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Rick M

@rickmartin.bsky.social

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Now 90% #Bloomscrolling . I grow plants of all kinds indoors and out and take pics of them wherever I find them*, always my own pic, usually but not always my own garden. Socialist. Skint. North West England. *my mandate also includes weird bugs.

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Dr Jill Whitelock @jillwhitelock.bsky.social · 6h

A few precious minutes today with the Hoverflies and Ivy bees in Cambridge. #WildWebsWednesday

Close-up photograph of a male Eristalis hoverfly on Ivy.

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Rick M @rickmartin.bsky.social · 8h

Dahlia 'Fire and Ice' has produced a rogue bloom with petals that are almost entirely all red, which seems appropriate for #RedWednesday 🌱📷

#Bloomscrolling #Flowers #EastCoastKin #ColourADay #RedWed

Red dahlia with one of its red and white fellows behind it

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Trudy Taylor @trudyt.bsky.social · 17h

This is the beautiful Bathsheba. Such a pretty rose with multiple colour changes. Gorgeous perfume. Hope your Wednesday is a good one. #RoseWednesday. #Roses #Bloomscrolling.

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Graham Jones @oldmanrambling.bsky.social · 18h

#Bees #InsectsOfBluesky
#MacroPhotography
#EastCoastKin
#Bloomscroling
#England
“Good morning. What can I do for you? Another photograph? Sure, happy to oblige. Now, kindly buzz off, some of us have work to do.”
The bees in our garden are working late into the year as our Cosmos keeps flowering.

This Bumble Bee with it’s fluffy yellow back arched, looks like it has found plenty to feed on at the centre of a purple-and-white streaked Cosmos flower as it crouches with its face covered in yellow pollen. The bulbous black eyes seem to look straight into the lens as the bee’s legs cling on to the bloom and its antennae are alert overhead.
Twiggy brown remains of other plants snake over the flower to the right and the sun-drenched background is of green leaves.

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Rick M @rickmartin.bsky.social · 14h

Absolutely Fabulous 🌱🌹📷

#RoseWednesday #Bloomscrolling #Flowers

Buttery yellow Julia Childe roses in front of a mock tudor half timbered building near Manchester cathedral

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Rick M @rickmartin.bsky.social · 15h

I started off purely growing fruit & veg (coz flowers are for girls right 🤣), now my garden is mostly flowers with a few choice food crops that do all the better for all the pollinators and pest predators the flowers bring in. Theyre such a fantastic subject for photography too! 🌱

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The Hermit of Everything @hermiteveryday.bsky.social · 1d

Summer has now left,
Her anecdotes remaining,
Flowers put to bed.

#haikuchallenge anecdote

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Rick M @rickmartin.bsky.social · 1d

They are good aren't they, don't like wet winters though

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Rick M @rickmartin.bsky.social · 1d

Another blue salvia, a South American bog sage this time 🌱📷

#Bloomscrolling #Flowers #TuesdayBlue #ColourADay #BlueTue #EastCoastKin

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Mamady @mamady.bsky.social · 1d

Mother Nature’s version of rock stacking.

No sheep were available for scale, but they could easily meander beneath that boulder!

#Photography #RockinTuesday #EastCoastKin #Nature #Art #Photohour #Stormhour #Scape #BlueSky #ClassicMono #Monochrome #B&W #BlackandWhite #NationalTrust #Yorkshire

Black and white photo of a towering rock formation at Brimham Rocks, showing stacked sandstone layers perched improbably on a narrow point above rocky ground.

A giant balancing boulder at Brimham Rocks rises among dense vegetation, its smooth layers and rounded shape set against a cloudy sky.

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 1d

Can you imagine if Russia attacked and seized a UK vessel in international waters & kidnapped the people on board, including UK citizens, and the only response from the UK govt was to say that's "a matter for the Russian govt".

No, me neither.

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Billy Bragg @billybragg.bsky.social · 3d

Free stickers suitable for flag-bearing lampposts. Send a large A4 envelope with a 1st class large stamp to me at Bragg Office, PO Box 6830 Bridport DT6 9BH and I’ll send you a sheet. #ReclaimtheFlag 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧

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Rick M @rickmartin.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks 😀

Rick M @rickmartin.bsky.social · 1d

Salvia 'Black and Bloom' 🌱📸

#Bloomscrolling #Flowers #EastCoastKin #ColourADay #BlueTue #TuesdayBlue

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Venetia Featherstone-Witty @venetia-witty.bsky.social · 2d

Pitcher Plant, Nepenthes, the Monkey Cups #macromonday #bloomsscrolling #nature #onlybeautifulthings #photohour #redflowers #gardening #macrophotography #pitcherplant #carnivorousplants #red

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Soph0571 @soph0517.bsky.social · 1d

Don't do #ThickTrunkTuesday very often but saw this beauty in #HydePark on Sunday and with the wee lady for scale I couldn't resist #photography

A large, ancient tree with a thick, gnarled trunk covered in moss and climbing plants stands in a lush green park. Its wide branches spread outward, filled with vibrant green leaves that filter sunlight, creating dappled light on the ground below. The forest floor is carpeted with ivy, fallen leaves, and small plants. In the background, a person walks along a path near a metal fence, adding a sense of scale to the immense tree. The scene conveys a peaceful, natural atmosphere on a bright day.

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EuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 1d

⚠️Three-quarters of UK police forces refuse to say if they even have a contract with Palantir.
Read that back.
The head of the UK branch of Palantir is Louis Mosely, grandson of British Fascist Oswald Mosely.
goodlawproject.org/uk-police-fo...

UK police forces dodge questions on Palantir | Good Law Project

After Leicestershire Police removed details of a deal with the controversial US spy-tech firm, three quarters of UK police forces refuse to say if they even have a contract with Palantir.

goodlawproject.org

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Rick M @rickmartin.bsky.social · 1d

Morning Sky-folk!

#thicktrunktuesday #trees #treeclub #nature 🌱🌳📷

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Anita Sagastegui Photography (she/her) @anitasagastegui.bsky.social · 2d

Echeveria Elegans

(Jade plant flower)

#BlueMonday #MacroMonday #Bloomscrolling #flowers #flowerpower #macro #macrophotography #close-up #WestCoastKin #onlybeautifulthings #bluesky #UnJourUnePhoto #nikon

Red-orange jade plant flowers dangle from an out of focus blue flowerpot

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Rick M @rickmartin.bsky.social · 2d

Hesperantha coccinea 🌱📷

#bloomscrolling #EastCoastKin #ColourADay #PinkMon

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3d

I'm Jewish. I'm also Mancunian.

Every other national party leader was interviewed by Laura Kunesberg during their conference.

Maybe the BBC thought as someone who also supports Palestine - I had nothing to say?

Let's keep growing: join.greenparty.org.uk

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Jeff Day @thejeffday.bsky.social · 3d

Fall In Line...
An image in perfect alignment of both time and place.

#photography #EastCoastKin #Stunday #SundayReflections #yeg #Autumn #Rivers #nature #flow

A kayak floats past October blue skies and autumn foliage on Edmonton's North Saskatchewan River.

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Rick M @rickmartin.bsky.social · 2d

Cyclamen nestled among ferns, for #MagentaMonday 🌱📷

#Bloomscrolling #Flowers #GardensHour

Magenta cyclamen flowers amidst various green foliage

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Rick M @rickmartin.bsky.social · 2d

Didn't know that, do the leaves have the same earthy flavours as the rhizome?

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Echo Lens Studio and Photography @wyicky.bsky.social · 3d

The beauty of macro photography lies in noticing what others walk past. Shot with the Canon R100.
#EOSR100
#Flowers
#macro#nature
#photography#composition
echolensstudiophotography.pixieset.com

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