White Big Wheel ride under construction, with left side segment still missing.
Been watching the #bigwheel construction on #PlymouthHoe as I walked to-and-from work this week. At lunchtime today, it looked rather like a giant #PacMan 😁
#Plymouth
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Definitely not about me…
In contrast with yesterday’s glorious sunshine, today’s morning mist thickened and persisted all day - the red and white stripes of #smeatonstower were barely visible!
#plymouth
#plymouthhoe
The enforced slow pace of traffic has made motoring less sexy. I may as well take the bus, says Helen Rumbelow
What's even the point of driving if you have to obey the speed limit?
Good morning #Plymouth ☺️
There may be a risk of #aprilshowers today, but these glorious sunshine views of Plymouth Hoe and the Sound as I walked to work have set my happy mood for the week ahead. I don’t think even heavy rain could dampen my spirits 🌧️🥰🌊
A Robin perched on a branch, its beak full of food and other material.
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South Cornish coast yesterday, and north Cornwall coast today.
Both stunning, as ever, but we were particularly lucky with amazing weather for early April 🥰
#southwestcoastpath
#RameHead
#StIves
Unfortunately, our gutters are insanely high & pretty inaccessible for us (big old Victorian terrace on a steep hill 😬) - but others in and near #Plymouth might want to join this #citizenscience project ⬇️
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Mmm. Tasty.
It was really beautiful walking home along the Hoe this evening 🥰
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My first visit - an after-lunch stomp while visiting family in a nearby village. It was moodily impressive on a misty day - but I definitely want to come back when there are proper views to wales and north Devon 🤞☀️
After the stress & fear of trying to leave a potential war zone (“combat operation” my ass) will UK people reflect in time on the horrors which make people flee towards asylum?
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Good morning Glasgow!! So pleased the sun decided to drop by for the final day of #OSM26 so we could see the Clyde looking so pretty and reflective 🥰🌊
Yeah - but we can probably address that risk with a couple of supplements, so smugness not particularly diminished 😉
Great OBON oral session this morning at #OSM26 - thanks to everyone who joined us!
Find out about even more #eDNA observing projects at the Poster session this afternoon: OT44F
Date: Thursday, 26 February 2026
Time: 16:00 – 18:00
Location: Hall 4 (Poster Hall) (Scottish Event Campus)
Are you at #OSM26 in Glasgow this week?
OBON will be hosting two sessions on THURSDAY 26th:
- oral session 08:30 - 10:00 (Carron, SEC)
- poster session 16:00 - 18:00 (main poster hall - boards 1208-1236)
Drop by to find out more about this UN Ocean Decade programme and our associated activities!
Hope to see lots of colleagues and friends at #OSM26 in Glasgow next week! Drop by the @obon-ocean.bsky.social oral & poster sessions on Thurs 26th to catch the OBON and POGO folks 🌊⤵️
Cover image for OBON (Ocean Biomolecular Observing Network) newsletter Issue 12 (Feb 2026), including logo, multiple small images from the issue, and bit.ly link: https://bit.ly/OBON_NL12
OBON's February newsletter has just gone live - with lots of updates on programme and project activities - including our sessions at #OSM26 in Glasgow next week
Read at: bit.ly/OBON_NL12 (link in bio).
#eDNA #biomolecular #oceanobservations
Frogspawn visible in watery ditch
Frogspawn sitting on wet grass - not in the water!
Frogspawn spotted on #Dartmoor yesterday. Feels early to me, but I looked up spawning dates, and apparently mid-Feb is pretty normal in the Southwest. My Isle of Man childhood memories are probably influencing my expectations :)
#spawnwatch
#what3words funds.pigtails.slips
📢Our #EMBracingtheOcean #artistinresidence programme call closes on Monday! We are seeking #artists to co-create work with Ocean scientists to embrace connection to the Ocean, inspire behaviour towards sustainability & contribute new insights to science. Apply here: tinyurl.com/f7jc8b53
Yes. It is all too much. I hate seeing elderly family and friends struggle with technology that is really hard to opt out of 😢
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Bored now :(.
And feeling very fortunate on the location of my house - the water runs like a river down the road, but we don’t flood 🤞
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Spring IS coming!!!!!
Popped to @theboxplymouth.bsky.social to take a look at the new #BerylCook exhibit ‘Pride & Joy’ - an excellent way to spend a wet afternoon off work :). Never been a big fan of her work (sorry!), but it was beautifully curated, & I really enjoyed learning about her art/inspiration. Worth a visit 🥰
