I know how you feel with the time mate! Loving the sunshine though!

You can do the picture/link embed by using the code below:

<a href="LINK TO WHERE YOU WANT TO GO" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><img src="IMAGE LINK" alt=""/></a>

Yeah sometimes the embeds have to be done using that iframe, I believe they will make it better with the new interface they are building. Should be good!