2026 week 9.5 beach cleans inc. 2 tyres & old poster from prom railing #beachclean #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
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My retirement project is helping keep the Firth of Clyde clean. The Clyde is a beautiful inland sea with porpoises, dolphins, seals, sometimes whales, and migratory seabirds like gannets #beachclean #FirthofClyde #CowalPeninsula #Argyll #Scotland
2026 week 9.5 beach cleans inc. 2 tyres & old poster from prom railing #beachclean #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
Amazing -- well done, everyone! Stonehaven is such a special place π
Team Tyre struck today (me and husband) ... finally got around to excavating large truck tyre I found 3 years ago. Also a normal car-sized one ππ #beachclean #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
Last year I collected fishing bits & bobs, dummies (aka pacifiers), plastic flowers & clothes pegs -- here's my temporary installation π #beachtrashart
2026 week 9 beach cleans ππ #beachclean #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
2026, week 8 beach cleans inc. a buoy to hopefully return π€ππ #beachclean #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
2026, week 7 beach cleans inc. a wee rainbow on Holy Loch ππ #beachclean #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
An aerial view of Heart Reef, Whitsundays, the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland Australia
Happy Valentineβs Day Lovers! Thalassophile: someone who deeply loves, is captivated by, and feels a strong, magnetic connection to the sea or ocean. Derived from Greek, thalassa (sea) and philos (loving). #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #Coral #CoralReef #ValentinesDay #Thalassophile
My other main reason for still using a cafetiere (aka French press) is that all those electric coffee machines are gonna be more future e-waste β
2026, week 6 beach cleans inc. seaweed covered duvet π± π #beachclean #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
Agreed!
Oh, that is just terrific! π
2026, week 5 beach cleans ππ #beachclean #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
Great composition of a stunning piece! Looked up the description: www.johngrade.com/projects/toll :-D
Helpful hint as I take zillions of art & sculpture photos -- take quick snap of title and name plate also!
2026, week 3.75 beach cleans. Strong easterly winds have brought more larger plastics to the Cowal peninsula ππ¬οΈπ #beachclean #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
2026 week 3 beach cleans inc. nice shell bank spotted today ππ #beachclean #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
So last year I found a cloth pull-string Woody doll on the beach. Today it's a stuffed Womble πππ #beachclean #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
2026 week 2 beach cleans ππ
#beachclean #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
Largest buoy I've seen come ashore -- too big and heavy for me so contacted the Council. Not wanting it to get out into the shipping lanes or go on a wee wander around the globe π
2026, week 1, beach cleans ππ #beachclean #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
Looks like Tony Cragg π€
Beginning of the New Year so I take annual stock of my 'beach rubbish' toy collection -- will be tossing the small plastics and keeping the balls, sporting bits & sand toys ππ β½ #beachclean #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
2025 shotgun shells collected on the eastern Cowal Peninsula from Blairmore to Ardentinny π± π #beachclean #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
31st Dec. inc. 18 bottles. Collected in 2025: angling bits & bobs, dummies (aka pacifiers), clothes pegs, shotgun cartridges, pill blister packs & plastic plants. I will make some sort of temp. art project with them ππ #beachclean #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
30th Dec. inc. 9 bottles & three balloons ππ #beachclean #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
Hope he'll be okay π
29th Dec. inc. 9 bottles (2 found after the photo). At last, a spot of sunshine on the Clyde! Sideways view of our puffin rock and one of the Western Ferries ππ #beachclean #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
Heart-breaking π
Kayak owner was found & he retrieved the errant vessel :-D