A Tallship Sydney Harbour- The "Southern Swan" maneuvers in dock- Look at the top of the Foremast :) #Sydney #tallship #SydneySwan #travel #nsw #Olympus #australia

This goat wanted to be friends, on the mountains around the Lasithi Plateau on Crete :) #goat #travel #crete #lasithi #livestock #greece #olympus

Head in the clouds, on the way up to the Lasithi Plateau in a 4WD on Crete. (there is actually a vulture in this photo too!) #lasithi #Crete #Greece #travel #landscape #clouds #mountains #olympus

The Island fortress & then Leper Colony of Spinalonga, Crete. #spinalonga #travel #greece #crete #olympus #landscape #island #fortress

Looking down on the Lasithi Plateau in Crete. This was our first view of the plateau during our brilliant 4wd Safari. #crete #lasithi #landscape #safariClub #travel #olympus #olympusUK #greece

On a brilliant 4wd safari to the Lassithi Plateau on Crete, we meat this big fell, with the biggest bell :) #Lassithi #crete #greece #travel #goat #bell #olympus

Let's show that flyover again...

On Saturday, whilst metal detecing I found this beautiful silver Roman coin, in amazing condition. it is a silver Roman denarius of Caracalla (AD 198-217) dating to c. AD 212 :) #metadetecting #history #roman #coin #caracalla #denarius #FindsFriday

A visiting cruise ship and the "Tower of Refuge" under threatening skies in Douglas Bay on the Isle of Man. #douglas #manx #IOM #ship #water #seascape #weather #travel #olympus #olympusUK

A couple of visitors at my window in Douglas on the Isle of Man. :) #manx #Douglas #isleOfMan

Lookin at the Thames from the old bridge across the Thames at Hammersmith in London at Sunset. Completed in 1887, this bridge can no longer carry traffic, so is use as a footbridge. #london #hammersmith #bridge #olympus #olympusUK #travel #england

Cleaning Crabby Beach on Alderney with the Alderney Wildlife Trust on a beautiful Sunny day earlier this week. #alderney #landscape #seascape #beach #crabby #AWT #AlderneyWildlifeTrust #Olympus #travel

We are imposing tariffs on WHOLLY UNINHABITED antarctic islands in this list (Heard and McDonald). The administration asserts—and Forbes reprints this uncritically—those islands have charged 10% tariffs on US goods that it needs to respond to. www.forbes.com/sites/mollyb...

White House says no one will be fired over the Signal scandal because no one involved was trying to cure cancer.

UPDATE—Mahmoud's attorney says they do NOT know where he is. They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there. They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.

🇺🇦🇺🇸When NATO’s article 5 was invoked for the first time in history after the 9/11, Ukraine NON-NATO ally, deployed to forces Afghanistan. Not because they had to, but in solidarity with the United States.

The USS Tursk in Baltimore Inner Harbour. This boat, on 14 August 1945, fired a torpedo that sank the last enemy ship by the United States Navy in World War II. #baltimore #subamarine #USSTursk #tursk #history #USA #Maryland #travel #olympus

The Seven Foot Knoll Light is a screw pile lighthouse built in 1855 to sit atop a rocky knoll in Chesapeake bay near Baltimore. It is now on the edge of the harbour. Imagine living in it. #balitmore #history #lighthouse #7FootKnoll #usa #maryland #olympus #travel

Now THIS scares me!!!

BBC just released damning research on AI assistants' news accuracy. Results: 51% of AI responses had significant issues. 19% introduced errors when citing BBC. 13% misquoted or made up BBC content entirely. 🤐🤐 www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/... via @ezraeeman.bsky.social

How it started; how it’s going

Life imitates art: Trump's plans for Gaza. L: From the new Private Eye (which went to press on Monday night), in shops now. R: Yesterday's headlines.

Dragons in the Inner Harbour of Baltimore having a little rest becasue it is too cold.. #balitmore #usa #america #maryland #travel #boats #water #olympus #dragons

This is not a Photoshop. It's real AF. from the AFP about the AfD

Donald Trump. An Apology. The new Private Eye is out now

BBC North America editor: “'It will be my job, without fear or favour, to call out Trump when he’s said something important that’s not true and when he’s claiming a situation that’s just ludicrous.'" inews.co.uk/culture/tele...

Some trees in their Winter clothes at Fort McHenry, Baltimore USA. #trees #snow #usa #america #travel #mcHenry #olympus

The entrance to a snowy Fort McHenry in Baltimore. It was in the aftermath of a battle here with the British in 1812 that the "Star Spangled Banner" song was written. #usa #balitmore #snow #fort #NPS #nationalpark #history #travel #McHenry #olympus #

Some of the Cannon at a snowy Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland which resisted the British invasion of 1812. That was after the British had captured the city of Washington, DC & burnt the Capitol... #fort #McHenry #Baltimore #Maryland #history #snow #cannon #travel #NPS #nationalpark #olympus

Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public. He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit. Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.

The Tower of Refuge in Douglas Bay on the Isle of man. #travel ##douglas #Manx #isleOfMan #IOM #photography #landscape #history #water #olympus

Frankston Pier on Port Philip Bay , near Melbourne on a clear & Sunny day. #melbourne #frankston #pier #landscape #victoria #australia #photography #travel #olympus

A narrow street in the ancient city of Syracuse in Sicily. This is the place where Archimedes lived, make machines to repel the Roman invaders & yelled "Eureka!" #Syracuse #sicily #italy #Archimedes #history #streetphotography #photography #travel #olympus

Looking across the skyline of Melbourne from the roof of the Shrine of Remembrance #victoria #australia #melbourne #photography #landscape #cityscape #clouds #olympus

The Greek Theater in Catania on the Island of Sicily was repurposed by the Romans in the 2nd Century AD. Catania #sicily #travel #history #photography #roman #architecture #italy

LOTS of stairs to the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne Australia #melbourne #australia #travel #victoria #war #memorial #architechure #olympus #photography

A rainstorm passes over the Island of Alderney as we approach in the Aurigny Dornier last week. #alderney #aurigny #airplane #aeroplane #travel #phonephoto #samsung #travel #photography #weather

Looking down the street to the Duomo of St. Agatha in Catania, Sicily. Originally constructed between 1078–1093, then destroyed by an Earthquake in 1196 rebuilt, then destroyed again in 1693 and rebuilt as we see today. #sicily #catania #travel #photography #cathedral #Duomo #history #olympus

Looking for the pot of gold in Braye harbour as the Aurigny Dornier arrived on Alderney after rain. #alderney #aurigny #airplane #aeroplane #travel #samsung #phonephoto #rainbow #photography

Another view of the magnificent Freedom Monument in Riga, Latvia It was unveiled in 1935... #riga #latvia #travel #monument #travel #photography #olympus

The Monument to the Latvian Riflemen is a striking statue in Riga, Latvia. It is dedicated to the riflemen who defended the Baltic in Wold War 1. #riga #latvia #statue # rilemen #ww1 #travel #history #photography #olympus

The House of the Blackheads in Riga, Latvia. originally built in 1334, this guild-house for merchants was bombed to a ruin on 29 June 1941 and finally rebuilt in the 1990's after the fall of the USSR, #riga #latvia #history #photography #travel #architecture

The changing of the guard at the Freedom Monument, Riga , Latvia. This amazing statue was unveiled in 1934, just 6 years before the Russian invasion & occupation of the country. #riga #latvia #freedom #monument #soldiers #travel #olympus #photography

St. Peters Church in Riga has a long and amazing history from when it was originated in 1209 right through to being destroyed by artillery fire in 1941 and a rebuild completed in the 1990's #riga #latvia #church #history #photography #travel #olympus

OK- First post on BlueSky - I gave up posting my photos on Tweeter many years ago! The "Roland Statue" in Riga Latvia. A Roland statue is a statue of a knight with a drawn sword, signifying the town privileges of a medieval city. #riga #latvia #travel #roland #olympus #photography