Canal dweller, wildlife drawer, pronoun user (she/her) https://bsky.app/profile/drumarland.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/drumarland.bsky.social/post/3mqypxpjqds2dCycling along the towpath. Constriction ahead, overhanging brambles; three cyclists approaching. I stop and wave them through. ‘Thank you!’ ‘Thank you!’ ‘SMILE!’ the last one shouts as he passes. Thanks, that really helps19 Jul 2026 11:56 +0000at://did:plc:x2o6rgapjcbs7jflldpamerf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqypxpjqds2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/drumarland.bsky.social/post/3mq4qoewee222At last the green woodpecker who’s been yaffling away every day, paused for a photo opportunity. And there’s a toad too08 Jul 2026 08:54 +0000at://did:plc:x2o6rgapjcbs7jflldpamerf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq4qoewee222https://bsky.app/profile/drumarland.bsky.social/post/3mpftn4qum22eThe local swan family on morning patrol29 Jun 2026 06:16 +0000at://did:plc:x2o6rgapjcbs7jflldpamerf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpftn4qum22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/drumarland.bsky.social/post/3mp4d2va2ss2dA short walk in the cool of the dawn. Startling bellowing of a cow in the night; there’s a herd in the adjacent field. How like the foghorn is the cow When moos come unexpectedly. I thought I was alone; but now There’s loads of them right next to me.25 Jun 2026 11:26 +0000at://did:plc:x2o6rgapjcbs7jflldpamerf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4d2va2ss2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/drumarland.bsky.social/post/3moxxozj6ac2vThank goodness, someone moved their boat this morning so I slipped Eve into a mooring where the row of poplars on the other side of the canal offer shade from mid-afternoon onwards. Still hard work, this weather, but counting my blessings23 Jun 2026 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:x2o6rgapjcbs7jflldpamerf/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxxozj6ac2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/drumarland.bsky.social/post/3mouooqzmcs2wPoem for a hot day on the canal22 Jun 2026 10:32 +0000at://did:plc:x2o6rgapjcbs7jflldpamerf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mouooqzmcs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/drumarland.bsky.social/post/3mocy66yrmk23Hummingbird hawk moth, being attentive to a patch of valerian15 Jun 2026 09:34 +0000at://did:plc:x2o6rgapjcbs7jflldpamerf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mocy66yrmk23https://bsky.app/profile/drumarland.bsky.social/post/3mocomrfbtk2eThe gean is busy with chuckling blackbirds and pigeons, cos the cherries are almost ripe and that’s good enough for them.15 Jun 2026 06:43 +0000at://did:plc:x2o6rgapjcbs7jflldpamerf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mocomrfbtk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/drumarland.bsky.social/post/3mobb6dffwk2zA new picture, using pencil. So I’m putting it here as another start at using Bluesky… hello again14 Jun 2026 17:10 +0000at://did:plc:x2o6rgapjcbs7jflldpamerf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mobb6dffwk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/drumarland.bsky.social/post/3mj7l4p2zak2cOh yes, and this is my new map of Somerset11 Apr 2026 09:57 +0000at://did:plc:x2o6rgapjcbs7jflldpamerf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj7l4p2zak2chttps://bsky.app/profile/drumarland.bsky.social/post/3mdrqu3fm6c2gHappy St Brigid’s Day! Oystercatchers are called ‘Gille-Brìghde’ in Gaelic- ‘Brigid’s servant’ - because they saved her life once01 Feb 2026 06:56 +0000at://did:plc:x2o6rgapjcbs7jflldpamerf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdrqu3fm6c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/drumarland.bsky.social/post/3mdaam4n5p22zStarting the RSPB birdwatch25 Jan 2026 07:50 +0000at://did:plc:x2o6rgapjcbs7jflldpamerf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdaam4n5p22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/drumarland.bsky.social/post/3mbgcrsvxs22cA lump of elm glowing like a coal, in the stove. It’s supposed to be not very good for burning, but the wood of this long-dead tree is excellent and hot02 Jan 2026 06:54 +0000at://did:plc:x2o6rgapjcbs7jflldpamerf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbgcrsvxs22chttps://bsky.app/profile/drumarland.bsky.social/post/3mbbg5je7s22lFreezing dawn. Redwings in the hawthorns31 Dec 2025 08:11 +0000at://did:plc:x2o6rgapjcbs7jflldpamerf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbbg5je7s22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/drumarland.bsky.social/post/3mardkihni223Stop it, you lot24 Dec 2025 22:42 +0000at://did:plc:x2o6rgapjcbs7jflldpamerf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mardkihni223https://bsky.app/profile/drumarland.bsky.social/post/3mar77oehjc23Opened the hatch for a bit of stargazing. Orion’s well up in the sky now. Blooming cold wind though. Retired to bed to warm up24 Dec 2025 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:x2o6rgapjcbs7jflldpamerf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mar77oehjc23https://bsky.app/profile/drumarland.bsky.social/post/3mar43wduks23A useful miracle for Christmas; St Werburgh miraculously restores a goose to body and life after a servant ate it, earning the grateful thanks of the flock24 Dec 2025 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:x2o6rgapjcbs7jflldpamerf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mar43wduks23https://bsky.app/profile/drumarland.bsky.social/post/3m7txa37uss25A misty dawn at Diggers13 Dec 2025 06:14 +0000at://did:plc:x2o6rgapjcbs7jflldpamerf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7txa37uss25https://bsky.app/profile/drumarland.bsky.social/post/3m7reudp2ck26keeping warm in the boat12 Dec 2025 05:40 +0000at://did:plc:x2o6rgapjcbs7jflldpamerf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7reudp2ck26https://bsky.app/profile/drumarland.bsky.social/post/3m7f6v4jw7c2aThumbing through the British Trades Alphabet for 1969. Did you get this at school too?07 Dec 2025 09:22 +0000at://did:plc:x2o6rgapjcbs7jflldpamerf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7f6v4jw7c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/drumarland.bsky.social/post/3m7enrremvs2iAccidentally overfilled the handwarmer yesterday- it’s still hot after 12 hours or so, which is nice on a chilly morning07 Dec 2025 04:15 +0000at://did:plc:x2o6rgapjcbs7jflldpamerf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7enrremvs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/drumarland.bsky.social/post/3m7eajps2vs2sFull moon over Avoncliff, viewed from the aqueduct over the Avon07 Dec 2025 00:18 +0000at://did:plc:x2o6rgapjcbs7jflldpamerf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7eajps2vs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/drumarland.bsky.social/post/3m65nmdmdks2fParched peas for a winter’s day21 Nov 2025 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:x2o6rgapjcbs7jflldpamerf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m65nmdmdks2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/drumarland.bsky.social/post/3m5slv3cfmc24A chilly dawn with the last sliver of the moon17 Nov 2025 06:28 +0000at://did:plc:x2o6rgapjcbs7jflldpamerf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5slv3cfmc24https://bsky.app/profile/drumarland.bsky.social/post/3m5o5si57g22hPulled this big lump of tree out with these chaps’ help15 Nov 2025 12:06 +0000at://did:plc:x2o6rgapjcbs7jflldpamerf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5o5si57g22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/drumarland.bsky.social/post/3m5nj6ldxmk2dWhat a lot of rain! River level's rising...15 Nov 2025 05:57 +0000at://did:plc:x2o6rgapjcbs7jflldpamerf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5nj6ldxmk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/drumarland.bsky.social/post/3m5ihitwzk22rJust downloaded a video-making app, so here’s my first effort with it…13 Nov 2025 05:43 +0000at://did:plc:x2o6rgapjcbs7jflldpamerf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ihitwzk22r