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Josie Gilbert

@josiegilbert.bsky.social

Castle guide and amateur photographer and writer.

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A starling murmuration over Brighton pier, as seen from the sea.

A starling murmuration over Brighton pier, as seen from the sea.

A starling murmuration over Brighton pier, as seen from the sea. Lots of people lined up along the pier to watch the starlings overhead.

A starling murmuration over Brighton pier, as seen from the sea. Lots of people lined up along the pier to watch the starlings overhead.

Two pictures from the sea in #Brighton on Wednesday. The beach was packed, and everyone was smiling for the first time in about three months. Went for a swim after work, watched the birds, saw a few friendly faces up there on the pier and cycled home without getting rained on. More of this please.

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Medieval manuscript image of a man pounding on a gold bar with a hammer; he is surrounded by heaps of gold coins, including some in an open chest and sack.

Medieval manuscript image of a man pounding on a gold bar with a hammer; he is surrounded by heaps of gold coins, including some in an open chest and sack.

cnucian, wk.v: to knock, beat, pound. (K’NUCK-i-ahn / ˈknʌ-kΙͺ-an)
Image: Register of creditors of a Bolognese lending society; Italy (Bologna), c. 1394-1395; Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.1056, f. 1v.
#OldEnglish #WOTD

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Were you singing, "You ain't nothing but a hound-dog" to them?

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Ready to tackle the final ridge to the summit of Sgurr nan Gillean, Isle of Skye. Great climb but a summit the size of a pool table...

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Blaze wi' Phil and Ally

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One of my favourites. The bluebell fields of Ballachulish.

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Hurrah. Thought id lost this pic.
Summit of Beinn Dorain.

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My Little Garden 14th Feb 2026 My Little Garden 14th Feb 2026 Happy Valentine’s Day. There are no red roses for me, but I much prefer a bunch of daffs at this time of year anyway, so Mr M gets off lightly. If he were to come …

The week when I was very late for #SixonSaturday
#mylittlegarden
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An orange sunrise landscape image. Fog rolls through a valley between near and far treelines.

An orange sunrise landscape image. Fog rolls through a valley between near and far treelines.

Layered beginning.

#photography #sunrise #scape #EastCoastKin

13.02.2026 11:26 β€” πŸ‘ 161    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1
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Littlehampton Pier

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Flooding in the water meadows at Arundel, West Sussex.

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Please give him a gentle hug from me.

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Crows and church bells

30.01.2026 06:40 β€” πŸ‘ 514    πŸ” 65    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 1

At the weekend, I heard of another small business/friend deciding to close. Others are on the verge. January is historically a poor sales period, and lots are just holding on in the hope that February will be better. Others can't risk it and will be lost. Buy from the Wee guys
OorPatts.com

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LΓ€rche im Morgennebel
πŸ“Murtal, Steiermark
πŸ“·Friedrich Beren
#landscapephotography #landscape #photography #flickr flic.kr/p/2pgH1KL

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☝️

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Watercolour drawn direct with the brush showing Trinity Street, Cambridge during May Week. Sold a while ago.

Watercolour drawn direct with the brush showing Trinity Street, Cambridge during May Week. Sold a while ago.

Another Cambridge street painting. I think these old views of people dressed up and thronging the streets in celebration of their exams being over are a bit of an antidote to what's going on now (original sold a long time ago). Direct watercolour no predrawing.
#art #watercolour #mayweek

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β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…THE DEAD AND THE DYING - 'Lin Anderson is a fantastic author and every one of her Rhona MacLeod books is so interesting, so tense, and so informative - it is difficult to put the books down.' https://bit.ly/4nrA9Q8
#Thriller #LinAnderson #TheDeadAndTheDying

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Moin leeve LΓΌΓΌd ...

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Morning on the tops

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Memories of summer flowers from our garden

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If you can't decide, does Scotland have the equivalent of an Irish coffee?

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Happy New Year to you all! x

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Weird night in the pub.
There was a Chinese girl in.
I canna speak Mandarin, she didn't speak great English, but we managed to get by in bad Spanish.
This is how the world should be.
We're all just people on this planet for a wee while....

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Happy New Year, roll on 2026πŸ₯³

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Sunset over the Mont Saint Michel…

#photography #culture #art #landscape

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Print featuring bare winter trees causing long blue diagonal shadows on white snow

Print featuring bare winter trees causing long blue diagonal shadows on white snow

'Snow Shadows' by contemporary printmaker Alexandra Buckle #WomensArt

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Patagonia's iconic mountains usually take the limelight, but they are surrounded by endless, stunning alpine ranges. A forgotten, majestic peak, covered in fresh snow, glows red in the first light of day.

#bluesky #photography #landscape #mountains #nature #landscapephotography #naturephotography

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