Violette Szabo, agent with Britain’s SOE, was born in Paris on this day in 1921. Under the codename "Louise," she worked with the French Resistance until her arrest by the Nazis. After enduring torture and interrogation, she was executed at Ravensbrück concentration camp. In

Thanks Raz for the photo of Flash Evans convalescing in his tweed dressing gown and toilet bag x

The Wye at Tintern, at this point the river is tidal

Somewhere in England in the late 50s

Young Common Kestrels. Elmley, Kent

One of my partners knitting projects..

Emaciated British soldiers after their release from Japanese captivity in Singapore, 1945.

I need to focus on home & resting today so I don’t have a new selfie for my ovarian cancer research fundraiser. But just to show how far you can go in one years, this is August 13, 2025. If you can give, please do, if you can’t, I’d love a RT. #fuckcancer tinyurl.com/Jean-Fundraiser

This is not a train, but the effect caused by ventilators placed in the roof tops of street shelters in south London.

The soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts. Marcus Aurelius

A lesson for every Brit.

In your heart You already know ❤️ Zen proverb

Banksy: For or against?

Fred Brown is a sand artist and he created Banksy Art on the beach of Scarborough. Incredible 👏❤️👍

TWO Golden Eagles 'disappear' in suspicious circumstances in south Scotland - Police appeal for information. Details ⬇️ raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/09/29/two…

Autumn 25: The Beautiful Beginning Welcome to the season of bare root roses. As the garden slows and the days shorten, these humble plants lie dormant, yet full of promise. Planted now, they take root with patience and care, quietly preparing for the summer ahead.

🇬🇧UK: Two hospitals — Royal Shrewsbury and Princess Royal — are reintroducing compulsory face masks in some areas from Wednesday, as Covid-19 cases rise. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust said the rule applies to specific parts of both facilities. archive.md/u5TQw

There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in. Leonard Cohen