity, as if one single brain directs it, one single set of muscles controls its movement.” ~C.R.Milne #Birds