Two stories on my radar this week: where the early vote surge is happening and what it tells us about November, and what Trump’s latest deal with Putin really means for diesel prices. Spoiler: a lot less than he’s claiming. Both at @readthebigpicture.bsky.social.

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EU fisheries don't need another reform. They need the rules already agreed to be implemented. As the @ec.europa.eu prepares its #Vision2040 for fisheries & aquaculture, it should focus on ensuring Member States deliver on the #CommonFisheriesPolicy, rather than reopening it.

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Swipe through Dyffryn Gardens' 750 pumpkin glasshouse display. They've got 30 different pumpkin varieties, from tiny 'Lil Pump Ke Mon' to great big beauties like 'Oregon Homestead Sweet Meat'. 🎃

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The field beside our house, called 'Glan', is becoming a fine wildflower meadow, with abundant bird's-foot trefoil etc, drawing loads of butterflies and other insects. Grazed by our Dexter cattle for a few weeks each winter, it's left fallow for the rest of the year. (Photo taken a few months ago.)

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Just took my first photo of the aurora - it's faint but definitely there

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