“There is no other site like it in Britain – it is a once‑in‑a‑lifetime discovery.”

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://theorkneynews.scot/2026/04/17/there-is-no-other-site-like-it-in-britain-it-is-a-once-in-a-lifetime-discovery/

"For some reason, the most vocal Christians among us never mention the Beatitudes. But, often with tears in their eyes, they demand that the Ten Commandments be posted in public buildings. And of course, that's Moses, not Jesus. I haven't heard one of them demand that the Sermon on the Mount, the Beatitudes, be posted anywhere. 'Blessed are the merciful' in a courtroom? 'Blessed are the peacemakers' in the Pentagon? Give me a break!"

~ Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without a Country
#quote #USPol

was it a soft landing?
did the ice crystals stick
to your blue feathers...
and did you shut your eyes?

#photograph #nature #winter #snow #birds #poem #writtenword

I make raku pottery.

Which means clay, fire, smoke . . . and a little bit of chaos and magic.✨

These are my newest vessels from the flames. 🔥

If you feel like helping them find their people, a like or share means so much.🙏

Wishing you joy in the chaos 💙

#art #mastoart #pottery

With this project, I've steadily been working on those sleeves. I worked this sleeve to 45 rounds, so now it's time to switch to the other one! 😃

#LaVischDesigns #Knitting #KnittingLife #KnittingPattern #KnittingProject #KnittingInspiration #ContemporaryKnitwear #SweaterKnitting #HandKnitSweater #SweaterWeather #RMRYarnCo #HandDyedYarn

Wilderness

I walk lonely hills
of memory, in silence,
listening for ghosts;
their psalms, carried on the wind,
tell me I have lost myself.

© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026

#tanka #poem #poetry #PoetryCommunity