Writer. Worrier. Tree whisperer. Lives on England's northwest coast. Has spent a lot of time in Zambia and Eswatini with her live-in archaeologist. Can cook for dozens over an open fire if bribed with wine. But would rather write poetry.https://bsky.app/profile/maryearnshaw.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/maryearnshaw.bsky.social/post/3mtnnoj4j7k2rBeautiful poem by @abrackenbury.bsky.social shared by @poetrypharmacy.bsky.social in their newsletter - I just love her wrapping in of this tiny but mighty bird with the wonder of rain22 Aug 2026 06:31 +0000at://did:plc:ftbrdgt3bcgnphiab4yogqti/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtnnoj4j7k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/maryearnshaw.bsky.social/post/3mtqrthfzis2yGlorious day on our local beach but just so many people spoiling the quiet, look at them all frolicking.23 Aug 2026 12:24 +0000at://did:plc:ftbrdgt3bcgnphiab4yogqti/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtqrthfzis2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/maryearnshaw.bsky.social/post/3mtnnoj4j7k2rBeautiful poem by @abrackenbury.bsky.social shared by @poetrypharmacy.bsky.social in their newsletter - I just love her wrapping in of this tiny but mighty bird with the wonder of rain22 Aug 2026 06:31 +0000at://did:plc:ftbrdgt3bcgnphiab4yogqti/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtnnoj4j7k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/maryearnshaw.bsky.social/post/3mtmiswxlos23Miles Davis, BBC 4, #Prom sliding into the night. Wow. Watch it.21 Aug 2026 19:32 +0000at://did:plc:ftbrdgt3bcgnphiab4yogqti/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmiswxlos23https://bsky.app/profile/maryearnshaw.bsky.social/post/3mth3zgwgdc2jMorning. Promise unfulfilled as yet.19 Aug 2026 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:ftbrdgt3bcgnphiab4yogqti/app.bsky.feed.post/3mth3zgwgdc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/maryearnshaw.bsky.social/post/3mt6y2ttpq227If you're fulminating about the 'announcement' of Reform's latest 'policy' as top story on the BBC news headlines as if they're at the very least the official opposition - complain! [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Aug 2026 10:27 +0000at://did:plc:ftbrdgt3bcgnphiab4yogqti/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt6y2ttpq227https://bsky.app/profile/maryearnshaw.bsky.social/post/3mt5euajxrk2gMy goodness! Bettany Hughes on @channel4tv.bsky.social what stunning stuff! Even my in house archaeologist is excited. 😱15 Aug 2026 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:ftbrdgt3bcgnphiab4yogqti/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt5euajxrk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/maryearnshaw.bsky.social/post/3mt4s2u2k622g@countbinface.bsky.social I'd just like to thank you for what's looking to be an enduring legacy, in so much of the coverage Farage gets in future he's going to be written and spoken about in the context of managing to beat a bin! Brilliant. I'm sorry you lost but you've done us all a huge favour 👏🥂15 Aug 2026 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:ftbrdgt3bcgnphiab4yogqti/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt4s2u2k622ghttps://bsky.app/profile/maryearnshaw.bsky.social/post/3mt4cf34z4226Hoping Sean will join us in January to read at one of our Poets' Corner evenings at Mecycle café/bar/bike workshop in Southport, which is run by the charity Autism Initiatives. Our new season of monthly events starts in October, I'll announce the first ticket booking date in early September. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Aug 2026 08:54 +0000at://did:plc:ftbrdgt3bcgnphiab4yogqti/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt4cf34z4226https://bsky.app/profile/maryearnshaw.bsky.social/post/3mt2qko3v2s2gOne of the legacies of spending so much time in #Zambia is having some great CDs in our collection. Yes, CDs. Preparing dinner with these guys,the Sakala Brothers14 Aug 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:ftbrdgt3bcgnphiab4yogqti/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2qko3v2s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/maryearnshaw.bsky.social/post/3mszlsqswas2hSitting here listening to two woodpeckers and watching a youngish fox, out rather too late into the day, jumping into the shrubbery on the edge of the green spaces.14 Aug 2026 07:05 +0000at://did:plc:ftbrdgt3bcgnphiab4yogqti/app.bsky.feed.post/3mszlsqswas2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/maryearnshaw.bsky.social/post/3mszj6x66gs2hWow, the length of those voting papers! [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Aug 2026 06:18 +0000at://did:plc:ftbrdgt3bcgnphiab4yogqti/app.bsky.feed.post/3mszj6x66gs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/maryearnshaw.bsky.social/post/3msxt66tuoc2uInteresting and thought provoking exhibition, 'Antiquita' by Syrian artist Zahed Taj-Eddin at the Atkinson, Southport, Merseyside. This piece is called 'Confrontation'. There are also 2 videos about his working methods, one a good illustration of creating bronze sculpture by the lost wax technique.13 Aug 2026 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:ftbrdgt3bcgnphiab4yogqti/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxt66tuoc2u