Our #peatland restoration work is a vital part of protecting and restoring the mosaic of habitats used by curlews 😊

A bit hot today in Germany, tar and me melting. Pavement too hot for dog's paws. So good to have a nearby forest where the shade makes it cool enough to walk early and late. And someone kindly built me a high chair to enjoy the quiet.

I haven't seen Jays in IOM. I save any blue feathers I find on travels for tying a sea trout fly, the Claret Bumble, one of Kingsmill Moore's patterns. He was an Irish Judge whose casting style earned him the moniker "Windmill Moore". As well as judging, he wrote the classic book, "A man may fish".

Dolphin dreams.

Hats off to @privateeyenews.bsky.social a new guide to all those untapped oil fields

Last day in Italy & another fab hike & climb in the crumbly Dolomites. A well deserved snow bath for our fine mountainy dog. She hasn't put a paw wrong in 2 months. But tomorrow over the Alps into the heat of Bavaria.

The ordentlich or even obsessively pretty villages in Italian Tyrol, Austrian, Swiss Alps are not to my taste. It is the cool rivers, the shade of the quiet forests & the spectacular hikes & climbs in the Dolomites that we come for.

There is a fishing permit box, but this bridge was not built by fishermen. We need somewhere to lean against the parapet, peer into the water & for a while, to dream of fishes.

Hot night of Italian culture in Vicenza. Chanced on a boxing match. But told we had missed the pole dancer who had been on earlier.

There is a fishing permit box, but this bridge was not built by fishermen. We need somewhere to lean against the parapet, peer into the water & for a while, to dream of fishes.

The ordentlich or even obsessively pretty villages in Italian Tyrol, Austrian, Swiss Alps are not to my taste. It is the cool rivers, the shade of the quiet forests & the spectacular hikes & climbs in the Dolomites that we come for.

Bond villain retreat. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Oven set at 36⁰ in North Italy. But may have found paradise on Google Maps.

Fascinating hike up, & inside Monte Pasubio on Strada delle 52 Gallerie. In WW1, the Italian soldiers & miners cut the trail into the cliffs in just 9 months. They dug 52 tunnels, 2 km in total, some steep and twisting up through the rock, all slippery underfoot but cool on a hot day. #Italy

I mean...

For fishermen & other odd people, the little fishing museum at Cassone is a treat. 100 year old German outboard, fishing spears and 2 tirlindana, weighted fishing boards that had many hooks attached and were towed behind a boat.

When walking in Alps with a dog we do our best to avoid sheep pastures where there may be a Patou or Cane pastore da guardia. But when distant bells turn out to be on cows, then happy day, as they don't need a dog to protect them from wolves.

@enog.bsky.social The shortest river in the world. 175 metres of beautiful,cool, clear water. I saw no fishes in it today, but I stopped on the bridge a while, as we must.

Just heard from the Beeb that David Hockney is gone. He left his colours with us. Thank you, David Hockney.

...but at least I have finally found a purpose for noisy jetskis.

In Italy, owners decorate their boats with fascinators & plastic owls, to try and stop birds from resting and dirting their moored boats.

10.06.2026 '⛈️Video from Brescian Pride of the violent hailstorm that late last night struck Tremosine on Lake Garda, Italy. Several cars were damaged. Hailstones up to 5-6 cm in diameter were reported. ' Italia24HLive [x] #FossilFuels #Collapse #Climate #Europe

Not for those with high anxiety, a sense of perspective or a modicum of good taste.

Fortunately the dog hasn't spotted that plant yet.

Although we have previously walked through Liguria from Nice to Genoa, today was first time I have driven the A10 Autostrada. A fascinating road of 78 tunnels and many viaducts sweeping across the valleys. But I prefer the walking route!

The post-Covid German campervan / motorhome boom continues. Many appear to be encrusted around the shores of Lake Garda tonight, most with 2 electric bikes stuck to the back.

Although we have previously walked through Liguria from Nice to Genoa, today was first time I have driven the A10 Autostrada. A fascinating road of 78 tunnels and many viaducts sweeping across the valleys. But I prefer the walking route!

Fortunately the dog hasn't spotted that plant yet.

One of the trickier beaches to beachcomb. Cap Martin, walking on shark teeth.

Just nipping out to the Co-op for some milk......anything you need?

A sunny walk around the coast from Monaco to Menton. An armada of unsustainable excess filling the harbours & anchored across the bays for the Grand Prix today. Mostly in pink on Marinetraffic.com

A sunny walk around the coast from Monaco to Menton. An armada of unsustainable excess filling the harbours & anchored across the bays for the Grand Prix today. Mostly in pink on Marinetraffic.com

Seagull sleeping through Monaco car races.

@timofnewbury.bsky.social Good to be in Europe again. Two km from Italy in Menton, enjoying a couple of draught Affligem on the cooler, shady side of the street beside the fish shop.

A lovely run to Italy before breakfast. French sunburners don't like to share their beaches with dogs, but at Menton there are two stony 10 metre corners where they can swim. Happy dog day.

Put the tent up on a hill 7km from Monte Carlo after a busy road from Avignon. We managed to avoid the mad Isle of Man TT motorcycle races at home, but it turns out there is car racing in town here this weekend. FEK, or as I think they say here..... "n'importe quoi"

Put the tent up on a hill 7km from Monte Carlo after a busy road from Avignon. We managed to avoid the mad Isle of Man TT motorcycle races at home, but it turns out there is car racing in town here this weekend. FEK, or as I think they say here..... "n'importe quoi"

They're scratching my blue sky & making clouds on their, private? planes to the Med. "It was the hexagram of the heavens"

Listening to the dawn chorus with the Merlin App. Pleased to find a Golden Oriole. Disappointment on other side of the tent that this isn't a biscuit.

7 griffon vultures soaring overhead this morning. Apparently they find carrion by sight not by smell, but just in case, I will wash socks this week.

They're scratching my blue sky & making clouds on their, private? planes to the Med. "It was the hexagram of the heavens"

#WildlifeWednesday #WellnessWednesday Deer make the woods feel a little more magical 😊🌲🦌 #FlyFishing #Fishing #Hiking #Walking #Nature #Creek #Wildlife #Deer #Photography

7 griffon vultures soaring overhead this morning. Apparently they find carrion by sight not by smell, but just in case, I will wash socks this week.

Listening to the dawn chorus with the Merlin App. Pleased to find a Golden Oriole. Disappointment on other side of the tent that this isn't a biscuit.

This is Nigel Farage’s equivalent of Trump’s Jan 6th “army” It’s a clear strategy: say something highly incendiary, knowing full well scores of thugs will react exactly the way you want them to. You can then claim to “speak for the people” and our media will amplify it every fucking time.

2nd time in a week that Météo-France has been chucking marbles at our home.

So when are the police going to investigate Farage for incitement to violence?

80 cm snow melt in 8 days! ❄️🔥 Very early back to bare-ice surface yesterday at Rhone Glacier due to the heatwave 🧊 The glacier tongue is now left with no protection against the summer heat... 🌡️ 📽️ @matthias-huss.bsky.social glamos.ch