Josie Gilbert

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.

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.

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-kɪ-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

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

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...

Blaze wi' Phil and Ally

One of my favourites. The bluebell fields of Ballachulish.

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

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.

Layered beginning.

#photography #sunrise #scape #EastCoastKin

Littlehampton Pier

Flooding in the water meadows at Arundel, West Sussex.

Please give him a gentle hug from me.

Crows and church bells

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
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Lärche im Morgennebel
📍Murtal, Steiermark
📷Friedrich Beren
#landscapephotography #landscape #photography #flickr flic.kr/p/2pgH1KL

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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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#Thriller #LinAnderson #TheDeadAndTheDying

Moin leeve Lüüd ...

Morning on the tops

Memories of summer flowers from our garden

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

Happy New Year to you all! x

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....

Happy New Year, roll on 2026🥳

Sunset over the Mont Saint Michel…

#photography #culture #art #landscape

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

'Snow Shadows' by contemporary printmaker Alexandra Buckle #WomensArt

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