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Paul

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Plan was to do Blencathra, however it just didn't clear up, low cloud all day & in particular the higher peaks, both Blencathra & Skiddaw were covered all the time I was there.
I ended up doing a bimble up Catbells & around Derwent Water - about 5h & 26k steps.
#Catbells #lakedistrict #hike

A very misty Derwent Water today from Catbells.

October 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM

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Middlesbrough FC

@mfc.co.uk

We’re delighted to introduce Boro’s new crest 🔴⚪️

A celebration of our 150-year history, the crest will be implemented permanently from the 2026/27 season onwards.

October 16, 2025 at 12:50 PM

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The Verge

@theverge.com

When governments have cowed the press and flooded social platforms with viral propaganda, Wikipedia has become the next target, and a more stubborn one.

Read more: www.theverge.com/cs/features/...

September 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM

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The Onion

@theonion.com

Trump: ‘I’m Not In These Nonexistent Files Concocted To Destroy Me’

July 23, 2025 at 9:34 PM

Paul

@paulphoto.bsky.social

A few days in #Keswick #Cumbria up & around the town then up #Helvellyn #hiking #photography #DerwentWater #CatBells

First day was a flat wander for about 24km & then up Helvellyn the next day. Lots of flat walking available & #FitzPark is a nice place to sit watching the world go by too.

the view of several mountains & fells on the far side over Derwent Water from castlehead wood summit only 162m up & on a nicely warm early summer day midweek it was deserted & I had the view all to myself - two benches to sit & take it all in & I would certainly recommend it if you're in the area.

The walk up through the wood was nice & cool - dappled sunlight through the green canopy of the leafy trees made a change from the, rarely witnessed, hot orange ball that filled an expansive, lightly clouded, mostly blue sky.

From left to right - Castlerigg Fell, Grange Fell at the head of Derwent Water, High Spy, Maiden Moor, High Crags, Cat Bells, Brandelhow, with Causey Pike, Barrow & possibly far back Grisedale Pike onto Broom Fell - if I'm reading my OS Map correctly.

Red Tarn nestled in between Swirral Edge left & Striding Edge right from the summit of Helvellyn @950m & the 3rd highest peak in the Lake District.

Perfect weather for a hike up there on my second day in the area; warm with a gentle refreshing cooling breeze in many areas though it was windy up top with a decided chill, so sat in a bothy / shelter at the top before heading off back down via Birk Side to the car park.

Treelined old railway line in Keswick - the old station is now a hotel & the platform remains as does the glassed platform roofing.

A nice flat walk in the cool of the trees, apparently 10km / 6m from Keswick to Threlkeld which sits under Blencathra

https://www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/visiting/things-to-do/walking/mileswithoutstiles/mws37

A tree lined River Derwent looking back towards Keswick & the looming prominence of Griesdale Pike at 791m.

There was an orange traffic cone in the river - I edited that out - as it shouldn't have been there.

May 4, 2025 at 10:21 AM

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Uncle_Wolf

@demiurg.bsky.social

And with the stomper Larry the Cat won the Internet of the Day Award!

April 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM

Paul

@paulphoto.bsky.social

Little jaunt up to #Northumberland yesterday #Alnwick & #Craster get my steps in & take some #streeptphotography images.

The two doorways are in Alnwick & I particularly liked the MI building & entrance.

In Craster I used the concrete gap in the sea wall to frame #DunstanburghCastle

Mechanics Institute on Percy Street in Alnwick - https://alnwickcivicsociety.org.uk/2020/08/27/mechanics-institute/ - The building, as many are in the town, is an impressive build in sandstone though the sloping door columns are what really caught my eye.

The plaque by the door reads: Mechanics Institute, Erected 1831 by public subscription for 'diffusing knowledge among artisans'

Could I have moved the green wheelie bin? yes, though that is how I found it & in my urbexing I like to leave nothing but footprints & take nothing but photos - so authenticity is the rule & I'd have had to wheel it back.

I just liked the weather worn red paint & the triple terraced stone steps leading to the Corn Exchange building itself. There were many little alleys leading off a main street between buildings.

The little bushel insignia above the clock gives a clue to the building if the gold title at the foot of the façade didn't give it away: Corn Exchange Lane.

Dunstanburgh Castle ruin framed by the rectangular hole in the south pier sea wall.

https://co-curate.ncl.ac.uk/craster-harbour/

Apparently the structure was part of a rope apparatus for transporting stone from the quarry - now a car park - about 500m away.

Craster harbour looking north towards Dunstanburgh Castle - current population is 305 ( last census ) & a little memorial in the village near the slipway remembers the 21 local people who dies in WW1 & WW2 - a very significant number for such a sparsely populated region.

Caster is on the Castle Route - a road I like to drive - and passes through & along some fine sandy beaches & high dunes. It's the North East so even in summer in unsheltered spots the wind can chill you, sheltered it can be epic & one of my favourite places.

https://www.visitnorthumberland.com/explore/destinations/castles

April 21, 2025 at 10:18 AM

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Sparty®

@young-spartacus.bsky.social

'New and Old'

The New Jersey skyline dominating the background with old wooden pier supports stoically defiant in the foreground.

#ClassicMono #Art
#EastCoastKin #Scape
#AmateurPhotographer
#Canon750d

April 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM

Paul

@paulphoto.bsky.social

Bimble about North Yorks yesterday #streetphotography #photography #pickering #york & spotted a couple of things, in Pickering esp that I liked.

Pickering is at one end of the #NYMR steam train railway line - Whitby at the other, lots of character in the old station.

An advert on the side of a house in York - Bile Beans - I thought it may be a joke, however: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bile_Beans it seems they were a thing.

Really like the roof tops & chimney pots, the advert clinched it.

Pickering station & the old advertising plus red telephone box set off against the very nice slate & sandstone terrace houses, lots of little alleys to investigate & a castle to explore also.

Picketing Station - I saw some other red fire buckets on the platform however the contrast red v green plus symmetry here just won it for me: 3 red fire buckets v two green doors marked private, love it.

#23 - available to rent as a holiday let -& right behind the station, spotting the sign on the gate I just had to capture this one: NOTICE penalty for omission to shut and fasten the gates forty shillings.

April 13, 2025 at 1:48 PM

Paul

@paulphoto.bsky.social

I visited MIT the other day - Middleton in Teesdale - had a wander up the far side of the river Tees to #HighForce Waterfall after #LowForce waterfall & then to Bowes Museum at Barnard Castle - also had a quick visit to Summerhill Force another little waterfall all walking distance.

Bowes Museum at Barnard Castle [ excellent ophthalmologists I understand ;-) ] its an impressive building in the style of a French Chateau & as an art gallery, opened in 1892 & a view of endless countryside looking south.

Low Force, my preferred waterfall section on the river Tees a 1 second exposure at f/16 125iso to achieve some smoothing of the water.

The word Force to describe a waterfall is derived from the Old Norse word "foss," which means "waterfall" and is commonly used in northern English dialects.

River levels were fairly low when I visited even High Force about 1.5km up from here was just a single cascade.

Apparently the first bridge over the Tees was about 100m away from here & built in 1741 - foot bridge - and the earliest known suspension bridge in Europe. The current foot bridge - one person at a time - was built in 1830.

These rocks - Whin Sill - were formed 295m years ago by volcanic action: molten rock rose up between limestone & sandstone, cooled & hardened underground to for a vast sheet: a sill, millions of years of erosion have now exposed it.

I've shot here many times & a few days after heavy rain & with trees in full leaf or autumn colours makes for the best photos, imho.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_Force

Low Force & just over the foot bridge, trees have taken root in the rock cracks. Even with a fairly low water volume the noise of the river is loud & constant bouncing off the hard rocks.

My first visit to Summerhill Force, a nice little stream at the moment & little waterfall in the distance on the right of the photo.

A lip has formed at the waterfall - Limestone on top & sandstone plus shale underneath, the recess under a curtain of water falling over the limestone was where, 16th century tradition tells, Barnard Gibson hid while on the run from constables ( police ) of Barnard Castle - a lovable rogue - it is said ( maybe by those he's not causing problems too )

April 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM

Paul

@paulphoto.bsky.social

A bright & sunny, warm sun & fresh sea breeze, bimble along the beach Marske to Saltburn to get my 10k in today.

New camera lens combo gives opportunity for new views of a well known landmark: Saltburn Pier

#SaltburnPier #streetphotography #photography #Saltburn

A warm late March sun in a near clear blue sky over Saltburn Pier & near deserted beach with the arcade & Saltburn Cliff Tramway - funicular railway - up to the top of the cliffs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltburn_Cliff_Lift

Cable supports & cables under Saltburn Pier, surface rust & limpet covered with the view to Marske & Redcar in the background.

Close up of a ring anchor point attached by 4 cables with substantial nuts & bolts that bear the tension between the pier legs.

Underside of Saltburn Pier wooden beams & decking also shown.

Saltburn Pier looking back towards the beach & cliffs from the far end - 681ft / 208m - originally 1500ft & 460m when opened in 1869.

Very unusual to find it deserted, even mid morning on a Thursday, I guess I was lucky.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltburn_Pier

March 27, 2025 at 5:29 PM

Paul

@paulphoto.bsky.social

Carlisle & Whitehaven

A visit to Carlisle & then back via Whitehaven. Carlisle castle apparently the most besieged in the UK, first built in 1092.

Some fabulous old buildings with ginnels & alleys to explore then a little trip to Whitehaven a port & former mining town.

#streetphotography

Carlisle Castle, apparently the most besieged castle in the UK & once was home / refuge & finally prison to Mary Queen of Scots 1568. The castle here is within the walls of the city & are not the outer walls of the castle proper as it used to be.

The castle is still in use today & is also a military museum to the Border Regiment.

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/carlisle-castle/

Dixon's Chimney @ 290 feet / 88m built in 1836 once 8th tallest in the world ( originally 305ft & 93m ) removed the smoke from Shaddon Mill, the building next to it, was used for both cotton & then wool production.

I just really liked this terrace of old Victorian houses on - Victoria Road in Carlisle - from about the 1870's both sides of the road are lined & about 40 houses in all.

Grade 2 listed & it looks like all are being renovated & they'll be required to keep their period features, big sandstone blocks. entrance columns & sash windows.

They just look epic, imho.

Whitehaven harbour, two buildings on an inner pier. The far building has a, painted red, wooden door with - Board of Trade, a crown emblem, Rocket Brigade, Life Saving Apparatus - painted on the door.

Info in the link below:

https://www.whitehavennews.co.uk/news/17112925.honour-for-rocket-brigade-and-sea-cadets-on-old-new-quay/

March 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM

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Joan López i Casanoves

@joanlopezphoto.bsky.social

Fleeting Mirrored Souls Over Wet Pavement

📸 Fujifilm X-T5

📷 Fujinon XF 35mm F2 R WR

⚙️ ISO 125 - f/2 - Shutter 1/400

📍 Carrer de la Victòria, barri de Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera, districte de Ciutat Vella, Barcelona

#Barcelona #StreetPhotography #photography #storytelling #photoreel

March 13, 2025 at 5:06 AM

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NOELREPORTS

@noelreports.com

🇺🇦🤝🇬🇧 Zelensky thanks the UK for its support and announces a meeting with King Charles III tomorrow.

PM Keir Starmer emphasizes that Zelensky is always a welcome guest and that British aid will continue.

March 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM

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Kaja Kallas

@kajakallas.bsky.social

Ukraine is Europe!
We stand by Ukraine.

We will step up our support to Ukraine so that they can continue to fight back the agressor.

Today, it became clear that the free world needs a new leader. It’s up to us, Europeans, to take this challenge.

February 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM

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Jabi Sanz

@jabisanzphotography.com

One of the most spectacular sunrise I have witness at Cabo Mayor in Santander, Spain 🇪🇸

#bluesky #photography #nature #art #landscape #light #travel

February 16, 2025 at 2:34 PM

Paul

@paulphoto.bsky.social

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January 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM

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Mueller, She Wrote

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Was hoping I wouldn’t have to dust off this gem again.

January 27, 2025 at 2:38 AM

Paul

@paulphoto.bsky.social

#streetphotography #richmond #northyorkshire a little 10k steps bimble about Richmond North Yorks today, loved the chaotic rooftops, castle was built 1071, some nice old buildings & a huge market space, lots of interesting sites & info boards about well worth a visit.

January 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM

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Adam Schwarz

@adamjschwarz.bsky.social

Brilliant satirical cover from Private Eye, mocking spineless media organisations and journalists who submit and cower in the face of power 👏

January 22, 2025 at 10:53 AM

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HIGNFY

@hignfy.bsky.social

TikTok will be banned in America over fears it could be used by the Chinese to destabilize the government, and there's already a homegrown plan for that in place

January 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM

Paul

@paulphoto.bsky.social

#streetphotography #teesside #bridges #photography out getting my 10k steps in the other day along the river Tees Stockton to Middlesbrough. The red Newport Bridge center section used to lift to allow ships up river by filling the grey tanks with water, A19 road & Infinity bridges also.