Today I met my first Black-necked Stilt. Wow!

Antisana - a volcano in Ecuador. I’m going home tomorrow!

Well I never! A year ago today I was watching this

Wood pigeon

I spent a bit of time afloat today.

Evening all!

Horse!

I just searched in my phone’s photos for an “Owl”. It came up with this unusual owl that I photographed in Madhya Pradesh a few years ago. Should I get a new phone?!?

I’ve got nothing to say just now so I’ll post a nice pic instead.

Autumn on the North Coast

By-the-wind Sailor (Velella velella) stranded on a beach in North Devon this morning.

I saw this this morning and enjoyed it.

I was away for the weekend.

Whoops!

One of my favourite places. Andalucia.

This is my prettiest Lock Screen yet!

September, when the Fuchsia was flowering here.

Raindrops on my window.

Streptocarpus (aka Saintpaulia) (aka African Violet).

Another surprise from my phone’s daily random treat! I took this on La Palma in ‘22.

A lengthy but scary read about the role of AI in disrupting democracy. carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

Cosmos

“Proper” train travel!

The road to nowhere? Or maybe The Road to somewhere nice?

🚨 The Treasury is threatening our national parks. Dartmoor, the Lake District & wild places could be bulldozed for development. Once gone, they're gone for ever. Join me and sign now to protect them: 38d.gs/rezg

On #BBCQT - Fiona Bruce said that the audience and public didn't want to press Reform UK on their dodgy links to Russia. I disagree. RT if you agree it's in the public interest for Reform to explain about their links to Russian money and bribery!

@saraflacci.bsky.social It’s a wonderful time of year to be walking in the woods. These are from this morning.

Pigeon-fancier. Gibraltar.

How annoying!!! I chopped the top corner off. (Pompidou Centre - Málaga).

Forking air travel!

My phone often surprises me by dredging-up photos I’d forgotten. This, from over a year ago, was this morning’s treat.

🚨 The Treasury is threatening our national parks: Dartmoor, the Lake District and others. This is pure Trump and it’s disgraceful. If you agree, here’s a petition. 38d.gs/u8-j

Harvest

Went for a stroll by the sea this afternoon.

Is this a Syrphid Hoverfly?

Oh no! In the pub again!!

I had this beautiful beer the other day in Spain.

Ripples

An autumn Speckled Wood butterfly. It looks a bit scruffy but still flying.

Two minutes ago.

Kniphofia

Gone canoeing - stopped for a glass or two of Cava. High tide.

The BBC are constantly fawning over Farage's every move despite Reform only having four MPs. Our national broadcaster should reflect the whole country, not just one man’s ego.

In the garden today I found a swarm of Fairy Inkcaps

I was once told that Linnaeus named Rudbeckia after a botanist called Rudbeck, who he didn’t like. He thought this plant was sufficiently unimpressive. I rather like it!

The whole story in three posts.

Angela Rayner accidentally pays less tax than she should have, resigns, and the media gives her hell. Nigel Farage deliberately pays less tax than he should have, and the media gives him a free pass. That, right there, is the problem.

Farage dodged parliament, went to the US, slagged off the UK, lied to Congress, grifted for donations and hoped to persuade the US to punish us for the Online Safety Act. And got his arse handed back to him. You’d think our ‘patriotic’ media would go nuts. But no. Some quiet mumbling. Beyond feeble.

Early evening Buzzard.

Sorry chums, more Cosmos! This time on a cool tablecloth.