Summer is most definitely here ☀️ #summer #butterfly

Happy Friday! It's a busy weekend here in Glastonbury. It is Summer solstice tomorrow so I will up on Glastonbury Tor tomorrow morning at sunrise (forecast looking great). The town will be busy for that and also as people start to arrive for the festival. 😎☀️🥳

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekYforYellow Laburnum Arch at @nationaltrust.org.uk Bodnant Gardens North #Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 It flowers for about 3 weeks from late May to early June. At over 140 years old & 55 meters long, it's believed to be the oldest & longest flowering arch in the UK. 💛

Entry to Heaven Bluebells Paradise #landscapephotography #Landschaftsfotografie #bluebells

Above the clouds… Well, this is actually dense fog captured from a high viewpoint (from the ground) in Tuscany few weeks ago.

A great blue heron perches in the morning light at Izaak Walton Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado. #StunDay #EastCoastKin #bird #birds #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos

#Scape day #Friday #landscape #seascape #photo

One of many images captured today. A cygnet keeping close to mum. Such a wonderful moment to experience and the peak of my springtime! Have a good night. 🤍 #UKWildlife #Birds #MuteSwan #cygnet #wildlifephotography #photography #nature #PhotoHour

Sun setting behind Calanais Standing Stones on the Isle of Lewis, #OuterHebrides #Scotland For this weeks @stormhour.com theme of sunrise & sunset 🌄 🌅 #Stormhour #PhotoHour A cross-shaped setting of stones erected 5,000 yrs ago, predating Stonehenge and a place for ritual activity for 2,000 yrs.

the last catch before #sunset in piran. #stormhour #photography

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekTforTime Time stood still - Oradour-sur-Glane 🇫🇷 On 10 June 1945 a SS unit encircled the village & within hours they had murdered 642 men, women & children. The site was left in exactly the same state and has a display of watches which had stopped at the time of the attack.

Stilt sunset silhouette! (Black-necked Stilt) #birds 🌿 #Silhouettes

A year ago today, 10-11 May, I never thought I'd see an aurora in the UK like this. Truly amazing. Lake District, UK #BlueSkyArtShow Theme #Lines #photography #landscapephotography #nikon #EastCoastKin #aurora #lakedistrict

1 year ago today, when the aurora went mad over Rutland Water #aurora #northernlights #Rutland #throwback

#OneYearAgoToday #Aurora seen from the hills behind #Aberdyfi / #Aberdovey #MidWales 10/05/2024

Mating Silver-studded Blue Butterflies for the #AlphabetChallenge #WeekSforSilver Also, a contribution to #WingedWednesday

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekSforSilver I know a few have already posted images of the Kelpies in Falkirk, but aren’t they just stunning! Silver by day, multicoloured by night.

Ok #Birds Feed, please bring out your birds who look like they could be attending the Met Gala tonight! Red Carpet Announcer: "This Snowy Egret went with simple and elegant white but just look at those fringed feathers and the yellow and black accents!" 🌿

No apologies .,, but this beach in NW Scotland is just beautiful Balnakeil … the second beach … you need to walk to … The beach, the dunes, the untouched #StormHour #Scotland #Balnakiel

Some roads are just meant to be travelled upon… #AlphabetChallenge #WeekRforRoads

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekRforRoads I spend half of my life on roads. Mainly cycling, running, walking. Rarely driving. #NotAllRoadsAreBuiltForCars

Narrow country road lined with old oak trees and chestnuts far from the madding crowd #AlphabetChallenge #WeekRforRoads #naturephotography #photography #EastCoastKin

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekRforRoads Sometimes you just (as a passenger!) close your eyes and hope for the best. This impatient car driver had just overtaken us at speed then proceeded to overtake a coach on a blind bend. 🙈 Scary #roadtrip experiences in 🇦🇱

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekRforRoads Heading west on a winding road that leads down a valley towards Tal Y Llyn Lake & Tywyn #MidWales. #Hiraeth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 On many days the road is lined with amateur & professional photographers trying to capture a picture of military aircraft as they fly the famous #MachLoop

In a former life I used to make celebration cakes. A quilt themed cake for a lady who loved sewing. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekQforQs

A new week is about to start and that means new art challenges! Here's your cheat sheet for April 21–27. Share away! #ArtChallenges #ArtChallenge #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #dailyart #art #traditionalart #painting #drawing #onlybeautifulthings

A reminder of a pretty etymology to brighten the day. The ‘daisy’ takes its name from the Old English ‘dæges ēage’, ‘day’s eye’, because it opens its petals at dawn, and closes them again at dusk.

Greek summertime sunflowers #AlphabetChallenge #WeekPforPatterns

#alphabetchallenge #WeekPforPatterns "Dragonfly" #dragonfly #photography 📷 #travel ✈️ #saltspring #saltspringisland #BC #Canada 🇨🇦 #eastcoastkin #insects #nature

Fern in spring is always nice to see and I think, this one qualifies for the #AlphabetChallenge #WeekPforPatterns #naturephotography #EastCoastKin

Ballykeel Dolmen, Co. Armagh with a glimpse of the Northern lights this evening. Lots of cloud cover but got a lucky break around 10:15pm. #aurora #northernlights #ballykeeldolmen #discoverireland

HOLY MOLY!! 🤯😍.. What a “mind-blowing” #Auroraborealis / #NorthernLights (yet again..) over Courtmacsherry areas in West Cork, Ireland as ‘light pillars’ dance in the night sky!🤩🥰📸🌠🌌💥🐣💚🩷 #aurora #April #Easter #Cork #Ireland #astronomy #photography #photo #photograph #art #colours #nature #StormHour

About last night… Aurora Borealis (15.04.2025, 23.00 BST) #Auroraborealis #NorthernLights #solarstorm #OuterHebrides #Scotland #StormHour #jefinuist @TamithaSkov

#TravelModes our fav way to get around is in our red #VWcampervan. We’ve owned it for 5 yrs & done 75,000 miles! 🇬🇧🇫🇷🇮🇹🇪🇸🇹🇷🇬🇷🇵🇹🇦🇱🇩🇪🇨🇭 Not just a #TravelMode but it’s our accommodation & cafe too! #TravelAddicts #TopTravelPics @jollyhobos.bsky.social @velvetescape.bsky.social @thethoroughtripper.bsky.social

Twin Filaments launch while crossing through the Earth-Strike Zone! These #solarstorms will likely travel slowly, but they are dense and thus could pack a decent punch! Still waiting for coronagraph data to inform model runs, but impact could be late April 15 or early April 16.

“Hence, a traveller should be a botanist, for in all views plants form the chief embellishment.” — Charles Darwin Statue of #Shrewsbury born Charles Darwin in front of a beautiful cherry #blossom tree in full bloom. #BlossomWatch

Home after a 1650 mile #roadtrip in our #VW visiting the west & north coasts of #Scotland. Blessed with almost wall-to-wall sunshine we saw amazing #beaches #mountains #waterfalls #rivers #bridges #castles #WW2History #gardens #viaducts #lighthouses #aurora Highly recommend visiting @scotland.co

Laburnum Arch at @nationaltrust.org.uk Bodnant Gardens for this weeks yellow theme 💛 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 It flowers for about 3 weeks from late May to early June. At over 140 years old & 55 meters long, it's believed to be the oldest & longest flowering arch in the UK. North #Wales Tagging #StormHour & #PhotoHour

Love this concept: How Wales is building a sharing economy through its ‘libraries of things’ theprogressplaybook.com/2025/04/05/h...

#BlueSkyMonday Cloudless blue sky, turquoise blue water, large dunes & long white sandy beaches found in many bays on the north coast of #Scotland. This is Balnakeil Beach between Durness & Cape Wrath. Stunning views & amazing weather. #FeelingLucky #EastCoastKin #Photography #Landscapes #BlueSky

Sunset Silhouette in Portugal #BlueSkyArtShow #travel #fishing #EastCoastKin #photography #sunset #Silhouette #SeaFishing Comporta,west coast of #Portugal

A Saturday #Silhouette #BlueSkyArtShow #travel #London #EastCoastKin #PicMagnets #monochrome #photography #sunset #sepia

#LightTheWay #Aurora seen on Thursday night (3/4/25) in the skies above Stoer Head Lighthouse, near #Lochinver #Scotland #NorthernLights #StormHour #UKWeather

From Thursday there will be a new theme day #UrbanGaze (see below for explanation) Join in and have fun! By the way, you can find all the information about the theme days at @eastcoastkin-ac.bsky.social Take a look! #EastCoastKin #photography #PhotographersUnited #photographersofbluesky ⤵️⤵️

📣 Sound up! 🚂 Sir Nigel Gresley #AlphabetChallenge #WeekNforNoise Rushed out of our house when we heard this beautiful engine steaming into #Shrewsbury station a few years back. Hope we’re allowed videos! 🙏🏻

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekMForMulticoloured One more …. #sorrynotsorry! Couldn’t resist posting a photo of this very flamboyant male Mandarin Duck seen on the shores of Lake #Windemere yesterday. #mandarinduck #wildlifephotography #naturephotograhpy #ukbirds #duck #spring #nature #LakeDistrict

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekMForMulticoloured Many towns & cities feature an umbrella street - this one is in Laon, a city in the Aisne department in northern France. The town boasts many medieval building including an impressive (but not very colourful) cathedral.

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekMforMulticoloured and #TerraceTuesday Portrush #northernireland #EastCoastKin #mobilephotography

Bright spiral overhead! 🚀 This phenomenon was caused by the SpaceX launch of a Falcon 9 rocket at 05:48 pm in Florida. The exhaust cloud glowed in the sun, producing a spectacular sight in the clear skies ✨ 📽: neverin.hr #SpaceX #Space #Astro

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekMForMulticoloured The Kelpies statues near Falkirk in Scotland. Open all year+free to visit these amazing 30 meter tall horse heads change colour in the dark. Standing on the Forth+Clyde Canal they pay homage to the working horses which used to pull barges+work the fields.