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johnormrod.bsky.social
@johnormrod.bsky.social
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North Norfolk
Outdoors. Coastal walking. Peak District hiking. Setters & spaniels. Gardening🌱 & garden appreciation. PhD in Plant Sciences, some time ago.
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Almost perfect conditions for a walk on the beach yesterday.

#beaches #Norfolk #autumn
A man - me - walks towards the distant sea across a flat sandy beach on a retreating tide with reflections, under a blue sky with white clouds.
November 9, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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#DogsofBlueSky
#SettersofBlueSky
#EnglishSetters
November 8, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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#AlphabetChallenge
#weekSforShadows

Afternoon dog walk
Shadows of a man and dog stretching across a bare soil field in late autumn afternoon sun.
November 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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“It’s ok to feel delicate sometimes. Real beauty is in the fragility of your petals. A rose that never wilts isn’t a rose at all.” - Crystal Woods. #FlowerWisdom #FlowersOnFriday #FlowerFridayFamily
Close-up photograph of a pale yellow and shell-pink rose in bloom, accompanied by a partially opened bud and a closed bud on the same stem. The petals are softly layered and luminous against a blurred green garden background.
November 7, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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The sunset’s on fire. Over the back of the garden right now. Time to pack up for the day and head inside.

#sunset #autumn #Norfolk
A dramatic orange and yellow sunset over a field with trees in silhouette
November 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Against a dark backdrop the colours of a mandarin duck show beautifully.
#birds
#photography
A brightly coloured duck and its reflection along a dark riverbank.
November 6, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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There’s no escaping a bit of hard graft at this time of year if your garden has trees or hedges or both. As gardeners know though, the rewards are so worth it.

#gardening #autumnleaves 🌱
November 5, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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From yesterday afternoon’s dog walk. I’m enjoying the recent mild, sunny autumn days in these parts.

#alphabetchallenge
#weekSforShadows
#autumn
My shadow on a roadside hedge on a sunny autumnal afternoon
November 5, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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Yesterday’s garden rose pic, ‘Gabriel Oak’, still going in early November.

#roseWednesday #roses #gardening 🌱
Close up of a crimson bloom of the David Austin rose ‘Gabriel Oak’ above a few dark green leaves in a rose bed
November 5, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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A low sun casts long shadows on a winter’s day.

#Alphabetchallenge
#weekSforShadows
Low sun casting shadows of trees on snow
November 4, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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Perfect afternoon for a beach stroll.

#beach #Norfolk #Runton
Sandy beach at the tide line with cliffs in the distance, under a blue sky
November 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Keeping things bright in the garden, Honorine Jobert looking great.

#JapaneseAnemone #gardening #autumn
White flowers of the Japanese anemone ‘Honorine Jobert’
November 1, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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Standing strong in the shortening October days, this red velvet rose bloom making a statement in the garden.

#roseWednesday #roses #gardening 🌱
The large red velvet bloom of the rose ‘Royal William’ standing tall above dark green, glossy leaves, with garden hedge and gate (out of focus) in the background
October 29, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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Troublemakers.

#AlphabetChallenge
#weekRforRocks
Large rocks with a “do not climb” sign, yet two gulls perched on top
October 28, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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A little beauty defying the weather in late October.

#roses #gardening 🌱
A pink-apricot rose bloom above dark green glossy foliage in a pot
October 26, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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Bit of a wild one on the pier just now with a stiff on-shore breeze.

#Cromer #Norfolk #wildsea #coast
View from Cromer pier looking east during a strong on-shore breeze with powerful waves riding onto the beach.
October 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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You can tell that the weather is changing when even the finger posts start putting their hats on.

#FingerpostFriday
A finger post road sign with a rogue lost hat placed on top
October 24, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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Fascinating medieval carvings in the stones inside Norwich castle. The newly-refurbished interior is excellent and well worth a visit if you’re in the area.

#castles #history #medieval #Norwich
Exterior view of Norwich castle looking up. Following pictures show various carvings in the stones inside the castle.
October 22, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Alstroemeria ‘Indian Summer’. Living up to its name.

#gardening #autumn 🌱
Bright orange flowers of Alstroemeria ‘Indian Summer’ sit above a large clump of the plant, with a garden cabin and shrubs in the background
October 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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The ‘house in the clouds’, Thorpeness.

#walking #Suffolk #Thorpeness
A view of the so-called ‘house in the clouds’ at Thorpeness in Suffolk, a uniquely disguised water tower.
October 21, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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Framlingham castle, Suffolk. The subject of Ed Sheeran’s “Castle on the Hill”. I arrived early for this pic.

#castles #EnglishHeritage #Suffolk
A view of Framlingham castle in Suffolk under cloudy skies
October 20, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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Great mini trip walking the southern Suffolk coast as well as further inland. The stretch around Orford is a little gem.

#walking #coast #Suffolk #Orford
Low tide at Orford Quay with a decaying boat in the foreground beached on a mudflat
October 19, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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That’s impressive. Seen at the base of an oak this afternoon. Some half decent mycologist will know what this is.

#fungi #mycology
October 18, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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I’m enjoying a few days walking the Suffolk coast. A lot of interest, both what is now and what has been.

#walking #coastpath #Suffolk #Aldeburgh
A coastal inlet at Aldeburgh, Suffolk, with various boats tied to buoys and a decaying boat on the mud in the foreground
October 17, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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For today’s #roseWednesday here are a couple of late season blooms of the lovely rose ‘Roald Dahl’. This variety really does have a long flowering season. I combine it in beds with blues, purples and whites, eg. white roses, lavender, salvias and Verbena.

#roses #gardening 🌱
Two apricot-yellow blooms of the rose ‘Roald Dahl’ above mid green foliage in a garden setting
October 15, 2025 at 6:17 AM