Ian D Johnstone
@iandjohnstone.bsky.social
Love black cats, books, meteorology, doodling and photography.
The glow right in the middle of the grass area at Folkestone is a heiligenschein. Shows up when sunlight directly behind the observer is refracted inside millions of tiny dewdrops on grass and shone back to line of vision.
November 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The glow right in the middle of the grass area at Folkestone is a heiligenschein. Shows up when sunlight directly behind the observer is refracted inside millions of tiny dewdrops on grass and shone back to line of vision.
Lest We Forget.
Remembrance at Folkestone Harbour. This is where thousands of troops got onto cross-channel boats on way to battle fields at France during The Great War.
Many of them never came back.
Remembrance at Folkestone Harbour. This is where thousands of troops got onto cross-channel boats on way to battle fields at France during The Great War.
Many of them never came back.
November 9, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Lest We Forget.
Remembrance at Folkestone Harbour. This is where thousands of troops got onto cross-channel boats on way to battle fields at France during The Great War.
Many of them never came back.
Remembrance at Folkestone Harbour. This is where thousands of troops got onto cross-channel boats on way to battle fields at France during The Great War.
Many of them never came back.
Shorts back on here at balmy Folkestone (currently 17 C). I'm hoping that we have skipped our usual seven months long Autumn and Spring has started early, but that might be wishful thinking on my part.
November 8, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Shorts back on here at balmy Folkestone (currently 17 C). I'm hoping that we have skipped our usual seven months long Autumn and Spring has started early, but that might be wishful thinking on my part.
Quickly sent The Delta Flyer up to capture a nice sunset over Folkestone. Great not having buildings, trees and wires not getting in the way.
November 6, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Quickly sent The Delta Flyer up to capture a nice sunset over Folkestone. Great not having buildings, trees and wires not getting in the way.
Tried to have a go at capturing a firework from above my house, this is the best I could come up with. The Delta Flyer did a god job with keeping still to take a 1.6 seconds long exposure at ISO 400 considering a fairly brisk wind aloft, but tricky to get the timing right.
November 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Tried to have a go at capturing a firework from above my house, this is the best I could come up with. The Delta Flyer did a god job with keeping still to take a 1.6 seconds long exposure at ISO 400 considering a fairly brisk wind aloft, but tricky to get the timing right.
I know this part of Folkestone is a bit scary . . .
With Ashley Fuggle
With Ashley Fuggle
November 2, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I know this part of Folkestone is a bit scary . . .
With Ashley Fuggle
With Ashley Fuggle
Jet looks so proud of himself.
October 31, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Jet looks so proud of himself.
Acceptable or excessive? Spotted the little 20 inches second hand monitor at the local CEX store for £24 and an another brain fart came to mind.
October 30, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Acceptable or excessive? Spotted the little 20 inches second hand monitor at the local CEX store for £24 and an another brain fart came to mind.
Kitten Kong Returns.
The 10.15 am service was delayed thanks to a cat on the line.
The 10.15 am service was delayed thanks to a cat on the line.
October 26, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Kitten Kong Returns.
The 10.15 am service was delayed thanks to a cat on the line.
The 10.15 am service was delayed thanks to a cat on the line.
As we revert to GMT soon.
October 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
As we revert to GMT soon.
Did this for a local pet supply shop owner who is also a good friend.
October 20, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Did this for a local pet supply shop owner who is also a good friend.
The past week working in a hallway has given me an idea for this doodle, first one drawn in my brand new Hobby Room 2.
October 19, 2025 at 11:03 AM
The past week working in a hallway has given me an idea for this doodle, first one drawn in my brand new Hobby Room 2.
Just taken the Delta Flyer towards Folkestone beach from my back yard as I hoped the full moon & partial cloud cover would give the night sky a bit more texture than the last time.
October 8, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Just taken the Delta Flyer towards Folkestone beach from my back yard as I hoped the full moon & partial cloud cover would give the night sky a bit more texture than the last time.
Took The Delta Flyer on a quick straight-up & down night flight over Folkestone on this calm moonlit evening. I got it facing east (Dover way).
October 7, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Took The Delta Flyer on a quick straight-up & down night flight over Folkestone on this calm moonlit evening. I got it facing east (Dover way).
Just sent the drone back up over Folkestone.
October 1, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Just sent the drone back up over Folkestone.
R.I.P. Imgur as it's been blocked here at the UK by the new Online Safety Act, so I guess I have to find an alternative fun scrolling-through cat memes-type site. Not the awful Tik Tok, please, but apparently that is next in the firing line so it's not all bad news.
October 1, 2025 at 10:27 AM
R.I.P. Imgur as it's been blocked here at the UK by the new Online Safety Act, so I guess I have to find an alternative fun scrolling-through cat memes-type site. Not the awful Tik Tok, please, but apparently that is next in the firing line so it's not all bad news.
Just took the ol' drone for a quick spin to capture some more of Sukhino Mudita's sand etchings at the East Cliff Sands, Folkestone. The lighting was a bit flat due to overcast skies so had to pop out this photo in post-processing.
September 28, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Just took the ol' drone for a quick spin to capture some more of Sukhino Mudita's sand etchings at the East Cliff Sands, Folkestone. The lighting was a bit flat due to overcast skies so had to pop out this photo in post-processing.
Just captured this sunset over Folkestone with my drone. Like before, a simple straight upwards to 80 metres ASL and back down flight above the relative safety of my front garden, thankfully upper level wind was within safety parameters.
September 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Just captured this sunset over Folkestone with my drone. Like before, a simple straight upwards to 80 metres ASL and back down flight above the relative safety of my front garden, thankfully upper level wind was within safety parameters.
I'm sure this accounts for 98% of BlueSky . . . x.com/i/status/196...
Massimo on X: "What the trolls ruining social media actually look like. [📹 BestMoon_boxphonefarm] https://t.co/FFiixxDMVs" / X
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September 21, 2025 at 9:25 AM
I'm sure this accounts for 98% of BlueSky . . . x.com/i/status/196...
End Of An Era.
Folkestone Bus Station will be closed down on Monday and eventually be replaced by a garden/park area by this time next year. The station was built in the 1950s which, ironically replaced a park area before that.
Folkestone Bus Station will be closed down on Monday and eventually be replaced by a garden/park area by this time next year. The station was built in the 1950s which, ironically replaced a park area before that.
September 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
End Of An Era.
Folkestone Bus Station will be closed down on Monday and eventually be replaced by a garden/park area by this time next year. The station was built in the 1950s which, ironically replaced a park area before that.
Folkestone Bus Station will be closed down on Monday and eventually be replaced by a garden/park area by this time next year. The station was built in the 1950s which, ironically replaced a park area before that.
As we here at Kent are about to experience Summer's final fling - at least according to my own Cloud Master forecast: www.facebook.com/groups/39986...
September 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
As we here at Kent are about to experience Summer's final fling - at least according to my own Cloud Master forecast: www.facebook.com/groups/39986...
Found an old photo of Tram Road and Stoneleigh House taken from the back of my house here at Folkestone in 1985, so thought I'd do a cool "then & now" feature with another photo taken this afternoon.
September 9, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Found an old photo of Tram Road and Stoneleigh House taken from the back of my house here at Folkestone in 1985, so thought I'd do a cool "then & now" feature with another photo taken this afternoon.
Just sent my ol' drone straight upwards from my garden to capture this sun halo above Folkestone.
September 8, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Just sent my ol' drone straight upwards from my garden to capture this sun halo above Folkestone.
Noticed what was looking like a half decent sunset, so in order to get a better view of it over Folkestone I did a simple straight up and back down flight directly over my house with the ol' drone.
August 23, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Noticed what was looking like a half decent sunset, so in order to get a better view of it over Folkestone I did a simple straight up and back down flight directly over my house with the ol' drone.
My Jet mimicking the rug. A copycat?
August 23, 2025 at 8:09 AM
My Jet mimicking the rug. A copycat?