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Stephanie
@stephupnorth.bsky.social
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Live with a Border Collie. Cycling, walking, hiking, street drumming, photography, reading, drinking tea, eating cake.
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One legged gull spotted on this mornings dog walk
A view across a tide filled estuary, a dark line of trees and hills on the other side cut across the centre of the image separating the sea from the sky. At the forefront a small sea bird with one leg sits on thin metal railings.
December 6, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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Treated myself to proper tea brewed in the pot this morning ☕️

The reality is that I have run out of teabags and had to turn every kitchen cupboard upside down looking for the tea pot which was eventually found under the sink.
A white mug with a red handle and a cartoon image of a dog pulling a wheelie on a bike on it is in front of a teapot wearing a woollen, bobbly tea coat with a sheep’s head on the top.
December 6, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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Feels like it may never stop raining again ☔️
A blurry view through a car windscreen. It is night, raining heavily. Two street lights create white hot spots top right of the screen.
December 1, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Dickensian Festival day 1. Fantastic day 😁🥁💃
A group of street drummers with sideways drums. Wearing red top hats and red and white clothing. Stand on a cobbled street facing each other in a cluster Drummers playing sideways drums facing to the left. Wearing red and white clothing with red top hats I am standing with my back to a crowd of people playing an orange sideways drum and wearing a red top hat Drummers parading up a wet road. The snare drummer centre dominating the frame
November 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Dickensian Weekend means it’s time for the snowmen to come out ☃️☃️☃️☃️
A window display of a variety of snowmen figures. Snowflake shaped lights hang an a curve across the window.
November 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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The Falls falling
#fingerpostfriday
A wet lane winds it’s way ahead bordered with dry stone wall and hedgerow. On the lefty a wooden post with two arrow signs leans backwards towards the lane. The bottom arrow reads The Falls
November 28, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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Been out pedalling in the sunshine. The very low, blinding sunshine 😬
Also it was cold.
Worth it though 🚴🏼‍♀️
#cycling
A green field with streaks of shadow cast by surrounding trees and hedgerows under a clear blue sky. Ahead Coniston Old Man dominated the Lakeland Fell line here
November 25, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Started the weekend with a bit of a wobble but heading into Sunday night on an even keel again. Bring on the new week, lots to look forward to 😊
It is dark, a bright white orb of light from a street lamp casts a glow on leafy trees. A wrought iron gate can just about be made out in the dark.
November 23, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Rode my bike up over t’moor this afternoon. It was chilly!
#cycling
A long shadow of a figure stood with a bike. The shadow falls on a tarmac lane with a grass verge running alongside it and a dry stone wall next to that. The view in the distance is of low Lakeland fells and hills.
November 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Sunday stroll
#cumbria
A black and white dog stands on an autumnal leafy path looking back over her shoulder at the camera. The path is through a woodland, trees mostly bare now, sunlight breaking through the bare branches A path winds through woodland along side a still stream of water, trees reflected on the smooth surface. Ahead a green field is bright with sunlight A white teacup, small teapot and a slice of cake on a table outdoors A black and white dog sits looking up at the camera, sunlight casting shadow on the gravel ground and giving her fur a shine
November 16, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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We are Friday night ready 😁Pyjamas on, I have one of those little single serving bottles of red and have ordered pizza delivery from the restaurant that’s a 5 minute walk away from my house.
#finallyfriday
A black and white dog lies sleeping on her back on a blue sofa, her head almost hanging off the edge of the seat
November 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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This lady caught my eye as I stood under the shelter of a tent at a running event last weekend.
#photography #cumbria #lakedistrict 📷
A figure wearing dark clothing stands seemingly alone in a muddy field, underneath an umbrella. Behind her trees dressed in their brown and rusty autumn foliage cover a hill that rises to the right. Beyond, grey and hazy in the rain are larger Lakeland fells.
November 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Love the @lakelandtrails.bsky.social events. Stunning views, stone skimming, and a little bit of drumming of course.
#boomdangdrummers
Image appears black and white but this is due to the exposure and the Lena pointing towards the sunlight. A lake in the foreground, the surface almost still, white light reflected on it. A tree line separates the lake from the misty view beyond of rugged Lakeland fells. A broken cloudy sky casts bright sunlight on the atmospheric scene A lake with a lightly rippled surface. The lake is wrapped by Lakeland fells, rocky, craggy with pockets of trees and woodland. A group of people wearing bright red sweatshirts are stood on green grass at a lake shore. The distant shore on the other side is a dominant craggy Lakeland fell. A group of drummers posing, sticks held aloft, wearing green and orange sideways drums. Behind them a lake and large rugged Lakeland fell
November 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Reasons to embrace this time of year 😋
A packet of shortbread biscuits. The packet is purple with two large pale shortbread people stood together. In the bottom left corner is the cartoon head of a shortbread person wearing. Bow tie and a crown.
November 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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On bonfire night Gwen is allowed a tennis ball in the house. It’s not a total distraction but such is her obsession with ball play it has proven more effective than absolutely anything else we have tried over the years. Including drugs from the vet.
In the bottom left corner a grubby tennis ball. In front of it crouched, almost laid down, is a black and white collie dog, eyes fixed on the ball. A border collie dog, black and white, sits on a wooden floor looking at the cameras tongue out, tennis ball at her feet.
November 5, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Been on a course all day (a proper one with a qualification at the end of it!)
Saw this whilst stretching my legs at dinner time.
A wreck of a boat, a hole in the side and filled with muddy sand leans against a muddy shore dotted with rocks and clumps of sea weed. The tide is on its way in filling the channel that the boat lies in. The opposite shore is tree lined with the odd building. Ahead at the point as far as the eye can see Black Combe, a very large hill is barely visible through the murky cloud.
November 5, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Reasons to embrace this time of year.
Black Forest hot chocolate 🍒
A black and white border collie dog rests her snout on a leg wearing blue trousers. The leg belongs to someone (me) sat at a light coloured wooden table. On the table is a tall glass with a small Handel filled with a chocolate drink, topped with white whipped cream drizzled with red sauce.
November 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Reasons to embrace this time of year.
Not having to get up at a ridiculous hour to catch the sunrise.
#sunrise #cumbria #photography 📷
A black foreground and a beautiful warm sky. Pale blue streaked with pink and orange strokes of cloud. Between the two the bay is a jagged slice of silver. A black foreground and a beautiful warm sky. Pale blue streaked with pink and orange strokes of cloud. Between the two the bay is a jagged slice of silver. A warm yellow glow centre is a hint of the sun about to crest the horizon. A black foreground and a beautiful warm sky. Pale blue streaked with pink and orange strokes of cloud. Between the two the bay is a jagged slice of silver. A warm yellow glow centre has a pin prick of white light, the sun making its appearance. A black foreground and a beautiful warm sky. Pale blue streaked with pink and orange strokes of cloud. Between the two the bay is a jagged slice of silver. A warm yellow glow centre with a hot white middle is the sun rising above the horizon.
November 2, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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The much missed Jenny dog and Gwen. Sorting and organising what feels like a lifetime of digital images at present and I was struck by the similarity when I came across this shot of Jenny.
Proves once again to me that we didn’t find Gwen, she found us. #alwaysmeanttobe #dogs
❤️
A split image. On one side a black and white dog sits panting with a green tennis ball in front of her. On the other side a very similar image just a different dog with the ball between her paws.
July 19, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Pages of an open book Page of an open book Pages of an open book
July 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Of course, lots! 😊 Though sadly she can’t come to my sons ceremony next week, it’s too far.
A young lady stands in front of a sign which reads LU follows by a red and grey shield featuring a dragon, two red roses and an open book. She wears black graduation robes and a cap, beside sits a black and white dog with a crocheted red rose attached to her collar
July 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Gwen has very reluctantly been brushed to within an inch of her life, burrs and matts cut out and finally a shampoo in the shower. For a dog who loves water she’s not at all impressed.
She’s coming to daughter’s graduation tomorrow 👩‍🎓🐶
A dog sits on a bright pink towel looking at the camera. Behind her bright light is seen through and open glass panelled door. She is slightly shiny and her fur crimped as it’s wet
July 17, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Gwen is loving the heatwave, lake on Friday, river yesterday and beach today.
#dogs #bordercollie #swimming
A dog swimming with a yellow tennis ball in her mouth, behind her the lake shore is grey rock, grass and trees A dog swimmingly my in green water, the ripples on the surface blue in colour. She has a yellow tennis ball in her mouth A dog leaping from a Sandy bank into a pool of beach water that forms a channel.
July 13, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Made it out on my bike this morning. Lap of the lake with friends. Ridiculous and irresponsible car parking at its best round the East side.
#cycling #bikes #AlphabetChallenge #WeekBforBars
A bike leans against a stone gate post beside a cattle grid in the shade. Behind is a view of the Coniston fells, Coniston old man dominating. A glimpse of blue centre left is Coniston water
July 13, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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We kicked off a flash mob yesterday as part of the Unity celebrations. SO much fun 😁
#unity #dance
July 13, 2025 at 5:55 AM