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The alleyways of Suffolk, an occasional series. Sudbury. The house on the right is believed to have been lived in by the artist Thomas Gainsborough but the documentary evidence is apparently lacking.

Lesser Celandine (Ficaria verna) - the favourite flower of William Wordsworth #storyplants for #wildflowerhour

A comma. A pause. A perfect moment in the day… Watching this beautiful butterfly sun its wings — so still, so settled. In the end, it was I who fluttered away, while she remained on her bramble leaf in the sunshine. A small white “comma” lies hidden beneath her wings.

Beautiful carpet of daffs at Bodnant Garden. Courtesy @madmaz2112 #Wales #Welshpassion

Here is a larger painting by our previous artist Valerian Leblond

Sometimes the quietest faces carry the loudest message. She may not be saying many words in this moment, but her eyes say enough: please see me, please value me, please don’t pass me by. In a world that moves fast, it’s easy for children who are a little different, a little quieter, or a little more misunderstood to be overlooked. People often notice what stands out on the outside, but they forget to slow down and understand the heart inside. This little one reminds us of something important today: every child deserves patience, kindness, dignity, and love. Not every child asks for attention in the same way. Not every child expresses emotions in the same way. Not every journey looks the same. But every child deserves to be embraced, encouraged, and treated like they matter—because they do. Behind every small smile, every silent stare, and every tender moment, there is a story. A story of strength. A story of innocence. A story of wanting to be accepted just as they are. Awareness begins when we choose compassion over assumptions. It begins when we stop scrolling for a second and remember that real lives, real families, and real emotions exist behind every face we see. Today, let this be a reminder: some children are not asking for pity. They are asking for understanding. They are asking for inclusion. They are asking for the chance to be loved without conditions. And maybe that’s a message the whole world still needs to hear. Let’s use our voices to spread more kindness, more awareness, and more compassion for children and families who walk unique paths every single day. Because no child should ever feel invisible. See them. Value them. Love them. And never let them feel ignored.

Listening to conversing crows in the early morning sunshine

Another two for your #FoxOfTheDay today , shared by Eileen O'Neill , thank you Eileen

I had a clucking good week knitting these chicken-hats - Squawk Squawk 🐔

On October 23, 1943, when Franceska Mann arrived at Auschwitz, the Nazis saw just another prisoner. They were wrong. The 26-year-old Polish-Jewish ballerina, once a rising star in Warsaw known for her grace and beauty, faced the gas chamber’s antechamber with dozens of other women. Ordered to undress for a supposed “disinfection shower,” she sensed the deadly lie. Instead of submitting, Franceska used her presence as a weapon. Accounts describe her undressing slowly and provocatively, drawing the leering SS guards’ attention—particularly Josef Schillinger. In a sudden move, she seized his pistol (or, in some versions, struck him with her high heel first), shot him fatally in the stomach (he died hours later), and wounded another guard, Wilhelm Emmerich. Her act ignited chaos. She cried out to the women: fight, because they will kill us anyway. The prisoners erupted in desperate resistance—clawing, biting, attacking the guards with bare hands. For minutes, the power flipped in that room of horror. The Nazis responded with overwhelming force: machine guns, reinforcements, and grenades. Franceska and the other women were killed. Yet she never entered the gas chamber. She died fighting, on her terms, stripping the Nazis of their illusion of total control and proving that even in the abyss, defiance endures. Her story reminds us: courage can flare in the darkest moments. Never forget. Eternally young. Eternally beautiful . Eternally dancing.

I have now come to see what is happening and apparently it’s a wild spectacle of mating season out in the pond. I’m taking frogs or toads all over the place. All near the shoreline - lots of croaking and calling and hopping all about. Frog eggs all over the place. This is remarkable.

It’s Mo- day and donkeys rather have a hay snack than a rush as we have no toast

She is 4 years old little genius. Wins 1st place at World Competition with Fur Elise by Beethoven.

"They choose their human," a novel and cute way to adopt a pet. TikTok address for the foundation; @ pawsstorytime.official

life is tough, be together with your squad of friends

Kids.. 🤦‍♂️😂

Timeline Cleanse A Leopard looking SO relaxed as he drapes himself in the upper branches of a tree in the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #Leopards 🐆

Hoggs coming back from wintering. Traditionally hill sheep spend their first winter away where there is better grass, or in a Hogg house barn before we had modern transport. Many were transported to wintering via train up to the 1960s.

In the middle of the crowd, it’s easy to recognize the athletes’ parents.”❤️

A compilation of dogs excitedly greeting their owners coming homes