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Some cloud has built up at #Greatstone as the day has gone on, not certain what #sunset will be like but I might in the car then anyway. View now from the back garden. 😊 #photography #ukweather #stormhour #kent #EastCoastKin

Gorgeous start at #Greatstone, the Curlew flock that builds up from autumn to spring at has grown this week to about 150, Chiffchaffs everywhere and a charm of Goldfinch looked spectacular in the sunshine. Have a good day 🦉🌿🌞 #photography #ukweather #stormhour #kent #EastCoastKin #KOS

A tiny Goldcrest flew into the back window at #Greatstone this morning, it's so light that it actually fell into & was trapped in a spider's web. I rescued it, still slightly stunned so I put it up high in a bush. It's gone now, so I'm going to assume it recovered. 😊🌿🦉 #birds #KOS #Kent #nature

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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A very close call 🤪 Photo of the moon rising in the east yesterday evening at #Greatstone 🌕

Missed the #sunset again at #Greatstone tonight but the #afterglow and red sky made up for it, a gorgeous #moon to the east as well 🌕 🌞 #photography #ukweather #stormhour #kent #EastCoastKin

The day has slowly improved with the cloud breaking this afternoon. Nice sun dogs now taken from the back garden at #Greatstone. #photography #ukweather #stormhour #kent #EastCoastKin

Visited the garden centre at Hamstreet today allowing a short walk along the Royal Military canal. Poor light conditions so #monochrome images. No photos but some nice groups of farmland birds including Tree Sparrows and Yellowhammers. 🌿🦉 #photography #ukweather #stormhour #kent #EastCoastKin

Reading my 6th book off the 2025 Booker longlist & the first to survive to the shortlist 'The Rest of our Lives' by Ben Markovits. Usual author bookmark drawing 😊 Very Cheever/Updike/Munro like, classic American road trip. #BookSky 📚💙 #bookerprize
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It has felt like that in the last few months and makes a morning like this much more noticeable. Have a good day Nancy. 😊

A gloomy start at #Greatstone, it took ages to get light this morning. Have a good day 😊 #photography #ukweather #stormhour #kent #EastCoastKin

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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩A solid three tonight 😊 Photo from post #sunset earlier at #Greatstone 🌞

The sun had already set by the time l ventured out for the dog walk tonight at #Greatstone with some wispy red clouds to the west and the full #moon rising to the south east. 🌞🌕 #photography #ukweather #stormhour #kent #EastCoastKin

Thanks Jen 🌞

Early dog walk very much in the dark again now with the dawn just starting to rise in the east at #Greatstone. Have a good day 😊 #photography #ukweather #stormhour #kent #EastCoastKin

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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Phew! Thankfully only one option left at line 6️⃣😊 Photo from #sunset earlier at #Greatstone 🌞

Plenty of cloud lead to a beautiful and atmospheric #sunset this evening at #Greatstone. 🌞 #photography #ukweather #stormhour #kent #EastCoastKin

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Also a Stonechat in the dunes along with many Chiffchaff and Meadow Pipits 🌿🦉

A gull and three noisy Sandwich Terns at #Greatstone beach

Sparkling weather for a very pleasant walk along #Greatstone beach at high tide this morning. Plenty of vocal Sandwich Terns around as in the 3rd photo #photography #ukweather #stormhour #kent #EastCoastKin

Good morning from #Greatstone, 13c, sunny, still with a fresh 15mph straight west wind this morning. I'm off for a quick walk on the beach soon for high tide which will be sheltered from the wind by the sand dunes hopefully. 🌞 #photography #ukweather #stormhour #kent #EastCoastKin

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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩Thought this word had gone long ago so very happy with a 3️⃣😊 Here's another photo from #sunset earlier at #Greatstone. 🌞

#sunset this evening at #Greatstone as the wind slowly dies down 🌞 #photography #ukweather #stormhour #kent #EastCoastKin

Listening to Bring up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel with the usual pencil drawn bookmark of the author, the 45th title in my challenge to read all the Booker winners. Also a 10 minute pen sketch of Patricia Routledge whilst listening, great book 😊 #BookSky 📚💙 #bookerprize
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The early rain has moved out towards Europe and the cloud has now broken at #Greatstone, 13c with a chilly feeling 25mph WSW wind. Have a good day 🌞 #photography #ukweather #stormhour #kent #EastCoastKin

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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩Got there eventually 😐 Photo from a wet and windy #Greatstone beach today 😊

Spent 5 minutes on #Greatstone beach this lunchtime which was enough with the 20mph SSW wind, the drizzle and the blowing sand. A wild beauty today 😊 #photography #ukweather #stormhour #kent #EastCoastKin #video

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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 That's two nights running it's taken me longer than it should at line four. I blame this on the NYT as I now have to consider the possibility of obscure slang words 😐 #sunset at #Greatstone on this day in 2024 🌞

Cloudy #sunset at #Greatstone this evening with just a hint of colour at the horizon. 🌞 #photography #ukweather #stormhour #kent #EastCoastKin

Pleasant start at #Greatstone with some haze leading to a sun halo 🌞 #photography #ukweather #stormhour #kent #EastCoastKin

More shots from #sunset toinight at #Greatstone from the back garden🌞 #photography #ukweather #stormhour #kent #EastCoastKin