Missed the aurora on Monday night due to 🌧️ but managed to catch a faint red and green glow to the eye last night so grabbed the @omsystem.bsky.social camera out. While it’s been a busy couple of years, seeing it in the South west of the UK is still pretty rare. Still amazed every time it shows.

@octopus.energy I’ve seen lots of noise over the IOG fair usage policy being integrated as a key term on how charges are done. Are you speaking to charger manufacturers to stop them throttling charges? I’ve seen my Zappi charging our car at 6kw multiple times and nothing I have done to cause this.

Trying to plan a dive trip for my 40th with Indonesia leading the pack. However the logistical juggling required to get from one part to another so we can do 1 week in each area is blowing my brain so much I’m now too overwhelmed to book anything and will probably end up staying home! 😂 🦑

Well summer definitely ended this year didn’t it…. This week we’ve had the whole lot of autumn treats and it’s only Tuesday - sun, cloud, rain, hail and thunder & lightning.

“What you doing?” Curious duck investigating me and my camera in Newquay last week. #duck #curious #birdsofbluesky #birds #wildlife #sundaypix #outdoors

Bee loaded up with pollen covered legs on a thistle. #insects #thistle #bees #wildlife #outdoors #omsystems

Found this little bee taking a nap on the flowers this morning. #nature #bee #plant #photography #insects #wildlife #sundaypix

📢 This #WorldOceanDay we're DEMANDING action from govt: BAN bottom trawling in protected areas! 🌊🪸 TAKE A STAND WITH US HERE: act.for-the-ocean.org/act/protect-... 🚨 The world's watching. The time is now⏰ Our director @hugotagholm.bsky.social at the UN Ocean Conference making sure we're heard 🔽

It’s World Ocean Day! Here’s a reminder that 70% of our world is ocean, most of it not yet explored. In the areas that are often visited there is plenty of evidence that, even without seeing it all, it’s worth protecting. #worldoceanday #marinelife 🦑 #underwater #scuba

The ocean… 🌊💙 sustains life, regulates climate, hosts biodiversity, buffers storms, produces oxygen, holds untold wonder. Yet, we’ve polluted its depths and pushed it to the brink. On #WorldOceanDay and every day, let’s act to #SaveOurOcean.

As it’s national ocean month I’d be remiss to not share some more photos. For the sake of conservation and the possibility it’s still there I won’t share location on this one but to say there was happy dancing on finding this is an understatement #marinelife 🦑 #scuba #underwaterphotography #travel

Home from an awesome trip to Malta and more learning curves with the camera set up. Sharing one of my fave photos from the trip. While #marinelife is still a little sparse in Malta, it’s good to see some changes being put into limit over tourism. #diving #scubadiving #malta #travel

Up at 6am on a Sunday, can only mean one thing…#goingdiving 😁

Late post this week thanks to being on day 4 of suspected food poisoning from a Dominos Pizza… A little moray eel peeking out from below some interesting corals. The eyes remind me of the googly eye often used on objects for comedic effect 😂 #marinelife 🦑 #underwaterphotography #scubadiving

Anyone else feel like, that between the UK and US, we somehow stepped into an episode of black mirror? #blackmirror #isthisreallife #wtf #ukpolitics #uspolitics

A honeycomb moray eel (?) hiding in the rocks surrounding at Boonsung Wreck in Khao Lak. #marinelife #scubadiver #underwaterphotography 🦑

A weird looking little fella for this week. I almost missed him as his shell was so well disguised in with the surrounding area. It was the yellow and blue flashes that caught my eye. #scubadiver #underwaterphotography #marinelife 🦑 #andamansea

About 4 years ago I had an idea to mount my awesome dive map onto a magnet board surrounded by magnets from our dive holidays. Today I made it a reality and realised I need more holidays 🤣 7 destinations in 7.5 years! Hopefully more to come! #scubadiver #travel #scubadiving #holidays

Back to the sea slugs this week with a lovely Phyllidia varicosa This seemed to be the most common of the Nudi’s that were present in the Similan and Surin area of Thailand. #nudibranch #seaslug #marinelife 🦑 #scubadive #underwaterphotography

It’s only when we finally get a sunny day that I realise how much the shorter days and damp British weather affects my moods. So nice seeing the sunshine again!

I’d never seen a cowrie shell that wasn’t a decorative item so I may have got a little excited when I spotted this tucked in the rocks on a slope, especially when I realised they’re actually naturally shiny! 🤣 I don’t know if anything was living inside as I didn’t dare disturb it 🦑 #marinelife

#sundaypix all plans out of the window..puppy cuddles time instead.

This weeks picture is probably only one creature higher than the goby on annoying things to try to capture! Its uncanny ability to disappear is as incredible to see as frustrating to photograph! I present the Christmas tree worm. #marinelife 🦑 #scubadiver #scubadiving #underwaterphotography

Forgot to share yesterday, so here’s this weeks picture a day late. Another for the #nudibranch collection. This was only about 1cm long!!! Unfortunately I’ve been unsuccessful in identifying the species of this one. #andamansea #marinelife 🦑 #underwaterphotography #scuba

#bluesky Community. I need a little dopamine boost after some crappy news about impending restructures and redundancies at the end of Q1 and the outlook of the UK jobs market being a bit crap. Show me your photos of #pets #favouritethings #marinelife #nature, anything that makes you happy.

In light of the news about the mass bleaching events that have been seen during this extremely harsh El Niño period I thought I’d share a more happier reef health picture taken around Richelieu rock. #thailand #richelieurock #marinelife #corals #scubadiving 🦑 #saveouroceans

And the outcome of the autumn budget are now starting to be realised. It was always going to end with roles being cut to close the gap on 2024 vs 2025 payroll bill. I just wonder now how deep the cuts will go.

Labor and the Libs can lobby UNESCO all they want to not list the GBR as ‘in danger’ but it doesn’t change the fact that their Future Gas Strategy/Gas Led Recovery & expansion of fossil fuel industry will ensure the death of the reef in our children’s lifetimes 😪 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Do I have any Non Execs who work for marine conservation charities who see my posts (such as @mcsuk.bsky.social)? I’m interested in potentially looking at volunteering my time to help a marine/reef conservation based charity as a non exec. What do I need to demonstrate/have on my cv to get noticed?

Next trip officially booked…back to Malta in May and finally getting to dive with my brothers. Also considering whether a revisit to Egypt is needed..Would it be wrong to book a second trip for autumn this year before even having gone on the first? 🤣

A curious little cuttlefish found around the Boonsung wreck near Khao Lak. #marinelife 🦑 #diving #cuttlefish #underwaterphotography #scubadiving #scubadiver

Another #andamansea photo. I wasn’t expecting this trip to be quite about the macro stuff but it really gave me chance to focus on how to photograph the small stuff, this #nudibrach (Risbecia pulchella?) was about 5cm long. Tiny compared to the details seen by the camera. #marinelife 🦑 #scubadiving

A Spanish dancer egg ribbon. I had absolutely no idea what this was when I saw it, assuming some sort of coral, imagine my surprise when I discovered this was eggs! Hundreds and hundreds of eggs! 📍Andaman Sea #nudibrach #spanishdancer #marinelife 🦑 #scubadiving #underwaterphotography #scuabdiver

Back in the UK and sorting through photos. As Jan is usually a pretty sucky month. Here’s a happy porcupine fish to stave away the blues. Taken at Richelieu Rock in Thailand. #marinelife 🦑 #underwaterphotography #scubadiving #puffafish #porcupinefish

As we come towards the end of our trip and enjoy our last couple of nights of relaxation, I’ll indulge you all in a photo of me. In the words of my dear husband: “a photo of my wife taking photos”. Here’s to more of this next year #scubadiving #underwaterphotography #marinelife

Potentially a hawksbill turtle? Taken last week during our trip to Thailand, I couldn’t risk getting any closer through fear of annoying 3 other divers with GoPro’s/cameras 🤣 #turtle #marinelife 🦑 #scubadiving #underwaterphotography

5 days of diving and learning new skills with my camera set up. What a trip!!! So for today’s little treat, a rather grumpy false clown fish! 🤣 #scubadiving #marinelife 🦑 #underwaterphotography

Singapore Changi Airport really has to be experienced with a long layover to truly admire its beauty. We had 5 hours and it wasn’t enough! #travel #singapore #transit

Weighed my underwater camera set up before packing it. Nearly 5kg on land!! And that’s with a baby camera! Had to add the additional two floats arms on so now it’s very slightly negatively buoyant in fresh water, not long until I see how it performs in the sea 😁 #scubadiver #underwaterphotography

Don’t think there will be any confusion over my kit this trip 🤣🤣🤣 #allthepink #scubadiving #apeksrk3 #halcyoninfinity #beuchatmaxluxs

Now we’re talking!!! She’s beautiful 😍 however it makes the TG5 look tiny 😂 Two spare arms and two spare floats to play with still too! #scubadiving #underwaterphotography #allthegearonlysomeoftheidea

A little video for #25daysofcrustmas 🦞 today from our summer Porthkerris trip. #scubadiving #marinelife 🦑 #ukdiving

I’ve almost run out of diving photos to share, well until the next trip in a couple of weeks anyway! 😁 So here is a nudi (possibly Flabellina affinis?) pulled from my archives, taken in Tenerife. #marinelife 🦑 #scubadiving

Yikes! Time to batten down the hatches for the next 24 hours!

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Probably one of my fave European countries I’ve visited. Berlin is so full interesting history, I could probably add 20 photos and not do it justice. The holocaust memorial was beautifully depicted and eerily depicted. It definitely gave the sense as a place to reflect #travel #europe

It's a spiny lobster, Panulirus versicolor! They are extremely distantly related to the Maine lobsters. Indeed these are called Achelata = no claws

Todays #25daysofcrustmas was taken during our trip to the Maldives. I have absolutely no idea what it is so if anyone can enlighten me I’d appreciate it, it’s like something from a nightmare but I’m assuming something from the shrimp family. #marinelife 🦑 #travel #scubadiving

Xmas shopping pretty much done (except husband who is still stressing about what he wants). Another year of just asking my brothers and mum “what do you want?” for the win. No junk, no fake “thanks” just something they’ll actually use.

Todays #25daysofcrustmas is a grumpy looking crab from our UK waters down in Porthkerris. #scubadiving #ukdiving #marinelife 🦑