As daughter said recently 'I feel like I live in a fantasy romance novel. Less so on the days when the wind and rain are howling up the valley!

ACTUAL SUNSHINE IN THE LAKES! Wish i'd hung my wetsuit out last night too #enduranceswim #marathonswimming #charityswim

Essential for drying wet kit. Well it would be if it ever stopped raining... #cmonsta #swimming #charityswim #enduranceswim (Sound up for excellent bird tweetage)

So looking forward to re-living the Jelly Terror. I'm off the mark thanks to Kathys sponsorship! 4 September from St Bees. Top water safety support from Emma lined up ready to rock. You can sponsor me at the link below. Much love www.justgiving.com/page/soltosil2

Help me recreate the happiest moment of my life - sat in a Workington car park (near Slag Bank 🤣). Fundraising link is in my bio. Help me get the pennies rolling in for Growing Well to motivate me to get in cold dark lakes #enduranceswim #fundraising #charityswim

Regular followers will be used to these... the start of swim training for my effort to swim the Cumbrian coastline starting 4 Sep. About 50 miles from St Bees to Walney Begging for sponsorship soon! It is very much SINGLE figures in that lake... #enduranceswim #fundraising #soltosil #charityswim

@lakesstiles.bsky.social you been writing on your styluses again (Styli? Stylusi? Getting lost in that and forgetting my joke sorry)

Brilliant. Love responses like this

A little barrel jellyfish. Looks harmless enough but TERRIFYING when you swim into it or Daddy floats past you as youre 1/2 mile off the West coast Coming soon, the chance to sponsor me in my battle to conquer just one of my fears of the deep #enduranceswim #fundraising #soltosil #jellyfish

For fans of endurance swimming. Here's day 1 post swim number 1 of my Solway to Silverdale in 2023 Starting again Sept 4th. Sponsorship link coming soon, dig deep now & save those pennies to motivate me to train! If you fancy helping me out drop me a shout! #soltosil #fundraising #enduranceswim

Love this!

Firing up my socials after a sabbatical Restarting my Solway to Silverdale swim on 4 Sept from St Bees. Anything up to 50 miles. Can you help at all?? Expect the usual begging, sponsorship requests, sobbing that training is hard...

Look at the horns on THEM

Imagine the worst tourist attraction you've never been to. A mining museum, petting zoo, gift shop, and café, mixed with some mild peril and a dollop of Welsh weather. Welcome to Valley World. There are no warthogs, it's a spelling mistake.

Just incredible.

@lakesstiles.bsky.social just got this in an email. I recognise that swank...

Incredible!

Awful news about a brilliant, lovely feller

Absolutely brilliant this book! Well worth a punt in the competition

Magnificence

Love this. And dandelion is another good one

I dont think she needs any more medals...

Love Muncaster. Signpostbeard for @onloughrigg.bsky.social Recreational gate for @lakesstiles.bsky.social Crossbowing for crossbowists - and t'lads excellent shot . Love the Weapons Hall

I'm tagging you partly to amuse myself @lakesstiles.bsky.social @anotherjon.bsky.social @geoffcox.bsky.social Genius

IMMENSE scrolling! Much to enjoy but i think 'majestic sea slug' was my favourite part

Excellent thread

Anyone know how Rannerdale is looking? Are they out yet?

Look at the geographicum on that @onloughrigg.bsky.social! St Bees recreational stilin' for you @lakesstiles.bsky.social Beaut of a weekend on Cumbria's western reaches #lichen #stile #sea #gorseofcourse

Dont care if it's late. This is brilliant

First one not quite up to the standard of @lakesstiles.bsky.social (too sunny), but twas lovely Some turkeytail Sun glistening off some moisture (thought it was slug trail but felt too warm, the temperature not the moisture) on a dog lichen, in turn basking on a bed of mosses

Cheese puns. Belting

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I am FULL of gorms today. Unusually

Watched it over and over 🤣

Magnificent adventuring these weekend. High Dam yesterday. Beacon Tarn today

Early i know but this has made my Monday 🤣

Snigger. Wild beaver. Where's Billy Connolly when we need him

'It's good, but it's not right'

Some corkers.

Baby bison? There's got to be a song lyric there somewhere

Banged and cut my head on a branch. Slid down a rock and cut my hand. Fell off a tree. Saw this beautiful lot

Top budchat!

A truly exceptional thread Chortle. Eurgh. Ouch. OHWOW. Genius. Etc

Not sure i laughed but my jaw definitely dropped 😬

Musk's censorship algorithm on Twitter reduced our audience by about 95% since he bought it. So we moved over to blue sky. Help us build another great following right here where the skies are clear and the water is fine ;-) Please do Follow Retweet & repeat

Allison has done a public service for us all. @matt-getoutside.bsky.social can you do a live taste test for us to confirm please?

Found a 9 pack of minis @matt-getoutside.bsky.social! WHAT A DAY