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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 15/10/2026

Fungi season is with us again. The @inaturalist.bsky.social app says this is weeping widow - a name suggesting it’s best not eaten!

Two small mushrooms growing on woodland floor. The caps are light brown, slightly scaly and damp from rain. Around are rotting wood, hornbeam seeds, grass and leaves.

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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026

Autumn is slowly arriving in the woods. An #icm #scape for #ForestFriday

Intentional camera movement creates a blurred, impressionistic image of woodland. A path leads towards a patch of light ahead. Trees are still in green leaf but the woodland floor is brown as vegetation is dying back after a long, hot, dry summer.

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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 04/09/2026

Some helpful guerrilla safety signage at the South Bank in London yesterday.

A view looking down a flight of concrete steps. 2 are of different colour and look dodgy. They have been graffitied with “mind that step”, “danger”and “worst bit”. The artist’s tag looks like DeM or DoM.

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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 26/08/2026

Also worth noting that electricity is virtually unchanged from last October but gas is up over 25% year on year.

Ofgem energy price cap period and annual rate (GBP p/year)

Cap period start
Electricity per kWh
Daily charge
Gas per kWh
Gas daily charge

Oct 2026
26.32p
54.83p
7.97p
29.68p

Jul 2026
26.11p
57.19p
7.33p
29.04p

Apr 2026
24.67p
57.21p
5.74p
29.09p

Jan 2026
27.69p
54.75p
5.93p
35.09p

Oct 2025
26.35p
53.68p
6.29p
34.03p

July 2025
25.73p
51.37p
6.33p
29.82p

April 2025
27.03p
53.80p
6.99p
32.67p

January 2025
24.86p
60.97p
6.34p
31.66p

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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 30/07/2026

This hummingbird hawkmoth has been a regular visitor to the garden recently, though it took a while to catch it on camera. A shutter speed of 1/750th of a second just about froze the wings.

A hummingbird hawkmoth hovers while its proboscis is dipped into a pink phlox flower. The hawkmoth is mainly grey with a black and white abdomen. The wings have some black stripes and orange.

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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 28/06/2026

The heatwave has mostly passed so I ventured out for a #StunDay afternoon stroll. #ICM #ECK #Chilterns

An image of countryside captured using intentional camera movement to give an impressionistic feel. A footpath leads straight ahead through grass and a few bushes into the middle of the image where woodland cuts across. The sky is mostly light clouds.

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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 15/06/2026

For #MacroMonday here’s a bumblebee making blackberries. #ECK

A yellow and black bumblebee hangs upside down from a white bramble flower. The flower above is older and starting to develop into a blackberry. The background is out of focus and green.

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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 14/06/2026

For #StunDay I offer up a flowering hogweed with attendant bugs and a tiny, slightly blurry fairy in the bottom left corner. #ECK

A stem of hogweed with branching white flowers at the top. There are a few bugs enjoying the flowers. To bottom left is what appears to be a small blurry fairy. The background is out of focus greenery.

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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 13/06/2026

For #FlyDay these two local red kites were practicing formation flying. #ECK

Two red kites in flight from below. One is flying just above the other. The sky above is blue.

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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 17/05/2026

For #StunDay this week it’s this little guy I found in the garden earlier, enjoying a dandelion. My app tells me it’s a Jersey Tiger Moth caterpillar. #ECK

A caterpillar (around 4cm long) is clutching a dandelion stem with its head just below the flower’s not yet open head. The caterpillar is brown with a line of light dots along the side. Each segment has a number of orange spheres with spikes sticking out.

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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 10/05/2026

For #StunDay this week I give you the wisteria in our garden. Always a gorgeous display, shame it only lasts a week or two. #BloomScrolling #ECK

Wisteria flowers, ranging from white to purple, in various stages of opening.

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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 03/05/2026

For #stunday I offer up a simple dandelion clock with accompanying beetle. My app tells me it’s a common malachite beetle ( Malachius bipustulatus). #ECK

A photo of a white dandelion clock with a small beetle climbing on it. The beetle is mostly a shiny green with reddish patches to the rear. The background is out of focus grass and yellow flowers.

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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 01/05/2026

For Mayday it has to be may blossom in the afternoon sunlight. #FloralFriday #BloomScrolling #ECK #lensbaby

Slightly soft image of may (hawthorn) blossom in the sunlight. Behind are some green hawthorn leaves trailing back out of focus into the dark.

A soft focus close-up photo of may (hawthorn) blossom. Several sunlight flowers are glowing and the background is unclear dark green.

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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 26/04/2026

For #StunDay I offer a wild garlic and bluebell soft focus combo. If you try hard you may just catch the smell! #BloomScrolling #ECK #lensbaby

A soft focus photo of wild garlic (right and centre) and bluebell (left) flowers. The background is dark green and blurred.

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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 24/04/2026

Great gig by @katherinepriddy.bsky.social at the iconic Union Chapel last night.

Three musicians are on stage, performing. Behind them is a large ornate pulpit, above is a back-lit stained glass window, and various lights beams are shining up and down.

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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 22/04/2026

Our local woods have very few ramsons (wild garlic). This bug (sorry - no idea what type) seemed to be enjoying them this afternoon, and hopefully doing some pollination to help them spread. #BloomScrolling #ECK #lensbaby

A soft focus macro photo of several off-white wild garlic flowers. In the centre of one of them is a small brown bug. The background is dark green and out of focus.

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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 19/04/2026

For #StunDay here’s one of the fallow deer of #NationalTrust Dyrham Park, from earlier this week. A group of four were calmly browsing and ignoring the humans. Nice and sunny in this shot but shortly after there was a hail storm that I really wasn’t dressed for!

A fallow deer stag with impressive antlers stands amid young nettles and in front of a large tree trunk.

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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 17/04/2026

For #ForestFriday here are some more bluebells, and trees. #Scape #ECK

A photo of a spring woodland. There are a lot of trees, freshly in leaf. The foreground is dominated by host of bluebells.

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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 15/04/2026

Today’s soft-focus bluebell isn’t. Isn’t blue that is. Our local woods have an area with a few of the white variety. #BloomScrolling #ECK #lensbaby

A soft focus image of a white bluebell. The background is out of focus and dark green.

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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 13/04/2026

Greater stitchwort in the local woods. Bright little stars but easily overlooked among the bluebells. For #ShareMondays2026 and #FSPrintMonday #BloomScrolling #ECK

An image of greater stitchwort. There is a single flower open with 5 pairs of mostly white petals. Other flower buds are visible but only starting to open, being mostly green but white light markings showing through the joins in the sepals. The background is dark with blurred long leaves.

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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 09/04/2026

More bluebells! The local woods are now carpeted in bluebells. Probably nearing their peak.

A photo of a carpet of English bluebells in a wood. The extend into the scene. Those near the foreground are in focus those behind are blurred.

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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 08/04/2026

More bluebells in soft focus today. I may be addicted. #bluebell #bloomscrolling #ECK #lensbaby

A soft focus close up of a bluebell flower. The background is dark, out of focus and mostly green.

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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 07/04/2026

Dandelion This humble dandelion outshone the bluebells today. #bloomscrolling #ECK

A close up soft focus image of a dandelion flower. The petals are bright yellow. The anthers are orange with double, curly pollen bearing stigma. The background is out of focus and mainly dark green.

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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 02/04/2026

Ultra violet Soft macro of a common dog violet in the woods today. #flora #lensbaby

A close-up soft focus macro photograph of a common dog violet flower. There are shades of violet from dark to light and shapes petals. Lines lead in to the flower centre which has some finger like projections, probably stamens.

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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 26/03/2026

Another bluebell. The #bluebells are still just getting going, so plenty more photos to come :-) #BloomScrolling #ECK #lensbaby #flora #PhotoADay

A soft focus close-up photo of a bluebell flower spike. The spike is curving over from the left of frame. On flower is fully open another partially, the rest still closed. The flowers are blue/purple. The background is out of focus green/brown.

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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 21/03/2026

Bluebell Most of the local bluebells are yet to emerge, but many are imminent like this one. #BloomScrolling #PhotoADay

A close-up, slightly soft focus image of a bluebell flower spike. None of the flowers are open yet but the blues and purples can be seen. The background is blurred bokeh polygons of sunlit greens.

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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 20/03/2026

Lesser celandine Among the emerging bluebells are yellow starbursts of lesser celandine. I couldn’t decide which of these I preferred so I’m posting both. #BloomScrolling #PhotoADay

Soft focus photo of a sunlit lesser celandine flower. The flower is bright yellow. The background is blurred dark greens and browns.

Soft focus photo of a sunlit lesser celandine flower. The flower petals and stamen are bright yellow. The flower is not yet fully open and green sepals are visible in foreground. The background is blurred dark greens and browns.

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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 19/03/2026

Bluebells! The first bluebells have opened in our local woods! #Bloomscrolling #PhotoADay

A photo of a single sunlit bluebell flower spike. The lowest 2 blue-purple flowers are open, those higher up are not yet. The background is out of focus, mostly dark greens and browns.

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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 19/03/2026

The warm weather we’ve had the last couple of days has firmed up a lot of the mud on the local paths, wellies no longer required, but it’s still soft enough in places for the roe deer to leave clear tracks. #PhotoADay

Two parallel oval prints in mud, almost certainly a roe deer hoof print. There are a few bits of green grass that have survived the winter mud.

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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 13/03/2026

For #scape day here’s a line of trees. It’s been a while since I’ve dabbled in high-key mono. #PhotoADay

A monochrome image of a line of trees below a sky with grey and white clouds. There is a strip of grass field at the bottom of the image. The photo has been processed as fairly high key to highlight the forms of the branches.

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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 11/03/2026

Nearly lambing time. Sheep have started appearing in our local fields, which must mean lambs will be along soon. The fields were ungrazed over winter, so are now looking quite lush.

Sheep in a field, the nearest looking towards the viewer. Trees in the background.

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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 09/03/2026

Capillary Thread-Moss This wasn’t quite the image I was looking for last week but very happy to find it. A small clump of moss growing on the brick wall of a footbridge over the Met tube line, catching the afternoon sunlight. #ShareMondays2026 #FSPrintMonday

A close-up macro image of Capillary Thread-Moss (Ptychostonum capillary). The focus is soft and shallow and sunlight catches the edges of the plant’s structures. The image is mostly green with some brown stems and possibly a blurred tiny grey slug (or similar).

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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 08/03/2026

A cherry tree growing wild by the Chesham branch of the Metropolitan Line.

Soft focus photo of sunlight on a cherry blossom. Budding flowers and leaves on the same twig are visible, with hints of others in a blurred background.

Photo of a cherry blossom against a blue sky. Out of focus twigs and flowers are also visible.

Photo of a partly open cherry blossom. Budding flowers are also visible against a blurred background.

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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 06/03/2026

And here she is, “Ridin’ Out the Storm”.

Samantha Crain on stage at the Union Chapel in London. She is playing acoustic guitar and singing. Drummer and bassist are also visible on stage. There are various lights and circular stained glass window behind.

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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 06/03/2026

At the Union Chapel waiting for Samantha Crain to perform. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekIForInterior #PhotoADay

A photo of the interior of the Union Chapel in London. An arch dominates, split by a balcony. Above is a round stained glass window. Below is a pulpit, drum kit, guitar, keyboard and speakers.

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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 05/03/2026

Lovely day for a visit to #NationalTrust Cliveden Estate. A strong flow on the Thames after all the recent rain. #PhotoADay

A view along the River Thames. A large stately (Cliveden House) is centrally above the river. The banks to right and left are wooded, some trees in leaf, others not yet. The sky above is clear blue and reflected in the water, which is flowing fast.

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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 05/03/2026

Cherry blossom in soft focus 2 Another flower from the same tree today. #BloomScrolling #PhotoADay

A soft focus image of a white cherry blossom flower against a mostly dark and blurred background.

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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 02/03/2026

Cherry blossom in soft focus A local wild cherry tree is in bloom and catches the afternoon sun. In a few months the cherries will be ready to eat :) #BloomScrolling #ShareMondays2026 #fsprintmonday #PhotoADay

A soft focus close-up photo of a sunlit white cherry flower.

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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 01/03/2026

Woodland ICM in black and white. Trying out something different for capture and processing. Not sure where it’s going but I think I like it. #PhotoADay #icm #monochrome

A monochrome and slightly blurred image of woodland. Distinct trees left, right and centre. Light foreground, with paths leading away left and right.

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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 27/02/2026

Today felt a bit brighter. A day of sunshine and showers with varied and fast-moving #clouds. The moon put in an appearance too for this #scape. #PhotoADay #Chilterns

A photo, mostly of sky. A number of different types of cloud are visible, some dark, some white. The blue sky is darker towards the top of the image. In the foreground is a band of dark fields and trees. The moon is visible near top-centre.

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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 24/02/2026

Well, the frogs have decided it’s Spring! #PhotoADay

A common european frog in a pond. The top of its head is above the surface, the rest of its body is visible under the water. There is a large mass of frogspawn beside the frog. The water is quite clear and some pond plants and leaf litter are visible.

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Andy Burke @andyburke.eurosky.social · 22/02/2026

After weeks of rain the sun came out this afternoon and the crocus flowers in the garden opened up to welcome it. I took my lensbaby velvet lens out to capture some. It gives a lovely delicate softness, and shallow focus. I think this will do for #StunDay #PhotoADay

Close image of a crocus flower viewed from above. The petals are white and purple striped, the stamens are orange.

The photo was captured using a lensbaby velvet lens which gives a shallow, soft and smooth focus.

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