@grahampd
Retired from Systems Librarian Post (L.B.Sutton) in 2013. Volunteer at Painshill & member of Grotto Service Team. Interests: Aviation, BTCC, Genealogy, Grottoes (natural & man made), Nature, Photography, Portsmouth FC.
Ice spike in a water dish for birds
I've seen photos of ice spikes but never seen one. This appeared in a shallow water dish for birds in our NW Surrey garden this morning. #icespikes #ice #metoffice #bbcweather
Beginning of the replacement of the Chinese Bridge at Painshill
Beginning of the replacement of the Chinese Bridge at Painshill
Good to see the beginning of the replacement of the Chinese Bridge at Painshill. All but 2 pairs of uprights are now in place.
View of the Crystal Grotto at Painshill from the lake
A very different view of the Crystal Grotto
at Painshill.
Taken while working with the Grotto Service Team to clear silt from the Grotto lake inlet #follies #grottoes
A pair of very gravid and different coloured Araneus diadematus in the Kitchen Garden at Painshill, Cobham, Surrey on Friday
Damage to historic coral in the Crystal Grotto at Painshill
Broken off pieces of historic coral in the Crystal Grotto at Painshill
Hard to understand why visitors to historic sites have little or no respect. Recent damage to historic coral in one of the Crystal Grotto pools at Painshill
Had to make do with a photo section of a report in a large loose-leaf binder in the archives at Painshill. Would really like to be able to visit but, as you said, highly unlikely
The Grotto at Warmley is very interesting too. I received a very pleasant welcome and guided tour a few years ago because of my volunteer status as a member of Painshill's Grotto Service Team.
Jersey tiger moth
Our NW Surrey garden seems to have become a 'hot spot' for Jersey tiger moths. Almost every time I go into the garden I disturb one. Last evening I saw 3 at the same time with maybe another 2 @mothiduk.bsky.social
When I visited this wonderful building 6 years ago it was called the Cilwendeg Shell House Hermitage. Shell patterns on every wall and the ceiling
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5 greenfinch in my NW Surrey garden - a real treat
Greenfinches are a rarity in my NW Surrey garden so to get 5 at the same time today was a real treat @bto-gbw.bsky.social
NHS planning to cut doctors/nurses jobs, maternity and A&E services to meet the govt's “eye watering” NHS savings.
Cuts will force more people to go private.
Healthcare must come before fiscal rules.
Private firms milking 30%-40% profit from NHS contracts. End privatisation.
Tax the rich.
In Parliament REFORM have voted against:
Ban on fire/rehire of workers on worse working conditions.
Ban on exploitative Zero-hour contracts
Improvements to paternity leave
Allowing workers bereavement leave
Improvements in sick pay
Why are workers supporting a party that will reduce their welfare?
🚨 Thursday’s elections prove it: First Past the Post is broken. 5 parties, chaotic results, millions left unrepresented. We need Proportional Representation — NOW.
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Misumena vatia spider with Syrphus sp. hoverfly prey
Misumena vatia spider with Syrphus sp. hoverfly prey
Misumena vatia spider with Syrphus sp. hoverfly prey
First sighting of a Misumena vatia spider in my NW Surrey garden yesterday (14th April). Prey is Syrphus sp. hoverfly @britishspiders.bsky.social
Actually built between 1760 and 1770, and it is now thought highly unlikely that it was destroyed by soldiers (the story was Canadian rather than American too). Much more likely that local people took the slate and lead from the roof after the 2nd World War
Scaffolding around the Chinese Bridge at Painshill
Scaffolding around the Chinese Bridge at Painshill
Scaffolding now surrounding the Chinese Bridge at Painshill, Cobham, Surrey. Next step is the removal of the decaying bridge
Saw my first female Hairy-footed flower bee of the year this morning
Ruined Abbey at Painshill reflected in the lake
The Ruined Abbey at Painshill, Cobham, Surrey reflected in the almost still waters of the lake this morning
Male chaffinch
Female chaffinch
Chaffinches are something of a rarity in my NW Surrey garden but we had a pair visiting this morning @bto-gbw.bsky.social
A pair of Mallard ducks on ice on the lake at Painshill, Cobham, Surrey
Ruined Abbey reflected on the ice on the lake at Painshill, Cobham, Surrey
Ice on the lake at Painshill (Cobham, Surrey) this morning
A pair of Mallard ducks on the icy lake at Painshill, Cobham, Surrey
Painshill's Ruined Abbey reflected in the icy lake
Large areas of the lake at Painshill are icy too
the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president
I heard some Herbert from the Spectator praising Trump for restoring ‘freedom of speech’ the other day. In fact, I’ve heard several British right-wing blowhards say the same. Are they utterly, utterly stupid or morally bankrupt or both?
If you don’t want history to be re-written please share this video widely - because the only way to stop that happening is to constantly call this boll**** out with the actual facts
Today, Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde boldly called out Donald Trump for his hatred and bigotry at the National Cathedral Prayer Service. Now, the GOP is attacking her for speaking truth to power.
REPOST if you stand with Bishop Budde against Trump!
Thames Water is collapsing. NO BAILOUTS for the shareholders and banks who caused this mess. Tell the government to take it into public ownership PERMANENTLY and protect the public interest. #WeOwnIt
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