Rosie Meddon @rosiemeddon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The summer bedding at Lytes Carey might be past its best but perfectly epitomises the onset of autumn. 060
Rosie Meddon @rosiemeddon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I find it awe inspiring to stand somewhere ancient. This is the chapel at Lytes Carey Manor, built 1343-8, with the window replaced in 1912 as part of a major restoration but including fragments of medieval glass. 631749
Rosie Meddon @rosiemeddon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Interesting visit to National Trust Lytes Carey Manor in Somerset today. The chapel on the extreme left dates from around 1343; the ‘new’ addition on the right, added as part of a major restoration, dates from 1907. 040
Rosie Meddon @rosiemeddon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The very first touches of autumn come to the oak tree. 061
Rosie Meddon @rosiemeddon.bsky.social · 21/09/202665% waxing gibbous moon from just before sunset yesterday evening. 0381
Rosie Meddon @rosiemeddon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Perfect conditions last night for hot air ballooning. 071
Rosie Meddon @rosiemeddon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Yarrow and a seedhead of Queen Anne’s Lace in the strip of land I’m leaving uncultivated to help our local wildlife. 030
Rosie Meddon @rosiemeddon.bsky.social · 10/09/2026A riotous dawn sky ahead of this morning’s sunrise. 0190
Rosie Meddon @rosiemeddon.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Lovely soft September sunset yesterday evening. 0140
Rosie Meddon @rosiemeddon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I must have missed thousands of wonderful posts over the last four weeks but moving house has taken up our every waking hour. Already, though, the new sunrise is measuring up. 01097
Rosie Meddon @rosiemeddon.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Sunrise is now about 10 degrees further east than in the longest day. 1361
Rosie Meddon @rosiemeddon.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Across Bideford Bay towards Saunton Sands this morning. 1160
Rosie Meddon @rosiemeddon.bsky.social · 01/08/2026The one thing guaranteed to drag me away from my dawn writing session is a colourful sunrise. 1131
Rosie Meddon @rosiemeddon.bsky.social · 01/08/2026This morning’s waxing gibbous moon, 94% illuminated. 060
Rosie Meddon @rosiemeddon.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Fog over the river estuary this morning obscuring the sunrise. 0110
Rosie Meddon @rosiemeddon.bsky.social · 23/07/2026A soft dawn sky ahead of the sunrise this morning. 0403
Rosie Meddon @rosiemeddon.bsky.social · 22/07/2026That’s a lot of beach today. Westward Ho!, North Devon, mid way between low and high tide. 0201
Rosie Meddon @rosiemeddon.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Attention book lovers: Waterstones in the UK have a great online/app promotion. Until 24th July, pre order any of their featured forthcoming titles - of which there are loads - use the code SUMMER26 and get 25% off rrp. And my forthcoming novel, Veronica’s War is included. 030
Rosie Meddon @rosiemeddon.bsky.social · 21/07/2026The Cannas are flowering. Unfortunately, the precise variety of this one is lost in the mists of time. 071
Rosie Meddon @rosiemeddon.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Dawn, North Devon. The moment of sunrise obscured by light cloud. 0101
Rosie Meddon @rosiemeddon.bsky.social · 15/07/2026A very different sky just before sunrise this morning. 0241
Rosie Meddon @rosiemeddon.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Falling tide reveals a wide expanse of sand which, once dry in an hour or so, will provide endless fun for holidaying families. 0120
Rosie Meddon @rosiemeddon.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Silver-washed Fritillary butterfly enjoying the Buddleia. 1100
Rosie Meddon @rosiemeddon.bsky.social · 13/07/2026A spire of Pickerelweed - such pleasing form and colour - seen at the edge of the lake at RHS Rosemoor today. 070
Rosie Meddon @rosiemeddon.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Wonderful - and surprisingly not too hot - stroll at RHS Rosemoor this morning. 2100
Rosie Meddon @rosiemeddon.bsky.social · 13/07/2026The unusual fruit, known as ‘gumballs’, of the tree Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Worplesdon’. 081
Rosie Meddon @rosiemeddon.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Just before sunrise. A slightly paler dawn sky with the last 5% of the moon. 327716
Rosie Meddon @rosiemeddon.bsky.social · 09/07/2026On a day like today, it’s easy to understand the calming effect of being surrounded by blue. 1161