Good luck to all those trying to remember how on earth they managed to get their kid(s) and themselves up and out to school/work before it's light, let alone in the snow. You've got this!

Burst of Winter Colour for #BlueSkyMonday and #MacroMonday (Used a macro setting) #EastCoastKin #photography #macro #flora #nature #winter #bluesky #flower #tree #colour #witchhazel #bloomsky #garden #bloomscrolling #movement (Android phone camera)

Day out with the sibling and cousins venturing up to see the TV mast on the top of the Pennines. Errr.... Still beautiful enough for #Stunday! #EastCoastKin #photography #Pennines #Lancashire #mist #sleet #snow #winter #sunshine

Ecclesiastical Views for #Stunday and #ClassicMono See comments for colour version (couldn't decide). #EastCoastKin #photography #Church #Lychgate #Wirral #architecture #Thurstaston #blackandwhite #monochrome (iPhone camera)

Watching 'Amanda & Alan's Greek Job'. I could very much cope with ten days on Corfu...after three months of hard graft with the sewing machine recreating Amanda Holden's entire wardrobe. My spectacular sunhat needs its moment to shine! #sewsky #sunshine #sewing #holiday #sundresses

Keep to the Path for #BlueSkyArtShow theme of #NewYear #EastCoastKin #photography #mud #idiot #wellies #Pennines (Android phone camera)

Lo, they hath emerged, the Queens Of Winter ❄️ Prints: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...

Anyone else getting plagued on posts by automatic likes from an OF contributor who seems to change their name more often than their pose?

Head On for #BirdOfTheDay theme of #BirdsOfPrey #EastCoastKin #photography #bird #kestrel #rescuecentre #birdphotography #Lancashire #TurbaryWoods (Big camera)

I've had barely any sense of taste or smell for 18 months now. So how can overindulging in some foods (e.g. humous) still make me feel queasy? Baffled. Why can't I feast like a goddess? 🤷🏼‍♀️

This En Plein Air watercolor was done in the woods near Tupper Lake NY. #ForestFriday #ArtYear #Watercolor #Painting #EastCoastKin #Adirondacks

Today is World Introvert Day: 10 Reasons to Celebrate Introverts. #EastCoastKin #Introverts #Creativity

This year you took the #BlueSkyArtShow from an idea to an institution. Thank you so much to everyone who participates every week. There's more info in the comments. Most heart warming to me is how many people don't just post and run but stay and like others' work. 💙

Forest path #ForestFriday #trees #forest

Was hoping to swerve the house trying to kill or cripple me financially in 2026. Garage door broke at lunchtime 🙄. #houserenovations

Escape From the City for #Scape #Cityscape and also #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #photography #highrise #city #Manchester (iPhone camera)

The first #ForestFriday of the year is here! Start the year off right by getting out in nature if you can. If you can't, live vicariously by scrolling through #ForestFriday. #EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin #Hiking #Forests #Nature #Outdoors

Good morning Everyone☕🤗 Happy Friday😊 #treescape #snowscape #ForestFriday #sierranevada #photography #nature

A forest isn't just the spectacular beauty of trees, the oxygen emanating from them and the health benefits of its stillness. It is a whole microcosm of other worlds too. It's #ForestFriday everyone! #EastCoastKin #photography #forest #nature #sunlight #shadows #Formby (Android phone camera)

Stayed awake for Traitors. The sinister tasks and duplicity, fine. However, the social interaction with that many extroverts would be my undoing. Is there a Claudia's assistant role instead? The fashion and deadpan delivery - deal! #TraitorsUK #fashionista #introvert

Happy New Year from the forests. Tomorrow is the first Friday of 2026. Therefore, it's also the first #ForestFriday 🌲🎉 A walk in the woods is a great way to kick off the new year. Even if it's a bit brisk out there. Please share your photos with the FF hashtag. Cheers #Nature l #EastCoastKin

Last idea for today's #PalacesAndGardens theme of #MakeAWish... Feeling Fancy Ornate architecture, garden sculptures, decorative mirrors etc. Something that is far from plain and simple. #EastCoastKin #photography #sculpture #OsborneHouse (Android phone camera)

Penultimate idea for today's #PalacesAndGardens theme of #MakeAWish... Combinations Combinations of surfaces e.g. wooden table legs with a marble top, plants climbing up a stone wall in a hothouse etc. #EastCoastKin #photography #combinations #surfacepattern #texture #OsborneHouse (Android phone)

Third #MakeAWish suggestion for #PalacesAndGardens today... Unexpected Vistas. An unexpected view, perhaps discovering something unusual in an unexpected setting or perhaps a great view from somewhere stumbled upon. #EastCoastKin #photography #MudMaid #CarisbrookeCastle (Android phone camera)

Man vs Machines for #HumansOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin #photography #gokarting #electricvehicles #technology #racing (iPhone camera)

Second #MakeAWish suggestion for today's #PalacesAndGardens... In The Detail Tiny elements not usually noticed, e.g. bow on an historic dress, face on a carved table leg, fancy finial on a hothouse. #EastCoastKin #photography #textiles #embroidery @thebowesmuseum.bsky.social (Android phone)

First #MakeAWish suggestion for #PalacesAndGardens today... Time Thinking sundials, fancy clocks, garden clocks, passing of time etc. #EastCoastKin #photography #clock #history #SpekeHall (iPhone camera)

Night ahead on my small sofa so I can keep an eye on the teens. Two pints of water down the drunkard who is chatting bubbles but seems to be better than when collected. My kid seems fine and is making a good little nurse. Please Lord, no vomit 🙏🏻

And so 2025 ends by picking up teenagers early from a party where they were introduced to vodka. Could be a long night 🙄

Enjoying my freedom before self-imposed banishment upstairs whilst I hand over the downstairs to teenagers to see in the new year together. Looking forward to spending the last few hours of 2025 absorbed in a good book. #NYE #getreading #banished #sorryneighbours

Blurred Vision #photography #seedhead #winter #macrophotography #macro #colour #wintercolour Perhaps how the world will look at midnight for many folks tonight! Happy New Year when it arrives you wonderful Bluesky people 🤩

Add a Touch of Frost for #ColorADay theme of #RedWed #photography #macro #red #frost #winter #primula #garden #macrophotography #BloomSky #bloomscrolling #flowers (Android phone camera)

Shadows of Illumination for #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #photography #lamp #old #contrast #history #industrialhistory #monochrome #blackandwhite #shadows (iPhone camera)

Hearing your kid singing* happily in their room is strong reassurance that your parenting journey is going OK. *Term used loosely...tone deaf. #parenting #happykid #singing

Did you get something really *nice* for Christmas? Are you saving it? STOP Eat it. Slather yourself in it. Spray it on a random wfh Tuesday. Use it next time you have a meal. Make up an occasion and use it. Whatever it is don't hoard it until it's near its use by date or too precious.

Holding Back the Waves for #TidesOutTuesday #photography #beach #groyne #waves #sea #Sandown #IsleOfWight #autumn (Android phone camera)

Bought new work wear. Going to hit 2026 like a grown up. First new trouser suit in years and it's a beautiful deep olive green 😍. Please Lord, let it fit 🙏🏻

Just Let Me Sleep for #BirdOfTheDay theme of #branchingout #EastCoastKin #photography #owl #rescue #bird #Kernow #birdphotography #Cornwall #Rufous-LeggedOwl (Android phone camera)

How about contrasting stripes of whatever form for... #AlphabetChallenge theme of #ThemeWeek - a slant on #WeekZforZebra

Watchful Eye for #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Pigeons and also a dash of #BlueSkyMonday #EastCoastKin #photography #pigeon #bird #birdphotography #nature #bluesky #trees #branches #naturephotography (Big camera...I think!)

Pond Life for #MacroMonday #EastCoastKin #photography #pond #plants #water #rocks #reflections #macro #garden (Android phone camera)

Water Mirror for #Stunday #EastCoastKin #photography #water #reflections #bluesky #trees #winter #silhouettes (iPhone camera)

Really enjoyed a day of physical hard work. Finish line in sight tomorrow...if I can move my arms in the morning 😂. #decoratorlife #snagginglist #renovations

The Perfect Snowcompanion for #XtraXmas theme of #Snowman Taken many years ago during my 30 year bottle blonde phase. #photography #snow #winter #frosty #cold #funnyphoto

Snagging day today...in the box room armed with polyfilla, plaster skim and dust sheets. Bye nails and soft hands...it's been nice knowing you! 💪🏻👷🏻‍♀️

Signs of a Good Holiday for #BlueSkyArtShow theme of #Holiday #EastCoastKin #photography #signs #tourist #UK #learning #Netherlands #expandyourmind #travel #learn #museums #gardens #history #outdoors (Android phone camera)

As we barrel toward New Year's Day, statistics show, and I've personally witnessed, suicides spike 33% on the day and rise in January as people can't face what the new year may bring. Please reach out for help.

Festiveness back in the loft ready for next year. Looking towards spring now and hopefully lots of exciting things in 2026 🙏🏻.