Dr Helen Wilson

@NellytheWillow
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Self-published and award-winning biographer of the Pinwill sisters, Arts & Crafts woodcarvers of Devon and Cornwall. All things Devon & Cornwall, especially Dartmoor, including postcards.

#PinwillSisters #ArtsAndCrafts #WomenInHistory #Devon #Dartmoor #Cornwall #Woodcarving #Churches #Architecture #Fungi #Birds #Succulents #Lithops #SheepOfMastodon #FrogsOfMastodon #StandingStoneSunday

Websitehttp://www.pinwillsisters.org.uk
Profile pictureBronze door handle designed by Henry Wilson on West Door of St Germans Priory, Cornwall
Header pictureWoodcarving with Passion Flowers by the Pinwill Sisters at Ermington church, Devon
Lichen on little tree trunk, with fuscia heath and ferns behind :) #LichenSubscribe

Who will hire me to be a solar farm garden hermit? I will tend to secret gardens and commune with hidden critters while living under the panels, the energy I leech from the grid will be minimal, and people can visit and I'll play music and make tea and tell them stories fantastic and terrible.

https://www.ecoportal.net/en/endangered-species-thriving-under-solar/20011/

They built a solar plant across farmland until they discovered endangered species quietly living beneath the panels including a master of disguise and a living fossil"

A massive solar power plant in Northern Texas has been monitoring how several endangered species are thriving directly underneath the solar panels.

ecoportal.net

Timeline cleanse! 🐶🐕

A Terracotta figurine of a dog holding his pup (or a prey?) in his mouth.

Greek, Boeotian 1st half of the 5th century BC.

A lovely Sunday, everyone!

On display at Antikensammlung München

📷 me

#archaeology

#PhotoOfTheDay is a sort of before-and-after photo of my railroad spike knife alongside a typical old and rusted spike as the "before" image. Many used spikes are in worse condition and may be bent, gouged, more heavily corroded, etc. Starting with one of the better ones simplifies the process a little.

#phto #photography #blacksmithing #maker

I’m not big on nature photos, but sometimes you need to document the morning fog.
From today's volunteer session working on the new green classroom area on #HackneyMarshes, a part of Hackney's Rewilding the Old Lea project.
#RenatureLdn #SolarpunkSunday