My painting of cornflowers

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"Centaurea cyanus, cornflower" by Mary Delany, (1700-1788) English Bluestocking and artist, famous for her intricate botanical "paper-mosaicks" #womensart

In case you forgot, we live on a planet where lightning turns sand into glass, dolphins give each other names, the ocean glows in the dark, and rain has a scent before it falls. You stand here with a beating heart, a steady moon above, and a world quietly, absurdly beautiful.

Scotland became the first nation in the UK to pass a law requiring “swift bricks” in new buildings where reasonably practical and appropriate. These small built-in nesting spaces provide safe homes for birds such as swifts, sparrows, and starlings, whose populations have declined as older buildings with natural nesting gaps are replaced by sealed modern construction.

Cat check: Your fly is down

Liz Truss dressed as bins - A thread 🧵

Keir Starmer on his way to cabinet this morning

We will carry on marching for humanity. We will carry on marching for Palestine.

The next generation isn’t waiting, they’re leading. This Earth Day, we recognize that young people hold the power to shape a future where our ocean is protected, respected, and restored. Whether it’s advocating for change, rethinking our habits, or inspiring others to care, every step forward creates a ripple effect. The ocean has always taken care of us, now it’s our turn to protect it. #EarthDay #OceanFuture #YouthLead [Image by @noaa]

Bus Stop of The Day: Isle of Skye

My painting of dandelions

Helen Ahpornsiri, an artist who creates intricate collages using real flora and foliage. Each illustration is made up of hundreds of leaves and flowers #WomensArt

Folk-Inspired hand painted eggs by Dinara Mirtalipova, self taught illustrator and designer, born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan #womensart #Easter

KitKat is owned by Nestlé. Nestlé is one of the most unethical companies in the world. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Nestlé wanted to grow its infant formula sales in developing countries, especially in Africa. So they came up with a strategy. They gave free baby formula to new mothers and promoted it as better than mother’s milk. At first, it seemed helpful. But it was not. The free supply lasted just long enough for many mothers to stop producing their own milk. Once it ended, they had no natural option left and had to depend on formula. But many of these mothers were poor. They could not afford to keep buying it. So they tried to stretch it by adding more water and less powder. This led to weak and undernourished babies. It got worse because many of them did not even have clean water or proper conditions to prepare the formula safely. Babies fell sick. Some even died. And Nestlé did not even provide proper instructions. No clear guidance in local languages. No support for mothers who could not read. They knew the risks. They still continued. They only reacted when Western countries protested and boycotted them. Even today, they are not fully ethical. And people still eat KitKat.

“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.” — Charles Dickens

My annual pilgrimage to this beautiful Dorset churchyard and its naturalised population of Snake’s Head Fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris). #wildflower #dorset

English stained glass artist Ann Sotheran, 'Isa's hare' (2011) #WomensArt

This is very good