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What a photo! A young Iberian lynx outside an abandoned barn where he was born, Sierra Morena, Andalucía. By Sergio Marijuán. This camera trap image was a candidate for the 2025 Wildlife Photograph of the Year organised by the Natural History Museum of London
I've wanted to visit the Isle of Arran for some time, bookmarking this for next spring/summer (added bonus is the top-notch scotch made there 🥃)
Hah, it's worth a try 🌲🌇
I do think showing up to City Council meetings with those photos and saying "the French figured out how to do this and you're telling me you can't?" Would work in a lot places tbqh
According to the City of Paris, in the last 10 years 150K trees have been planted & 45ha of parks created in the already hot city, all intended to not only improve quality-of-life today, but also help the city adapt to & manage summer heatwaves of 50℃ (122F) by 2050.
Just the start.
Common sense.
Don't do brainworms, kids
RFK Jr claims that windmills are "wiping out the whale population" in the Atlantic
Oof, that's a lot of plums. One year I had such a ridiculous bounty I got fed up stoning them before cooking and just cooked them whole. Didn't take too long to fish out all the stones once the plums were cooked, in case that's tempting...
Important to remind everyone that this is just not about power, or the rule of law (though it is about both of those things). A less independent central bank will mean a less stable economy, a weaker dollar, and higher costs of living for Americans.
US yield curve steepens further, as Trump's latest move adds fuel to the fiscal-dominance trade
“People pay a high price via higher inflation and higher interest rates when central bank independence is lost" warned one economist www.ft.com/content/d8a8...
Gap between long-term and short-term borrowing costs is close to its widest for three years
Love a compote too. It's a forgiving fruit to cook or bake with
He’s wrong about everything, and thinks he’s right about everything. Hard to tell which is worse.
The war will end when Russia decides no longer to fight. The US could make that happen with a few simple policies. Instead the Trump administration offers ridiculous analysis and pathetic excuses.
JD Vance: "This is how wars ultimately get settled. If you go back to World War 2, if you go back to every major conflict in human history, they all end with some kind of negotiation."
Plum jam is woefully underrated, now that they're in peak season why not follow @joeatsandreads.bsky.social's example and give it a go?
Going to have a go at @signesjohansen.bsky.social’s plum jam, but flavoured with star anise and poss cinnamon. Bcs PLUMS ABOUND….
