Poppy Leeder

@poppyleeder.bsky.social

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Green, vegan, tofu-eating wokerati type. Research Manager at University of Leeds. Walker of 2 rescue dogs. More enthusiastic than skilled gardener. Retrofitting and behaviour change to be lower consuming

A grey Yorkshire paving slab with spots of rain on it
Two bags of Hodmedods products. A brown paper bag of red and white British grown quinoa grown in Essex and Staffordshire, and a bag of olive green lentils grown at Bockhanger Farms in the Kentish Weald
3 pots of plum jam that are an interesting shade of orange behind a pink and green striped apple (2 colours of wild plums; yellow and peachy colour, the purple wild plums are sticky rock hard on the tree The apple is the Beauty of Bath variety)
Excerpt from a little of Count Binface's policies that states; Make water company bosses swim in polluted rivers until our waterways are clean, so are they.
Screengrab of 'The nighttime fan cooling protocol' from the evapolar website It says; "The most effective way to keep a room. Coll with fans alone is to follow a daily protocol thst traps cool air inside your home. Here is the most effective method in most climates 7-8pm; check outdoor vs indoor temps (only open if outdoor temp is lower) 8pm; open all windows, start cross-ventilation fans (to flush out accumulated daytime heat) Overnight; keep ans running on low, windows open 7-8am; close all windows an curtains (to trap cool air before temps rise) Daytime; use ceiling fans only for wind chill (do not open windows)"
A blue mug that says 'BREXIT NOT MY CUP OF TEA'. On the other side of the mug, out of sight are the EU flag yellow stars
A graph showing temperatures rising over time as the planet warms. Too much, and too small detail, but overall picture shows that prior to about 1985 the temperature in Leeds, where I live, has been rising compared to the average temperature between 1961 and 2010, such that in the last couple of years it has been nearly 1.5 degrees C higher than that average temp.
Two dogs, one small, very hairy and brown, one larger and black, are sat down in a kitchen facing the cooker which has a selection of roasted vegetables cooling on the top. They love roasted vegetables so this kind of behaviour is worth it for the pay-offs. Some of the veg are for there tea, sadly still 2 hours away
A black and brown long haired dog sitting in a beige seat with chairs and some plants in the background
A cardboard fruit carton containing the cast-off larval skins of dragonflies. There are 7 in total and they are each about 6.5cm long
A bright green dragonfly lying on its back - unfortunately it seems to have a damaged abdomen segment?
Two dogs sitting in a kitchen facing the cooker. The black and white dog is looking over his shoulder at the camera, the smaller brown dog has shifted angle slightly to face the camera more. They were both facing squarely at the oven watching it intently when I walked in
Two dogs staring intently at the camera; one small and dark brown with light brown 'goggles' round her eyes, the other is larger, black and white with ginger eyebrows
A duck sitting in short grassy vegetation with one duckling between her and the camera, and five ducklings in a row behind her - some can only be seen by the top of their fuzzy heads. They look just a few days old
A table covered in edibles and the colours of the UK flag exploring how people integrate and lose aspects of their former identities
Side view of a Holly Blue butterfly sitting on - you guessed it, a Holly leaf! The iridescent bue of the top of one of the wings, with black/dark grey edging is visible, as is the white underside with black dots on the other wing
An apple tree, with buds just about to break, planted in a grassy spot. Lots of soil around it whereas the ground that has been undisturbed is covered in long grass.
App display of energy generated by my solar PV today in complicated bar chart format with the following useful summary for the day so far; 2.77 kWh to my home 4.3 kWh to my battery 2.23 kWh to the grid
A purple sprouting broccoli plant on a raised bed. Multiple purple heads can be seen amongst the Green leaves as well as pale brown dried seed heads. A waterbutt can be seen in the background as well as a wooden fence and some overwintering raised beds
A zoomed in photo of a shallow part of the pond with various bright green plants available, and in the middle a lump of greyish jelly which is frog spawn. Some of the individual who's cam just be distinguished with pinpoint black spots in them: the future tadpoles!
Three pots of jelly on a wooden table. The Guelder Rose jelly is a dark purple colour and was made in 2021 The crabapple jelly is a bright pinky orange colour and was made in 2022. The blackberry and apple jelly is a deep purple and was made in 2025
Headline generator has created the following; " Britain's obsession with worming tablets has turned us into an international laughing stock"
Headline generator has created the following; " Britain's obsession with worming tablets has turned us into an international laughing stock"
Photo of 4 pairs of feet standing on grass.
Screen grab of home energy monitoring system showing the battery as 97% full. The solar PV is reading 809W and you can see it exporting to the house battery (790W) and it's just starting to export into the grid (0W at point the screen grab was taken.)
Selfie of me wearing sunglasses
A post blood donation card that reads 'important safety information after you have given blood' with NHS and save lives give blood logos, and a small packet of Biscoff biscuits
A steel colander filled with loys of tiny orange and pink crabapples
The outer edges of a jigsaw, not quite complete. Inside a piles of similar jigsaw pieces, grouped according to pattern and colour. There is also a picture of what the completed jigsaw should look like: a range of different mushrooms and fungi (from a painting called Champignons by Nathalie Lété)
Picture of a 1980s meccano set
A large trifle bowl of tiramis from above showing the cream with cocoa dusting
A black and white dog walking along a pavement sniffing intently next to a human in bright orange fleecey trousers
A black and white dog tearing brown wrapping paper into tiny pieces
2 daffodil flowers already flowering amongst a group of emerging daffodil leaves
A white peacock, mid preen outside a window
A screen grab from the merlin bird ID app showing it has heard a great spotted woodpecker, jay, great tit, Robin, long-tailed tit, rewing, blue tit, red poll and a tawny owl
A group of Green Party members in reflective yellow tabards
A rug with varying patterns in cream, blue and red colours
A hand putting a leaflet through a letterbox. The leaflet is for The Green Party's Councillor Mothin Ali and is headlined 'Working hard for Gipton and Harehills' with a picture of Mothin and Councillor candidate Khizer Qayyum
Pic shows a mustard yellow tricycle with small wicker basket above the front wheel and a much larger basket between the back wheels
A jar of sliced Pickles that had refused to open for several days
A bowl of about 20 sweet chestnuts. They are in various shades of brown from a rich light chestnut-orange colour to deep walnut brown. And so shiny and fresh!
4 varieties of tomatoes halved and in a bowl; some long finger shaped red and orange striped, tiny orange cherry, and two varieties of red cherry tomatoes
Teeny tiny fawn brown coloured mushrooms surrounded by grass
A jar of Sweet Freedom chocolate spread with a teaspoon handle sticking out. Yes, I am on my 2nd teaspoon! The jar is resting on a blank sheet in a notebook; work would have ground to a halt without the 2nd teaspoon
A spider's web between twigs. The web is covered in water droplets that make it droop giving a wonderful shape, and also catch the sunlight
Several ingredients of a tiramisu set out on the counter top including cocoa powder, vegan macaroons, a cafetiere of very strong coffee, rum, chocolate brandy liqueur and whippable oat cream. The sponge fingers are out of sight cooking in the oven
A bottle of almost full nail varnish in a dusky rose colour. It's still perfectly usable and not at all gloopy
A deep blue sky overhead with a line of 13 geese flying
Graffiti saying 'immigrants are welcome (smiley face) the UK thrives off cultural diversity'
Protest signs at the Stop Trump protest, one reads Fascist Wanker, the other Trump is a Twat
Projected image, of Jeffrey Epstein registered sex offender, and his friend Donald Trump, on Windsor Castle
A blackberry thicket; lots of smallish blackberries are visible
Banner advertising a defend refugees event in Leeds
A plant with oval shaped leaves that are dark green with red lines and light green areas
An outdoor seating area in a garden with cream and turquoise sofa cushions. There's an old ammo box functioning as a table with text books piled high, post-its and felt tip pens. In the foreground is a lemon balsam plant and a Holly Bush is in the background. The area is currently semi-shaded
A tiny green frog sitting on a human's hand. The frog could easily fit on a human thumbnail
Cardboard protest banner that reads; it seems using 2 words is more criminal than selling weapons that kill babies. Stop the genocide
A Gatekeeper butterfly feeding on pink marjoram flowers. The marjoram are growing in a white enamel bucket. The butterfly is orange and brown with a dark brown dot on its forefinger and the orange is in patches against the brown wings and brown body
Photo of a 3 point socket plug installed on the inside of the bus just below the window. Not quite as elegant as the USB charging points on more modern buses, but useful nonetheless