Rupert Soskin

@the_stone_club A lifetime ago, must have been around 1980, when I was a young illustrator myself, I had a very nice chat with Roger when he gave a talk at the Association of Illustrators in Piccadilly. His work is eternally wonderful and I hadn’t seen this one before, so thanks for posting!

Roger Dean Stone Circle (2017)

@ValleyPriest @giles_fraser Kew Gardens is one of my favourite places in the whole world. As a boy, I used to walk the gardens alone at least twice a week, back when it cost an old penny to go through the unmanned turnstiles. Shame the high entry cost these days makes it inaccessible to young nature-lovers.

Fascinating lecture this evening on the moral virtues of gardening. By the eminent philosopher Professor David Cooper. 7pm Jodrell Lecture Theatre, Kew Gardens. Part of ongoing collaboration between St Anne’s, our exciting new venture “Kew, Theology and Gardens” and the @kewgardens. All welcome. Tickets on Eventbrite.

Woohoo - ordered:)

@georgecmcgavin’s new book is coming… can’t wait!

@HerbsandDirt I was a chronic asthmatic, ventolin inhalers hadn’t been invented, treatment was belladonna and effedrin. Also had terrible skin problems, not diagnosed as dairy intolerance until my twenties. Medical science has evolved a lot in half a century.

I was in elementary school in the 70’s. My experience: Did not know ONE autistic child. No one had a gluten allergy. No one had peanut allergies. No one had milk allergies. No one was bouncing off the walls from ADD or ADHD. No one had autoimmune diseases at that age. No inhalers on the playground. Anyone else?

@TamsinLoveday @PrehistoryGuys Thank you Tamsin:)

I’ve just watched the tremendous film “Epic Megalithic Journey through Britain and Ireland: Standing Stones” by @PrehistoryGuys and was moved to tears by @RupertSoskin ‘s closing comments over a stone button. youtu.be/Iq4xM8TLWc0

@Thomas55242 @VisionaryVoid @fasc1nate I wonder how many people actually got that reference?!

@VisionaryVoid @fasc1nate Monkey’s paw type of situation.

In 1999, waitress Tonda Dickerson was tipped a lottery ticket and won $10,000,000. Her colleagues then sued her for their share. Then she was sued by the man who tipped her the ticket. Later, she was kidnapped by her ex-husband and had to shoot him in the chest. Finally, she went to court against the IRS.

@AlisonHussey_ Could be a large grey pinion

Hi Twitter, does anyone know what this huge #beauty is? Almost 25% the size of a passport! #moths #uk

I can second this!

@MaryNT16 @labisiffre As a boy in the 60s I had a paper round. There were two of these signs on my route.

@labisiffre There have been efforts to deny these signs existed. Imagine having the audacity to deny people's memories. irishpost.com/life-style/inf…

Cancel Culture The first time I was cancelled I was six years old. I was holding my father’s hand. We were in Ladbroke Grove, London. I looked to the building on my left and saw, in the lower left corner of the front room window, a postcard. It read: “Room To Let No blacks No Irish No dogs” Age six I knew I was first on the list of what years later would be known as “Cancel Culture”; Though few think (that far). #CancelCulture

Our Biggest, Bestest & Bronze Agest axe casting workshop ever! Workshops we've previously run give participants the chance to cast an axe from just a few types, but this workshop has 8! Each have their own story & place in the Bronze Age timeline. ancientcraft.co.uk/event-details/…

Looks in good condition too!

WHO MADE THIS

Group shot: The Whispering Knights do their best to stay still for @RupertSoskin at the #RollrightStones, #Oxforshire. #Neolithic #PortalDolmen #Longbarrow #prehistory #archaeology #megalithic #ancient #standingwithstones bit.ly/2XU2It9

Thank you so much Tamsin!

@NTGates Thanks Nick, the whole team deserve more credit really!

@NTGates Another wonderful episode. Which of the team filmed the Large Blue life cycle? It was a fantastic piece of work!

@TimothyJonas That's a super image!

A small Leopard Slug (Limax maximus) cosying up with some Common Shiny Woodlice (Oniscus asellus). Also, check out the Slug Mites 🔍 (Riccardoella oudemansi) who will likely spend their whole lives on this slug, which could grow to around 15 centimeters.

@madjanev @BertB61027155 @KWalach_ Wow, that's amazing to see. Finding eggs of the tiniest things is bordering on miraculous at the best of times. Do you know the approximate diameter of a single egg?

Here's something very special for you today - baby tardigrades still in their eggs! 😍 You can see them exercising their stylets, and finding out what their macroplacoids do... I think these are most likely to be Hypsibius cf. dujardini. @BertB61027155 @KWalach_ #tardigrades