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Justin County Fermanagh, previously Peak District, Manchester before that. Like hiking, classical music, art, wildlife, gardening. Don't like bananas. He/him. Trans ally. πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ Used to blog at: http://www.occasionallylost.com/

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Neither here nor there; a sea border. Pause

Some photos from around the coast #photography

mytruth.co.uk/neither-here...

07.03.2026 19:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I think this is probably the best photo I have ever taken? Chiffchaff looking at its reflection at the local spring. What do you all think? Hopefully I might get a re-post or two? View full screen. #birds #birdphotography

19.01.2025 07:13 πŸ‘ 629 πŸ” 108 πŸ’¬ 50 πŸ“Œ 4
Wilko store goods entrance. One of the Os is missing, so it reads God's Entrance.

Wilko store goods entrance. One of the Os is missing, so it reads God's Entrance.

Fond memories of the Wilko Rheingold.

07.03.2026 15:28 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Illustration of the Toast Rack building in Manchester

Illustration of the Toast Rack building in Manchester

New in - The Toast Rack.

The Hollings Building is a Manchester brutalist icon and now you can have it on your wall.
Available as a print and a greeting card.

www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/brutalist-co...

06.03.2026 18:38 πŸ‘ 126 πŸ” 39 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 3

Just bought this for my partner's upcoming birthday. I've been very disciplined and wrapped it up without a sneaky listen, even though I was tempted.

07.03.2026 09:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A stone and concrete channel with water in it, curving around the gently sloping side of a mountain. A grassy, well-trodden path on an embankment follows it course. A line of rugged mountains form the skyline on the opposite side of the valley. The sky above is blue with some white clouds just above the horizon. It is a bright, sunny day.

A stone and concrete channel with water in it, curving around the gently sloping side of a mountain. A grassy, well-trodden path on an embankment follows it course. A line of rugged mountains form the skyline on the opposite side of the valley. The sky above is blue with some white clouds just above the horizon. It is a bright, sunny day.

This leat winds around the southern slopes of the Carneddau mountains in Wales and the path that follows it provides superb views of Ogwen Valley and the Glyderau. The water it collects flows into the reservoir at Llyn Cowlyd.

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#BlueSkyArtShow #Flowing #Scape #Landscape #Photography #EastCoastKin

07.03.2026 09:16 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot of an Audite album cover for a disc of string quartets by Debussy and Rivier.

A screenshot of an Audite album cover for a disc of string quartets by Debussy and Rivier.

#NowPlaying #ClassicalMusic

Rivier: String Quartet No.2 in F major

Mandelring Quartet

🎢

07.03.2026 07:27 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

She's very genteel. πŸ˜„

06.03.2026 23:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Male Shoveler, today at Catcott Nature Reserve

06.03.2026 20:59 πŸ‘ 420 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 2

Yes 😊

06.03.2026 22:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Mavis usually moves back and forth between the sofa with me and the living room rug over the course of the evening.

06.03.2026 21:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Close up of the nose and face of a sleeping German Shepherd. Her head is resting on my leg and she is stretched out along the couch. Her front paws are crossed and also resting on my leg.

Close up of the nose and face of a sleeping German Shepherd. Her head is resting on my leg and she is stretched out along the couch. Her front paws are crossed and also resting on my leg.

Today's Mavis pic...

πŸ’€ 🐾 πŸ’€ 🐾 πŸ’€

06.03.2026 21:30 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1
A starling murmuration sweeping over Brighton’s shoreline at sunset.

A starling murmuration sweeping over Brighton’s shoreline at sunset.

A recent low tide sunset outing, when a murmuration of starlings swept over Brighton’s shoreline, drawing crowds to witness one of nature’s most breathtaking spectacles.

#ShareMondays2026
#FSPrintMonday
#Brighton
#starlings

06.03.2026 19:05 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot of a Bridge Records album cover for a disc of orchestral works by George Perle, dating from between 1965 and 1987.

A screenshot of a Bridge Records album cover for a disc of orchestral works by George Perle, dating from between 1965 and 1987.

#NowPlaying #ClassicalMusic

Perle: Sinfonietta No. 1

Seattle Symphony, Ludovic Morlot

🎢

06.03.2026 18:06 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Sunset. Interspersed bands of grey cloud, blue sky, and golden sunlit sky. The sun is low, just above the horizon. In the foreground, a field with a clump of bare trees silhouetted against the sky on the left.

Sunset. Interspersed bands of grey cloud, blue sky, and golden sunlit sky. The sun is low, just above the horizon. In the foreground, a field with a clump of bare trees silhouetted against the sky on the left.

Goodbye for now, Friday...

πŸ‘‹ 😎 πŸŒ„

#Sunset #SunsetsOfBluesky #Scape #Landscape #EastCoastKin #Fermanagh

06.03.2026 17:34 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Deep snow covers the foot path that leafs away into the depths of the forest, the barren branches and foliage laden with wet, pristine snow

Deep snow covers the foot path that leafs away into the depths of the forest, the barren branches and foliage laden with wet, pristine snow

'Into the Wilderness' (2026) -- Woodward Point Preserve, Brunswick, ME

'In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect' -- Alice Walker

#Scape ✨ #ForestFriday ✨ #ImageAndVerse ✨ #BWFri ✨

#Photography #Landscape
#Monochrome #ClassicMono
#EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford

06.03.2026 13:35 πŸ‘ 445 πŸ” 82 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 1

Looks lovely, Mary - I've never heard of it before.

05.03.2026 21:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A still from the first Jurassic Park movie. Laura Dern and Sam Neil are crouched by the head of a triceratops that is lying on the ground. There's a boy in the background.

A still from the first Jurassic Park movie. Laura Dern and Sam Neil are crouched by the head of a triceratops that is lying on the ground. There's a boy in the background.

Jurassic Park could easily have been a very different movie...

"Well, the test is back and you do have gonorrhea, I'm afraid, but don't worry - we have the antibiotics for that in our rucksack."

05.03.2026 20:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

"Shove it up your ears..." πŸ˜‚

05.03.2026 09:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

We exist to serve... πŸ˜„

04.03.2026 21:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜‚ I think I must have been. She's had a busy day playing fetch outside so she was probably too tired to lift both ears at the same time.

04.03.2026 21:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I had to reset that feature the other day. Not sure why the box was suddenly unchecked in my settings.

04.03.2026 20:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

She wasn't leaning with her full weight, just her head. Maybe I'm just used to her leaning on me... πŸ˜„

04.03.2026 20:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜„ We were fine, although she did roll over and go into tummy tickle mode when the news finished.

04.03.2026 19:37 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

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04.03.2026 19:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm starting to think you're not taking this conversation seriously... πŸ™„

🀣🀣🀣

04.03.2026 19:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

You mean her position? She's always wriggling around on the sofa when she's not asleep. πŸ˜‚

04.03.2026 19:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely. Can you lend me the money? πŸ’·

04.03.2026 19:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't know.

04.03.2026 19:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜„πŸ˜„πŸ˜„

04.03.2026 19:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0