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Allan T Adams @allantadams.bsky.social · 5h

Shambles, York. Some shop windows for #WindowsOnWednesday, including the Shambles Sweetshop at number 5 & York Ghost Merchants at number 6. #ArchitecturalIllustration #pencil #drawing #ArtShare

A trio of medieval buildings with gables to the street stand among later brick buildings. A small number of visitors look in shop windows or stand to look at the buildings. There are puddles from earlier rain in the narrow roadway.

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Ben Potts @benjaminsteven.bsky.social · 16h

Buckden Beck, Upper Wharfedale.

An upland stream, small waterfalls surrounded by limestone cliffs and bare trees.

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Ana McKellar @anamca.bsky.social · 16h

It certainly did. Always a sanity saver. 🥰

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Ana McKellar @anamca.bsky.social · 22h

That might be me, I remember it getting me through a noisy evening on repeat 😆

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Occasionally Lost @mostlyrambling.bsky.social · 23h

For #RockinTuesday a view of the cairn from a walk up Knocknarea in 2023. Although I have pictures taken closer, I chose this one as the walkers ahead on the path give a sense of just how big it is. 🪨 #TombTuesday #IrishHistory #Archaeology #Ireland #Neolithic #Landscape #Sligo #ECK #EastCoastKin

Landscape-oriented, 3:2 image.

A wide, flat hilltop. There is a path on the right hand side that traces a course through the low-growing vegetation to a massive stone cairn on the horizon. If you zoom in, a group of walkers are approaching the cairn on the path.

Their tiny figures provide a sense of scale, revealing how impressive the Stone Age cairn is - its diameter is around 55 metres (180 feet) and it stands around 10 metres tall (33 feet).

It is a bright, cold January morning. The scene is sunlit and the sky is pale blue and clear aside from a few wisps of high, white cloud.

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Occasionally Lost @mostlyrambling.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Queen Maeve's cairn on top of Knocknarea, seen from Yellow Strand on the opposite side of Sligo Bay last weekend. #TidesOutTuesday #TombTuesday #PassageTomb #IrishHistory #Prehistory #Archaeology #Ireland #Neolithic #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #ECK #EastCoastKin

Landscape oriented, 16:9 image.

A sandy beach in the foreground, still wet from the retreating tide. There is a strip of land at the end of the beach with a bungalow on it to the right hand side and several telegraph or electricity posts.

Behind this a large hill stands on the horizon. It looks like it is looming over the aforementioned strip of land but it is in fact several kilometres away on the far side of an ocean bay.

The hill's steep slopes are forested on the left, while its right hand side is comprised of precipitous limestone cliffs. Towards the left hand side of its broad, flat summit a large neolithic cairn is silhouetted against the sky.

The sky itself is pale blue with scattered light clouds.

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Tjeerd Royaards @tjeerdroyaards.com · 23h

Sharing an oldie today, showing the kind of work I made 15 years ago (this cartoon is from 2011). It was a period in my career when I would try to disguise the fact that I was lousy at drawing humans by drawing animals instead. #economy #inequality #capitalism

Cartoon of an anthropomorphic pig wearing a black business suit with a red bow tie, holding an uneven weighing scale. The beam is labeled "CAPITALISM." The higher pan contains a heavy weight marked "99%" while the opposite pan hangs low while it holds a tiny weight, visually representing wealth disparity.

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Stiles @lakesstiles.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Absolute unit of a stile, Wester Ross.

Substantial wooden stile with handles on both sides of the steps, over a deer fence with craggy hill beyond.

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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I am delighted to discover that "Beside the Seaside - A History of Yorkshire's Seaside Resorts" has been re-released. I had such a great time writing it. If you love Yorkshire and the coast I am sure you would enjoy it. www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Beside-the-S... #Yorkshire #YorkshireCoast #Heritage

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Beside the Seaside

Almost all of us have happy memories of excursions and holidays spent beside the sea. For many, these will have included the Yorkshire coast which…

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Elma @maybelmamazed.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Wishing everyone a happy #ThickTrunkTuesday 🌳

A large leafy tree beside a dry-stone wall on a gently sloping green hillside under a clear blue sky.

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Occasionally Lost @mostlyrambling.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Here's looking at you, kid... 👀 Photo: Bridestones Moor, on this day in 2014 #Abstractia #ArtChallenge #Eyes #Pareidolia #FacesInThings #OnThisDay #RockinTuesday #Hiking #Yorkshire #ECK #EastCoastKin

Landscape oriented, 4:5 image.

Close-up of two circular, weathered depressions in the surface of a gritstone boulder on the moors above Todmorden, England.

Rainwater has collected in them and there's also a central dark patch at the bottom of each depression, either collected dirt or staining. The combined effect is reminiscent of the iris and pupil of a human eye.

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Occasionally Lost @mostlyrambling.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Good morning, folks, and happy Monday! It's the start of a new week and as always, wherever the journey takes you, I hope you all have a good one... 🥾 Photo: Edale, September 2026 #MondayMotivation #BlueSkyMonday #Photography #LandscapePhotography #ECK #EastCoastKin #Hiking #PeakDistrict

Landscape oriented, 16:9 image.

A farm track above a valley leads from the centre of the foreground into the distance where it curves gently around a hillside on the right. The hillside is covered in ferns.

A dry stone wall runs parallel with the track on the left hand side.

An undulating line of hills runs across the background. The valley below is only partially visible in the distance but it is made up of farmland and patches of woodland.

There is light cloud across the sky above but it is a bright sunny day.

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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🧵The iconic limestone pavements of Yorkshire, famously found around Malham Cove and Ingleborough, are spectacular post-glacial landscapes. Formed and exposed by the last Ice Age, these flat expanses of Carboniferous limestone feature blocks known as ‘clints’, separated by deep fissures

Twisleton Scar’s hawthorn trees are among the most photographed and recognisable natural landmarks in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Rather than being a single tree with a documented historical story or human-planted heritage, these hardy hawthorns are celebrated for their resilience, distinctive appearance and close connection to the ancient landscape. Their story is inseparable from the rugged limestone pavements of Twisleton Scar. Growing from thin soils between the limestone, the trees have endured centuries of harsh weather, strong winds and exposed conditions. Their twisted forms and weather-beaten branches are a reminder of nature’s ability to survive in challenging environments, making them an iconic symbol of the Yorkshire Dales. Image: Wind-formed hawthorn tree against a stormy sky on Twisleton Scar limestone pavement, Mike Green CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

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Lev Parikian @levparikian.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I’m on my nonsense again. This week’s Six Things: – Sound – Shining – Penguins – Traitors – Matchboxes – Eyeball

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Six Things, Volume 168

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Nighttime on Still Waters @noswpod.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Tonight’s episode is a little shorter than usual, but the pause feels serendipitous. Join us as we rediscover the impotance of the night within a tumulutuous noisy world. We also join boater @anamca.bsky.social for a view through her window. #podcast #ukcanals #wellbeing www.noswpod.com/hopscotch/

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Playing hopscotch (across the great abyss)

While work pressures have made tonight’s episode a little shorter than usual, the pause feels serendipitous. This evening, we embrace the quiet, celebrating the sma…

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Jeremy Benson @jembenson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A year ago I left the civil service after thirty years. I wrote this about the walk through Green Park as part of a commute I must have done thousands of times.🚶🏻

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The best commute in London?

If you need to get to Westminster from the north, my advice is to get off the London Underground at Green Park and walk.

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Ana McKellar @anamca.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Following the description feels a far longer walk than a mile. A great read, thank you.

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John Altringham @johnaltringham.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Summer Isles, NW Scotland. On a dreich early summer day. Watercolour

Watercolour. An archipelago of small, dark islands in a silver grey sea under a brooding gunmetal blue sky.

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Ana McKellar @anamca.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Simple is rarely easy. I can imagine the elusivity, and the frustration with one stroke too many. I know that from woodworking, ‘just one sliver more’ … ah, [curses]

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Ana McKellar @anamca.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I keep going back to it, drawn to how you’ve achieved the impression of the brighter patch ahead of the rain 👌

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Ana McKellar @anamca.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Beautifully atmospheric, it seems a perfect accurate capture to me

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John Altringham @johnaltringham.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Cloudburst, Ilkley Moor Watercolour

Watercolour of a cloudburst over a moorland edge. Monochrome, blacks and greys, semi-abstract.

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Occasionally Lost @mostlyrambling.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This week's Bluesky Art Show theme is "3rd Place" - anywhere you frequent that isn't home or work. For us, it's the beach whenever we can. 🌊 Photo: Sligo, earlier this afternoon. #BlueSkyArtShow #3rdPlace #ArtChallenge #Seascape #Photography #CoastalWalks #Sligo #Ireland #ECK #EastCoastKin

Landscape oriented, 16:9 image.

View out to sea, with small incoming waves headingtowardstheviewer. A hazy line of hills across the horizon on the far side of the bay. There are bright, sunlit clouds of varying types and forms scattered across the blue sky. The sun is out of shot just above the top of the frame. It is illuminating the sea, lending it a shiny, almost liquid metal quality.

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The English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that’s best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes; Thus mellowed to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies. Byron

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Elma @maybelmamazed.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Another Wensleydale squeeze stile for #StileSaturday Don’t ask me how I can possibly live without these views…🥲 @lakesstiles.bsky.social

A dry-stone wall with a squeeze stile frames a view of the Yorkshire Dales village of Askrigg with rolling green hills and a blue sky filled with clouds beyond. A small wooden gate sits between the walls.

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Catherine Munro @catherinemmunro.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

A little story about flowers, folklore and wool 🐑 #Shetland #Shetlandwoolweek

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Ana McKellar @anamca.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Happy weekend, Annie, that’s a beauty, thank you

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Ana McKellar @anamca.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

AND stoop as initial step? 👌

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Mart_the_Gooner @mart-the-gooner.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Happy #FlyDay #SEO #ShortEaredOwl #BirdsInFlight #ECK #BirdOfTheDay #Owll Hoping for a good year for the Shorties 🦉🤞 2025 was a disappointment, so fingers crossed for plenty more sightings this winter. This one from 2024. 📷

A Short-eared Owl flies low over a rough grassland field, its broad wings fully extended and striking yellow eye clearly visible. Its mottled brown and cream plumage blends with the muted winter vegetation in the background.

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Occasionally Lost @mostlyrambling.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Today's Bird of the Day theme is "Best Beaks" I'm going with this Whimbrel in Arrecife in January 2020. #BirdOfTheDay #BestBeaks #WaderWednesday #BirdsOfBluesky #Nature #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #ECK #EastCoastKin

Portrait-oriented, 3:2 image.

A brown and buff patterned wader on a sandy shoreline. It has distinct dark bands on the crown of its head, separated by a pronounced, central light stripe. Light bands can be made out on the sides of its head too.

The bird is facing the camera with the water's edge behind it. Its head is pointed down and its long, dark beak is probing for food at the base of a rock on the left. Because it is leaning downwards there is a clear view of the plumage along its back which is very slightly tilted towards the viewer.

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Allan T Adams @allantadams.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A view of York Minster from the Bar Walls. Kendal Bridge and Bridge House, now Pizza Express in the foreground. #ArchitecturalIllustration #pencil #drawing #ArtShare

A lone walker on the city walls with York Minster on the horizon.

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Allan T Adams @allantadams.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The entrance bay of the Grand Hotel & Spa, Station Rise, York. Built 1899-1906 as the head office of the North Eastern Railway Company, designed by William Bell of the NER and Horace Field. #ArchitecturalIllustration #pencil #drawing #ArtShare

Pencil drawing of the entrance to an Edwardian office building.

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Brian Gallagher @bgallaghercoll.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Another video clip from early on Monday morning this week (it was a local holiday for some). An Otter feeding in the River Clyde, east of Glasgow Green.

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Ana McKellar @anamca.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Lovely, thanks, I needed that

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Grant Bulloch @bulloch.photography · 01/10/2026

The next in a series where I’m revisiting a trip to Colonsay and sharing a few of the wonderful textures and patterns along its varied coastline. #photography #landscapephotography #photographers

Blue tones of a rocky outcrop contrasting against the yellow sand

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Radio Lento @radiolento.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Love Lento? ❤️ Could you slip us a few quid to help us cover our growing costs?

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