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Gracefully Grey @gracefullygrey.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

The stunningly beautiful Basilica di Santa Croce in Lecce, Puglia. Inside, almost no surface is left without decoration, demonstrating the skill of the artists and stone masons and the deep pockets of their sponsors.

The front facade of the Santa Croce Basilica in ornate baroque style.

Just one of the highly decorated chapels inside the Basilica.

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Gracefully Grey @gracefullygrey.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Castel del Monte, Puglia, dating from the 13th century, and the view over the surrounding countryside.

The 13th century castle, Castel del Monte, in Puglia.

View over the countryside, seeing all the way to the Gargano area, known as the spur of Italy.

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Gracefully Grey @gracefullygrey.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Lots of beautiful blue sky out today. Also mare’s tails!

Blue sky with light, white mare’s tail cloud formations.

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Gracefully Grey @gracefullygrey.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

And so the bluebell display begins!

A forest floor with almost a carpet of greenery and bluebells amongst the tree trunks

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Gracefully Grey @gracefullygrey.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

More blossom! It’s that time of year.

Prunus tree covered in a canopy of pink blossom.

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Gracefully Grey @gracefullygrey.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

They look wonderful. Daughter sent me this photo that looks “easiest”. She has a decoration already that she says can go top middle so that’s one less thing to worry about.

Square green birthday cake in a Minecraft theme, decorated on top with symbols from the game and a number 8.

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Gracefully Grey @gracefullygrey.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Sunset in North Lincs yesterday. Not my best photo as it was taken out of a car window. I just wanted to record the sky.

Sunset in an almost clear sky with orange reflections in the few clouds and yellow rays of light coming from the setting sun.

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Gracefully Grey @gracefullygrey.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Finally the rain has stopped falling and has been replaced by clear, sunny skies and freezing temperatures. We seem to have ice ferns (trees?) on our windows.

Lines of frost formations on a window with fern-like fronds.

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Gracefully Grey @gracefullygrey.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Ponte della Maddalena in Borgo a Mozzano, Tuscany

Ponte della Maddalena in Tuscany. A stone bridge for pedestrians in the Middle Ages. It forms a steep hump in the middle. Sunny blue skies and verdant valley.

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Gracefully Grey @gracefullygrey.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Today’s weather : clear skies but freezing temperatures, roads mainly cleared of snow but frozen snow piled up. Mist is now descending as the sun goes down.

Mainly clear wintery sky as sunset arrives. Snow covered hedges. Mist forming over a snowy field.

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Gracefully Grey @gracefullygrey.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Oops, still snowing here in Belgium.

Grey daylight over a snowy garden. Snow falling.

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Gracefully Grey @gracefullygrey.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Looks like all of Belgium is covered in snow this morning, having snowed on and off since yesterday evening. Currently just above freezing but we have about 8 cm of snow chez nous.

Early morning scene of street light illuminating a garden covered in snow.

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Gracefully Grey @gracefullygrey.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

From this afternoon’s walk. A cold, wintery sun made an appearance at least. Temperature: +2°C.

Strands of barbed wire in the foreground with a stream running through a grassy field; wintery sun shining through the clouds.

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Gracefully Grey @gracefullygrey.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Finally, bye bye to damp, misty conditions and hello to some cold, winter sunshine!

Two long shadows of walkers on a sunny pavement.

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Gracefully Grey @gracefullygrey.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

The third stem of flowers on my oncidium orchid has finally blossomed. All these tiny flowers will continue to bloom for weeks. I must be doing something right.

Pale yellow flowers of an oncidium cheirophorum (orchid) plant

Close up of a tiny pale yellow flower. Typical orchid flower shape.

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Gracefully Grey @gracefullygrey.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

You maybe don’t know this stuff. Nice kick of brandy with it. Yummy.

A bottle of Bols advocaat made from eggs, sugar and brandy.

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Gracefully Grey @gracefullygrey.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

They are probably all good but not for the rest of my life. I prefer a lighter type.

Pizza wumith good crust, sausage meat and flakes of parmesan cheese

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Gracefully Grey @gracefullygrey.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

How would you like a summer photo of Clervaux castle in Luxembourg. (US forces were there in the winter of 1944.)

White Clervaux Castle (Luxembourg) perched over the small town of Clervaux.

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Gracefully Grey @gracefullygrey.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Hi! I have a cimbidium for you. Just starting to flower again with many more flowers to come.

Small yellow flowers on a cimbidium orchid

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Gracefully Grey @gracefullygrey.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

That’s nothing. Here’s the record tomato of 2024:

Large red tomato, variety Big Bertha, on a weighing scale showing 648g.

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Gracefully Grey @gracefullygrey.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Here’s one of mine. This one was only 501g!

Large red tomato filling the palm of a hand

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Gracefully Grey @gracefullygrey.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Liquidambar still hanging on to its leaves in all their colours.

Liquidambar tree with autumn leaves - black, red, orange, pale green.

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Gracefully Grey @gracefullygrey.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

🌱 With the cold weather coming and the days drawing in, just a reminder of why it’s worth growing your own produce. This year’s record tomato at 648g (or almost 1.5 lbs) was a ‘Big Bertha (Grosse Berthe)’.