Splendid. I can feel the warmth.

A sailing boat sales on a calm sea at dusk. The sunset reflects in the water with an orangey glow and mountains are dark in the background.

Today is Candlemas - which is a beautiful name. A chance to celebrate 'the return of light'

Artist: Roger Hall

A special place, there is so much layered history and some wonderful tales.

The last of the apples. Put to good use.

‘Durham’s other cathedral’: mining union hall reopens after £14m restoration Considered one of world’s finest trade union buildings and famous for its ‘pitmen’s parliament’, Redhills was built on a grand scale

‘Durham’s other cathedral’: mining union hall reopens after £14m restoration. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

New years day treat. Jasmine in full scented glory.

👏👏👏Thank you

Hazel, doing it's thing.

Peak unthinking, uncaring consumerism: single-serve coffee in single-use plastic. #plasticbeach

Christmas on the #plasticbeach ABOMINABLE SNOWBALLS #IsleofMan

A new find on the #IsleofMan #plasticbeach. From #Burnley. Golf ball sized plastic ball containing a floating triangular sided dice with suggestions for your day: Visit Gawthorp; Go 4 a swim; Skate or Cycle, etc. #allwashedup

I love a solstice me.
This one more than the other.

My solstice stunners....

Apples update.
Still going nicely. Likely see the year turn.

Great news! Planning permission has been granted today for the Sir Bobby Robson Institute.

With £20 million raised already by supporters, fundraising is now ramping up to raise the final £10million needed.

A significant step in the right direction! sirbobbyrobsonfoundation.org.uk/green-light-...

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This is very exciting news for all of us here. This will be the first dedicated space we will have had that has been specifically designed for the delivery of oncology/haematology research in the North East.

It will be an amazing space for our patients to receive the best possible care.

I hate that negativity gets all the amplification by social media algorithms.

Let’s amplify LOVE instead.

I am beaming love at you. Right now.

Fuck the haters. I defy you. I am beaming extra love right into your face. Relax and be loved.

This is extraordinary.

Good morning to you too. Wonderful picture to start the day!

I am sure you will, it is beautifully written. Let me know what you think.

How did I ever miss this? Masterpiece!
Thank you, Tan Twan Eng 👏👏🫶

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The beacon unlids its eye. A green pulse, a blade of emerald light,
shearing damp air. A swift cut across the wet skin of the pier, gleaming on concrete, catching nails and knots in a sudden, liquid gloss. It etches a path over dark waters, a momentary road to the distant, dreaming shore.

Want to come and work with me at the National Lottery Heritage Fund? We’re looking for a Policy Project Manager to work across heritage policy including nature and communities. Deadline 23 Nov. heritagefund.ciphr-irecruit.com/Applicants/v...

A soft exhalation of breath drawn and released in the rhythm of the waves.

😂 I admit to others. I am over it, now. Honest...

Botheration is the right word!

Never ending that is... always another hurdle... sending buckets and buckets of empathy.

Feels like winter. So here’s a little ode to Autumn.