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JayByTheSea
@beachcomberjay.bsky.social
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Pianist, writer, reader, cat lover, hiker, mother & creator of jewellery, seaglass art & driftwood things! Seller of rare & interesting books & music. Just be kind, it's really not that hard. Hugs!!
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beachcomberjay.bsky.social
Just some books, which I have far too many of but can't stop buying! A hobby I love and get annoyed with in equal measures! #booksofbluesky #mylibrary #reading
April 25, 2025 at 8:51 AM
beachcomberjay.bsky.social
One of my favourite birds! Every reason not needs to be done to protect our wildlife. #seabirds #nature #wildlife www.edp24.co.uk/news/2511306...
Record breaking bird found in Norfolk
One of the oldest Oystercatcher bird recorded in the UK was found in Norfolk earlier this year.
www.edp24.co.uk
April 25, 2025 at 8:39 AM
beachcomberjay.bsky.social
A thread, in pictures. The book is called The Queen Of The Whales. Rather apt, I thought. #whales #pirates #pollution #climatechange #rarebooks
March 12, 2025 at 11:40 AM
beachcomberjay.bsky.social
Gorgeous walk to #llyncravnant and #angelbay to see the seals. So many of them! Such a glorious day & the sea was a beautiful hazy-silvery-blue colour. So lucky to live here. #northwales #wildlife #seals #seaside
Looking from above onto a shingle beach. It is low tide and there is a row of grey seals lying on the beach. They vary in colour from dark grey to white, which are last year's babies. Looking towards Llyn Crafnant. There are leafless trees in the foreground. The lake can be seen through the trees with the sun above in the blue, hazy sky. On the lake in the distance there are ripples on the water and the sun is sparkling on the water. There are trees in the far distance though they are very hazy.
March 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
beachcomberjay.bsky.social
Absolutely magical walk around #llyncrafnant this afternoon. Blue skies, clear paths, amazing waterfalls and at peace with nature. What's not to love? #northwales #walking #hiking #lakes #wildlife #waterfalls #wales #lakes #crafnant
A waterfall flows down rocks with pine trees to the right and browned foliage to the left. The water is all white. Llyn Lake Crafnant from the end looking towards the beginning of our walk. Blue sky and a few fluffy white clouds. Green hills are to the left which are partly in shadow. Llyn Lake Crafnant from the side looking towards rocky and craggy hills. The lake is slightly below and in the distance. Below the camera is a sloping green field. In the distance, behind the lake are craggy hills, partly in shadow. There are large fluffy white clouds overhead with blue skies otherwise.
February 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
beachcomberjay.bsky.social
A fellow Etsy'er and book lover 😊
yellowdogantiques.bsky.social Yellow Dog Antiques & Jesse pug sausage angel @yellowdogantiques.bsky.social · Nov 14
This is a fascinating book for a dog lover. Published in 1965, it's a hard one to find now. For sale at yellowdogantiques.etsy.com/listing/3996... #dog #dogs #dogbreeds #dogbook #VintageBooks #books #vintage
February 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
beachcomberjay.bsky.social
@johnscotbarrowman.bsky.social Incredible show tonight in Llandudno. Have never seen you on stage before but was blown away by your talent. Your honesty, sincerity & openness made me quite emotional. I sincerely hope things work out for you. All the best. Thank you 💝 PS Ben is outstanding!! 🎹 ❤️
February 15, 2025 at 11:31 PM
beachcomberjay.bsky.social
Helping to fill in a form, but unfortunately pawed the key to close it all down. Silly puss!

#caturday #catsofbluesky #blueskycats
A man sits at a desk in front of an open laptop. There is a black cat sat on his lap. The man is wearing a navy blue sweatshirt and a paler blue collar is showing. There are place mats and cables on the desk, which is brown.
February 15, 2025 at 3:13 PM
beachcomberjay.bsky.social
What a strange night's sleep. Weird and disturbing dreams & at one point woke up suddenly to weird, sparkly shapes dancing in front of my eyes. (No drugs or alcohol were taken!). Dear departed friend, hospice roast dinner cooking failure, partner driven off to the unknown. Not fun #nightmares #sleep
February 13, 2025 at 11:19 AM
beachcomberjay.bsky.social
Conwy estuary, with Conwy Castle in the distance at low tide, on a rather grey day! Expected to see lots of birds (being right next to the #RSPB sanctuary) but they were barely any. A couple of gulls & a few curlews. Still a lovely walk. Crazy how much space there is! #northwales #walking #seabirds
A vast expanse of estuary bed of sand at low tide. In the foreground there is rough, green grass which drops slightly onto pebbles and lots of driftwood. Below that is weed and pebbles which slopes onto the sandy estuary bed. There is a large, muddy trench. In the distance is a large woody hill and Conwy Castle, to the right of it.
February 13, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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selzero.bsky.social
The Welsh told the Saxons this hill was called "pen" (meaning "hill"). The Saxons added their word for hill, "tor," and called it Torpen (hill hill).

Later the Norse added their world for hill. So it became Torpen Haugr (Hill Hill Hill).

Now the English call it Torpenhow Hill (Hill Hill Hill Hill)
January 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
beachcomberjay.bsky.social
Just a couple from today as the views from the top were shrouded in cloud! Beautiful stream on the way back down, which followed us through the woods. Love living here. #northwales #walking #woodland
On the left middle there is a tree with bark which looks like small feathers. At the base there is green moss which rises a few inches upwards. Behind is a small stream which is running through small rocks which are also covered in moss. There are smaller trees around and about. The ground is leafy and mossy. There is a stream which is running towards the camera. The ground in front is brown, leafy and mossy. A holly tree is on the right. In the middle is the stream which shows white for the most part as it falls over the rocks. On the opposite side there are rocks which are mossy. There are small, bare trees on the opposite bank also.
February 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
beachcomberjay.bsky.social
Different kind of day today. Signed up to the #RSPB after investigating our local reserve. Walked around reserve but "big" camera played up so very few photos. Jobs in town via charity shop where I bought this gorgeous Heiland watercolour original for £8. Pizza & wine now! #wildlife #wales #walking
February 8, 2025 at 7:50 PM
beachcomberjay.bsky.social
Another glorious walk with my friend this afternoon. Amazing how we watched the weather change as we walked in the hills, overlooking the bay. Could feel the rain moving in.

#northwales #hiking #walking #seaside
A view from up high of Colwyn Bay town and the bay. The sky is pale blue with a few white clouds. In the foreground there is the green grass of a field which dips down towards houses. In the background there are hills and bluer sky. Looking towards the bay again but from further round to the right. There is the green of a field which dips down to leafless trees and a white house behind. In the background the sky is grey with misty rain. The sky above is grey with a few greyer clouds. To the left there are green fields with hedgerows.
February 4, 2025 at 10:27 PM
beachcomberjay.bsky.social
@blakbarbie.bsky.social Thought you might like this, if you haven't seen it already.

He’s the first Black American to compose a full opera. It’s finally being staged after 138 years

www.cnn.com/2025/02/02/s...
He’s the first Black American to compose a full opera. It’s finally being staged after 138 years. | CNN
For the briefest of moments, a silence fell over the pews of New Orleans’ famed St. Louis Cathedral, as the chapel filled with a collective sense the audience was about to witness history.
www.cnn.com
February 3, 2025 at 9:35 AM
beachcomberjay.bsky.social
Forgot this from the other day. Went treasure hunting & for an explore along the coast road in #caernarfon. Stunning corner of the world. Low tide & so many seabirds including numerous pairs of curlews. Oystercatchers & sanderlings aplenty. Heaven. #northwales #wildlife #wales #seaglass #seabirds
February 2, 2025 at 10:12 AM
beachcomberjay.bsky.social
Trip to #betws-y-coed yesterday to walk one of the trails but read the wrong one, so it turned into a tad of an expedition! Actually not stressful but annoying clambering up & down rocks & roots! Only photo I took was this. Will return when there's more daylight! #hiking #wales #nature
A raging waterfall between dark, wet rocks in Betws Y Coed. In the background at ground level there are various trees but mostly pine. Photo taken from a bridge looking down.
February 2, 2025 at 10:08 AM
beachcomberjay.bsky.social
Amazing! Would love to see something like this.

Diver films incredible moment she's engulfed by enormous ball of baby pufferfish in the Maldives www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...

#diving #marine #discoverwildlife #pufferfish
Diver films incredible moment she's engulfed by enormous ball of baby pufferfish in the Maldives
www.discoverwildlife.com
January 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
beachcomberjay.bsky.social
Have spent the past few days creating something a little bit different. Plan to take them to the shop tomorrow. I'm rather pleased with them!

#seaglass #handmade #crafts #madeinwales
A handmade picture of a dog made of small pieces of brown seaglass. There is a kennel made of hessian. There is a dog bowl which is made of a small pebble and has smaller brown beads as food. There are three beads which represent balls. Rainbow, green and red. The phrase reads there are no bad days when you come home to a dog. A large heart made up of pebbles and shells in a bare pale wooden frame. A small picture in white frame. At the bottom there is a band of flowered tissue paper and rising from it, at intervals, there are five polymer bead flowers. Orange pink yellow lilac and red. The phrase reads hello flower.
January 26, 2025 at 8:17 PM
beachcomberjay.bsky.social
I seem to have purchased these beautiful things from #dunelm today. Loving my new badger slippers. They're so warm!!

#badgers #wildlife #britishwildlife #slippers
Someone, with the very bottom of their legs showing and wearing dark trousers, wearing badger slippers. They are of black and white badger faces, with eyes and ears who h poke out from the sides. The person is stood on grey laminate flooring with pretend wood grain showing.
January 18, 2025 at 7:23 PM
beachcomberjay.bsky.social
Watching me, watching you. Though more like "I'm going to sit here and wind you up!". They tolerate each other but the Squawky One (top) antagonises the Growly One as much as she can get away with! #catsofbluesky #blueskycats
A black cat with a pink collar is lying casually on the back of a flecked grey sofa, next to slatted, vertical blinds, which are open. Below, on the windowsill there is another cat whose head is just visible behind the blinds. Outside the window there is a path below the window and grass behind.
January 9, 2025 at 11:59 AM
beachcomberjay.bsky.social
Hugely windy day today with a mix of sunshine, rain, wind and hail on out walk along the coastal path. Came across these Oystercatchers hiding from the wind. Probably my favourite bird. Home to defrost & imbibe a glass of red wine (or two!). #northwales #oystercatchers #walking #wales
10 black and white oystercatchers sitting on various grey pebbles. All bar two have their heads buried in their necks to protect them from the wind and rain. Two have their long orange beaks showing. In the background the sea is grey and there is a lot of white water as the waves crash towards the shore. Right in front of the camera there are blurred rocks of the floor barrier.
January 7, 2025 at 7:14 PM
beachcomberjay.bsky.social
Recreated one of my makes and I much prefer this one. New Year, new creative mind. Looking forward to seeing what I come up with!
A small mirror with the quote I AM ENOUGH in small wooden tiles around the edges. It is wet on a flat piece of slate. There are also seashells and a piece of netting. The mirror is sat on dark driftwood. It's approximately 5 inches all the way around.
January 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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realdomjoly.bsky.social
Happy New Year
January 2, 2025 at 11:21 PM
beachcomberjay.bsky.social
@paisleystars.bsky.social Thought you might like this!!
January 1, 2025 at 8:28 PM