Hannah O’Regan

@palaeohan.bsky.social

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Archaeologist studying lots of things (mainly bones) ‘cos I’m cursed with curiosity. I like cats, crafts, bears and fungi. She/her. Own views.

Photo of a large dead raptor lying on blackened gravel next to a railway track.
Print of a redshank standing up and looking right. It’s printed in brown ink on white paper. It has orange tissue paper in its legs and red tissue paper on the top of its beak.
Photo of a theatre programme for ‘The Market Deeping Model Railway Club’ by William Ivory. The image is of seven men and one woman looking at a model train.
Photo of a white man with grey hair and glasses sitting at a desk with a stack of signed bookplates to his left hand side. He has a pen in his right hand and is signing a plate. There is a coffee mug with swifts on it sitting on the desk.
Front cover of a book called ‘1983’ by the Sunday Times bestselling author Tom Cox. The cover of yellow and blue with lots of linocuts of life including CND badges, a sheep, a Morris Traveller and a pit head.
Photo of a lion carved in white stone with a knight’s feet resting on its back. The lion is facing the viewer and is sitting on all fours with its paws to the front. Its surface is grouped into diamonds (like a harlequin pattern) with sideways striations to mimic fur. Its nose is a little damaged. Otherwise it’s looking outwards with a benign expression on its face.
Photo of a brown and white border collie with her head resting on a lap staring at her owner. She has soft brown ears and eyes and has her mouth open in a smile. Photo not taken today - far too hot for the human to wear jeans!
A photo of three open single dog rose flowers, two are open and a deep pinky-magenta, while the one that’s just opening is a deep magenta. They have yellow centres.
A Lego diorama on a small board. At the back, there’s a small cave entrance made of a large black brick, with beige bricks forming the walls and roof. To the right there are blue blocks making a river, in the centre, brown pieces representing soil/ sediment and to the left green blocks, flowers and a tree. There are also two human heads, some isolated eyes and a pair of human legs on the soil surface, and a spade propped up against the cave.
A very large black cat with green eyes, and a very bold expression, sitting under a green fleecy blanket. His ears are visible and supporting the blanket. There’s a window with green curtains and a wood-burning stove just visible in the background.
A photo of a profusion of yellow ragwort flowers, above them the purple of thistle flowers. All against a backdrop of greenery, and taken on a sunny day.
Photo of two cats lying on grass. The large black one closest to the camera was Titus. The small black and white one is not ours, but he liked to visit and play.
A large plant with green leaves that have a white furry texture. Nestled at the heart of the leaves near the main plant stem are two large greenish white caterpillars with bright yellow and black spots all down their bodies. The plant leaves are full of holes and there are large brown balls of caterpillar poo (frass) visible on the leaves too.
A huge green bush covered in pale pink- petalled single rose flowers with yellow centres. It’s a dog rose living its best life, with a blue sky just visible at the top of the image. The photo captures Spring and abundance in equal measure.
Two black cats lying flopped on the edge of shade from bushes and a sunny patch. They’re curled facing one another. The nearest cat is larger and completely black. It has turned its head to look at the camera. The further one is facing the camera showing its green eyes, white whiskers and white bib.
A sign saying ‘Honouring Andy Currant: A 40 year legacy in science and curation’. Flett Theatre.
Photo of a garden taken through a window from above. There are eight magpies visible on the green grass and pathways around a small flowerbed filled with pink tulips.
Photo of the front cover of a very battered old paperback book. there’s an image of two girls - one black haired, one blonde, sitting on a hillside overlooking a small hamlet with a church by a lake. There’s a large mountain and a blue sky in the background. It says ‘The School at the Chalet’, Elinor M. Brent-Dyer. 2 shillings and six pence.
Photo of the front cover of the Band ‘Underneath What’s album ‘What is it’ on a lab projector screen. Speakers are on the wall above it.
Photo of a small clump of trees with grass beneath on a sunny day. There’s a road between them and the viewer. Under the trees there are many grey squirrels frolicking.
Photograph of three knitted hats. Top left - a Breton cap, grey with a fixed turned brim and an inset stripe. Top right - a darker grey hat, with a brim, and a pattern that’s a bit like ears of wheat. Bottom - a green hat with a pattern of small white birds following beak to tail around the lower edge.
Photo of a black cat with green eyes gazing at the camera. He’s lying on a brown mottled carpet. He’s completely self-assured - he’s in charge and he knows it.
Photograph of an oak tree with no leaves on it yet, and underneath it, in the green grass is a large patch of yellow daffodils. The sky seen through the branches of the tree is blue with patches of light cloud. It feels calm.
A hand-written note stuck to the bank of a white-painted wooden door. It says ‘when the pantry smells of mice, it is always a lost and rotten potato’. Always is underlined for emphasis
Front cover of Tom Cox’s Everything Will Swallow You
Photograph of a pile of auburn and dark blue knitted on a dining table with lots of ends of wool and stitch markers sticking out.
An ancient stone fireplace with a wooden mantel and a wood burning stove in it. There’s a cafe table and chairs in front of it. Above the mantel there are painted grey and white stripes, with alternating red or grey bunting-like painted hangings with a white drop/ tassel in the centre of each.
A very large black cat (he’s 7kg) is lying on his side with a c.4 inch long purple aubergine between his front paws. His tummy is facing the camera and his left back foot is coming in to kick the aubergine. Behind him on the carpet is a newspaper with dog treats and a green snuffle mat.
The lower branches of a Christmas tree in front of a white-painted bookcase full of the Handbook of the Birds of the World volumes. There is the tip of a black tail just peeking out at the side of the tree.
Photo of Justin Sullivan and New Model Army on stage beneath white stage lights.
A computer screen showing the title slide of a presentation. There’s a bear cranium on the black background, and the title is Bears: a natural and cultural history. By Hannah O’Regan, university of Nottingham
Photo of red and blue images of bear footprints that are stuck to the flagstones of the station floor. They end in a very large footprint that is opposite the statue of Paddington bear (not shown)
Photo of a sign hanging from a train station roof. It says ‘Nottingham’. There’s a red brick building with large white painted windows behind it.
A glossy chestnut brown and white border collie with white down her nose, around her shoulders, legs and the tip of her plumed tail. She’s walking on green grass speckled with autumn leaves in red, yellow and brown.
Theatre flyer for ‘Eureka Day’ by Jonathan Spector, starring Jonathan Coy and Jenna Russell. Running at the Nottingham Playhouse from Sat Oct 25th to Sat Nov 15th.
Photo of a huge cattle skeleton - it’s easily 6ft at the shoulder and is stained dark brown after being buried in sediment. It’s standing on a low black shiny plinth and has large forward-curving horncores.
The front cover of a hardback copy of Enid Blyton’s ‘The Island of Adventure’. The image in black and red shows four children and a man in a small sail boat heading for a mountainous island.
Small ceramic cat. It’s made of yellow clay, with a black slip. The face is light with black whiskers and the rest of the body is black (except for the damaged bits). Its tail is curving over its back and it’s posed as if ready to pounce. If it was alive it would probably be wiggling its bottom ready to pounce.
A photo of the front entrance of the natural history museum at night. It’s taken from over the road so you can see the huge Romanesque arch over the main door, and a tower with steeple either side. It could be a gothic cathedral, but it ain’t!
A poster with a picture of a chimpanzee. It says ‘Wits 75th jubilee. Special lecture, Dr Jane Goodall. The World Renowned Expert. Your once-off chance to hear her talk on “Chimpanzees - so like us” Mon 24th February 1997. 13h00. The auditorium, Johannesburg Hospital. Entrance free. First come first seated DON’T MISS OUT - YOU’LL REGRET IT! It’s held down at the top by an orange flexible plastic dinosaur buggy from the NHM circa 1980.
A golden-haired woman dressed in green with fairy wings stands at the front centre of a wrestling ring. The ring is lit in blue with a spot on the actor, and the words ‘Bardcore Wrestling’ with the logo of a feather wrapped in barbed wire and dipped in split red ink, is on the front fabric drop covering the ring.
Image of an instagram post showing a poster for BARDCORE wrestling - Midsummer Mayhem - at Nottingham Lakeside Arts on Saturday 10th of May. A big banner across the poster says ‘10 tickets remaining’.
Photo of a brown and white collie dog nosing a ball made of soft wads of fabric in different colours - red, green, cream and yellow. The fabric is all folded up, a bit like if you were trying to make a rose from fabric, and then put together in a shape of a ball. The folds in the fabric allows it to hold treats. The photo is fuzzy and out of focus because both the dog and ball are moving.
Two large bright yellow almost furry looking dandelion flowers with a small flower just peeking through at the back. The leaves are visible and the plants have pushed up through tarmac.
A dark stage. In the centre a coffin on a bier covered in a red flag with three golden leopards on it. Atop the coffin a crown, orbs and sceptre, with a huge golden crucifix at one end. Two shafts of light highlight the crown.
A cactus so covered in long white hairs you can’t see the body of the plant. On the top is a ring of six bright pink flowers with yellow pollen in the centres. It’s in bright sunshine and just looks lovely.
Photo of a fox tibia which has broken and healed so that it is very curved and has a huge nobble on the mid-shaft where the break was. Three paper clips next to it for scale.
Photo of pots on a table. These are just a few of the many that were on display. They include a pale blue ashtray, three jugs, three plates, three mugs and a Staffordshire flat back. In the background are display cases containing more pots.
Front cover of the book ‘the clan of the cave bear’ by Jean M. Auel. ‘The international bestselling phenomenon’. There’s a picture of a snowy forest at the bottom and a faux cave art picture of a bear on all fours and walking to the right in the middle.
A graphic of a pint glass representing £1 of a water bill, where 25p goes on ‘providing clean water’, 11p on interest on borrowing, 11p on investing in reliable service, and 12p on investment returns.
Photo of plants in six rows of terracotta pots standing on a tiered display stand that is painted blue. Amongst the many flowers are daffodils, snow drops, miniature irises, and some grape hyacinths just starting to come through. It’s a sunny day and they’re all very pretty and cheering to look at.
A purple card showing the logo of the University of Nottingham and a block of text that says “…In a world where creative opportunities are getting fewer, it's incredibly important that doors are opened for those with talent but few contacts. Arts Emergency do this and I'm proud to support them."
Photo of grass poking out of a large patch of water. The grass is rimed with frost, and its thickest at the base of the grass where it’s poking out of the water, so the base of each blade is surrounded with white.
Screen shot of the fake Robyn Pickering account. It’s a direct clone of the real account but the account name has an extra bsky after Robyn and before the full stop for .bsky.social
Photo of a large black cat curled up on the lap of someone wearing a very fleecy jumper. He’s making little purrs and snurkling noises.
Poster for a Dogs d’Amour gig, sun Dec 22nd, Nottingham.
A damp sign saying ‘Past environments for emerging worlds. Association for environmental archaeology, Oxford, 12-14 December 2024’
A beautiful black cat with green eyes, black whiskers that are just catching the light, and a tiny patch of white on his chest, is looking to the side of the camera. He knows he’s gorgeous, but is also looking slightly wistful.
Photo of the two buttons in a public toilet. The panel is in a shiny plastic, on the left is a large button, on the right another about half the size. In the reflection of the plastic is the photographer wearing a brown jacket and dark trousers.
A brown and white collie looks soulfully to the side while a small figurine of a brown and white dog on a green base is held next to her. The figurine has a wonderfully grumpy expression.