#Nowplaying John Renbourn – The Black Balloon- UK 1979 #JohnRenbourn #pentangle #folk #rockmusic #1970s #musicsky #vinylcollection #vinylrecord #recordcollection #vinylcommunity

The Robin appeared when I was weeding the strawberry patch. #birds #britishbirds #photography #nature #iphone

A gathering of wood anemones. #nature #anemone #Spring #Flower #wildflower #Countryside

#NowPlaying Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 55 - 1777 Kodály Quartet recorded 1990. #Hayden #MusicSky #ClassicalMusic #Music #Compactdisc

The Free albums, Island Records 1969-1973. #BluesRock #Free #rock #Blues #rockmusic #1970s #musicsky #vinylcollection #vinylrecord #recordcollection #vinylcommunity

#Nowplaying Buddy Holly - Buddy Holly -UK 1st press 1958 Found in a charity shop yesterday for all of £2. Hardly a mark and plays superbly. This is where it all started I suppose. #BuddyHolly #rock #rockmusic #vinyloftheday #vinyl #vinylcollection #recordcollector #vinyljunkie #onmyturntable

Millie and the tortoise. #Caturday #cats #BlueskyCats #CatsOfBluesky

#Nowplaying The Nice – The Thoughts Of Emerlist Davjack - UK 1968 Immediate label. Often overlooked but it deserves a place in the lists of UK psychedelic albums '67-'68. #TheNice #psychedelic #rock #rockmusic #vinyloftheday #vinyl #vinylcollection #recordcollector #vinyljunkie #onmyturntable

Wood anemone at the side of the lane to the old abbey. #Spring #Flower #wildflower #spring #nature #flowers #Durham #Countryside

#Nowplaying Bob Dylan – John Wesley Harding - UK 1968 stereo. #BobDylan #psychedelic #rock #Blues #1960s #rockmusic #Folk #vinyl #Music #Musicsky #vinylcollection #vinylcommunity

The approach to Egglestone Abbey. #MedievalMonday #Medieval #History #localhistory #heritage #Abbey #Durham

Bracket fungus as the moss converts it into a green fossil. #moss #lichen #fungi #fungifriends #nature

The snowdrops are fading. The first primrose has appeared. #primrose #spring #nature #flowers #Durham

Lichen covering hawthorn branches. #moss #lichen #fungi #fungifriends #nature

Old road signs, Keighley, West Yorkshire. #roadsign #oldsign #oldroadsigns #sign #Keighley #Yorkshire

The Joni Mitchell UK first pressings. If there was only one to keep it would have to be Hejira. #JoniMitchell #folk #jazz #rock #rockmusic #vinyl #Music #vinylcollection #vinylcommunity

#Nowplaying Django Reinhardt with the Quintet of the Hot Club of France - recordings 1937-48. Disc two with Stephan Grappelly, from the JSP box set. Wonderful music. #djangoreinhardt #StéphaneGrappelli #QuintetteduHotClubdeFrance #jazzmanouche #gypsyjazz #jazz #music #compcatdisc

#Nowplaying Bob Dylan – Blonde On Blonde - UK 1966 mono. #BobDylan #psychedelic #rock #Blues #1960s #rockmusic #Folk #vinyl #Music #Musicsky #vinylcollection #vinylcommunity

Weathered carving of a boar beside the east window of the south transept of St Mary’s Parish Church, Barnard Castle. Likely that this carving is a connection to the Richard III who was a benefactor of the church & founded a college there. #Medieval #Richard111 #MedievalArt #history #church

Shibden Hall, Halifax, West Yorkshire. Dates back to 1400s. It's most famous inhabitant was Ann Lister (Gentleman Jack) inn the early 19th century. #ShibdenHall #Halifax #Yorkshire

Crustose lichen and ivy on top of the stone wall along the Sills in Barnard Castle. #moss #lichen #fungi #fungifriends #nature

Bonfire moss on top of a stone wall in the sunshine. #moss #lichen #fungi #fungifriends #nature

#NowPlaying Handel: 12 Solo Sonatas, Op. 1 The Academy Of Ancient Music - 2009 #Handel #Music #Baroque #MusicSky #CompactDisc

#Nowplaying The Beatles: Abbey Road - UK first pressing 1969. Exceptionally good sounding album. #Beatles #rock #rockmusic #vinyloftheday #vinyl #vinylcollection #recordcollector #vinyljunkie #onmyturntable

Hammered Shield Lichen on the iron bridge across the river Tees. #lichen #fungi #fungifriends #nature

The first daffodil to open by the river. #daffodil #spring #nature #flowers #Durham

#Nowplaying Country Joe & The Fish: Electric Music For The Mind And Body Their first album from 1967 and a psychedelic wonder. #CountryJoe #psychedelic #rock #rockmusic #vinyloftheday #vinyl #vinylcollection #recordcollector #vinyljunkie #onmyturntable

Melody Maker (Jan) advert for Hawkwind's 'Ridiculous Roadshow' January - February 1974. Was at the Lancaster show. #Hawkwind #nikturner #davebrock #BobCalvert #Lemmy #stacia #barneybubbles #spacerock #psychedelic

Full page music paper (Melody Maker) advert for Hawkwind's 'Space Ritual' album May 1973. #Hawkwind #nikturner #davebrock #BobCalvert #Lemmy #stacia #barneybubbles #spacerock #psychedelic

Tony Iommi interview from Sounds music paper January 1973. #BlackSabbath #Iommi #metal #heavyrock

Another grey day. The snowdrops in the garden brighten things up a bit. At this time of the year, if you're vigilant, you can sometimes spot Tories who have come to test their eyes by gazing at the snowdrops that grow in abundance along the river bank #snowdrops #spring #nature #flowers #Durham

Spring must be on the way. The neighbourhood sparrows (main culprits I think) have been disturbing the carpet moss on top of the local stone walls. #lichen #fungi #fungifriends #nature

Two ancient stones covered in leprose lichen. Cut in such a way as to allow a person to pass through the dry stone wall on the pilgrim path to the abbey. #lichen #fungi #fungifriends #nature

#Nowplaying Charles Dieupart – Six Sonatas For A Flute With A Thorough Bass - 2018 Harpsichord & flute. Early 1700s.

Jackson Jeffrey-Jackson sucks from The Fast Show ‘Jazz Club’ introduced by John Thomson. Nice!

#Nowplaying Hank Mobley – Curtain Call. 2022 Blue Note Tone Poet. Recorded in 1957 but not released until 1984. #HankMobley #jazz #jazzmusic #jazzsky #BlueNote #music #vinylcollection #vinylrecord #recordcollection #vinylcommunity

I believe this lichen is called pyxie cup or lesser sulphur cup. Grows on top of a wooden fence by the river. #lichen #fungi #fungifriends #nature

Public footpath on a dull day. #footpath #rural #nature #Durham

The first crocuses seen up in't North. #crocus #spring #nature #flowers #Durham

Maidenhair spleenwort fern growing on the early 19th century bridge over Thorsgill Beck below Egglestone Abbey. #fern #Abbey

The first Winter Aconites. Spring may be on the way. #WinterAconite #spring #nature #flowers #Durham

#NowPlaying The Revolutionaries – Earthquake Dub 1976 Joe Gibbs production. One of my favourite dub albums. The cover alone is a thing of wonder with its mix of fonts and general cut and paste. #TheRevolutionaries #JoeGibbs #Reggae #RootsReggae #Dub #Music #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylcommunity

Edgar Broughton Band - Love In The Rain (1970) Loved this band along with the Fairies.

#NowPlaying Black Uhuru – Sinsemilla - 1980 Always seems to come up as their best. Seem to recall they had a pretty good rhythm section. #BlackUhuru #Reggae #RootsReggae #Dub #Music #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylcommunity

Dry stone wall with moss, lichen and ivy. The walls are taken for granted despite having been there for centuries. They are slowly becoming absorbed by nature.

Snowdrops on the bank of the River Tees. #snowdrops #spring #nature #flowers #Durham

The Leaf Library - The Readers Lamp A pleasant way to spend four plus minutes.

U2: American Obituary Thought their output in the '80s was good but got worse from the '90s onwards. This sounds pretty good though and the message is important.

#Nowplaying A bit of ruff music from the 1600's. Henry Purcell The Complete Fantazias #Baroque #Purcell #compactdisc