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JayByTheSea
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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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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
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Thank you SO much. Enjoyed every second. Good luck with the rest of the tour. Hope to see you again soon X
March 21, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Nippy breeze here for sure, but glorious sunshine. Snow on the hills though. Bonkers weather!
March 12, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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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
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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
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Saw her in Dublin last night. Amazing. Really wasn't sure what to expect as didn't know her music. Took me a while, but loved her. What a fantastic singer, musician and human she is ❤️
March 3, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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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
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Do tigers count?! A commission for my Aunt's birthday! Made from seaglass, shells and pottery found on the coastline. Just thought I'd show you anyway! ☺️
February 20, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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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
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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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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
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This is what he got in the UK last time around......
February 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Heartbreaking. I found out the other day that they're building 300 houses on some ancient woodland, near where we used to live in Worcestershire. Absolutely shameful. Some people have zero compassion for nature and all it encompasses & the peace it brings to people 😞
February 8, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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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
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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
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February 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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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
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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
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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
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These were some here a week or so ago. Hiding from the cold. Love them ☺️
January 19, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Beautiful. We couldn't see the sea today from our house. Sad times. But this was driving home a couple of days ago. Lucky, aren't we? 🤗
January 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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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
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I'm my own worst critic! I wonder if my stuff is any good but people buy it so it can't be all that bad! But I know the feeling and it's annoying! But be assured your stuff is lovely and I sincerely think you should sell it somewhere. Do you have any local craft places too? Craft markets?
January 16, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Awww, so cute. (Though I did wonder for a moment what was wrong with the kittens eyes! ) Animal slippers are the best. I am currently wearing rabbits.
January 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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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