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Hairy Neil

@rovingrollo.bsky.social

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Retired. Interested in Landscape and Nature Photography, Climate Change, Ecology, History. Left Leaning. Member of #EastCoastKin Now working on a blog about my travels and eco-gardening https://rovingrollo.co.uk No Alt Text, No repost - Sorry.

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Hairy Neil @rovingrollo.bsky.social · Apr 30

I've finally managed to finish the next instalment of our Eco-Gardening blog. 🌱

I hope you enjoy reading it, feedback always welcome.

#Gardening #Eco-Gardening #Nature #Photography #Garden #BloomScrolling #EastCoastKin

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In an English Country Garden - April 2025 Update

A tale of two rank amateurs attempting to work with Nature. April short of Showers

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Hairy Neil @rovingrollo.bsky.social · 7h

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TMBtrain @hmcclaff.bsky.social · 8h

#BeeFriday Would you like to see an Icelandic bumblebee? Sure you do! Here's a pic of the only one I saw in September last year. I was beginning to question what was doing the pollinating until I saw it! What tough little creatures they are 😊🐝 #Fridaybee #invertebrate

One of the white-tailed bumblebees. The bee sits on a dandelion, side on to the camera facing right, wings folded over its back. It has a yellow collar, a white/grey band at the back of the thorax, a yellow band on its abdomen and a white tail.

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Tairāwhiti Doc @tairawhitidoc.bsky.social · 9h

Cloudy sunrise, Saturday, 11 October, from Okitu Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand.

Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️

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Island Girl (IG)🇨🇦 @tenoaks6.bsky.social · 11h

"I don't know where I'm going from here, but I promise it won't be boring." David Bowie

#Scape #quotes #photography #adventure #nature #getalittlelost

A long wood plank bridge with wooden railings leading into a dense forest. One tall evergreen hangs over the pathway at an odd angle. Moss covered debris can be seen on either side of the bridge

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Sarah Griffiths @communitea.bsky.social · 9h

And the heat goes on… can’t believe I’d already packed my shorts away for winter, what a mistake 🥵🌱📸
#Autumn
#GardeningInScotland
#Beechgrove

View across a lawn, looking at the sun through a Birch and red-leaved Oak tree. The shadows are long and the sky is blue.

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Sophie Carr @sophiecarr.bsky.social · 10h

The weekend starts here!

Some of the craziest skies I've ever seen - two years ago over Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon.

#Iceland

Mad stormy purpley/grey skies over a glacial lagoon which has some black water at the front and turquoise water beyond, and has a few turquoise icebergs floating. In the distance you can see some dark mountains and the glacier itself is just visible. There is an ara of brightness on the horizon beneath the storm clouds.

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Hairy Neil @rovingrollo.bsky.social · 10h

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Thanks Rob 😀

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Joe Hickman @hardlyable.bsky.social · 12h

One misty morning near Moclips
#ForestFriday #optoutside #photography #forestscape #getoutside #pnw

Trail leading to a wooden stairway in a coastal forest near Moclips, Washington.

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Hairy Neil @rovingrollo.bsky.social · 11h

Thanks Helen 🌞 That was an amazing day 😀

Have a great weekend 💚

Hairy Neil @rovingrollo.bsky.social · 11h

Thanks Helen 💙 I went to the same spot last year, the weather then was awful I got absolutely soaked - twice - before I gave up !

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Climb To The Clouds @climbtotheclouds.bsky.social · 12h

Trump is too blind to realize he's targeting the wrong folks if he wants to intimidate.
I can't wait for Letitia James to kick his ass in court. Again.

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Jaycee Crawford / Vision Logic Images @jaycee-visionlogic.bsky.social · 12h

Jesup Path 'Eternity' (2021) -- the Cold Has Started to Creep Into the House... It's Definitely Autumn, Wild Gardens of Acadia, Acadia National Park, ME

It's Time to #SCAPE ✨ Any Which Way You Can...!! 🤩

#ForestFriday
#Photography #Landscape
#Monochrome #ClassicMono
#EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford

one of the gem's of Acadia, the Jesup Path, a narrow, wooden boardwalk, here littered with fallen leaves, stretches to 'infinity' through the marshy forest in the lee of Mount Dorr

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Helen Bennett 🌿 @helenbennett.bsky.social · 11h

Just had to take a photo of this perfect looking Amanita muscaria lurking on the dark woodland floor! 🍄 📷 🌿

Wishing everyone a good weekend ahead 🕊️

#Scape #ForestFriday #FungiFriday #Photography #Mushroom #Nature #EastCoastKin

A photograph of a Fly agaric mushroom that has a bright red cap that is covered in wart-like white spots which are remnants of the white veil of tissue that at first enclosed the young mushroom, and are sometimes washed off by the rain. It has a white stem with a bulbous base. Native to the UK. It is poisonous and infamous for its psychoactive and hallucinogenic properties!

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Hairy Neil @rovingrollo.bsky.social · 11h

Thanks Jilly 💚 You have a good one too !

Hairy Neil @rovingrollo.bsky.social · 12h

One for this weeks #AlphabetChallenge this week it's #WeekOforOpulence

A bathroom at Culzean Castle, #Ayrshire, #Scotland. May 2025

No MDF mouldings here !

#History #Photography #EastCoastKin

In a room between two bedrooms a magnificent bath tub is set into the wall. It has surrounded by beautiful solid hardwood panelling. A towel rack stands between it and a huge, ornate fireplace. A huge mirror above the fireplace shows the reflection of the large window on the opposite side of the room (it has views out over the Irish Sea... there is a 30m cliff outside so no danger of anybody looking in !)

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Hairy Neil @rovingrollo.bsky.social · 12h

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Lorraine Inglis @lorraineinglisd.bsky.social · 14h

Autumn whispers through russet leaves 🍂🧡🍁

#Scape #photography #LandscapePhotography #nature #Devon #10minutesfromhome #EastCoastKin #landscape

A countryside view with autumn leaves and an empty bench in the foreground.

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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 13h

Grab yourself a cup of tea, and sit back and enjoy this week's BTO Migration Blog.

And then head out and let us know what you spot over the weekend!

www.bto.org/our-work/new...

📷 Whooper Swans by Sarah Kelman/BTO

#UKBirding #ornithology @birdtrack.bsky.social

Three Whooper Swans in flight. Photograph by Sarah Kelman/BTO.

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Cathy N @cnaliv.bsky.social · 1d

The original chandelier and ghost story of The Phantom of the Opera (see ALT) makes Palais Garnier a strong candidate for #PalacesandGardens #MythsandLegends
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekOforOpulent

Photo is of gilded chandeliers and columns in an ornate room with vaulted, painted ceilings. Some people stand in the center, staring or taking photos.

The original novel of The Phantom of the Opera was born from a real life tragedy of a fire causing the counterweight of a chandelier to fall, injuring several and actually killing someone. There were also rumors that at least one ghost haunted the Palais. And that a faceless man lived in the lake under the Opera. The French author, Gaston Leroux, used the real life events and legends surrounding the place to inspire his novel.

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Rosalind Ahmed @21rosa.bsky.social · 12h

For #FeatheredFriday a rather elegant robin among late #autumn leaves. It reminded me of the childhood rhyme:
"Robin in the rain,
Such a saucy fellow.
Robin in the rain
Mind your socks of yellow.
Running in the garden on your nimble feet
Digging for your dinner with your long strong beak"
#birds

📸 taken in our back garden November 2024

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Jan Casavant @jancasavant.bsky.social · 14h

For today's bird, I have to re-post a favorite photo of an adorable baby Barn Swallow perched on the bridge 😍

Norfolk, Massachusetts (July 2025)

#birds #swallows #BarnSwallow #BirdOfTheDay #juveniles #chicks #Scape #EastCoastKin #birdphotography #OM-1 #MassAudubon @robcrank68.bsky.social

A baby Barn Swallow with a buff-colored front, rust, brown, and dark blue colors around its neck and on its wings and head, and small white fluffy feathers on its legs. It's perched on a silver bridge rail with green and brown blurred foliage in the background. Seen at Stony Brook Audubon in Norfolk, Massachusetts during the summer of 2025.

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JPHall102.bsky.social @jphall102.bsky.social · 13h

Technology is rapidly changing around the world. The Tangerine Traitor and his MAGA followers won't be able to stop the growing shift to renewables!!

China's Cleantech Exports Overtake US Fossil Fuel Energy Dominance with Lasting Implications - CleanTechnica

Recent reports out of thinktank Ember on China’s record-breaking $20 Billion in August clean technology exports and the underlying data have stimulated discussion online. Electrek focused on the EV ex...

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Hairy Neil @rovingrollo.bsky.social · 12h

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𝙲𝚑𝚞𝚛𝚌𝚑 𝚂𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚝 𝙸𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚜 @churchstreetimages.com · 15h

A secret spot for #Scape Friday. A break from the hustle and hustle to sit by a stream with no name where it hugs a hill.
#photography #nature #water

Peeling over some bushes to catch sight of a wide, shallow stream where its path carves an S through tall trees that come right down to the bank.

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