Andrew

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I take pics of things that catch my eye, enjoy abstract art | processes | nature | science. Life long European 🇪🇺🇬🇧 believer in democracy and of living sustainably.

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Andrew@andrew20· Jul 10

The froglets are starting to leave the safety of their small pond, in various stages of development, some are totally developed, some still have a stub of a tail. I hope they make it, there's little out there in this area, very few ponds or proper greenery unfortunately #amphibians

Andrew@andrew20· Jun 30

I posted a pic a while back of the tadpoles I rescued, well, I would estimate there's about 150 left, some of them are losing their tails. I've built a moist environment for them to move into out of the water. I'm hoping 20 or so make it to maturity #amphibians #nature

Image of the surface of a small pond, various vegetation, a slice of cucumber is floating, there are three quite developed tadpoles in the water.

Andrew@andrew20· Jun 20

Yep.

Image showing statements from Sam Altmann and Naomi Klein.

He says:
"We are deploying responsibly developed Al to liberate humanity from menial labor and usher in an era of unparalleled creativity and abundance."in

She says:
"You ingested the entire written output of human civilization without consent, without compensation, and without credit, to build a system whose primary commercial application is eliminating the jobs of the peoplewhose work you consumed.
You are not liberating human creativity - you are strip-mining it and selling it back at a markup while calling the theft 'training data."

Andrew@andrew20· Jun 13

Another rose, also a sleeping insect in the centre #flowers

Image of a pale pink, almost white, rose, the sole survivor of the storms last week. Taken from above, foliage and soil in the background.

Andrew@andrew20· May 29

The climbing rose is looking good #flowers

Image of a white climbing rose with many flowers, behind is a fence and various foliage

Andrew@andrew20· May 23

Another rose, smells amazing #flowers

Image of a yellow rose, I take pics of this every year, it never disappoints, smells amazing too. Some blurry foliage in the background.

Andrew@andrew20· May 18

I did actually take apart the laptop on Saturday so it's replaced, really sloppy design though.

Andrew@andrew20· May 12

Is this any help?

Andrew@andrew20· May 9

There's a growing family of coal tits in this bird box, mom and dad are working tirelessly to keep the food coming. Sorry for the crap pic, didn't want to disturb them

Image of a wooden bird box, triangular shape, there's a National Trust badge on the front. Currently occupied by a growing family of coal tits

Andrew@andrew20· May 3

I'm making the most of the lilies. I think I tried to channel Mapplethorpe here, that was the plan #flowers #blackandwhite #photography

Black and white image of a calla lily, the flower is buried in the foliage, the bright white illuminates

Andrew@andrew20· May 2

I know some people aren't keen on spiders, this little guy is about as big as an ant to keep it in perspective #invertebrates

Macro image of a tiny jumping spider, I've seen a few of these around my back door. They have sort of zebra stripes on their abdomen.

Andrew@andrew20· Apr 23

I'll add to all the other #flowers out there, calla lilies are probably my favourites #photography

Image of two white Calla lilies, taken top down, quite close focus, the background is black

Andrew@andrew20· Apr 22

This little guy hitched a ride on my bag today, weird how it has a false face #invertebrates

Macro image of a small, brown, insect. I think it's some kind of bug, sitting on webbed material.

Andrew@andrew20· Apr 13

The apple tree is blossoming #flowers #nature

image of apple tree buds and flowers, in the background blurred foliage and a building

Andrew@andrew20· Apr 10

The pesky storm the other week smashed my favourite tulips. I think this is called a double tulip, or something like that. I'm amazed at how early flowers are blooming, the weather has gone to hell.

Image of a pink/red/cream coloured tulip, I think these are called double tulips, or something like that. It's taken looking down from above, there's a very heavy black vignette blocking the other foliage and background junk.

Andrew@andrew20· Apr 4

It's #caturday, innit, here's the boss looking wise😅

image of a grey shorthair cat, sitting and looking wise, nondescript house features in the background

Andrew@andrew20· Apr 1

First butterfly of the year, (holly blue). I think this one emerged today due to the wings being translucent #invertebrates #butterflies

Image of a small, pale blue, butterfly, sitting on a wooden surface, some loose dirt on there also.

Andrew@andrew20· Mar 21

We could avoid a lot of the crazy stuff going on in the world today with one simple measure. All political candidates, and I mean all, should undergo vigorous psychological screening, from an independent, incorruptible body. I'm guessing that would reduce the pool by about 85%

Info graphic depicting the traits of antisocial personality disorders.

Andrew@andrew20· Mar 18

Tulips are out, also clover lawn (background) doing well, about 50% clover #nature #flowers

Image of two cream coloured tulips, yellow centre, fully open to the sun, foliage behind, clover lawn in the background.

Andrew@andrew20· Mar 15

Does anyone recognize the design on this brass button? I reckon it was made between 1920-50 by Pitt Co, London. I know it's a long shot, I'm out of ideas, sometimes I have to know about things, this is one of them🤔🧐😅

Andrew@andrew20· Mar 11

I decided to rescue all the frog spawn this year, so there's probably going to be a lot of frogs #amphibian #nature

Image taken top down of a plastic container filled with water, plants, and gravel. There are many tadpoles swimming around in the water

Image taken top down of water, plants, and gravel. There are many tadpoles swimming around in the water, also a reflection of the sky.

Image taken top down of a plastic container filled with water, plants, and gravel. There are many tadpoles swimming around in the water eating a slice of cucumber

Image taken top down of water, plants, and gravel. There are many tadpoles swimming around in the water eating a slice of cucumber.

Andrew@andrew20· Mar 11

I think it might have been related to the construction work going on nearby. They have built an enclosure that covers the entire house. It could have been the wind blowing through, not sure though. Alien visitors is more exciting🤔😅

Andrew@andrew20· Mar 5

Finally, signs of life, the sun actually came out #flowers

Image of a pink and white tulip opening to the sun, out of focus foliage in the background.

Andrew@andrew20· Mar 1

Saw this guy sitting in the sun the other day, yes the sun actually came out, anyway, I thought it was prime #caturday material.

Andrew@andrew20· Feb 28

Yes, so true, I quite like this blue cheese, it's good in small quantities🤤😅

Andrew@andrew20· Feb 20

Andrew@andrew20· Feb 7

I've not done #caturday in a while. I caught this one trying to chew up my fresh wheatgrass, of course, this stuff is better than his own, as is always the case.

Grey Shorthair cat sitting in a sunroom, he's sitting on a table, next to a plant mister and some wheatgrass, which incidentally, is caged so this beast doesn't chew it.

Andrew@andrew20· Feb 1

I've been craving colour to break the winter monotony #flowers

Image of a white daffodil, in the background are out of focus yellow and white daffodils

Andrew@andrew20· Jan 30

I'm going through stuff in my download folder🤔

A cartoon illustrating the relationship between religion, spirituality, and consciousness.

Andrew@andrew20· Jan 30

If you resist taking down your Christmas tree, as i do, this is for you. I'll get there, next month probably, the cats really love it too, is that a good reason? Blurry images are in my future