2,000-year-old face cream inside a metal container from Roman times with visible ancient finger marks. ⁣⁣ "The cream was found to be composed of refined animal fat, starch and tin. The researchers then created their own version, made to the same recipe. When they

Left: how humans see starlings. Right: how starlings may see each other - with bolder markings and more colour. The amazing world of UV vision, seen through the eyes of…. birds.

Goldfinch on a tree stump. 😍 Taken recently at Steart Marshes in Somerset. 😊 Good morning everyone, hope you have the weekend you deserve. 😀👋🐦

Out of the 206.2K accounts following me I often wonder how many of you actually exist. Say hi if you see this.👀

From the Willie Clancy Festival in beautiful Milltown Malbay Co. Clare, Ireland to the Festival at the Edge in the gorgeous Hopton Court Estate in the UK, the #StoryRoad is singing at this time of year🧡🔥😊🧡🔥😊

Yesterday we had a lovely, sunny day talking to our authors and seeing storytellers perform ❤️⛺️🌿 Follow Festival at the Edge to learn more about the festival! 🌿✨ #storytelling #storyteller #festivals

From the beautiful tales of Sahand Sahebdivani at Festival at the Edge last weekend The white haired Prince "If you ever need me burn this feather and I will appear" Thank you to all the storytellers who inspire me, without you these pictures would not exist #yougottahavefate

I had a completely MAGNIFICENT time Festival at the Edge 2024! Brilliant venue, lovely people and magnificent stories!!

'The morning is wisely than the evening.' A new favourite saying heard in an entrancing story from Len Cabral Len Cabral at the 2024 Festival at the Edge Festival at the Edge !

A flash of white caught my eye as I was driving past Haughmond Hill, near Shrewsbury. When I stopped to get a closer look it turned out to be a sea of white poppies. Good to get the Wrekin in the shot. #Shropshire

Another image inspired by this year's Festival at the Edge this time from 'Where is my boy tonight' the beautiful show put together by Mossy Christian and Megan Wisdom. And my second encounter with herring girls... Traditional music, field recordings and magic. Go see it x

Weekend Festival at the Edge with Story Seeds MariaCredaliArts Alastair K Daniel Soryahh Tale Teller Much less rain than last year. Worked hard at the purple tent but got to see some good stuff. Particularly liked Len Cabral’s physicality when he told tales

Clare Goodall 🇺🇦 Festival at the Edge Story Seeds MariaCredaliArts Soryahh Tale Teller It was lovely to see you in person rather than trapped in my computer screen - and I completely agree about Len Cabral's physicality.

Clare Goodall 🇺🇦 Festival at the Edge MariaCredaliArts Alastair K Daniel Soryahh Tale Teller Great craic with the #StoryFamily as always! ❤️🙏

Last gig before we poddle off to the mountains of Portugal again 🎻🪗 Trowbridge Festival

Only at Festival at the Edge Festival at the Edge ! Chris, from the audience for my Sunday reading, kindly gave me a hand-whittled toadstool!

To all my #Shropshire friends, incl Festival at the Edge & Genevieve Tudor: I’ve just this morning heard from The Edge Arts Centre #MuchWenlock that they’ve sold only 2 tickets for my 13 Sept #concert there, in contrast to other upcoming shows there which are all selling well. I’d be ->

Coast magazines' Book of the Month Coast Magazine UK 'Scottish Folk Tales of Coast and Sea' by Tom Muir is out now! 📘: buff.ly/47uT97F #FolkloreThursday #sea #coasts Folklore Thursday✨🌊

Here’s another shot from my recent visit to Clun, where I photographed the castle surrounded by mist at dawn. This image was taken an hour later, when the sun started to pick out the castle ruins and the double-pyramid roof of St George’s Church in the foreground. #Shropshire

Finished! Avram and the Fireflies Illustration number 3 for Shonaleigh's gorgeous book 'A garment for the Moon' which will be published by Orkneyology.com