Selina Lock

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Research Librarian. Writer. Crafter. Has M.E/CFS. She/Her.
Friday
Hello, Mastodon people! It's about time I got involved here. I hope it's a friendly place. I plan to post the books I'm reading, bird photos from the Isle of Bute. Here's one for starters: a redshank, one of my favourite waders.

Not been posting much as been ill for a few weeks. But over the weekend I did some card crafting & was pretty pleased with these ones using a Sheena Douglass stamp & Tim Holtz watercolour pencils.

#CardMaking #SheenaDouglass #Stamping #WatercolourPencils

Today, the rather dull morning was brightened up by a visit from a small flock of mixed thrushes to eat the remaining berries on the Rowan tree in our Holmfirth, West Yorks, garden. This one is a Fieldfare #birdinguk #birding
[David Attenborough voice] Here we see the common library cat felis bibleoteca in its natural habitat, the clever animal uses its uncanny camouflage abilities to mimic a pile of books.
You've all heard of Elf on the Shelf, but in Canada we have:
I didn't take many photos at the Absolute 80s Weekender this weekend. But here's crap gig photos of two highlights - ABC & Go West. Other highlights Heaven 17 & The Fizz.

#OnThisDay, 25 Nov 1960, sisters Patria, Minerva and Maria Teresa Mirabel are assassinated for their political opposition to the Dominican dictator Trujillo.

In 1999, the UN designates 25 Nov as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women in their honour.

#WomenInHistory #EndVAWG #16DaysOfActivism #History #Histodons #FlashbackFriday

Some areas of the media (*cough*
#BBCNewsnight) still insist on calling this a "lecturers' strike" but this is a strike of university staff for the pay and conditions of staff across the university. Don't let them divide us. #joinUCU #ucuRISING #NotJustLecturers #UCU