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Occasionally Lost
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Justin

County Fermanagh, previously Peak District, Manchester before that.

Like hiking, classical music, art, wildlife, gardening.

Don't like bananas.

He/him. Trans ally. 🏳️‍⚧️

Used to blog at: http://www.occasionallylost.com/
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alan678.bsky.social
Good morning. Walk with Sam and I on an Irish mountainside. #ForestFriday #scape #photography #Ireland #EastCoastKin
A tall, narrow forest path stretches into the distance between slender conifer trees and dense summer undergrowth. Purple wildflowers and tall grasses line both sides of the muddy track. Dramatic, swirling clouds fill the sky, with dark stormy tones blending into lighter patches of blue. In the middle of the path stands Sam, a golden Labrador, paused and looking to the side, adding a warm, personal presence to the quiet woodland scene.
January 16, 2026 at 7:37 AM
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ticl.me
#finialfriday
Two finials in the shape of dogs on the ridge of a thatched roof
January 16, 2026 at 7:32 AM
mostlyrambling.bsky.social
Almost home...

🪾 ❄️ 🥾

Photo: hillside above the village we used to live in, 15 January 2021

#FencepostFriday #PeakDistrict #Hiking #Scape #Landscape #Photography #EastCoastKin
A snow covered hillside late on a winter afternoon. There is a wire fence with wooden posts running downhill from the left and a wooden stile. A large bare tree stands on the fence line in the centre of the picture and there are additional trees further downhill along the fence. Sunlight is shining through the grey sky and through the tree's branches. Other hills can be seen in the background.
January 16, 2026 at 7:44 AM
mostlyrambling.bsky.social
#NowPlaying #ClassicalMusic

Mozart: String Quintet in B flat, K.174

Karel Rehak, Talich Quartet

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A screenshot of a Calliope album cover for a disc of quintets by Mozart, performed by the Talich Quartet etc.
January 16, 2026 at 7:18 AM
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Mallard and ducklings. A reminder from the archive that even though January might feel endless, spring will soon return...

🌤️ 🦆 🌿

Photo: Downham, Lancashire, April 2015

#BirdOfTheDay #Anatidae #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #Photography #Birds #EastCoastKin
A female mallard and her fifteen ducklings in a shallow, rocky stream. The scene is lit by the sun.
January 15, 2026 at 7:56 AM
mostlyrambling.bsky.social
#NowPlaying #ClassicalMusic

Reinecke: Cello Concerto in D minor, Op.82

Michael Samis, Gateway Chamber Orchestra, Gregory Wolynec

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A screenshot of a Delos album cover for a disc of Reinecke's cello concerto plus pieces by Schumann, Bloch, Tavener, and Golijov.
January 15, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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sandrafriend.bsky.social
For #BirdoftheDay, today's theme is raptor and alternative #Anatidae (geese, swans and ducks). I don't visit zoos often but this Australian blue-billed duck at the Jacksonville Zoo proved a compelling composition on a very dreary day.

#ducks #bluebilledduck #jacksonville #florida
Duck with a brown body, black stripe on head, and blue bill, floating on a pond reflecting gray skies, as seen from above
January 15, 2026 at 11:13 AM
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In certain folklore, the hare is a mystical creature symbolizing fertility, rebirth, speed, and the moon, often linked to goddesses. Artwork by Catherine Hyde #WomensArt
Stylised painting with two crows in a golden field, in the background a white hare sprints left
January 15, 2026 at 11:01 AM
mostlyrambling.bsky.social
Mallard and ducklings. A reminder from the archive that even though January might feel endless, spring will soon return...

🌤️ 🦆 🌿

Photo: Downham, Lancashire, April 2015

#BirdOfTheDay #Anatidae #Wildlife #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #Photography #Birds #EastCoastKin
A female mallard and her fifteen ducklings in a shallow, rocky stream. The scene is lit by the sun.
January 15, 2026 at 7:56 AM
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squaloflife.bsky.social
An old one to, in La Turballe
Reading the menu..
January 14, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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mostlyrambling.bsky.social
I did already share this on here some months ago when it came up in my photo memories but it's an old favourite of mine and today's alt prompt is "gulls" so...

Photo: Caernarfon Castle walls, September 2012

#BirdOfTheDay #Gulls #Wales #Photography #EastCoastKin #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography
Close up of the sunlit white head and neck of a Herring Gull. It is seen in side profile with its yellow beak on the right of the frame.
January 14, 2026 at 8:07 AM
mostlyrambling.bsky.social
#NowPlaying #ClassicalMusic

Szymanowski: Concerto No. 1 for violin and orchestra, Op. 35

Tasmin Little, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner

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A screenshot of a Chandos album cover for a disc of violin concertos by Szymanowski and Karlowicz.
January 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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ianrpearsall.bsky.social
'Snow Tracks (to a Winter Horizon)'
Charcoal & Oil Paint Sketch
January 14, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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Rob’s theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #LongBeaks and I think these black-tailed godwits are just the ticket! 🪶
January 14, 2026 at 3:23 PM
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jenhenders.bsky.social
Morning, Langdale valley, a place of peace & solace for me, it took me there on Saturday. The mountains were showing their snowy tops 💜 xx
January 14, 2026 at 6:35 AM
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eolai.bsky.social
Time for a #painting. "Stone Walls, No Sheep III" was the 3rd in a series of 4 paintings that came out of loving landscapes especially those with stone walls and those with sheep but accepting that sometimes the sheep just aren't there. #art #Speirghorm #ArtAdventCalendar
Portrait format in bold acrylics on canvas. View up slope of hill in flat tangerine with a grey dry stone wall in foreground diagonally through it from bottom right corner to half way up left edge. Cottage peeps over lower part of top of hill right of centre, featureless with muted yellow front, dark orange roof and grey gable. Behind house a darker orange hill slopes in narrow diagonal band from right behind cottage up to left edge. Behind on left half are four or five conical mountains in lighter orange receding left to right. Sky is painterly canary yellow. All planes of colour have thick black outlines around them, not unlike stained glass albeit the sky and fields are very large shapes. Three isolated stones are scattered in the tangerine field between the stone wall and the cottage. Photo of painting was taken before I added my signature.
December 23, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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geertkb.bsky.social
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LongBeaks, any bird with a Long Beak. Bathed in warm, low light, this Black-tailed Godwit wades through shallow water, its long, straight beak perfectly adapted for probing the mud in search of food.

#birds #birdphotography #sonyalpha
January 14, 2026 at 9:46 AM
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alan678.bsky.social
Have to walk this tiny dog butt. Have a fabulous day wherever you are in the world. Will be back to look at #BirdOfTheDay entries.

Mornings on the mountain.

#Ireland #Scape #photography #sunrise #EastCoastKin
Early morning light breaks over an Irish mountainside, with dramatic dark storm clouds rolling across the sky and a band of glowing gold near the horizon. Soft sunlight spills across a wide green valley below, revealing patchwork fields, hedgerows, and distant hills fading into mist. In the foreground, rough moorland grasses and low stone walls frame the scene, while a golden Labrador looks for things that are not there.
January 14, 2026 at 9:48 AM
mostlyrambling.bsky.social
One from the archive this week. It looks like a B&W picture but the photo was actually taken in glorious technicolour. It was just that kind of day.

Photo: above Goyt Valley, December 2017.

🧱 ❄️ 🪾

#WallsOnWednesday #WednesdayWalls #Scape #AccidentalMono #Photography #EastCoastKin #PeakDistrict
Snow covered moorland. A dry stone wall runs from the left of the frame into the distance. Bare, dark trees behind it. Pale grey sky above. The whole scene looks monochromatic although it is a colour photo.
January 14, 2026 at 8:21 AM
mostlyrambling.bsky.social
I did already share this on here some months ago when it came up in my photo memories but it's an old favourite of mine and today's alt prompt is "gulls" so...

Photo: Caernarfon Castle walls, September 2012

#BirdOfTheDay #Gulls #Wales #Photography #EastCoastKin #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography
Close up of the sunlit white head and neck of a Herring Gull. It is seen in side profile with its yellow beak on the right of the frame.
January 14, 2026 at 8:07 AM
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jillholl.bsky.social
A few from #PuySaintVincent today
The beautiful #Ecrins mountains and looking down at the little village of #Vallouise, which always reminds me of a medieval painting 😊
Rocky high mountain peaks through swirling cloud Rocky high mountain peaks through swirling cloud Sunlight catches bare larches on lower mountain slopes, higher peaks hide in the clouds Looking down at the village of Vallouise in the snow. Bare trees punctuate a white tablecloth field while warm-toned houses withe snowy roofs cluster in front of the church.
January 13, 2026 at 9:47 PM
mostlyrambling.bsky.social
Today's Mavis pic.

💤 💤 🐾 💤 💤
Close up of a German Shepherd sleeping on a sofa. Her head and a front paw are resting on my leg.
January 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
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I've posted this before, but I think it sums up the #Solitude theme for today's #BirdoftheDay. A Common Merganser on an early morning mist covered lagoon. #Birds 🪶 #EastCoastKin #Photography #Wildlife #Nature
A Common Merganser paddles left to right of frame, to the left and bottom of center, on still water with a little mist hanging over it. Early morning, just around dawn, Las Gallinas, Marin, California.
January 13, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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davidst999.bsky.social
Theme for today's #BirdOfTheday set by Alan H @alan678.bsky.social is #Solitude. Here's a heron that picked a spot where it absolutely knew it would have all the solitude it wanted and nothing was going to disturb it! #Birds 🪶🦉 #Photography #Nikon @wolct.bsky.social
Theme for today's #BirdOfTheday set by Alan H @alan678.bsky.social is #Solitude. Here's a heron that picked a spot where it absolutely knew it would have all the solitude it wanted and nothing was going to disturb it! Taken on the Water of Leith at Saughton Park/Ford's Road.
January 13, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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cmjohnston.bsky.social
Photography ban remains in place until treats are produced
Cat blocking photo of Spanish village alley
January 13, 2026 at 11:44 AM