For a change here is something I have written with a bit of a Sci-Fi theme:

THE HIVE MIND ©

There is a message
From the network
It is time to rope you in.

You are needed for the hive.
Why?
It is how we all survive.
But am I still alive?
Sort of…

All together now-
High five to the hive.

You are now connected to the hybrid Hive Mind.

©Julie Charlesworth, 2024

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Through science fiction and verse we can explore possible futures using our imagination and with the power of the human mind.

Imagine this scenario – a bit quirky but makes you think 😉.

On a more serious note, the message is to be wary of possibilities or paths towards voluntary servitude.

by Dr Julie Charlesworth 19/11/24

The brain is the most important organ I told myself. Then I realised where this was coming from – it was just a thought 😉. A quizzical thought I’ve expressed in verse:

BRAIN MAIL ©

I pause
And in a daydream
These words come to mind
Simple yet profound –
Take care of yourself
Especially your brain.

A notion
Calm midst commotion
Yet
Sardonic in tone
From one place alone?

Aha 💡
My brain!

Maybe self-serving
Slightly unnerving

Just a thought…
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©Julie Charlesworth, 2024

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Makes you think 🤔😉🧠.

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by Dr Julie Charlesworth 12/11/24

Into the here and now – it is Autumn in the UK. This is a season for the senses, and a good time to fill them up!

Autumn:
See it
Touch it
Hear it
Smell it
Taste it

Sense it!

Whilst we try to make sense of this unsettled and turbulent world we live in, why not experience the joy of leaf kicking and walking through carpets of crunchy Autumn leaves.

Go on – you know you want to 😂.

by Dr Julie Charlesworth 7/11/24

[I took these photos recently and close to home – in the garden and then looking up the road nearby.]

I spent much of my childhood playing amongst the trees in a small but treasured orchard. This was thanks to my very smart working-class dad. ‘The orchard’ was his pride and joy. He created and nurtured this enclosed area in the garden of our family home – a feat of hard physical work, imagination, and love. The abundance of fruit was generously given to friends, relatives, neighbours, and any visitors to the house.

Cherishing simple important formative times and values which have stood me in good stead in running my business and life generally. The values remain at the heart of what my company does and how it does it.

This message comes in the Autumn apple season. There was always an abundance of both dessert and baking apples. But there was so much more…

For a fuller picture you can imagine the other fruits of Dad’s labour in his orchard: plums, damsons, greengages, pears, crab apples, gooseberries, blackberries, blackcurrants.

With trees, bushes and brambles galore, for me it felt like a wonderland of adventure and sheer delight!

Happy Autumn half-term holidays.

by Dr Julie Charlesworth 24/10/24

[Photos taken by my hubby-to-be on a return visit with me in my early 20’s.]

Is it time for some reality checks? Are people often just following the crowd?

Some thoughts in verse:

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JUMPING ON A BANDWAGON! ©

Jumping on a bandwagon
for Fear Of Missing Out.

Hey ho
FOMO
No show.

Give it some Clout.
Shout
“What’s it all about?”

Well, it was nothing in the end.
A trend with a dead end.
Just people jumping about.

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©Julie Charlesworth, 2024

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by Dr Julie Charlesworth 14/10/24

I am reflecting on a moment I captured in a snapshot last month during my ‘Hockney Period’.

See the sunlight reflecting on ripples of water stirred by a gentle cool breeze. An interesting and beautiful phenomenon from an artistic viewpoint or a ‘sciency’ physics perspective.

It was refreshing just to enjoy the moment and now the picture 😊.

Art, science or both – depends how you look at it.

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by Dr Julie Charlesworth 4/10/24

What an important and exciting time this is for undergrads, postgrads, and postdocs! I am thinking about all those embarking on their studies and research careers, particularly in Life Sciences and of course generally as well. It’s time to reiterate some sentiments and messages to this new generation of scientists.

Very best wishes to Life Science students and early career researchers.

How the world and humankind need you!

How we should all be encouraging and supporting the younger research generation. For all those students and researchers driven by a passion for their subject it should be a time to really enjoy studying and research for the sake of research; a time to explore interests and have a great life and social life too. It’s not the easiest of times and research can be very frustrating with many ups and downs. It was ever thus. It is however an adventure with opportunities to grasp, whilst keeping a sense of perspective and having fun! Many of us are willing you on to a great future!

Looking forward…

The skills learnt will be transferable for many different career options. Early career researchers have much to contribute, and they deserve to be challenged, encouraged, and supported in their research careers. They also have so much potential in many walks of life and different spheres.

by Dr Julie Charlesworth 26/9/24

This is a timely reminder that A Tree of Life Sciences® continues with consistency and more surprises to come.

To Inform, Improve, and Inspire!

Still alive and kicking!
Branching out and putting down roots…

Watch this space 😊

by Dr Julie Charlesworth 16/9/24

Work is serious but we don’t have to take ourselves too seriously.

Playtime is not just for the holidays and weekends but for anytime 😂.

[An image I created in a playful moment].

After all we are all kids at heart.

After the weekend is over
After the holidays are done
There is still time and times to be playful
Let’s do it. Bring joy and have fun.

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by Dr Julie Charlesworth 9/9/24

Home sweet home 🏡.

We had some surprise visitors and guests over the summer.

Meteorological Autumn is almost upon us so it is timely to recap on the simple pleasures a garden can bring
together with its little visitors.

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‘The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.’ 😊.

by Dr Julie Charlesworth 29/8/24