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Achernar
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Friendly refugee from ⚔️😇
Retired NHS consultant based in 🇬🇧🩺
Own opinions and pics 📸
Diverse interests including maths, models of the mind, psychotherapy, travel, walking, writing, and common sense 🍵
As above, so below ☀️🏝🔮🖋️📚🔭
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An unprepossessing start to the new week, but it continues mild for now 🍂 ☁️ 🌂

An incentive to spend the next few weeks preparing for future pleasures, rather than embarking on new ventures 🧳 ☿ ℞

Hopefully, there will be a lull in the fireworks too 🎆 ☕ 😇

Enjoy your Monday morning 💙 🍀 🕊️
November 10, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Some early fog, followed by glorious sunshine this morning in Priory Park, Southend ☀️ ⛲️ 🌖

A leisurely lunch, followed by collection of fallen leaves this afternoon 🏡 🌺 🍂

Some online contract bridge this evening, as nature turns retrograde ⚕️🌌 🌂

Have a lovely Sunday evening 😇 🍀 🕊️
November 9, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Warm November sunshine at Leigh-On-Sea this morning ☀️ 🏝️ 🌖

A few dog walkers and amateur athletes about 🚶 🏃 🐾

With midday at 11-41 GMT, it is helpful to be up early, and out before darkness supervenes by late afternoon 🌄 🍂 🕯️

I hope everyone is enjoying a marvellous weekend 😇 🍀 🕊️
November 8, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Marine Parade in Leigh-On-Sea this afternoon 🌥️ 🏝️ 🌖

An occasional glimpse of late sunshine, after a spell of gloom and drizzle 🌂 🎃 🎆

Now for some tea and cake, along with an attempt to minimise any exposure to the News 🍵 🥮 😇

The weekend is upon us - have a nice evening 🍀 🌺 🕊️
November 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Poppies to celebrate the coming Remembrance Day 🌺 🌕 🧶

The sun sinks lower in the sky, but this is not a good time to complain. We need the backend to tidy up, and to prepare for the new year ahead - cautiously on this occasion 🍵 🔮 🦉

Enjoy today wherever you are 🌍 🌏 🌎

Have a nice evening 🍀 😇 🕊️
November 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Brent Geese enjoying the fading light on an early November afternoon, before the fireworks begin 🦤 🌄 🎆

Warm for the time of year, with shrubs successfully pruned ✂️ ⛅️ 🌝

Time either to celebrate or to survive bonfire night, according to taste 🍵 🕯️ 😜

Have a peaceful evening 🍀 😇 🕊️
November 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
A busy Monday morning tidying up loose ends, after an early walk by a rising tide 🌥️ 🏝️ 🌔

The wind and waves are full of energy 💨 🌊 🔋

An excellent time to get things done, so enjoy the coming week 💫 🍀 🕊️

Now for a relaxing cup of tea 🍵 🍰 😇
November 3, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Rain by night, sunshine by day ☀️ 🌔 🌂

The wheel continues to turn, bringing mixed fortunes 🔮 🃏 🍵

At least the grass has recovered to a healthy green, after the summer droughts 🐪 🏝️ 🍂

All in all, a promising Sunday, and the best of luck for the coming week 🍀 🌺 🕊️
November 2, 2025 at 2:42 PM
A glorious start to November on the seafront ☀️ 🏝️ 😇

Halloween has fortunately passed without too much mayhem 🎃

The most remarkable aspect of my walk this morning was that I only saw one other person wearing a poppy 🌺

I clearly belong to a different era ⌛

Have a lovely weekend, lest I forget 🍀 🕊️ ☕
November 1, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Brent Geese breakfasting on an ebb tide 🌓 🌊 ⚓

Any camouflage is pointless, in view of their incessant honking, which can be heard miles away on a favourable wind 🧭 🦤 ☕

The prolonged rains of yesterday have been replaced by blue sky for now 🌤️ 🍂 😇

Pumpkin soup requested for tonight 🎃 👻 😜
October 30, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Good day from a typically autumnal Essex 🇬🇧 ☔ 🌓

An early walk before the rain, followed by household duties ♻️ 🧹 🫧

Now sifting through holiday photos, deleting those which are under par - it must be time to upgrade my iPhone 🖼️ 📱😇

Enjoy your Wednesday afternoon 🍀 🍵 🕊️
October 29, 2025 at 1:07 PM
'Time, like an ever-rolling stream.....' ⏳ 🌊 🏝️

The beautiful city of A Coruña in NW Spain, early on 24 October, with a swell arriving from the distant Storm Benjamin 🌀 ☀️ 🇪🇸

An unscheduled visit, occasioned by a strike by some Portuguese port officials ⚓ 🏢 🇵🇹

My eternal thanks to them 😉 🍀 🕊️
October 28, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Good day from Santa Cruz in the island of La Palma 🚢 ⚓️ ☀️

A promising start to the new week - have a good one 😇 ☯️ 🍀 🕊️
October 20, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The Moon and Venus this morning 🌟 🌘
October 19, 2025 at 10:08 AM
A very good Sunday morning from Tenerife, as I emerge from a WiFi desert 🐪 🏝️ ☀️ 🛳️ 😇

I hope everyone is having a fabulous weekend 🍀 🕊️

Hopefully more reliable WiFi will be available at the next ice cream shop 🍨

Good wishes to all 🌟🌘
October 19, 2025 at 9:35 AM
A balmy afternoon at Tilbury, as we prepare to cruise towards warmer climes 🌤️ 🏝️ 😇

Boarding a ship is considerably easier than negotiating an airport 🍵 😅

Have an excellent weekend 🍀 🕊️
October 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Glorious sunshine this morning, as I go about my business - tying up loose ends before escaping briefly from these shores ☀️ 🏝️ 🌖 ⚓️

Perhaps I could call it ‘working from home’, in the spirit of keeping up with the times 🏡 ☕️ 😉

The end of the week is nigh - enjoy the rest of your day 🌿 🪴 🚿 🍀 🕊️
October 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Bringing out what is hidden into the daylight, in the struggle to find one's way forward ⛅ 🏝️ 🍂

There is always light at the end of the tunnel, especially if you happen to know which tunnel you happen to be in 🧩 🧮 ☕

Quiet reflection without self-judgement is key 🪞 ⚖️ 🗝️

Have a nice afternoon 😇 🍀 🕊️
October 8, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Virginia Creeper among the autumn colours in Chalkwell Park, as we descend further into autumn 🍂 ♥️ 🌿 😇

Every season has its own charm, especially if you can find something good to remember it by 🍵 🌝 🎃 🪔

Have an interesting evening 🌄 🔮 🍀 🕊️
October 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
A lovely afternoon for a walk, after tackling the Pyracantha this morning ✂️ 🌿 🍂 ♻️

+20 C is warm for October in these parts ☀️ 🏝️ 🍨 🌝

I hope you are also having an excellent start to the new week 🍵 🍀 😇 🕊️
October 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The wind has veered slightly offshore, so calmer on the seafront today. The sea has come back too, assisted by a storm surge ☀️ 🏝️ 🌊

Many citizens about today, given the friendlier weather. Even a few of the more experienced kite surfers 🏃 🐕 🪁

Have a lovely Sunday, whatever you are up to today 😇 🍀 🕊️
October 5, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Bright and windy after the fronts associated with storm Amy brought some useful rain to Essex overnight 🌀 ☀️ 🏝️ 🎐 🍂

Decidedly bracing, even with a following wind - and cyclists battling against it were not faring too well ☕

Have an enjoyable weekend, whatever you are doing 😇 🍀 🕊️
October 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
A sorry tide and increasing cloud as storm #Amy approaches, promising significant wind and rain later ⚠️ 🌀 ☕️

Household duties beckon this afternoon 🧹 🧽 🧺

Along with some further packing 🧳 ⚓️ 😇

#TGIF - Have a nice evening 📺 🍀 🕊️
October 3, 2025 at 10:57 AM
A cloud passes in front of the Sun on a misty morning 🐢

Deceptively warm for early October, as storm Amy approaches the UK 🌀

Some excellent ice cream for lunch 🍨 🍨

A day to manage things in series rather than in parallel - whenever possible 🍵

Have a peaceful evening 🍀 🙏 🕊️
October 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Clouding over after a fine start, as the Brent Geese explore the mudflats exposed by an ebb tide 🦤 🏝️ ☁️ 🌂

The sound of their honking is unmistakable, as they usher in the new month 🍂 👻 🎃 🕯️

October is upon us - make sure you enjoy the ride 🎢 🍀 😇 🕊️
October 1, 2025 at 12:48 PM