At night, the shrooms plan world domination. #FungiFriends

After a glorious summer of light nights and sunsets, Monday Night Headtorch Club is back. 😁 Back to moonlight on the canal and screeching owls. And a bemused late dog walker wondering why three people were clustered round a fallen tree in the dark, muttering (funghi photographry).

Love a downfall that isn't having that it should go down. 💚

Insightful film review: One Battle After Another was marvellous fun. Stonking soundtrack. Think Leonardo Dicaprio is moving solidly into his "want too be Jack Nicholson when I grow up" phase now. 🎬🎥

Been up at mum's, sorting through old photos. Look at her, being a massive hussy on a car by the canal. 🤣

Calm before the storm. Quick jaunt up Pendle Hill this morning before Storm Amy arrived. Very moody. Clearly too windy for broomsticks, not a witch to be seen.

One first view, thought this was a @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social osprey nest updates. 🤣

Livening up a dull working Thursday with Hallowe'en themed snacks.

💚 I used to be able to do this. Well, sort of, a bit.

Journey into the office this morning, I got the full Manchester trifecta: cancelled train, wonky paving stone ankle soaking, nearly run over by a tram. Cleared up by the way home though.

Sage advice from the loo doors at Manchester Victoria.

Sunrise is starting to catch up with 'starting work' after a summer of getting up to daylight. I do like this bit though.

🤣 Simple genius.

Have a general lurgi, but forced myself out for an Improving Walk. Worth it. Good colours, met a flat coat retriever. All walks are improved by meeting a flat coat retriever.

Thoroughly enjoyed applying my 20+year old knowledge of rugby league to #ENGvCAN #RWC2025 and yelling "that's six tackles, turnover". 😁 Bloody well done to the Red Roses. Top job.

I've read Stephen King's The Long Walk several times (God, age changes how you feel about it). Still wasn't expecting the film to leave me quite so emotionally shell shocked. 😥 Bloody good. Bit gruelling though. 🎥🎬 #filmsky

@missmossley.bsky.social You'll like this description. 😁 Can't read this one, no subscription. And I've not been into Manchester to liberate a comp copy from the office today. 😥

I wonder how many elongated King of the North "will he, won't he" articles on Andy Burnham's leadership ambitions I can read before he actually does or doesn't.... Note to authors: Culcheth is WELL POSH. It's not exactly being fired in a crucible of flat caps, poverty and whippets. 😂

Tree hugging at Yorkshire Sculpture Park for #ThickTrunkTuesday Missing my days floating around hugging trees instead of staring at a monitor!

Morning. Back to work. 😥 Busy week ahead. Onwards to Christmas.... Sunrise: 06.46 Sunset: 18.58 "O dark, dark, dark. They all go into the dark..." Happy Equinox☀️

Obviously, the sun has come out the day after I'm back from holidays. Not taking it personally though (honest). Just going out to admire the sweet chestnuts.

The wettest place on earth is not, as usually thought, a rainforest. It was the M56 at 5pm today. 🌧🌧🌧 Very glad to be home and dry with Yorkie (Biscuit and Brownie) and a hot chocolate.

Finished off the holiday by sitting in a barrel of warm water with seaweed in it. In the rain. With a view of the Menai Strait. It was bloody brilliant. And apparently I'll have lovely skin tomorrow. 😁

Saw a seal today. This was very exciting. And this is, without a doubt, the best picture of an Atlantic Grey Seal you'll see today. 😂

The Sea Sheep of Anglesey are a proud and regal species.

And for @lakesstiles.bsky.social a fine 'stones stuck in the wall' stile on the Anglesey coast path, leading from churchyard to the sea. V atmospheric. 10/10.

Carline thistle seedheads. I love these, they were marmalade coloured in the sunshine. 🧡

Wales is lovely update #4,563,211. Anglesey coast path from Cemaes. WHY do I always forget how much up there is on a good coast path walk? 😁

"And some folks say he's up there still." 💚

Tonight's sunset wasn't quite as dramatic as yesterday's. Staying steady enough to take the photo in in gale force winds was tricky, though! Rather enjoying having my own bit of beach a little walk from our holiday cottage. 💙

Well, that was just magnificent. Loved Roger and his massive gong (technical musical term there) #BohemianRhapsosy #Proms

Today's Top Wales Trip Tip: if you're in Llandudno, go to Providero for pastries. Utterly lush.

St Tudno's churchyard on Y Gogarth (the Great Orme). Bit breezy. Been ridiculously lucky with the weather given the forecast. 😁

Photographing boyfriend photographing the sunset. Pleased to confirm, again, that Wales is still bloody lovely.

Just watched the RSPB's film on the reintroduction of White Tailed Eagles. Just beautiful, the story, the people, the filming. 100% recommend. #birds #ukbirds youtu.be/uInFdcL876I?...

Reflecting.

Felicity Aylieff: Expressions in Blue. Massive pots. MASSIVE. Loved these, such glorious and joyous shapes and colours. Want one for the garden. 😁

Been to That Yorkshire to look at art. NOTHING SPECIAL HAPPENED.

And a VERY late #wildflowerhour entry: Bog Asphodel (narthecium ossifragum). Glowing and glorious orange seedheads. On the side of Selstree, NE Lakes today. 🧡

Chasing waterfalls again - coming off Selside from the Old Coffin Path. Wouldn't have fancied getting a coffin up or down that, to be fair.

Been out bagging again. Branstree and Selside (plus bonus redo of Harter, for fun). Not much water in Haweswater. People in Manchester having too many baths. 😁

Today, I have changed the rear springs on my Fiesta. I am ENORMOUSLY pleased with myself. 😁

Good sunset. Sweeps of house martins, flitting bats. Came home in the dark, just.

Accurate representative of me logging off workat 4pm today.

One more working day, then SEVENTEEN days off. I've been so busy, I've not even done a blackboard countdown. Seventeen days off though. SEVENTEEN.

No, Copilot, I do not want your help. Unless you can fix the formatting that Word has irredeemably buggered up simply because I looked at it a bit wrong. #CampaignForActuallyUsefulSoftware Yes, I'm having a great day. 😁

Was fading fast but then remembered I pocketed all the unwanted Biscoffs from the cafe at weekend. Bonus Monday treat. 😁

Autumn's coming.

A neat little single leg up stile for @lakesstiles.bsky.social Heading down from Stanage Edge to Hathersage.

Higger Tor, looking suitably magnificent. And reminding that whilst I always moan about how long it takes to get to the Peak District, I always enjoy it when I get there.