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Hairy Neil

@rovingrollo.bsky.social
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Retired. Interested in Landscape and Nature Photography, Climate Change, Ecology, History. Left Leaning. Member of #EastCoastKin Now working on a blog about my travels and eco-gardening rovingrollo.co.uk No Alt Text, No repost - Sorry.

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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Russia launched its massive onslaught on 24 February 2022. We pay tribute to the men and women who took up arms and stood to fight the Russian invaders. Their sacrifice will never be forgotten. RIP - Valerii Zvozdetskyi, Colombian fighter Jairo Saldaña, Andrii Kolachnyk, Volodymyr Korchynskyi
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
They laid down their lives not only for Ukraine but for all of Europe! RIP - Oleksandr Palii (30), Mykhailo Bobrovskyi, Pavlo Borsuk, Canadian fighter Mandeep Singh Rest, comrades, rest and sleep! The thoughts of men shall be As sentinels to keep Your rest from danger free. Eternal Memory!
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
“For love of country they accepted death & thus resolved all doubts & made immortal their patriotism & their virtue.” We honor the men & women who laid down their lives for Ukraine. RIP - Yurii Moroz (23), Pavlo Trubii (18), Andrii Pashchenko, Bulgarian fighter Vladislav Tsvetanov Mladenov
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
They laid down their lives not only for Ukraine but for all of Europe! RIP - Serhii Petrovych, Denys Snihur, British fighter Elliott James Watson, Ihor Sukhykh Rest, comrades, rest and sleep! The thoughts of men shall be As sentinels to keep Your rest from danger free. Eternal Memory!
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Join us every day as we observe a minute’s silence in honor of the men, women and children who perished in this savage war. They laid down their lives for Ukraine and Europe! RIP - Oleh Perekhodko (51), Pavlo Podolei (40), British fighter Benjamin Leo Burgess, Petro Shvaika (26) Eternal Memory!
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
We honor the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice while defending Ukraine in the Russo-Ukrainian war. They will always be remembered for their bravery and sacrifice. RIP – Oleksandr Baklykov, Mykola Chyhura, Bohdan Nemtsov (32), Brazilian fighter Gabriel Ferreira Silva Eternal Memory!
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Let us keep the Defenders of Ukraine in our prayers RIP – Kyrylo Manzhai, Maksym Zakharchuk, Mykola Anchuk, Belarusian fighter Alexander Nikolayevich Novik We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields Eternal Memory!
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Marjo Slingerland-Boks @marjosl.eurosky.social · 24/01/2026
The last one for this day is this monster out the deep sea on the icesculpture festival in 2025 in Biddinghuizen for the #BlueSkyArtShow theme #Cold #EastCoastKin #zeldenzomooigezien #mobilephonephotography
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
We pay tribute to the men and women who took up arms and stood to fight the Russian invaders. They will not be forgotten. RIP – Andrii Puryk, Volodymyr Muzhyla, Dmytro Koriak (25), Argentinian fighter Alberto Emmanuel Vilte Вічна Пам’ять! Eternal Memory! Герої не вмирають! Heroes Never Die!
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Den 🇮🇪 @denterrick.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Almost a fence. This is what passes for a hiking trail in some parts of Ireland. This used to be a trail but rarely used so its become overgrown. #Hiking #Photography #EastCoastKin #Nature #Ireland
A close up shot of an old weathered tree branch repurposed as a fence post. The post is bleached and cracked with patches of moss and lichen. The only suggestion of a fence is the rusted barbed wire running between the posts. The ground is a field of purple gorse on the edge of a forest. A cold December sky up above. The soft light looks like early morning or evening but that's what the middle of the day looks like here in December.
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
We bow our heads before the Heroes who protect Ukrainians from the barbarity of the Russian forces, defending freedom and democracy. They will not be forgotten. RIP – Andrii Bakun (26), American fighter Fred Grandy, Pavlo Alekseiev, Oleksandr Knysh Eternal Memory! Heroes Never Die!
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Jaycee Crawford / Vision Logic Images @jaycee-visionlogic.eurosky.social · 21/01/2026
'Jagged, Granite Chasm' (2023) -- Raven's Nest, Schoodic Peninsula, Acadia National Park, ME #RockinTuesday ✨ #Scape ✨ #ForestFriday ✨ #Photography #Landscape #Monochrome #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford
looking down a cliff's edge into a granite chasm that opens onto the ocean and a small beach only accessible at low tide, the cliff tops are heavily forested with white pine and hardy shrubs
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Mick Lister @listermj.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
#TerrierTuesday That castle is tiny says Hattie at the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, Northumberland. I think she needs the difference between "small" and "faraway" explained just like Ted did to Dougal on TV's Father Ted 😀 #btposse #borderterrier #lindisfarne #northumberland #photography #eastcoastkin
A coastal view shot near the harbour on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, Northumberland, England. 
A Brown-red Border Terrier is standing on an upturned boat. She is looking towards the camera.
In the background is the sea and on the left is Lindisfarne Castle perched on top of a large conical shaped mass of rock.
The sky is blue but full of white clouds.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
🚨The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party is now closing on 77,000 signatures! Let’s get it to the 100,000 needed! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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AlinaHagen 🌊🎨📸 🥾 @alinagrafik.eurosky.social · 20/01/2026
#ColorADay #BlueTue #JanuArty #Soft Soft clouds and a very soft rainbow mixing with blue sky over San Luis Obispo. #EastCoastKin #LandscapePhotography #WestCoastKin #Hiking
While standing on one hill, the view is looking across a slight valley of houses to the other side wit three mountain peaks and soft clouds overhead; some spots are raining, and a very soft rainbow is seen in the upper left. Green grass and trees/large bushes are seen in the foreground. Sterling trail in the Irish Hills, San Luis Obispo, California
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Michael G 🇱🇹 🇺🇦 🐕 🐾 🙏🕉 @beardedwalker.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Late afternoon sunset over Ullswater looking towards the Helvellyn Range in the Lake District #landscapephotography #winter
Views over Ullswater in the Lake District with the setting sun over the hills and the clouds providing lots of Sundays over the trees o the far side of the lake
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Marjo Slingerland-Boks @marjosl.eurosky.social · 21/01/2026
Good morning all, for @alan678.bsky.social ##BirdOfTheDay #singing or #bowed #EastCoastKin #birds I have this little Robin that singing his heart out on a springtails early in 2025. You have a bit to zoom in to see it. Have a little clip from it ☺️
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Den 🇮🇪 @denterrick.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
A small slice of the local woods in our #Dublin suburb. #Photography #10MinutesFromHome #WoodlandWednesday #EastCoastKin #Ireland
A vibrant orange display from a European Beech tree, flanked here by two more muted Beeches. Beach trees will sometimes retain their brown leaves throughout the winter but not all seem to do this.
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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
High tide; Upper Loch Torridon yesterday. Liathach and Fasaig Village beyond.
Snowy mountain and a still sea.
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
“For love of country they accepted death, and thus resolved all doubts, and made immortal their patriotism and their virtue.” We honor the men and women who laid down their lives for Ukraine. RIP - Mykola Huk (25), Vasyl Ratushnyi, Anton Pshenychnyi (30), American fighter Daniel Aki Vachon
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Russia launched its massive onslaught 24 February 2022. We pay tribute to the men and women who stood to fight the Russian invaders. Their sacrifice will not be forgotten. RIP - Mykola Rud, Roman Yaryna (32), Ruslan Sulim (45), American fighter Christopher William Anthony Black Eternal Memory!
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Hairy Neil @rovingrollo.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
First car you drove from each country: UK: Morris Mini Germany: Volkswagen Derby (booted version of the Polo Mk1) Japan: Nissan Cherry (MkII) France: Renault 4 Italy: Fiat Qubo Sweden: Volvo S80 China: N/A Korea: Kia e-Niro USA: Ford Fairlane Station Wagon (Circa 1960)
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Gary Nylander 🇨🇦 @gary-nylander.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Hike to Arnica Lake, Banff National Park, Canada. September 2025. Photograph© by Gary Nylander. www.garynylander.com #photography #EastCoastKin #PhotographersOfBlueSky #Stunday #iphone #iphonephotography #apple

The image captures a scenic view of the Canadian Rockies, in the Arnica Lake area, during the autumn season when the larch trees turn a vibrant yellow colour. The golden trees in the foreground are larches, a type of deciduous conifer that changes colour and drops its needles in the fall. The backdrop features dramatic mountain peaks and a dense evergreen forest covering the valley floor. The scene is characteristic of the stunning, rugged landscapes found in national parks like Banff and Lake Louise.
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Margot Foley @mfoley25.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
‘I have not known a quieter thing than ships, Nor any dreamers steeped in dream as these, For all that they have tracked disastrous seas, And winds that left their sails in flagging strips.’ Ships in the harbor - David Morton #ImageAndVerse #Stunday #EastCoastkin #WestCoastKin #Oregon #Photography
a view of the Charleston Marina in Charleston, Oregon, an active fishing village and a major fishing hub. the water in the marina is calm and reflects the clear blue sky and the docked boats. Several sailboats and motorboats are moored along the docks, with their tall masts creating long reflections on the water's surface. In the foreground, a few small ducks are swimming. The background features a tree-lined shore and some buildings under a bright blue sky.
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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
It's that tree again.
Tree by the heard of a lock. Snow topped mountains behind.
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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Loch Damh yesterday afternoon.
Aerial photo of loch and mountains.
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
They laid down their lives not only for Ukraine but for all of Europe! RIP - Yurii Rastriopin (27), Borys Shafranskyi, Andrii Usenko, Serhii Voroshyk Rest, comrades, rest and sleep! The thoughts of men shall be As sentinels to keep Your rest from danger free. Вічна Пам’ять! Eternal Memory!
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Hairy Neil @rovingrollo.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Afternoon All ! One from my archive for #Stunday Loch Coruisk, #Skye, #Scotland. May 2017 These rocks were rounded and scored by 750–870 meters (approx. 2,460–2,850 feet) of ice during the last Ice Age. #Landscape #Photography #EastCoastKin
Facing South with my back to the jagged crags of the Black Cuillin. Taken just after heavy rain the rounded and scored rocks of the valley floor glisten in the sun. To the left the waters of the loch reflect the blue of the sky, the loch extends out of the shot beyond the steep valley sides and eventually drains into the Atlantic
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Rob Crank Photography @robcrank68.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Just enough time left to get #CaturDay sorted with Tigers & Lions from Blackpool Zoo. #mammals #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #ZooLife #wildlifephotography #Lions #PhotographyIsArt #Tigers
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Den 🇮🇪 @denterrick.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Road to nowhere. A journey into the clouds, down to Sally Gap in Wicklow on a cold, cold day in January. #Photography #Scape #Landscape #StunDay #EastCoastKin #Wicklow #Ireland
An isolated and dramatic landscape with a quiet country road stretching into the distance, slick with frost and a light dusting of snow. Hard frozen fields stretch out either side, boggy waterlogged ground stilled by the cold. The far end of the road disappears into the clouds covering the land though a vivid blue sky is visible above the cloud.
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Rina @rina2012.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Blinded by beauty, no one sees the vast greed that dries everything up. ✨️✨️✨️ Erg Chebbi, Sahara Desert #Stunday #ColorADay #OrangeSun #scape #landscape #photography #ArtYear #photohour #nature #thelittlethings #Poetry #Poem #Haiku #MicroPoem #ImageAndVerse #EastCoastKin
This photo shows the large sand dunes of Erg Chebbi in Morocco. Erg Chebbi is known for its majestic golden dunes, which are up to 150 metres high. The orange-red sand dunes are shaped by the wind and offer a fascinating play of colours depending on the position of the sun, light and shadow. Footprints can be seen in the sand on the right-hand side.
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Rob Crank Photography @robcrank68.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
If you have seen 'Back to the Future' you will see the similarities between this Bird Replica of 'Dr Emmet Brown' which is a Bali Myna bird. This is my offering for #StunDay 😂 #birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #BirdLife #birdphotography #ZooLife
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Joe Strummer (the living one) @stroejummer.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
. I promise this is the last #One of this grain elevator because I just didn't capture any more! Amsterdam, #Montana #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #monochrome #scape #blackandwhitephotography #RuralDecay #photography
A weathered grain elevator stands tall against a cloudy sky, accompanied by an old tractor, an old truck and scattered vegetation in a rural landscape. A metal storage silo sits close behind the left side.
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Lizzie Wallis @lizziewallis.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Bearded reedling (Panurus biarmicus) aka bearded tit. Today's #birdoftheday set by @alan678.bsky.social is #PerfectPerch. Not a branch, exactly, but the perfect perch for where they live in the reedbeds. Fits #smallbirdsaturday tho. #BlueSkyArtShow #one #EastCoastKin #birds
Upon a bent over reed head, sits a small caramel coloured bird, with grey head, white breast and striking black "moustache ".
The background is reedbed.
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Robyn @handcranked.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Pining away I won't win any awards for my bird photos, but I'm trying my best without the right lens or technical knowledge. #BlueSkyArtShow #one #SmallBirdSaturday #BirdOfTheDay #PerfectPerch #ColorADay #GreenSat #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited
A little black-capped chickadee perched on a small branch with some pine needles behind it.
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Lomelindi12 @lomelindi12.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Laughtor Man With added pony #StandingStoneSunday #Dartmoor
A dark rectangular standing stone with an angled top, a white pony next to it, on muted reddish icy moorland
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
They laid down their lives for Ukraine and Europe! RIP - Serhii Chebanov (28), Serhii Skoblei, American fighter Bradley Carl Jennison, Anatolii Yaroshenko Rest, comrades, rest and sleep! The thoughts of men shall be As sentinels to keep Your rest from danger free. Eternal Memory!
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Robyn @handcranked.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Suck it This wasn't shot as a macro, but I'm making it one by massively cropping. OM-3 kit lens ain't too bad. #BlueSkyArtShow #one #JanuArty2026 #JanuArty #insect #ColorADay #GreenSat #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #photography #macro
One bee drinking from a small white flower with little green leaves. The narrow stalk leads up to another set of small leaves and a flower bud. The leaves are glowing from the sunlight. There's a fig leaf in the shade in the background.
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Jaycee Crawford / Vision Logic Images @jaycee-visionlogic.eurosky.social · 17/01/2026
Mariah 'Magnetar' (Tesla, 2020) -- Washington Heights, Manhattan, NYC 'What the Eyes See and the Ears Hear, the Mind Believes...' -- Harry Houdini #BlueSkyArtShow #One ✨ #HumansOfBlueSky ✨ #ImageAndVerse ✨ #Photography #Portraiture #Monochrome #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford
portrait of a blonde, young polish-american ballet dancer, with her hair covering a third of her face
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
They went to war when Russia invaded Ukraine. They believed in Freedom, the right to live in their God-given land. They laid down their lives not only for Ukraine, but for all of Europe! RIP - Oleksii Khotin, Roman Khas, American fighter Benjamin Joseph Dettore, Andrii Protsyk Eternal Memory!
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Den 🇮🇪 @denterrick.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
An Irish forest in Autumn. The beauty of solitude. #Hiking #Photography #EastCoastKin #Scape #Landscape #ForestFriday #Ireland
I post this mainly for the colour. The lush greenery of deciduous trees set against the brown and yellow gold of decaying ferns and the fog that blankets the scene muting colours and diffusing the light.
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lauren e💙 @learls.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
From last summer, a #SongSparrow keeping an eye on me for #BirdoftheDay #ShortBeaks The Alt theme today is #Pigeons #EastCoastKin #bird #birding #photography #photographersofbluesky #Michigan
A brown and tan Song Sparrow sits in one of our evergreens looking warily at me from it's green perch on a branch.
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Helen Bennett 🌿 @helenbennett.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
A gorgeous Linnet enjoying the early sunshine for #BirdOfTheDay #Short beaks ... never really noticed before but she does have quite a short pointy and slightly fat beak! 😊 🪶 📷 #Birds #Photography #UKWildlife #BirdsSeenIn2026 #EastCoastKin
A photograph of a female linnet who is facing forward with her head turned looking to the right as viewed.  Her buff brown chest is streaked, getting paler lower down and looks bright in the sunshine as she warms up in the early hours.  She has hints of grey feathers on her head with buff around her eye, a short pointy grey beak and brown legs.  She is perched on a bramble stem with a muted background in greens and browns.
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British Nature Guide @britishnatureguide.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Little Egret and far too many Starlings to count this evening at Cors Ddyga RSPB on Anglesey. Also Black and Mute Swans, Golden Plovers and lots of different duck species. For #BirdsSeenIn2026
Tens of thousands of Starlings this evening at Cors Ddyga RSPB on Anglesey. So many that you could hear their wing beats as they flew overhead.
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British Nature Guide @britishnatureguide.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Raven and Stonechat on rocks today at South Stack RSPB today on Anglesey in North Wales for #BirdsSeenIn2026
Raven today on Anglesey, calling loudly to attract its partner which was flying nearby.One of several of these small Robin-like birds seen today at South Stack RSPB in Anglesey.
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Alan H @alan678.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
“ So you came here to fight over the nuts did you?” #BirdOfTheDay #Pigeons Off for our walk folks see you soon. Will give Rob a hand. #birds #photography #EastCoastKin
A close, low-angle photograph of a wood pigeon standing on a mossy tree stump. The bird faces slightly toward the camera, showing its soft grey-purple chest, pale grey wings with white patches on the neck, and a pinkish beak with a yellow tip. One pink foot is lifted mid-step while scattered seeds lie on the wall beneath it. The background is softly blurred green foliage, making the pigeon stand out sharply in natural light.
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Hairy Neil @rovingrollo.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
One for #Scape day.... Trollveggen Stasjon (Troll Wall Station) and the Troll Wall, near Åndalsnes, #Norway. March 2023. #Railways #History #Landscape #Photography #EastCoastKin
A bright yellow building stands out against the snow covered ground and the towering cliffs of the Troll Wall. Immediately in front of the building is an old railway goods wagon.
The building is the old rail station (it was moved a short way from it's original location in 2005 when work was done on the nearby highway and rail track) it is now used for accommodation and the carriage is a small museum.
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Marjo Slingerland-Boks @marjosl.eurosky.social · 16/01/2026
For @robcrank68.bsky.social #BirdOfTheDay #Short Beaks or the alt #Pigeon here is a little Robin from a few years back ✨️ #EastCoastKin #birds #mobilephonephotography Apologies if I have this probably post earlier 😅
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Jilly @jillysnaps.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
The Enchanted Wood Walk awhile amongst the trees, where serenity lingers and nature reveals its quiet majesty. Wishing you all a peaceful Friday ✨ #Scape #ForestFriday #ColorADay #BWFri #AlphabetChallenge #WeekBforBooks #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin
Black and white photograph of a misty woodland, with tall, slender trees rising from a fern-covered forest floor as shafts of sunlight stream through the branches, creating a calm, atmospheric scene.
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