Gill
@Fleurfox
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Professional gardener. Wildlife watcher & photographer. Ex NHS nurse defeated by the system. Still aiming to laugh at least once a day.
London UK
Joined September 2009
4 years since Hunga Tonga🌋and we've been on an alternative climate timeline ever since because of the unprecedented insertion of 146 million tons of water vapor into the stratosphere and mesosphere.
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Kyiv. One more video of the frozen Dnipro River for you. This one made me smile. People here don’t lose their sense of humour even in such hard times (or maybe it was a long-held dream to lie on the Dnipro 😉).
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The quiet beauty of a Peak District morning, the sun just breaking through the mist in the valley and briefly turning the horizon a wonderfully warm orange. Something about this little scene really captivated me - the arching branches over the gate, the delicate filigree twigs of
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Greetings from Kyiv. Today, I walked to the Dnipro River (still frozen). Even with little heat and electricity, Ukrainians still find joy in life.
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I honestly can’t work out how we’ve still got another two weeks of January to go but yet Christmas was about 4 months ago.
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The Himalayan skyscraper. Rheum nobile rises two metres above rock and snow. Its translucent bracts let light in while blocking UV, creating a greenhouse-like microclimate that warms and protects its flowers from extreme cold. https://t.co/ThRgNehF5Z
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holy sh*t. this is hands down the coolest website i have ever found in my life. it's a live feed of the freaking Hubble Telescope AND James Webb Space Telescope. and the resolution is honestly so incredible i didn't think it was real. unbelievable. https://t.co/YQNsG9TVwe
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I know many are tired, but please — we need you. Do not look away. Every single day Ukraine fights to survive. Every single day russia tries to destroy us. Dnipro 💔 people are hiding in shelters from russian missiles and drones.
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In power-out Kyiv region, the first “Wagons of Invincibility” have started operating ▪️Brovary – 3 wagons ▪️Boryspil – 2 wagons ▪️Vasylkiv (Vasylkiv-Center) – 2 wagons In the wagons, people can warm up, charge devices, connect to Starlink, have free tea, and spend time with
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In Japanese, "tsundoku" means collecting books and letting them pile up, not for neglect, but for the joy of knowing they're there, full of untold stories.
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A clear reminder: why we must support Ukraine in the fight today, to help secure the long-term peace tomorrow. @JohnHealey_MP from Kyiv 👇
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I played Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto in the streets of Paris !
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When the war is over, we will need an absolutely enooooormous monument in honor of Ukrainian electricity repairers, and they deserve veeeery serious social benefits for their heroism.
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Is this the future ? Will this transform ugly fences ? Is this the solution for city pollution? How one can water such a “structure “ ?? So many questions in my head…
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Stalin sent half a million troops into Finland in 1939, confident the country would collapse in days. Instead, the Red Army met Simo Häyhä, a quiet Finnish farmer. Five feet tall. Iron-sighted rifle. No scope. In less than 100 days, with temperatures below –40°C, Häyhä recorded
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Thundersnow!⚡❄️ Pembrokeshire Never experienced anything like this...😰 #uksnow #walesnow
#thundersnow #lightning
#pembrokeshire #snow
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