JP
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:: bikes and beaches ::
:: retired academic (ecological economics) :: vegan ::
volunteering: SeaWatch // BDMLR marine mammal medic
:: retired academic (ecological economics) :: vegan ::
volunteering: SeaWatch // BDMLR marine mammal medic
First use of the new walk-in shower it has taken me six months to install (there are reasons) - bliss!
October 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
First use of the new walk-in shower it has taken me six months to install (there are reasons) - bliss!
Sanderlings are back on the beach after their long Scandi summer break. They always make me smile
October 21, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Sanderlings are back on the beach after their long Scandi summer break. They always make me smile
dolphins! and a grey seal just lazing about
October 11, 2025 at 9:13 AM
dolphins! and a grey seal just lazing about
walking up the beach into 50mph gusts is quite hard work, it turns out
October 3, 2025 at 7:10 PM
walking up the beach into 50mph gusts is quite hard work, it turns out
nice bright ISS pass just now
September 17, 2025 at 6:48 PM
nice bright ISS pass just now
lucky spot of the ISS over the sea just now
September 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
lucky spot of the ISS over the sea just now
of course, tonight the moonrise is nice and clear at the horizon
September 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
of course, tonight the moonrise is nice and clear at the horizon
no lunar eclipse visible here by the sea, unfortunately. too much cloud on the horizon
September 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
no lunar eclipse visible here by the sea, unfortunately. too much cloud on the horizon
fabulous sky tonight at the beach which was a bonus to the seal pup check
September 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
fabulous sky tonight at the beach which was a bonus to the seal pup check
my parents always claimed they had seen the filming of the big parachuting into the sea scene in Thunderball when they lived in Miami. this was a little bit like that, only without sharks
September 1, 2025 at 8:17 PM
my parents always claimed they had seen the filming of the big parachuting into the sea scene in Thunderball when they lived in Miami. this was a little bit like that, only without sharks
the logistical hitch for the marines was that their boats got towed out by tractors and there were only two tractors and six boats and two jet skis. last boat only just out and jet skis still waiting
September 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
the logistical hitch for the marines was that their boats got towed out by tractors and there were only two tractors and six boats and two jet skis. last boat only just out and jet skis still waiting
they are landing on the beach at Fraisethope!
September 1, 2025 at 6:44 PM
they are landing on the beach at Fraisethope!
it’s coming round again. another drop?
September 1, 2025 at 6:24 PM
it’s coming round again. another drop?
plane came round and dropped another 4 chutes - definitely people this time
September 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
plane came round and dropped another 4 chutes - definitely people this time
might have been kit as there are ribs or jet skis out gathering them. exercise?
September 1, 2025 at 6:06 PM
might have been kit as there are ribs or jet skis out gathering them. exercise?
RAF have just dropped four parachutists over the sea in our bay - wtf?
September 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
RAF have just dropped four parachutists over the sea in our bay - wtf?
so this is at anchor in the bay this evening. kind of concerning
August 29, 2025 at 6:17 PM
so this is at anchor in the bay this evening. kind of concerning
dolphins in the bay. it’s been a while since they deigned to grace us here
August 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
dolphins in the bay. it’s been a while since they deigned to grace us here
in York, coincidentally on Yorkshire Day (though every day is Yorkshire Day, tbh)
August 1, 2025 at 12:27 PM
in York, coincidentally on Yorkshire Day (though every day is Yorkshire Day, tbh)
our local herring gull chicks have had their first flights today.
July 26, 2025 at 8:38 AM
our local herring gull chicks have had their first flights today.
didn’t have ‘replace all the mains-powered smoke alarms in the house because they are 10 years past their replace-by date’. But these are the things you discover at 3am when the spiders living in the alarms set them off…
June 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM
didn’t have ‘replace all the mains-powered smoke alarms in the house because they are 10 years past their replace-by date’. But these are the things you discover at 3am when the spiders living in the alarms set them off…
went to Bempton Cliffs and saw lots of puffins (as well as the nesting gannets, guillemots and razorbills, kittiwakes).
June 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
went to Bempton Cliffs and saw lots of puffins (as well as the nesting gannets, guillemots and razorbills, kittiwakes).