#FollowFriday Throwing out a quick hello to anyone arriving at the heffalump site from elsewhere. I've been here just a week and a half, but I already feel so much better about everything. Sometimes we don't realise how wretchedly hot the water had become until we jump out. x
@StephenMcGann It's a totally different enviroment and experience for those that have been birding for a while.
@StephenMcGann Welcome to yourself as well. So much more pleasant here without all the static.
@StephenMcGann definitely a better mental health experience here
@StephenMcGann @jonn_blanchard I’m definitely feeling like a boiled frog!
@StephenMcGann I am not as angry on here - Twitter did seem to whip me up a bit!
@StephenMcGann Glad to see a familiar face. It all seems a bit becalmed on here at the moment as my sporting follows haven't arrived yet. I'm sure they'll be here soon.
@StephenMcGann hoping there are #pooh #poohandpiglet friends out here who also saw heffalump in the foot above and smiled
@StephenMcGann nice to meet a fellow migrater. Nice to know how welcoming this platform is.
@StephenMcGann Trying to figure this out. But hope it will keep me happier.
@StephenMcGann It's more 'sitting down with a cuppa in a proper cup & saucer' here. I quite like it

@StephenMcGann Same here.

The pace is a lot slower, but that's probably a good thing.

The angst is a heck of a lot less, and that's definitely a good thing.

@StephenMcGann feels very peaceful here
Expect it will pick up, but that doesn't have to be bad.
Think I need to find a few more accounts to follow
@StephenMcGann I too have dipped in my toe and can confirm the heffalump watering hole is lovely 😊
@StephenMcGann I still don’t have a clue how it all works! 😀
@StephenMcGann I just arrived and I'm a bit lost.
@emilymckean @StephenMcGann I'm still finding my way but this feels definitely a more comfortable space.
@StephenMcGann
I've just set up my account. Looking forward to a nicer place.
@StephenMcGann I've just landed today but feel the same - cleared out all my old tweets, left a pinned post directing anyone that knows me to here and starting afresh in what (at least for the time being) appears to be a much kinder, calmer environment. Only logging in to Twitter to see if my favourite accounts are set up here yet #RIPTwitter
@StephenMcGann same here. Twitter veteran since the innocent days of its existence in 2009
@StephenMcGann exactly my mind seems so much more at peace here at the moment.
@StephenMcGann just joined this site and great to see a person I recognise and respect hugely. Love your work and that of your brothers. Many moons I saw you all perform as a band at the Everyman. All the best
Gary
@StephenMcGann is this where all the nice people congregate?
@StephenMcGann Just arrived, not sure what I'm doing really.
@StephenMcGann I like the reference to Winnie the Pooh, Piglet and the rest of the gang #Heffalump #WinnieThePooh
@StephenMcGann Feeling this utterly. It’s just so… chill here!
@StephenMcGann I’m still not quite there yet - familiarity might have bred contempt but it’s a bit like when your house of 26 years gets subsidence, it’s still your house…
@StephenMcGann Wait a minute, there are heffalumps here? There aren't woozles too, are there??? (Hi, sorry, couldn't resist :) )
@StephenMcGann it's been a week for me and I am happily finding my way, following a lovely new diverse bunch and a few oldies from the other place. Following hashtags of things I love is making for a happy main 'feed' (not sure of its name here)
@StephenMcGann excellent to see you here. You should add a rel=“me” link to your website back to Mastodon to verify your profile.
@StephenMcGann seconded. It's what they say about boiling frogs. And we are the frogs.