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Took a bit of a gamble today with a jaunt up to Upper Teesdale, not expecting too much if truth be told. But even a handful of these was enough to make the journey worthwhile.
📸 Spring Gentian (Gentiana verna)
#botany #wildflowerhour
Lovely place to spend time! Well done your mum! There was much concern about the flora when the reservoir was built.
For #TerrierTuesday and Sam and Ade Go Birding……Midge on the GWR heading into St Ives. From Summer 2019 with her human bruvver 🥰
The brother had an errand in Sunlun today and he brought a pink slice back for me. Haven’t had one since I worked in Southwick in the 1990s 😋
Dane's Dyke: Extremely well preserved, running from the coast north of Flamborough Head south for a distance of two and a half miles, Danes' Dyke remains a significant boundary in the modern landscape. The linear bank and ditch system encloses an area of approximately five square miles of headland.
😂 we got asked “who’s taking who?” last week…….I explained that we just do what Midge tells us 😂🤭
Lovely write up from Tony Henderson about 'Lost & Found - The McLaren Diaries of Thorpe Thewles', a film we produced with Thorpe Thewles History Group. The response has been overwhelming. 🤩
www.culturednortheast.co.uk/p/rescued-du...
I hope you did wear that fab party hat all day! Gorgeous birthday drawings 🥳🎂🎁
SEATON SNOOKS TEA ROOM OUT AND ABOUT CARD.
12 APRIL 2026
THE FlRST GANNETS.
Perfect 🤩
How I loved the Magic Shop 🪄
Do you have access to BBC Sounds? Some episodes are available to listen to now.
Just looked it up. It’s the Ferryhill Philosophers by Michael Chaplin (son of Sid Chaplin) Both talented writers and I enjoy reading their work. I copy this into my diary every year to remind me that my life choices are enough!
North Gare Beach. aka The Blue Lagoon.
Exultation is perfect 🤩 such a delightful bird. I’ll try and find the Ferryhill story later…….what time approximately was it broadcast? 🤗
We took off from all responsibilities yesterday and headed to Upper Teesdale. A picnic, no phone signal and a walk along Widdybank Fell 😎 I’ve never, ever walked up there without a coat on…..it was 20C yesterday! Saw a Ring Ouzel, a Wheatear and lots of skylarks. A noisy wren told us to naff off 😂🥰
Looking forward to quietly standing on the gare looking and listening 😊
Always late to the party…..here is Midge not quite on a log…….more in one #TerrierTuesday #DogsOnLogs
I love a ferry crossing.
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Woo hoo 🤗
Seasonal fencing now back up to protect the Little Tern colony on Seaton Carew beach. This has been a highly successful scheme which involves cordoning off a small proportion of one of the North-east most popular beaches during the breeding season.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I won the jarping this year! First time ever. Egg mayo stottie for tea 😋
A walk around Bishop Middleham today. My childhood stomping ground. I grew up in these fields. Galloped ponies, fell off sledges, drove tractors, ate bait, searched for wildflowers, watched wildlife, fed sheep in the snow, picked potatoes, stacked straw bales…..so many memories ☺️
There is now a record 3,428 billionaires in the world. They have $20.1 trillion between them. Up 25% in one year.” Embroidery in gold on purple felt.
Been doing some embroidery based on the latest Forbes list of Billionaires which came out on 10 March 2026. Of course it is an underestimate. They don’t, for example include royalty or dictators! (Not sure which category Trump is in.)
#embroidery
Phwoar 😍
The dandelion leaves worked best this year #PasteEggDay #EasterSunday
Spot on! I don’t like the “othering” of people. Human beings need to look after each other rather than create division 🤗
Hello World. Earth from Artemis 2. Credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman
Cut this picture out and keep it in your pocket. The next time someone says, "We should look after our own first - charity begins at home," take the photo out and say, "I agree. And to remind me, I carry a picture of home with me at all times."