Martin
@martwbel.bsky.social
Books, history, gardening, trains & Indian food. Naturist. Ankylosing Spondylitis. Gay 🏳️🌈 married to Doug. Left wing politics ❤️
Hampshire, UK 🇬🇧
Hampshire, UK 🇬🇧
Morning everyone, the least said about the weather outside the better! Absolutely pouring down ☔️ have a great Sunday despite the weather 👍🏻
February 15, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Morning everyone, the least said about the weather outside the better! Absolutely pouring down ☔️ have a great Sunday despite the weather 👍🏻
Spent an evening watching the Take That documentary on Netflix, absolutely loved it. Sealing their place as the royalty 👑 of British pop. ❤️👏🏻👏🏻
February 15, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Spent an evening watching the Take That documentary on Netflix, absolutely loved it. Sealing their place as the royalty 👑 of British pop. ❤️👏🏻👏🏻
Finally a blue sky, sunny 😎 morning! Have a great Saturday 👍🏻
February 14, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Finally a blue sky, sunny 😎 morning! Have a great Saturday 👍🏻
Britain’s high speed trains, the Hitachi Class 800’s 🇬🇧 An LNER Class 800 and a TransPennine Express Class 802.
February 14, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Britain’s high speed trains, the Hitachi Class 800’s 🇬🇧 An LNER Class 800 and a TransPennine Express Class 802.
When Germany 🇩🇪 , France 🇫🇷 and United Kingdom 🇬🇧 work together, it makes for a stronger Europe, our continent, our neighbours, our friends and allies. When we can’t rely on America any longer. Our closest allies matter more. 🇪🇺💙
Munich 2026 Security Conference.
Munich 2026 Security Conference.
February 13, 2026 at 10:56 PM
When Germany 🇩🇪 , France 🇫🇷 and United Kingdom 🇬🇧 work together, it makes for a stronger Europe, our continent, our neighbours, our friends and allies. When we can’t rely on America any longer. Our closest allies matter more. 🇪🇺💙
Munich 2026 Security Conference.
Munich 2026 Security Conference.
Yes! Our first medal in the Winter Olympics and it’s a bloody gold medal 🥇 Go Team Great Britain 🇬🇧
February 13, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Yes! Our first medal in the Winter Olympics and it’s a bloody gold medal 🥇 Go Team Great Britain 🇬🇧
Another of my own photos of St Mary’s Church, Andover, this one I took in November 2024.
February 13, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Another of my own photos of St Mary’s Church, Andover, this one I took in November 2024.
St Mary’s Church, Andover, Hampshire. A photo 📸 I took myself from the bottom of the church steps last September. I’m very proud of it 😁
February 13, 2026 at 9:34 PM
St Mary’s Church, Andover, Hampshire. A photo 📸 I took myself from the bottom of the church steps last September. I’m very proud of it 😁
United Kingdom and Ireland as seen from Space on a rare clear day.
Courtesy Earthcurated on X
Courtesy Earthcurated on X
February 13, 2026 at 8:11 PM
United Kingdom and Ireland as seen from Space on a rare clear day.
Courtesy Earthcurated on X
Courtesy Earthcurated on X
Happy Friday, it’s not raining for a change! Have a great day 👍🏻
February 13, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Happy Friday, it’s not raining for a change! Have a great day 👍🏻
DLR arriving into Canary Wharf Station, East London, change at Canary Wharf for London Underground - Jubilee Line and Elizabeth Line. 🚇
February 12, 2026 at 10:12 PM
DLR arriving into Canary Wharf Station, East London, change at Canary Wharf for London Underground - Jubilee Line and Elizabeth Line. 🚇
Courtesy Visit London 🇬🇧 ❤️
February 12, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Courtesy Visit London 🇬🇧 ❤️
The rain ☔️ cleared to sunny spells, woohoo 🥳
February 12, 2026 at 2:46 PM
The rain ☔️ cleared to sunny spells, woohoo 🥳
Another wet ☔️ morning. Bloody weather gets on your nerves tbh. I’m dry and indoors. Keeping hydrated, to avoid the usual post injection headaches.
February 12, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Another wet ☔️ morning. Bloody weather gets on your nerves tbh. I’m dry and indoors. Keeping hydrated, to avoid the usual post injection headaches.
Injection day again, those 2 weeks come round so fast. 💉 😳
#Ankylosingspondylitis warrior. 💪🏻
#Ankylosingspondylitis warrior. 💪🏻
February 12, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Injection day again, those 2 weeks come round so fast. 💉 😳
#Ankylosingspondylitis warrior. 💪🏻
#Ankylosingspondylitis warrior. 💪🏻
For centuries, a symbol of London’s 🇬🇧 steadfastness, its courage, completed in 1710, St Paul’s Cathedral - Sir Christopher Wren’s architectural masterpiece has survived two world wars and still holds its own amongst the growing number of skyscrapers.
February 11, 2026 at 11:36 PM
For centuries, a symbol of London’s 🇬🇧 steadfastness, its courage, completed in 1710, St Paul’s Cathedral - Sir Christopher Wren’s architectural masterpiece has survived two world wars and still holds its own amongst the growing number of skyscrapers.
London Paddington - Elizabeth Line Station, an eastbound service to Abbey Wood via Canary Wharf. The Elizabeth Line is London’s newest underground railway line, linking Reading in the west to Abbey Wood in the east via central London, opened in 2022, by Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 🚇
February 11, 2026 at 10:39 PM
London Paddington - Elizabeth Line Station, an eastbound service to Abbey Wood via Canary Wharf. The Elizabeth Line is London’s newest underground railway line, linking Reading in the west to Abbey Wood in the east via central London, opened in 2022, by Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 🚇
Class 390 Avanti West Coast high speed Pendolino is meeting a Class 350
London Northwestern Railway Desiro service at South Kenton station. #UKtrains 🚄
London Northwestern Railway Desiro service at South Kenton station. #UKtrains 🚄
February 11, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Class 390 Avanti West Coast high speed Pendolino is meeting a Class 350
London Northwestern Railway Desiro service at South Kenton station. #UKtrains 🚄
London Northwestern Railway Desiro service at South Kenton station. #UKtrains 🚄
5 out of 5 stars to Broken Biscuits and other male failures by Adam Farrer, and my review:
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
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February 11, 2026 at 4:14 PM
5 out of 5 stars to Broken Biscuits and other male failures by Adam Farrer, and my review:
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
It’s good to see remarkable historic artefacts that are intrinsically linked to our history, staying where they belong. ❤️
British Museum to keep pendant linked to Henry VIII: The British Museum has successfully raised £3.5 million to acquire the "Tudor Heart," a gold pendant linked to King Henry VIII and his first wife, Katherine of Aragon. The central London institution launched an appe… https://ranked.news/165409?u=b
February 11, 2026 at 11:49 AM
It’s good to see remarkable historic artefacts that are intrinsically linked to our history, staying where they belong. ❤️
That moment when you think, right I’ll pop out and pull the wheelie bin in and then you realise you’re naked. 🤦🏻♂️
February 11, 2026 at 11:39 AM
That moment when you think, right I’ll pop out and pull the wheelie bin in and then you realise you’re naked. 🤦🏻♂️
After a soggy trip to the hospital for a blood test, I’m home, clothes off and the sun’s come out. 🫶🏻
February 10, 2026 at 11:17 AM
After a soggy trip to the hospital for a blood test, I’m home, clothes off and the sun’s come out. 🫶🏻
It’s 2026 and still some straight men can’t tolerate two gay men being happy. Don’t look away, don’t ignore it. Everyone has a duty to stop homophobia.
February 9, 2026 at 11:36 PM
It’s 2026 and still some straight men can’t tolerate two gay men being happy. Don’t look away, don’t ignore it. Everyone has a duty to stop homophobia.
Happy Monday, treated to some blue sky this morning, damp but relatively mild. Have a fab day.
February 9, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Happy Monday, treated to some blue sky this morning, damp but relatively mild. Have a fab day.
Absolutely marvellous first episode of #lordoftheflies as creepy and unsettling as I remember studying the book in school. First class drama only the BBC excels at. Bravo.
February 8, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Absolutely marvellous first episode of #lordoftheflies as creepy and unsettling as I remember studying the book in school. First class drama only the BBC excels at. Bravo.