Martin
@martwbel.bsky.social
Books, history, gardening, trains & Indian food. Naturist. Ankylosing Spondylitis. Gay 🏳️🌈 married to Doug. Left wing politics ❤️
Hampshire, UK 🇬🇧
Hampshire, UK 🇬🇧
A cup of tea and my book, comfortably naked. 🫖 📕
November 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
A cup of tea and my book, comfortably naked. 🫖 📕
Morning everyone, another overcast, cloudy day, but no heavy rain here like yesterday. Fingers crossed 🤞🏻
November 11, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Morning everyone, another overcast, cloudy day, but no heavy rain here like yesterday. Fingers crossed 🤞🏻
Brand new Class 810 Aurora HST’s due to enter service on EMR network from London St Pancras to East Midlands in December 2025. #uktrains
railmagazine.com/news/east-midl…
railmagazine.com/news/east-midl…
November 10, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Brand new Class 810 Aurora HST’s due to enter service on EMR network from London St Pancras to East Midlands in December 2025. #uktrains
railmagazine.com/news/east-midl…
railmagazine.com/news/east-midl…
4 out of 5 stars to Ask for Andrea by Noelle W. Ihli, and my review:
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
November 9, 2025 at 2:17 PM
4 out of 5 stars to Ask for Andrea by Noelle W. Ihli, and my review:
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
A rather gray, overcast Sunday afternoon, after some morning sunshine. It’s still very mild.
November 9, 2025 at 1:18 PM
A rather gray, overcast Sunday afternoon, after some morning sunshine. It’s still very mild.
The 1950s view from a bench near the Royal Observatory in Greenwich,
Across the Thames are the towers of Canary Wharf and the Docklands - a striking contrast to Greenwich’s Georgian grandeur. Once bustling docks, the area was transformed in the 1980s into the home of London’s tallest skyscrapers.
Across the Thames are the towers of Canary Wharf and the Docklands - a striking contrast to Greenwich’s Georgian grandeur. Once bustling docks, the area was transformed in the 1980s into the home of London’s tallest skyscrapers.
November 9, 2025 at 1:19 AM
The 1950s view from a bench near the Royal Observatory in Greenwich,
Across the Thames are the towers of Canary Wharf and the Docklands - a striking contrast to Greenwich’s Georgian grandeur. Once bustling docks, the area was transformed in the 1980s into the home of London’s tallest skyscrapers.
Across the Thames are the towers of Canary Wharf and the Docklands - a striking contrast to Greenwich’s Georgian grandeur. Once bustling docks, the area was transformed in the 1980s into the home of London’s tallest skyscrapers.
It’s Remembrance Sunday in UK. Today we remember British & Commonwealth armed forces who fought & gave their lives to protect our country and other nations freedoms. We Will Remember Them. ❤️
November 9, 2025 at 12:27 AM
It’s Remembrance Sunday in UK. Today we remember British & Commonwealth armed forces who fought & gave their lives to protect our country and other nations freedoms. We Will Remember Them. ❤️
Interesting maps: air quality across Europe by country.
November 9, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Interesting maps: air quality across Europe by country.
One of my favourite photos of London’s 🇬🇧 financial district skyscraper cluster. Stunning.
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
One of my favourite photos of London’s 🇬🇧 financial district skyscraper cluster. Stunning.
Dead heading the roses.
November 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Dead heading the roses.
A lovely sunny Saturday, have a good one peeps! 🙌🏻
November 8, 2025 at 11:38 AM
A lovely sunny Saturday, have a good one peeps! 🙌🏻
25 years ago, British boy band A1 released this banger of a tune. One of my faves 😍🕺🏻
November 7, 2025 at 10:47 PM
25 years ago, British boy band A1 released this banger of a tune. One of my faves 😍🕺🏻
The fastest trains in the UK, Eurostar Class 373/374 on High Speed One (HS1) line in Kent, UK. International high speed services via the Channel Tunnel - London St Pancras 🇬🇧 / Paris Gare du Nord 🇫🇷, Brussels Midi 🇧🇪 & Amsterdam Centraal 🇳🇱 🚄
November 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The fastest trains in the UK, Eurostar Class 373/374 on High Speed One (HS1) line in Kent, UK. International high speed services via the Channel Tunnel - London St Pancras 🇬🇧 / Paris Gare du Nord 🇫🇷, Brussels Midi 🇧🇪 & Amsterdam Centraal 🇳🇱 🚄
Approaching Osaka Main Railway Station, Umeda, Osaka, Japan 🇯🇵
Osaka is Japan’s third largest city.
🚈. Osaka Umeda is for suburban/ local/ subway JR services. Shin-Osaka Station is for high speed Shinkansen services.
Osaka is Japan’s third largest city.
🚈. Osaka Umeda is for suburban/ local/ subway JR services. Shin-Osaka Station is for high speed Shinkansen services.
November 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Approaching Osaka Main Railway Station, Umeda, Osaka, Japan 🇯🇵
Osaka is Japan’s third largest city.
🚈. Osaka Umeda is for suburban/ local/ subway JR services. Shin-Osaka Station is for high speed Shinkansen services.
Osaka is Japan’s third largest city.
🚈. Osaka Umeda is for suburban/ local/ subway JR services. Shin-Osaka Station is for high speed Shinkansen services.
The beautiful acceleration of a Japan Railways N700 series Shinkansen departing from Shin-Osaka Station, Osaka, Japan 🇯🇵 🚅
Video courtesy Takeshi Fukumoto, Summer 2025
Video courtesy Takeshi Fukumoto, Summer 2025
November 7, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The beautiful acceleration of a Japan Railways N700 series Shinkansen departing from Shin-Osaka Station, Osaka, Japan 🇯🇵 🚅
Video courtesy Takeshi Fukumoto, Summer 2025
Video courtesy Takeshi Fukumoto, Summer 2025
This months edition of SFX Magazine is a Stranger Things special! 😍
November 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
This months edition of SFX Magazine is a Stranger Things special! 😍
Made it to Friday! A drizzly, damp day, but I can’t believe how mild it is for November, it’s crazy, but I’m not moaning at all. Off for my Flu vaccination this afternoon, second injection this week, it’s all pricks this week 🤣
November 7, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Made it to Friday! A drizzly, damp day, but I can’t believe how mild it is for November, it’s crazy, but I’m not moaning at all. Off for my Flu vaccination this afternoon, second injection this week, it’s all pricks this week 🤣
The winner of UK Celebrity Traitors series one. The one and only Alan Carr. I loved Alan before and now I love him even more. A bloody legend. ❤️ courtesy BBC One. #celebritytraitors
November 6, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The winner of UK Celebrity Traitors series one. The one and only Alan Carr. I loved Alan before and now I love him even more. A bloody legend. ❤️ courtesy BBC One. #celebritytraitors
Who knew 19 of Britain and Ireland’s celebrities, national treasures, comedians, Olympians and musicians would become legendary TV. Celebrity Traitors has given me laughter, tears and face palm moments. Truly superb telly that only the BBC excel at. Hurrah! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 #celebritytraitors
November 6, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Who knew 19 of Britain and Ireland’s celebrities, national treasures, comedians, Olympians and musicians would become legendary TV. Celebrity Traitors has given me laughter, tears and face palm moments. Truly superb telly that only the BBC excel at. Hurrah! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 #celebritytraitors
Oh Alan, oh Alan, oh Alan! 🙌🏻🥳 Celebrity Traitors. BBC One what an amazingly well played game. Simply stunning.
#celebritytraitors
#celebritytraitors
November 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Oh Alan, oh Alan, oh Alan! 🙌🏻🥳 Celebrity Traitors. BBC One what an amazingly well played game. Simply stunning.
#celebritytraitors
#celebritytraitors
Celebrity Race Across The World. 🌎 Mexico to Colombia. I take it they’re not going to cross the Darian Gap? ☠️
BBC One
BBC One
November 6, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Celebrity Race Across The World. 🌎 Mexico to Colombia. I take it they’re not going to cross the Darian Gap? ☠️
BBC One
BBC One
Been putting it off for ages, finally got around to repotting my Rubber Plant 🪴 (Ficus elastica robusta), it stays in the lounge, grown into quite a monster over the last few years.
November 6, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Been putting it off for ages, finally got around to repotting my Rubber Plant 🪴 (Ficus elastica robusta), it stays in the lounge, grown into quite a monster over the last few years.
Not long until the last of the good old Class 455’s on the South Western network are retired and replaced with the brand new Class 701 Aterio. The 455’s were built in the 1980’s and have been a remarkably successful suburban train. #uktrains 🚈
November 6, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Not long until the last of the good old Class 455’s on the South Western network are retired and replaced with the brand new Class 701 Aterio. The 455’s were built in the 1980’s and have been a remarkably successful suburban train. #uktrains 🚈
Happy Thursday, cloudy and very mild today. Have a fab day.
November 6, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Happy Thursday, cloudy and very mild today. Have a fab day.
It’s that day again. Adalimumab 💉 Thursday. 😮💨 #ankylosingspondylitis
November 6, 2025 at 9:04 AM
It’s that day again. Adalimumab 💉 Thursday. 😮💨 #ankylosingspondylitis