A picture of our Whippet X Netty the day she came to stay. She is standing in the sunshine looking directly at the camera with a happy expression on her face. The light is coming from the right and glints off her black and white coat and her whiskers. Tomorrow marks three months to the day since she came to stay, she has brought so much joy and has become part of the family... so that's why I chose this shot.

Morning All !

Day 25 of #MyPhotoAdvent2025, a photo a day of my favourite captures of 2025... with an explanation in Alt Text of my reason for choosing it.

This is the photo that has brought me (and Jude) the greatest pleasure😍

#DogsofBlueSky #RescuedogsofBlueSky #Photography #EastCoastKin

A juvenile, male, Greater Spotted Woodpecker in profile on a fat ball feeder. It has a pale red stomach and red tufts on the back of it's head which contrast with the predominantly black and white plumage. Juvenile males start with a red cap on the front of their heads which migrates to the rear of the head as they mature. This was taken in May 2025 (in our front garden) so this bird would have hatched in 2024 and is nearing full maturity. I chose this as it is, I think, my favourite Woodpecker capture ever.

Morning All !

Day 24 of #MyPhotoAdvent2025, a photo a day of my favourite captures of 2025... with an explanation in Alt Text of my reason for choosing it.

These are photos that, for one reason or another, give me pleasure.

#Birds #BritishBirds #Photography #EastCoastKin

Between two rows of bare winter trees a Fallow Deer stag is galloping away from the camera towards fog filled landscape, it appears as a silhouette against the fog. I chose this as I love the atmosphere the foggy morning has created and because it is the first picture of a Fallow Deer that I have managed to get.

Day 23 of #MyPhotoAdvent2025, a photo a day of my favourite captures of 2025... with an explanation in Alt Text of my reason for choosing it.

These are photos that, for one reason or another, give me pleasure.

Only two more to go !

#Nature #EastAnglia #Landscape #Photography #EastCoastKin

Picture of a Male Banded demoiselle (A damsel fly) it is metallic blue, with broad, dark blue patches on each wing. It is sitting on a water iris leaf with it's tail raised, it's wings are furled along it's body there is a drop of water between it's front legs. I've chosen this because it is a stunning insect and we love seeing them in the garden.

Afternoon All !

Day 18 of #MyPhotoAdvent2025, a photo a day of my favourite captures of 2025... with an explanation in Alt Text of my reason for choosing it.

Jude is being discharged today 😀(when today is another matter)

#Stunday #Macro #Insects #Nature #Photography #EastCoastKin

A long tailed tit perched on the curved bar of a bird feeding station. It is facing to the right and it's face a fluffed up feathers are highlighted late afternoon sunlight of a cold February afternoon. It appears to be in deep, quite contemplation. I chose this because I adore Long Tailed Tits, love the way the light catches this bird and the feeling of something deep going on in the mind of the tit.

Morning All !

Day 18 of #MyPhotoAdvent2025, a photo a day of my favourite captures of 2025... with an explanation in Alt Text of my reason for choosing it.

These are photos that, for one reason or another, give me pleasure.

#BirdOfTheDay #Quietmoments #Birds #Photography #EastCoastKin

The image shows a small, two storey, stone building standing right on the edge of Whiteness Voe (a sea loch), It is on a rocky promontory that sticks out into the calm blue waters of the voe. The building and the rocks are reflected in the water. The building is called a böd in the Shetland dialect and was built to house nets, creels etc. for the local fishermen. I've chosen this for it's simple beauty and calm atmosphere.

Afternoon All !

Just back from seeing Jude in hospital and she is much improved 😀

Day 17 of #MyPhotoAdvent2025, a photo a day of my favourite captures of 2025... with an explanation in Alt Text of my reason for choosing it.

#Scape #Shetland #Scotland #Landscape #Photography #EastCoastKin

Black and White. Taken inside the Pickering Station of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, two unique petrol- electric 'Autocars' (Built in 1903) stand next to the platform beneath the metal trusses of the roof. Some passengers have already boarded waiting for the run through the Moors to Grosmont. I chose this because I love the timeless feel and the way all the straight lines run parallel to each other into the distance. More information about these splendid vehicles can be found at https://electricautocar.co.uk/ (you will need to copy and paste to follow the link)

Morning All !

Day 16 of #MyPhotoAdvent2025, a photo a day of my favourite captures of 2025... with an explanation in Alt Text of my reason for choosing it.

These are photos that, for one reason or another, give me pleasure.

#Railways #Trains #NorthYorksire #ClassicMono #Photography #EastCoastKin

Above the Sea Thrift covered cliffs on the Isle of Lunga a Puffin starts it's decent to land amongst a group of 5 puffins on the ground. It has it's wings fully spread and is using it's orange webbed feet to help control the decent. I've chosen this because I love the sense of movement and the way the light catches the bird in flight and the flowers on the ground... and it's Puffins !

Morning All !

Day 16 of #MyPhotoAdvent2025, a photo a day of my favourite captures of 2025... with an explanation in Alt Text of my reason for choosing it.

These are photos that, for one reason or another, give me pleasure.

#BirdOfTheDay #Groups #Birds #Mull #Nature #Photography #EastCoastKin

Black and White. A magnificent oak tree with incredibly twisted branches that seem to writhe in the air. It is in a wood next to a path, it is surrounded by ferns. Taken in the grounds of Culzean Castle in Scotland, Mat 2025. I chose this as it is one of the most beautifully shaped trees I have ever seen.

Morning All !

Day 15 of #MyPhotoAdvent2025, a photo a day of my favourite captures of 2025... with an explanation in Alt Text of my reason for choosing it.

These are photos that, for one reason or another, give me pleasure.

#ThickTrunkTuesday #ClassicMono #Scotland #Photography #EastCoastKIn

I chose this because it is not far from where we live and it is always a pleasure to walk the grounds of the Priory. Framed by trees the ancient buildings and stone walls of Clare Priory surround a lawn that has daffodils growing in it. Some of the original buildings are still in use and stand amongst the ruins of the original Priory. Clare Priory was established 1248 by Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester, as a friary for the Order of St Augustine and a cell of Bec Abbey, Normandy. It was the first house of the Augustinian Friars in England. It was a victim of Henry VIIIs 'Reformation' and closed in 1538. After passing through my hands the site was purchased by the Augustinians in 1953 and is an active Priory once again.

Morning All !

Day 15 of #MyPhotoAdvent2025, a photo a day of my favourite captures of 2025... with an explanation in Alt Text of my reason for choosing it.

These are photos that, for one reason or another, give me pleasure.

#BlueSkyMonday #History #EastAnglia #Photography #EastCoastKin

I chose this for the the stunning beauty and complete serenity of the moment. Taken from a rocky outcrop on the Sound of Mull looking West. The sun is setting and turns the sky to gold on the left side of the image. The light catches the edge of a thick bank of cloud giving it an orange glow. The calm water of the sound glints with the colours in the sky while the hills of Mull and Ardnamuchan are silhouettes on the horizon.

Morning All !

Day 14 of #MyPhotoAdvent2025, a photo a day of my favourite captures of 2025... with an explanation in Alt Text of my reason for choosing it.

These are photos that, for one reason or another, give me pleasure.

#Stunday #Mull #Landscape #Scotland #Photography #EastCoastKin

I chose this one because it makes me laugh. Taken in our garden in January 2025, a Fieldfare is stomping across frost covered decking, it has one foot raised in the air as if about to bring thudding down on the deck. It has a really grumpy expression on it's face. It's almost as if it has been mortally insulted and is walking off in high dudgeon.

Morning All !

Day 13 of #MyPhotoAdvent2025, a photo a day of my favourite captures of 2025... with an explanation in Alt Text of my reason for choosing it.

These are photos that, for one reason or another, give me pleasure.

#Birds #MigrantBirds #EastAnglia #Photography #EastCoastKin

I've chosen this won because of the tranquillity and beauty of the scene. This was taken at Stenness on the Eshaness peninsula (North West Mainland of Shetland) in September 2025. It shows a shingle beach curving around a small bay. At the top of the beach a roofless two story building stands with it's foundations in the shingle (it was built to house equipment and nets for the fishing boats that used to sail from this beach). To the left the dark bulk of Dore Holm (a magnificent sea arch) punctuates the horizon, in the distance the hills of Papa Stour and Shetlands West Mainland line the horizon.

Morning All !

Day 11 of #MyPhotoAdvent2025, a photo a day of my favourite captures of 2025... with an explanation in Alt Text of my reason for choosing it.

These are photos that, for one reason or another, give me pleasure.

#Scape #Shetland #Scotland #Landscape #Photography #EastCoastKin

Shot from above, a group of fluffy dandelion seed heads standing amongst blue forget-me-nots. Some of the dandelions have started to shed their seeds leaving little fuzz edged bald spots. I chose this because it created an image in my head of looking down at the tonsured heads of elderly, slightly unkempt monks - now I can't unsee it... it does make me smile though :)

Morning All !

Day 11 of #MyPhotoAdvent2025, a photo a day of my favourite captures of 2025... with an explanation in Alt Text of my reason for choosing it.

These are photos that, for one reason or another, give me pleasure.

#Flowers #Eco-Gardening #Nature #Photography #EastCoastKin

A steam locomotive pulls slowly away from a level crossing heading for a short in the distance. The front of the locomotive is shrouded in steam. Near the mouth of the tunnel a loan figure, partially obscured by the steam, stands watching the progress of the engine. I really like heritage railways and love the timeless nostalgia of this image. It was taken just outside North Yorkshire Moors Railway station at Grosmont in May this year. The locomotive is the Southern Railways 926 'Repton', it was built in 1934 and retired from service in 1962

Morning All !

Day 10 of #MyPhotoAdvent2025, a photo a day of my favourite captures of 2025... with an explanation in Alt Text of my reason for choosing it.

#Trains #Railways #History #NorthYorkshire #Photography #EastCoastKin

I called this 'The Watchers'. Four puffins on the Isle of Lunga, Mull, Scotland. They are standing on the edge of a cliff above the camera. The two in the middle have their bodies facing the camera but, their heads turned to the right. the out side pair are side on to the camera, the left hand one is looking to the right, the one on the right is looking back. I chose this because a) It's Puffins b)the way the light rims the puffins and highlights the sea thrift that grows from the rocks and c) The way the four birds stand out against the bright blue sky... and it's Puffins !

Morning All !

Day 9 of #MyPhotoAdvent2025, a photo a day of my favourite captures of 2025... with an explanation in Alt Text of my reason for choosing it.

Plus #BirdOfTheDay, the theme is #SideViews the Alternative is #TurningAway. A 'twofer' I feel 😆

#Birds #Seabirds #Photography #EastCoastKin

Standing by a drystone wall a derelict and unloved traditional British public phone box (no phone now) dominates this picture of a typical Shetland landscape. A single track road with a rusty cattlegrid snakes into the distance through low, rocky hills towards Voe of Clousta (a sea loch). The dark blue waters of the loch are surrounded by green fields dotted with houses beneath a bright blue sky and fluffy clouds. I chose this image because it typifies Shetland, which is one of my favourite places, it shows the settlement of Clousta, but could be any one of a hundred settlements that you find when you take a trip off the main road and down one of the side roads.

Morning All !

Day 9 of #MyPhotoAdvent2025, a photo a day of my favourite captures of 2025... with an explanation in Alt Text of my reason for choosing it.

#BlueSkyMonday #Landscape #Shetland #Scotland #Photography #EastCoastKin

I've chosen this because the colour combination is stunning and I love hoverflies ! Close up of a gorgeous bright pink rose with a golden yellow centre, in the centre a hoverfly gathers nectar and scatters pollen that dusts the petals of the flower.

Morning All !

Day 8 of #MyPhotoAdvent2025, a photo a day of my favourite captures of 2025... with an explanation in Alt Text of my reason for choosing it.

#Stunday #Insects #Nature #Eco-Gardening #Photography #EastCoastKin

I chose this simply because it is beautiful... nature at it's finest. A group of delicate pink and yellow tulips growing in a flower bed. Only one of the flowers is fully open showing purple/ pink petals that turn to yellow about two thirds of the way down. The shot was taken in April so naturally there had been a heavy shower so the flowers and foliage are beaded with water droplets that catch the light.

Morning All !

Day 7 of #MyPhotoAdvent2025, a photo a day of my favourite captures of 2025... with an explanation in Alt Text of my reason for choosing it.

#Flowers #Tulips #Gardens #Nature #Photography #EastCoastKin

@gkc62.bsky.social ok so it looks like we already have a hashtag for the last weeks of 2025 - #MyPhotoAdvent2025 great minds think alike! @rovingrollo.bsky.social when do you expect to start using it Hairy? is this an all month thing? or a last 2 weeks thing? 🥰

Hmm, there's already #MyPhotoAdvent2025 by @rovingrollo.bsky.social , where you can show your favourite photos of the year. That would actually be a double theme 🤷🏼

Every year my neighbours and after 40 year more our friends🙏 we are hanging Christmas decorations under our carport.
#XtraXmas #ArtAdventCalender and for @rovingrollo.bsky.social his #MyPhotoAdvent2025
#EastCoastKin #Christmas #neighbours #friends #mobilephonephotography

Black and White. A ruined, two story farmhouse (on the left of the image) stands by the shores of Loch Buie. It still has most of it's slate roof but is otherwise derelict.In front of it a tall, twisted tree stands partially silhouetted against a cloud filled sky, a rope has been slung over one of the branches and it has a boat fender attached to it to create a swing. In the foreground shingle has pilled up, thrown there by the savage Atlantic storms driving down the length of the loch. In the distance the hills of Mull dominate the Skyline. A weathered, battered tree trunk lies on the shingle. I chose this image because I'm drawn by the melancholy, moody feel. The house is called Glenbyre and is nearly two miles from the nearest road. It seems to have been once a thriving farm, but it now stands forlorn and abandoned in a beautiful location.

Morning All !

Day 6 of #MyPhotoAdvent2025, a photo a day of my favourite captures of 2025... with an explanation in Alt Text of my reason for choosing it.

#Mull #Scotland #Scape #ColorADay #BWFri #ClassicMono #Photography #EastCoastKin

Four Hoverflies (2 x Eupeodes luniger - top and bottom and 2x Marmalade Fly - Episyrphus balteatus - middle and left) seek nectar on the red stamens of a white Lily. I've chosen this because I'm fascinated by hoverflies (a really important pollinator) and this was such a beautiful example of them in action.

Morning All !

Day 5 of #MyPhotoAdvent2025, a photo a day of my favourite captures of 2025... with an explanation in Alt Text of my reason for choosing it.

#Insects #Nature #Eco-Gardening #EastAnglia #Macro#ArtAdventCalendar #Photography #EastCoastKin

The last one for this day is from a visit to Christmas Market in Dortmund Germany few years back✨️🕯
#XtraXmas #ArtAdventCalander #MyPhotoAdvent2025 from @rovingrollo.bsky.social
#EastCoastKin #Christmas #mobilephonephotography

A beautiful stained glass window in the chapel of the castle that was installed to mark the new millennium in the year 2000. Nicola Hopwood's design features the rock on which the castle stands, as well as the meandering River Wye. Three faces symbolise the three parish communities of Goodrich, Marstow and Welsh Bicknor. Down the centre a red ribbon features the phrase "upon this rock" from Matthew 16:18. I chose this image because of the design of the window and because of the way it casts multicoloured pools of light onto the walls and floor.

Day 4 of #MyPhotoAdvent2025, a photo a day of my favourite captures of 2025... with an explanation in Alt Text of my reason for choosing it.

#WindowsonWednesday #AlphabetChallenge #WeekWforWindows #ArtAdventCalendar #Photography #EastCoastKin

This a glass blow Candle with i use during the Advent time. To burn every Sunday candle 🕯 until 24 December. It is red from color with a winter landscape on it.

Good morning all, apologies for not being so active this last month of the year 🙏To much last visits to the hospital and a Birthday and Christmas to prepare 😅Here is my Advent Candle for #ArtAdventCalender #XtraXmas #MyPhotoAdvent2025 from @rovingrollo.bsky.social
#EastCoastKin

A group of three Oak trees standing at the side of an ancient country trackway. I've walked past these trees many times, but this was the first time I'd seen them without foliage. I was struck by the way their beautifully curved and twisted branches seem to waive in the air like sea anemones. I also love how the early morning Spring sunshine casts shadows that emphasise the edges of the branches.

Day 3 of #MyPhotoAdvent2025, a photo a day of my favourite captures of 2025... with an explanation in Alt Text of my reason for choosing it.

Please feel free to join in.. just use the hashtag

#ThickTrunkTuesday #NorthEssex #EastAnglia #Photography #EastCoastKin

So lovely and beautiful Neil, and what a wonderful idea #MyPhotoAdvent2025.
Sadly I can't do that every day this month is a month from more visits to the hospital. So I am not always online. Wish you good luck with this🙏❤️

I chose this one because this is a place that I had long wished to visit, in May 2025 I finally made it. This is the Isle of Staffa, which is just off the coast of Mull. The photo shows the massive basalt columns that the island is famous for and 'Boat Cave' (one of several caves on the island including the world famous Fingal's Cave). On the horizon and island called 'The Dutchman's Cap can just be made out.

Morning All !

Day 2 of #MyPhotoAdvent2025, a photo a day of my favourite captures of 2025... with an explanation in Alt Text of my reason for choosing it.

#ArtAdventCalendar #BlueSkyMonday #Mull #Staffa #Scotland #Photography #EastCoastKin