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Occasionally Lost @mostlyrambling.bsky.social · 3h

Today’s Bird of the Day theme is "Waders" I'm going with this Oystercatcher in Sligo in March 2023. #BirdOfTheDay #Waders #BirdsOfBluesky #Nature #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #ECK #EastCoastKin #Sligo #Ireland

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Occasionally Lost @mostlyrambling.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

#NowListening #ClassicalMusic Hérold: Zampa Soloists, Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Erik Nielsen 🎶 I've been waiting over two decades for a recording of this opera, since I first heard the overture conducted by Paul Paray. Let's hope it lives up to the anticipation!

A screenshot of the album/book cover to a new Palazzetto Bru Zane recording of Hérold's opera "Zampa"

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Occasionally Lost @mostlyrambling.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

One from the archive: three youths on a hilltop on the opposite side of the valley to where we were hiking. Obviously detail is scant but I've always thought that there was something charmingly carefree about the way they were strolling along. ⛳️ #HumansOfBluesky #ThrowbackThursday #ECK

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Occasionally Lost @mostlyrambling.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Well, somebody came out of the vet's unexpectedly full of beans ... 😮 Thankfully, after a big wee and some food they're finally following doctor's orders and taking it easy. 🐾

A German Shepherd, wearing a dark red, post-surgery recovery suit, and lying on a sofa.

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Occasionally Lost @mostlyrambling.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Stressful day today... This little monkey is at the vet's being spayed - and then we have two weeks of trying to prevent a very energetic, bouncy dog from bouncing around the house and yard as usual. Photo: a couple of evenings ago. ❤️ 🐾

A brown and black German Shepherd curled up asleep on a sofa. Her head is resting on my outstretched leg and her front paws are pushed underneath it.

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

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

Today's Bird of the Day theme is "Bird Supermodel" This pic I took of a Cattle Egret in Arrecife in 2020 always looked to me like it was one from the bird's modelling portfolio. #BirdOfTheDay #BirdSupermodel #BirdsOfBluesky #StrikeAPose #Nature #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #ECK #EastCoastKin

Portrait-oriented, 3:2 photo.

A sunlit, white bird is standing in a tree with its breast facing the camera. Its head is turned backwards in what could be a dramatic pose for the camera but is in reality just because the egret is preening the feathers over its shoulder.

Soft focus palm leaves in the foreground and blue sky in the background.

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

Today's Bird of the Day theme is "Blue Skies" I'm going with this Peak District kestrel from a hike in 2018. #BirdOfTheDay #BlueSkies #BirdsOfBluesky #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #BlueSkyMonday #BlueMonday #ECK #EastCoastKin

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

#NowListening #ClassicalMusic Haydn: Symphony No. 85 in B flat major Zurich Chamber Orchestra, Norrington 🎶 Listening to some Haydn is always a great way to start your week... #A-Haydn-A-Day

A screenshot of a Sony album cover for a boxed set of Haydn's Paris symphonies performed by the Zurich Chamber Orchestra and Roger Norrington.

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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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Occasionally Lost @mostlyrambling.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I got a picture from the other side a couple of weeks ago... Another one from my recent trip, @lakesstiles.bsky.social 😄👍

A ramshackle looking wooden stile on the left, with a rotted step and wonky wooden fence bars. There is an equally wonky dog gate between the stile and a wooden gate post on the right. Surprisingly non-wonky wooden bars extend to the right of the frame from the gate post.

A dry stone wall in the background on the left and moorland on the right.

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Occasionally Lost @mostlyrambling.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Meant to say, I got hold of 'Les Troqueurs' & it's a delight - ta for the heads up! When I was cataloguing it, I realised I already have a couple of operas by Dauvergne - 'Hercule Mourant' & this very listenable gem, which I misremembered as being written by someone else (apologies M. Dauvergne!):

Screenshot shot of a Bluesky post, from July 2025, showing that I was listening to Dauvergne's opera "La Vénitienne'.

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Occasionally Lost @mostlyrambling.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Fun at the beach yesterday... 🌊 🐾

Landscape oriented, 3:2 image.

A German Shepherd running from left to right on a sandy beach. She is reflected in the sheen of water on the sand.

Landscape oriented, 4:3 image.

A German Shepherd running towards the camera across sand. She is reflected in the mirror-like surface of the wet sand.

Landscape oriented, 4:3 photo.

A broad expanse of sandy beach with grass-covered sand dunes in the background. A German Shepherd is caught mid-leap through the air, crossing the line between dry and still wet sand, which latter is reflecting her.

Landscape oriented, 3:2 image.

A German Shepherd running across wet sand. She has a rock in her mouth that she has dug out of the sand. The wet sand is reflecting the clouds and blue sky above. There are paw prints in the sand behind the dog.

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Occasionally Lost @mostlyrambling.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Calendula or Pot Marigold, a reliable producer of flowers through summer and well into autumn. And, thankfully, one that's mostly ignored by the many slugs and snails in our yard. 🐌 🌼 #BNWMacro #ClassicMono #B&W #Monochrome #Macro #MacroMonday #BloomScrolling #GardeningBluesky #ECK #EastCoastKin

Landscape oriented, 3:4 monochrome image.

Close up of a single Calendula bloom, with multiple pale petals emanating from a darker centre. The flower form is daisy-like. If the photo had been in colour the petals would be yellow. There are raindrops on the surface of the petals.

The background is out of focus but is mostly a dark mass of foliage against which the bright flower stands out.

An unopened Calendula bud and the edge of a wooden raised bed is visible on the left.

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

I'm not entirely sure what you mean, sorry. My post text is quoting the Bluesky Art Show prompt, as per the screenshot below. I don't set the themes, I just join in.

A screenshot of a Bluesky post giving details of this week's Art Show Challenge. The text reads:

BlueSkyArtShow Feed

Church Street Images

Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday October 3, 2026 The theme is #3rdPlace
The pub? The park? Church? Anywhere you frequent that isn't home or work.

Use both tags to be included in the feed. Multiple entries welcome.

#art #artists #photography #drawing #painting #sketching #writing #poetry

Join the - BlueSkyArtShow Saturday October 3. 2026

The theme is #3rdPlace

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

Goodbye for now, Saturday... 👋😎🌄

Landscape oriented, 16:9 image.

Sky at sunset tonight. Bands of cloud and golden light above the horizon. More cloud scattered across the sky above this, similar in style to "mackerel sky", mixed with patches of pale blue.

The sky fills most of the frame but there is a dark line of trees and shrubs, silhouetted against it at the bottom of the frame.

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

Today's Bird of the Day theme is "Long Beaks" I'm going with this Curlew in a field on the edge of the Peak District moors in May 2019. #BirdOfTheDay #LongBeaks #WaderWednesday #BirdsOfBluesky #Nature #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #PeakDistrict #ECK #EastCoastKin

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

Goodbye for now, Friday... 👋 😎 🌄

Landscape oriented, 16:9 photo.

Mostly clear, blue sky at dusk. There are bands of cloud just above the horizon, edged with golden light. There are a few scattered clouds in the top left, also touched by the light of the setting sun.

The sun itself is hidden behind cloud on the bottom right but rays of light are shining out into the sky above.

A dark line of trees and shrubs lies across the very bottom of the frame, silhouetted against the sky.

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

I really, really want more tea but someone is fast asleep on my leg and I don't have the heart to disturb her... 🐾 ☕️ 😄

Landscape oriented, 4:3 photo.

My outstretched legs on a sofa. A black and brown German Shepherd is stretched out fast asleep, also on the sofa, with her head resting on my legs.

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

On Crookstone Hill, below the eastern end of the Kinder plateau. 🥾 Photo: September 2026 #FingerpostFriday #Hiking #PeakDistrict #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #ECK #EastCoastKin

Landscape oriented, 4:3 image.

On the left, a narrow, muddy trod across grass-covered moorland.

There's a small wooden fingerpost to the right of the path, towards the middle of the frame. It is crusted in moss and lichen, and the writing on its single pointer is illegible .

Just right and slightly forward of the fingerpost is an old, stone gatepost. This is standing in isolation with no other remains of a gate structure or wall around it. There is a man-made, square hole through this post near the top.

The words 'Hope Cross' and an arrow are carved into the stone post's surface. It points walkers in the same direction as the fingerpost.

In the background, there are hills and moorland across the horizon below cloudy skies.

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Occasionally Lost @mostlyrambling.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#NowListening #ClassicalMusic Rameau: Anacreon (1754) Soloists, The Choir of the Enlightenment, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Jonathan Williams 🎶

A screenshot of a Signum Classics album cover for a recording of Rameau's Anacreon (the 1754 work, not the later opus of 1757).

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Occasionally Lost @mostlyrambling.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Today's Bird of the Day theme is "Black and White" I dont think I have any bird photos that I've taken in black and white so I've gone back to an old favourite and removed the colour. #BirdOfTheDay #Black&White #BirdsOfBluesky #Nature #WildlifePhotography #ClassicMono #B&W #ECK #EastCoastKin

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Occasionally Lost @mostlyrambling.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#NowListening #ClassicalMusic Marais: Sémélé (orchestral excerpts) Montréal Baroque, Wieland Kuijken 🎶

A screenshot of an ATMA album cover for a disc of orchestral music from the opera "Sémélé" by Marais.

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Occasionally Lost @mostlyrambling.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Woolworths Coffee Machine, early 2000s. ☕ Photo: a house party we had in 2011 - one of the guests nabbed my camera & went around taking photos with Ratty, one of our dog's toys. Other Ratty locations included my Grandma's head. 😄📸🐀 #AlphabetChallenge #Machinery #WeekMForMachinery #EastCoastKin

Landscape oriented, 3:4 photo.

A lady in her eighties, with permed grey hair, glasses, and a pink cardigan, sitting on a sofa. She has a cuddly dog toy in the form of a black rat on top of her head. She is turning to look up at the camera and smiling.

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Occasionally Lost @mostlyrambling.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#NowListening #ClassicalMusic Stravinsky: Les Noces Soloists, RIAS Kammerchor, musikFabrik, Daniel Reuss 🎶

A screenshot of a Harmonia Mundi album cover for a disc of vocal works by Stravinsky.

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Occasionally Lost @mostlyrambling.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Detail of the Lovell Telescope, currently the third largest, steerable dish radio telescope in the world. It is 76.2 metres in diameter. Photo: Jodrell Bank Observatory, Cheshire, August 2012 📡 #AlphabetChallenge #Machinery #WeekMForMachinery #Science #Astronomy #JodrellBank #ECK #EastCoastKin

Portrait-oriented, 2:3 image.

The curved back (or underside) of a radio telescope dish. It is constructed from a series of curved and straight steel beams.

The telescope is designed so that the dish can be rotated and tilted according to need.The gears and superstructure to enable this are not seen in the photo.

The section shown here extends out from the right hand side of the frame. The outer curve of the structure is on the left hand side of the frame.

The background is grey sky with some light shining through the blanket of cloud.

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Occasionally Lost @mostlyrambling.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Given the subject of this week's Alphabet Challenge, I thought I should start by posting a warning to everyone joining in about the dangers of being around heavy machinery. Photo: Wall sign, Granada, July 2019 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekMForMachinery #Travel #ECK #EastCoastKin

Landscape oriented, 3:2 photo.

A triangular warning sign fixed to a wall. The sign has a black border and is pale yellow within the border.

On the right as a black silhouette, it shows a stylised digger with a cabin on top of a caterpillar track. A scoop extends on an arm across to the left hand side.

A human figure, also a black silhouette, is depicted walking blithely towards the left in front of the caterpillar track. The scoop is in front of it. It's not clear whether the figure is about to be run over or scooped up or both.

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Occasionally Lost @mostlyrambling.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Mullaghmore Harbour, with the Dartry Mountains in the background, on this day last year. 😎 ⛰️ ☀️ #BlueSkyMonday #BlueMonday #OnThisDay #Scape #MountainMonday #ECK #EastCoastKin #Sligo #Ireland

Landscape oriented, 16:9 photo.

A white sailboat, with sails down, moored up in a harbour. It is situated centrally in the frame, as is the harbour entrance behind it. There are thick stone walls with a walkway along each of them on either side of the entrance. A couple of small vans are parked on the walkway to the left. There are a few small boats moored up against the walls.

A rock and seaweed covered shoreline in the foreground. Open sea beyond the harbour entrance. The sea water within and outside the harbour is calm and blue, reflecting the sky above.

A line of mountains across the horizon. The sky above them is mainly blue with some cumulus cloud in the distance. It is bright and sunny.

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Occasionally Lost @mostlyrambling.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Good morning, folks, and happy Monday! I'm a bit late again this week but wherever your journey takes you, I hope you all have a good week... 🥾 Photo: Edale, September 2026 #MondayMotivation #Scape #LandscapePhotography #ECK #EastCoastKin #Hiking #PeakDistrict

Landscape oriented 16:9 photo.

A path running away into the distance through grass in a field. A fence runs parallel to the path on the left. There are trees on the far side of the field across the horizon. The scene is brightly lit by the sun but the sky above ahead of the viewer is grey and cloudy.

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Occasionally Lost @mostlyrambling.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

#NowListening #ClassicalMusic Schumann: Das Paradies und die Peri Soloists, Le Concert des Nations, La Capella Nacional de Catalunya, Jordi Savall 🎶 Been meaning to get a more modern recording to supplement the one I've had for decades and this does the job very nicely indeed.

A screenshot of an Alia Vox album cover for a recording of Schumann's "Paradise and the Peri"

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Occasionally Lost @mostlyrambling.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Goodbye for now, Saturday... Have a good evening, folks! 👋😎 #Sunset #SunsetsOfBluesky #Fermanagh

Landscape oriented, 16:9 photo.

Sky at sunset. Broken cloud and blue sky just above the horizon, thicker cloud above. Much of the cloud is lit up by the sinking sun and is a fiery mix of orange and yellow hues.

A field and trees on its edges lie across the bottom of the frame, a thin layer of darkness silhouetted against the sky above.

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