My father passed with his penny letters Through closes opening and shutting like legends When barbarous with gulls Hamnavoe’s morning broke… —“Hamnavoe”, by George Mackay Brown (1921–1996) – born #OTD, 17 Oct “I have never seen his poetry sufficiently praised.” —Seamus Heaney A 🎂 🧵 #poem #poetry

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The view from the summit of Aran Fawddwy mountain in Eryri/Snowdonia earlier today 🤩 A grand panorama looking south, taking in the Breiddin hills at Welshpool to Pen y Fan in the Beacons 👌 📷 My own

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Open this photo up and look for the small, white dot just left of centre. It looks like Venus, shining brightly in the twilight sky. But it's us. It's Earth. From Mars.

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Blue glass bead from #MustFarm - made in Iran in the 9th century BC and lost to the bottom of a fenland river c. 850BC #InternationalArchaeologyDay

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Wonderful video though. They’re really going for it. I guess they were inspired by the location.

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