Photography, outdoors, environmental issues, occasionally found in a canoe or down a mine. Allotment, homemade, crafts.
Lancashire, UK
Joined January 2009
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Pls spread word. Three digits can help protect you from scams: 159. If you're suspicious of a 'call from your bank', politely hang up and dial 159. It connects you to a switchboard that puts you through to your bank's real number. Watch the video for why its extra protection
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There was only one singer I hoped to work with to craft a satisfying conclusion to this musical arc. I was honored to collaborate with the legendary Annie Lennox to create one last “Skye Boat Song” for @Outlander_STARZ ’s final season.
🏴 🎶 ❤️
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If you've not been a fan of the shorter days, here is some good news - today marks the earliest sunset of the year for most of us!
So the sun will be setting a little later each day from now on 🌞
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Today I had a hysteroscopy.
This isn’t a criticism of the hospital staff, they were kind & professional.
But the procedure was brutal, so much so, we had to abandon it.
Please sign/share this petition from @HysteroscopyA calling for adequate pain relief:
chng.it/DrTQsJcxsf
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This picture depicts a devastating scene that conservationists are seeing up and down the country this breeding season.
Lots of hard work is going into protecting these birds; working with farmers, landowners, and collaboration with other conservation groups.
We are now pleading with the public to assist us in a measure we can’t control, the threat from loose domestic pets on important breeding grounds.
(Photo credit: Borys Kala)
See link to article in today’s RTE news.
rte.ie/news/regional/2025/06… – at Ireland
I haven't posted on here much recently but it struck me perhaps it's good to share the things that give us joy to counteract the rest of the madness. Here's 60163 Tornado heading to Carnforth this evening.
#steamtrain #lancashire #simplethings – at Carnforth, England
Liz retweeted
Counting down to The Bay 📺?
Hear from writer @daraghcarville from earlier in the series 🔗open.spotify.com/show/1zwocF…
#morecambebay #TheBay
Morecambe Bay isn’t just a backdrop - it’s part of the story 🌊💙
The cast of #TheBay share why filming here is so special.
You can catch a brand new series of The Bay at 9pm on 2nd March on ITV1 and ITVX.
Produced by @TallStoryPicsuk, part of ITV Studios.
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IMPORTANT STUFF
Defib the cat faces eviction from Walthamstow Ambulance Station after SIXTEEN YEARS !
The cat was rescued by ambo staff as a kitten and has stayed with them ever since
Sign the petition to #SaveDefib > change.org/p/save-defib-the-…
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Arnside under the aurora
#Cumbria #Auroraborealis #FSprintmonday #wexmondays #canonuk – at Carnforth, England
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This gentleman hiked 11 miles to check on his parents— read his story of what all he saw.
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My parents are ok but completely trapped. Yesterday, I hiked up to check on them. Brain spew coming; I'm still processing it all and was just locked in on go-mode yesterday.
Still not having heard from my parents in 48 hours, I was drowning in worry. My parents live in an absolute gem of the NC mountains -- the Little Switzerland, Spruce Pine, Burnsville area -- halfway between Asheville and Boone. Under normal circumstances, it's pleasantly very isolated.
Little did I know that up there, Helene has demolished roads, homes and utility networks. **This area is completely cut off from resources in every direction.** I tried multiple routes to drive up but had to settle on parking in Marion at the base of a closed road (Hwys 221/226) and hiking 11 miles and 2,200 feet to find my parents thankfully ok but surrounded by devastation. I have never been so relieved to see anyone ok.
Crews weren't even close yesterday. I can't tell you how many failing roads and deep mudslides I had to cross, how many fallen trees I had to take off my backpack for and navigate through. While hiking up 226A, I met multiple people trapped by devastation in both directions of the highway.
In this part of the mountains with steep terrain rolling off the Blue Ridge Parkway, not only did water rise, it RAGED to tear up roads, earth and homes. Then, the winds (I'm certain tornados in some places) have brought down up to half the tree canopy.
I'm still processing it all. I've never seen anything like it. Power is a couple weeks out. I cannot fathom how long it will take DOT to repair the curvy roads that hug steep mountainsides with the most amazing views. Most of all, I want my parents to have the same basic needs they always provided me -- food, water, shelter (house is mostly ok) and the ability to explore! But they can't even leave their home right now. The steep part of their gravel road has braided channels only 18" wide but up to 5' deep from rushing water.
It's just a waiting game now. If you are or you have family in the mountains, I feel for you. Know that crews are chipping away.
#helene #ncwx #wnc
