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A cool and windy morning, but brilliantly sunny - a recipe for a long walk by the sea, taking in the local parks ☀️ 🏝️ 🦋 🍂 Afternoon duties include watering plants which yesterday’s rain did not reach, lagging outside taps, and sorting out clutter 🚿 🧤 🍵 ♻️ Enjoy an autumnal Thursday afternoon 😇 ☯️🍀 🕊️

A large weeping willow beside a small lake on a bright sunny day in Southchurch Park 🇬🇧

#ThickTrunkThursday

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The Moon and Jupiter approaching conjunction at dawn this morning in Essex - no occultation here, but parts of Africa and North America were more fortunate 🌘 ⭐️ 🌄 ☕️ In other news, rain is allegedly forecast for tomorrow - hoping it actually arrives 🏜️ 🐪 🙏 🌂 Have a lovely Tuesday afternoon 😇 🍨 🍀 🕊️

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Virginia Creeper in Chalkwell Park this afternoon, in glorious sunshine and summer warmth at +24 C ☀️ 🌿 🌘 😇 However, the changing colours and the crackle of dry fallen leaves underfoot serve as a reminder that autumn is nigh 🍃 🍂 ☯️ ⚖️ Meanwhile, enjoy this lovely Monday and the coming week 🦋 🍵 🍀 🕊️

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A calm and sunny morning in Southchurch Park, with some of the trees starting to show some autumn colours ☀️ 🏝️ 🌗 🍂 A family of seven swans, with five cygnets losing their grey coats to resemble their parents to mark the changing season 🦢 ☯️ 🌍 🌌 The weekend is upon us - enjoy a lovely evening 😇 🦋 🍀 🕊️

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

An early walk along the cliffs at Leigh-On-Sea, with a view across the Thames estuary towards Kent 🚶‍♂️ 🌊 🏝️ 🌖 A glorious start to October, as summer mode continues to prevail here in Essex ☀️ 🍨 🐠 😇 Even decorations for Halloween and Christmas have started to appear - have a lovely month ahead 🎃 🎄 🍀 🕊️

Early morning view across the Thames estuary towards Kent 🇬🇧

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A benign sunset on the last day of September, after an unseasonably warm afternoon 🌄 🌤️ 🏝️ 🌖 Drifting round the garden, preparing for colder and rainier weather, which is often forecast but rarely materialises 🍵 🍨 🏡 🦋 Also sifting through hundreds of books to declutter - have a nice evening 📚 😇 🍀 🕊️

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Warm sunshine in Priory Park this morning, as the gardens start to recover from the summer droughts 🔔 ☀️ 🏝️ 🌖 A little rain overnight has freshened things up, and it still feels like summer once any mist has cleared 🌼 🌫️ 🐪 🍨 A most enjoyable autumn so far - have a nice Tuesday evening 😇 ⚖️ 🍀 🕊️

Prittlewell Priory in Southend this morning 🇬🇧

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

St Andrew’s Church in Shoeburyness this morning - excellent weather for wandering round the graveyard, if you enjoy the peace therein - not everyone’s cup of tea ✝️ 🔔 ☀️ ⚰️ September warmth continues beyond the equinox, but we need more rain 🙏 🍵 🍨 🌂 Enjoy it while it lasts - happy weekend 💐 😇 🍀 🕊️

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A nice sunset after a fine day - have a lovely evening 🌄 😇 🍀 🕊️

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Sunshine greeting the autumn equinox this morning on the shores of Essex ⚖️ ☀️ 🏝️ 🌔 A warm day too, with watering plants a priority as the pots become dry again - eagerly awaiting the wet autumn predicted by some El Nino experts 👨‍🏫 🍵 🚿 🍨 Enjoy the coming Libra season - have a nice evening 😇 🦋 🍀 🕊️

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Sunflowers celebrate their last day of astronomical summer - they can elevate the energy in front of any background 🌻 🛤️ 🏝️ 🦋 Another glorious day to tidy up the garden - and to retrieve a couple of suitcases from the garage ☯️ 🏡 ☀️ 🧳 The nights are drawing in - have a lovely evening, everyone 😇 🙏 🍀 🕊️

Sunflowers celebrate their last day of summer - they can elevate the energy in front of any background

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A hint of autumnal mist over the other side of the estuary, but a warm and sunny Monday after a slightly fresh start ☀️ 🏝️ 🌔 😇 Time to strip the ivy from the far side of garden fence while the going is good in no man’s land ✂️ 🍵 🍨 🦊 Enjoy the equinoctial week ahead, whatever you are up to 😇 🍂 🍀 🕊️

A hint of autumnal mist over the other other side of the estuary, but a warm and sunny Monday after a slightly fresh start 🇬🇧

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Seals emerging from the sea onto a distant mud flat on an ebb tide at Westcliff this morning 🦭 🏝️ 🌊 ⛅️ I noticed the seals, because there had been recent reports of pilot whales in the Thames Estuary, and I was looking out for them 🐳 🐠 ☕️ 📻 No such luck this time - enjoy your Sunday evening 😇 🙏 🍀 🕊️

Seals emerging from the sea onto a mud flat on an ebb tide at Westcliff this morning 🇬🇧

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A fine Friday morning in Southchurch Park, ahead of high cloud invading from the west ☀️ 🏝️ 🦢 🌂 The need for a short sleeve sweater to address the strengthening wind suggests that autumn will arrive eventually, but precious little rain is forecast 🐪 🏜️ 🙏 🔮 Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend 😇 💐🍀 🕊️

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Stratocumulus by early afternoon, following a sunny morning 🌥️ 🏝️ 🌊 🌒 The rising tide is covering the algae on the stony beach, while the sky looks more threatening than it actually is - the washing is safely on the line 🌂 ⚓ 🦉 🧺 Some light gardening this afternoon - have a marvellous evening 😇 🏡 🍀 🕊️

The Crowstone at Chalkwell on a rising tide 🇬🇧

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Somewhat cooler and less humid in Essex this morning, as a rainless cold front passed through 🌤️ 🏝️ 🌒 🌂 A coastal walk, followed by the somewhat strenuous exercise of trying to rake the moss out of the lawn - an occasional task nowadays 🏡 🍨 🍵 ♻️ Autumn at its best - have a pleasant evening 😇 🦉 🍀 🕊️

A cold front clearing Essex this morning 🇬🇧

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

An early harvest of black grapes on this fine afternoon, before they wither on the vine 🍇 🌤️ 🏝️ 🌒 We usually manage to obtain several litres of grape juice, but the yield is down after a hot and dry summer 🏜️ ☯️ 🌡️ 🍨 Grateful for the harvest, however small - enjoy a happy and peaceful weekend 😇 🍵 🍀 🕊️

An early harvest of black grapes this afternoon 🍇

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Wishing everyone a peaceful Friday, after a another few millimetres of rain overnight, followed by warm sunshine this morning ☀️ 🏝️ 🌚 😇 A long walk by the sea, reflecting on so many changes since the turn of the century ☯️ 🌊 ☕️ 🌹 Finding solace in the presence of nature - have a nice afternoon 🍨 🙏 🍀 🕊️

Some of the gardens at Hever Castle yesterday 🇬🇧

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A fine day to go to a craft fair at Hever Castle, which also has beautiful grounds 🏰 🌳 🌹 🌤️ I rarely drive to Kent nowadays, because of the dangerous bottleneck at the Dartford crossing - surprisingly this was my first visit 🌁 🏎️ 🚛 ⚠️ The ice cream is excellent - have a nice Thursday evening 🍨 🍵 🍀 🕊️

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

After at least an inch of prolonged steady rain yesterday, the garden is already starting to recover nicely ☀️ 🏝️ 🌘 ⭐️ Cooler too, with a refreshing breeze - autumn is sometimes underrated 🍂 🍵 🎐 😇 While Venus gets lower in the evenings, Jupiter appears in the mornings - have a lovely evening ☯️ 🌃 🍀 🕊️

After at least an inch of prolonged steady rain yesterday, the garden is already starting to recover nicely - far more useful than a sharp thunderstorm, where the water runs down the drains before it can slowly sink into the ground 😇

There could be parallels elsewhere in life 😜

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

A fine and warm start to the week, with the hope of at least some rain later tonight 🐪☀️ 🏝️ 🌘 All is calm for now, but there is work to be done before we are overtaken by autumn - some tidying of the garden perhaps, or clearing clutter 🍂 🚿 🏡 ♻️ Whatever you are doing, have a fabulous Monday 😇 ☯️ 🍀 🕊️

A couple of green boats in Old Leigh near high tide on a fine morning 🇬🇧

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

A beautiful sunrise this morning, encouraging a longish walk by the sea before breakfast 🌅 🏝️ 🌊 😇 Sunny and warm this afternoon, while removing weeds and dead grass from what is left of the lawn, in the hope of mowing it - if and when it rains enough 🐪 🙏 🌂 🃏 Have a lovely Sunday, everyone 🍨 🍂 🍀 🕊️

Sunrise this morning at Leigh-On-Sea 🇬🇧 🌅

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Linda Catling (the local Banksy of knitting toppers for letter boxes) yet again captures the mood brilliantly - the white rabbit has spoken 🐇 ⛅️ 🏝️ 😇 This afternoon the beaches were largely calm and peaceful in hot sunshine as the tide came in 🐠 🌊 🍨 🍵 Enjoy your evening, wherever you are 🍃 🍂 🍀 🕊️

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

A rather grey morning in Westcliff-On-Sea at low tide, with occasional opportunities to hear the gentle patter of light rain on the umbrella 🌦️ 🏝️ 🥁 😇 No deluge, but perhaps a sign that further rain may fall later 🙏 🌂 🍂 🐪 Now for some household duties to earn my keep - have a fine afternoon 🏡 🧹 🍀 🕊️

Low tide in a cloudy Thames Estuary this morning - even a few spots of rain 🇬🇧

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Pleasantly quiet today, now that many schools have restarted after the summer holidays ☀️ 🏝️ 🌖 😇 There has been just enough rain to allow the grass to start reclaiming a hint of greenness 💚 🌿 🍃 🍨 A glorious morning for a walk, without the searing heat of summer - Happy first day of autumn 🏡 🙏 🍀 🕊️

The Highlands Estate in Leigh-On-Sea this morning 🇬🇧

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The four elements look nicely balanced today, in the run-up to the August bank holiday weekend ☀️ ⏳ 💨 🌊 Green shoots are appearing in the brown landscape, and there is a promise of rain tomorrow 🔮 😇 🌂 🌾 A nice end to our very hot and dry meteorological summer - have a most enjoyable weekend 🍨 🙏 🍀 🕊️

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Unsettled skies between this morning’s welcome rain and a partial lunar eclipse early tomorrow morning ⛅️ 🌝 🏝️ 🌂 Warm, despite a breeze off the sea, while children and dogs explore puddles on the seafront 💧🚸 🐾 👢 Seasonal change is in the air, as schools restart next week - enjoy your evening ☯️ 🍂🍀 🕊️

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Anemones seem to benefit from benign neglect, and always bloom at the end of summer, though I had to water them occasionally during the drought 🏜️ 💮 🌸 🚿 We had a little rain this morning, and more substantial amounts are forecast for tonight 😇 🌂 ⛈️ 🙏 Nature is beautiful - have a nice evening 🍨 ☯️ 🍀 🕊️

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Sunny and windy in Tilbury at noon, before a yellow warning for rain and thunderstorms later tonight and tomorrow ☀️ 🎐 🏝️ ⚠️ Hoping they actually materialise in Essex - we desperately need the rain 🙏 🔮 🐪 🌂 Plenty of new unaffordable housing developments in evidence - have a nice evening 😇 🏡🍀 🕊️

Sunny and windy in Tilbury at noon - the cruise ship moored here was apparently unable to make it to Greenwich, due to some combination of wind and tide, but we met a charming couple of Norwegian from the ship as a result 😇

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

A young sunflower brightening up a graveyard in Leigh-On-Sea this morning, beneath threatening but rainless clouds 🌻 🪦 ☁️ 🌂 Having survived a dental check-up, I am now in a long Q for the privilege of arranging a pneumococcus vaccination ☎️ 🦠 💉 😇 The joys of ♍ season - enjoy the week ahead! 😜 🦉 🍀 🕊️

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

A walk along the seafront at Westcliff this morning, just after high tide ☀️ 🏝️ 🌔 🐠 A relatively quiet Sunday, as we celebrate the start of Virgo season 🌾 🍂 🧜‍♀️ ♍️ No reliable rain on the horizon, but at least it is pleasantly warm, rather than too hot - enjoy the rest of your weekend 😇 🙏 🍀 🕊️

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

An unfamiliar sight recently - puddles in the track between Thorpe Bay and Shoeburyness this morning, following yesterday’s sporadic showers 🌤️ 🌂 🌓 🏝️ Long may they continue - hosepipe bans are certainly no fun 🪣 🚿 🐠 🍵 However, it is Friday and the weekend is nigh - enjoy a peaceful evening 😇 🌹 🍀 🕊️

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

A fine morning for a walk in Westcliff-On-Sea, despite promises of meteorological Armageddon today ☀️ 🏝️ 🌓 😇 Admittedly there were a few spots of rain, once the washing was safely off the line - followed by a glorious afternoon 🏜️ 🏡 🍵🍨 Still hoping for a proper deluge - have a lovely evening 🙏 🌂 🍀 🕊️

A fine morning in Westcliff-On-Sea towards low tide 🇬🇧

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Priory Park in Southend-On-Sea this morning, looking a little parched - a risk of rain or showers is mentioned in the forecast, but the jury is out as to whether any useful rain will arrive in the next few days 🌥️ 🌓 🏜️ 🌂 🔮 😇 27 C today, despite the cloud - have a cool and relaxing evening 🪭 🥤 🍨 🦉 🍀 🕊️

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

A benign start to the week - there was even a little rain overnight, though it amounted to less than a millimetre 🌹 🌂 🏜️ 🐪 Hopefully more rain is on the way - even the trees are turning brown, and the lawns are completely past it 🍂 ⚰️ ☀️ 🐠 At least the tourists look happy- have a nice evening 😇 🌒🍀 🕊️

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The Thames Estuary early this morning, following another tropical night ☀️ 🐪 🚢 🍂 A hot 34 C all afternoon, while trying to tidy the kitchen which has been somewhat neglected since it last rained 🏜️ 🧹 🗓️ 🌂 At least the portable air con helps to cool things down - have a great Friday evening 😇 🍨 🍀 🕊️

The Thames Estuary early this morning, following a tropical night 🇬🇧

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Similar here in the UK! 🌚 Have a lovely evening 😇 🍀 🕊️

Crescent shadows cast by tree leaves during a deep partial eclipse of the sun

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

An early walk this morning, before the predicted heat arrived - mercifully only 32 C here, compared with 38 C in London ☀️ 🏝️ 🌚 🔥 Probably hotter here tomorrow as today’s heat exits the UK, warming us up as it goes for now🥤 🍨 🐪 🏜️ I am feeling a little eclipsed - enjoy your Thursday evening 😇 🐠 🍀 🕊️

Gypsy Bridge, in Leigh-On-Sea, early this morning 🇬🇧

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

The fishing boat Indianna carefully heading up Leigh Creek on a rising tide this morning 🌤️ 🏝️ ⛴️ 🐠 Pleasantly cool for now, thanks to a breeze blowing up the Thames Estuary 💨 🌊 🍨 😇 Amber warnings for heat issued at last for Thursday - hopefully well inland - have a lovely Tuesday afternoon ⚠️ 🏜️ 🍀 🕊️

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

After the heat of the weekend, a cooler feel to start the new week, before the onslaught of the next heatwave 🏜️ 🐪 🏝️ 😇 Plant watering duties this afternoon, along with attempts to discourage pigeons from invading the roof spaces 🦅 🌶️ 🌿 🧄 Have an excellent week ahead and enjoy the eclipse ☀️ 🌘 🍀 🕊️

The Crowstone at Chalkwell Beach on a neap high tide this morning 🇬🇧

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

The nights may be drawing in, but summer keeps on giving ☀️ 🌘 🏝️ 🐠 An early walk before visiting a flower show, and an evening walk to disentangle my back after changing the water filters 🪣 🧻 💦 🍵 I note that 37 C is forecast for this coming Thursday - have a lovely Saturday evening everyone 😇 ☯️ 🍀 🕊️

View from Cliff Parade in Leigh-On-Sea this evening 🇬🇧

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Shoebury East beach on an ebb tide this morning ☀️ 🏝️ 🌗 🐪 An interlude amongst the heatwaves - a pleasant +22C before the heat builds again 🏜️ 🍨 ☯️ 🥤 A longish walk while accomplishing a few errands - many people appear to be away on holiday, despite the clement weather here - Happy Friday! 😇 ⚓ 🍀 🕊️

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

A nice sunset last night after a rainless cold front passed through, clearing the air and dropping the temperature from +32 C to a more comfortable +22 C 🌄 🌗 🏝️ 🏜️ A seaside walk this morning, followed by a leisurely lunch with friends ☀️ 🌊 🍴 😇 Now to a little watering - have a nice evening 🔫 🥀 🍀 🕊️

A nice sunset last night after a rainless cold front passed through, clearing the air and dropping the temperature from +32 C to a comfortable +22 C 🌄

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Hardly a breath of wind today as the sailing boats become grounded on an ebb tide - it will be hot today ☀️ 🏝️ 🌖 🏜️ Plenty of walkers airing their dogs before the sun heats the ground 🚶 🐾 🦉 🍨 Washing up water delivered to any plants which stand some chance of survival - have a nice afternoon 🍵 😇 🍀 🕊️

A receding tide near Chalkwell station early this morning 🇬🇧

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

A positive start to the new week, with the prospect of envisioning future plans while performing the mundane task of triaging the plants in the garden ☀️ 🏜️ 🌖 🪴 At least cooling breezes come from the east today 💨 🌊 🍨 😇 Everyone seems reasonably happy this holiday time - have a fine evening ☯️ 🌄🍀 🕊️

The Thames Estuary on an ebb tide early this morning 🇬🇧

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

A statue of the late Sir David Amess looking out over the Thames Estuary this morning 🌹 🗽 🏝️ ☕️ A bit later, hundreds of runners went by, competing in the Saturday park run along the seafront ☀️ 🌖 🏃‍♂️ 🐕 Enjoy a slightly cooler weekend - the air con is on standby for Monday, as the heat returns 🪭 🍨 🍀 🕊️

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Southchurch Park looking a little parched this morning, but at least the heatwave has ended for now 🌤️ 🏝️ 🌖 🏜️ We now, unsurprisingly, face a hosepipe ban in our area, so things will get worse before they get better 🥀 🔫 🚱 🍵 However it is Friday, so much can be forgiven - have a nice evening 😇 ☯️ 🍀 🕊️

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

The Passion Flower appears to be flourishing in the current heatwave, - rather more so than its owners 🌤️ 🏝️ 🌝 🐪 At least the vigorous growth is disguising the graveyard of the plants beneath, which have succumbed to the drought 🪦 🏜️ 🥀 ☯️ Happy penultimate day of July - enjoy a lovely evening 🍨 😇 🍀 🕊️

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

A container ship gliding serenely down the Thames Estuary at low tide early this morning ☀️ 🏝️ 🌝 🧜 The heatwave continues, as July comes towards an end ♌️ 🏜️ 🍨 🥤 Time to wheel out the portable air conditioning again for some local relief - stay cool, and enjoy a relaxing Wednesday afternoon 💨 😇 🍀 🕊️

A container ship gliding down the Thames Estuary at low tide early this morning 🇬🇧

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Achernar @achernar.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Today, a picture of an ancient stink pipe, noticed only because it was too hot to walk very far along the seafront ☀️🏝️ 🌝 🐪 Another heatwave, though hopefully not for too long - we are now advised not to sit under stressed trees for shade 🌳 🍨☕️ ⚠️ The silly season goes on - have a nice evening 😇 ☯️ 🍀 🕊️

Hidden among the Belisha beacons, street lamps, No Entry signs, and railings, stands a Stink Pipe, which provides some protection for the good citizens of Leigh-On-Sea from the noxious fumes emanating from the sewage system. Easy to miss, but rather splendid in its own way 🇬🇧

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