Fiona Beckman
@fionabeckman.bsky.social
Camera-wielder, obsessive walker, ocean enthusiast. Manxie living in Plymouth. Ocean Science Communicator for @pogo-ocean.bsky.social & @obon-ocean.bsky.social (views all my own)
#photography #marinescience #ocean #Plymouth #IsleOfMan #Dartmoor #CoastPath
#photography #marinescience #ocean #Plymouth #IsleOfMan #Dartmoor #CoastPath
‘Ebb & Flow’ - a clever new #sculpture unveiled in #plymouth yesterday - depicting the way that service families experience the deployment of a parent ‘disappearing’ from daily life.
November 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
‘Ebb & Flow’ - a clever new #sculpture unveiled in #plymouth yesterday - depicting the way that service families experience the deployment of a parent ‘disappearing’ from daily life.
I saw that too - just by Plymouth station - and really couldn’t work out what it was 🫣
October 29, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I saw that too - just by Plymouth station - and really couldn’t work out what it was 🫣
Baking pie has warmed up the heating-free house 😊
October 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Baking pie has warmed up the heating-free house 😊
The bathroom refit is now nearly 4 weeks in - and I’m getting cold. At the start, I casually said we could manage without heating for the two weeks it was going to take - but I am really, really hoping that today is the day the radiator finally goes in 😬.
[NB Cat possibly even less happy than me].
[NB Cat possibly even less happy than me].
October 24, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The bathroom refit is now nearly 4 weeks in - and I’m getting cold. At the start, I casually said we could manage without heating for the two weeks it was going to take - but I am really, really hoping that today is the day the radiator finally goes in 😬.
[NB Cat possibly even less happy than me].
[NB Cat possibly even less happy than me].
I’ve loved the @divinecomedyhq.bsky.social for decades (Blimey! That makes me sound/feel old!), but last night was the first time I’ve seen them live. Also the first time I’ve been in the London Barbican Hall. Both were immensely impressive 🥰. Well worth the trip from Plymouth :)
#thedivinecomedy
#thedivinecomedy
October 12, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I’ve loved the @divinecomedyhq.bsky.social for decades (Blimey! That makes me sound/feel old!), but last night was the first time I’ve seen them live. Also the first time I’ve been in the London Barbican Hall. Both were immensely impressive 🥰. Well worth the trip from Plymouth :)
#thedivinecomedy
#thedivinecomedy
Totally with you. However - must admit to thinking about plans to make the Xmas puds this month. THEN daughter reminded me that we made this year’s batch in early January so student offspring could help out! Tracking them down to spare-room cupboard was a moment of pure bliss 😂
October 1, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Totally with you. However - must admit to thinking about plans to make the Xmas puds this month. THEN daughter reminded me that we made this year’s batch in early January so student offspring could help out! Tracking them down to spare-room cupboard was a moment of pure bliss 😂
This boy is very VERY unhappy about the loud destructive noises of workmen ripping out his bathroom 😬. Sitting near me in the “office” (3 weeks of wfh to supervise the destruction/construction) is not as calming as he’d like 🥲
#cat
#cat
September 29, 2025 at 11:16 AM
This boy is very VERY unhappy about the loud destructive noises of workmen ripping out his bathroom 😬. Sitting near me in the “office” (3 weeks of wfh to supervise the destruction/construction) is not as calming as he’d like 🥲
#cat
#cat
Really enjoyed the @lukejerram.bsky.social #Helios exhibit today - fabulous art installation, based on over 400,000 images of the sun’s surface and inspired by NASA’s solar observations - thanks to @nationaltrust.org.uk for bringing it to #Plymouth.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/n...
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/n...
September 24, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Really enjoyed the @lukejerram.bsky.social #Helios exhibit today - fabulous art installation, based on over 400,000 images of the sun’s surface and inspired by NASA’s solar observations - thanks to @nationaltrust.org.uk for bringing it to #Plymouth.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/n...
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/n...
Loved this BBC R4 piece on the chough, and its connection with the lore of the Celtic nations. I hadn’t realised that they had been gone from Cornwall for years - but have now established themselves. In fact, we saw a group on the Lizard this summer (poor photo apology) www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
September 11, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Loved this BBC R4 piece on the chough, and its connection with the lore of the Celtic nations. I hadn’t realised that they had been gone from Cornwall for years - but have now established themselves. In fact, we saw a group on the Lizard this summer (poor photo apology) www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Cormorant drying its wings in Sutton Harbour, before lifting off once more. Swans looking a wee bit territorial about their favourite patch of Barbican shore…
#Plymouth
#Plymouth
August 21, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Cormorant drying its wings in Sutton Harbour, before lifting off once more. Swans looking a wee bit territorial about their favourite patch of Barbican shore…
#Plymouth
#Plymouth
Poor video made from stitching some Live Photos - but you get the gist :)
July 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Poor video made from stitching some Live Photos - but you get the gist :)
Dropped into the Levinsky building at @plymouthuniccc.bsky.social on my way home from work (half day Tuesday 😉) to check out the Submergence exhibit by @squidsoup
Will definitely be back with more time and a tripod📷
www.plymouth.ac.uk/whats-on/sub...
Will definitely be back with more time and a tripod📷
www.plymouth.ac.uk/whats-on/sub...
July 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Dropped into the Levinsky building at @plymouthuniccc.bsky.social on my way home from work (half day Tuesday 😉) to check out the Submergence exhibit by @squidsoup
Will definitely be back with more time and a tripod📷
www.plymouth.ac.uk/whats-on/sub...
Will definitely be back with more time and a tripod📷
www.plymouth.ac.uk/whats-on/sub...
Not a tennis fan myself, but #Plymouth city centre has definitely provided a nice space to enjoy the competition, the sunshine, and a few strawberries 🎾🍓👏
July 1, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Not a tennis fan myself, but #Plymouth city centre has definitely provided a nice space to enjoy the competition, the sunshine, and a few strawberries 🎾🍓👏
It’s #flyingantday in #Plymouth and the local gulls are having a feast 🐜
June 30, 2025 at 7:39 PM
It’s #flyingantday in #Plymouth and the local gulls are having a feast 🐜
I feel it is my duty to test out all the tequila-based cocktail cans currently available *just in case* I need them for a picnic.
First tonight - M&S’s new margarita. So far so good.
But will it pass the migraine test later…? 😬
#tequila #M&S #margarita #cocktail
First tonight - M&S’s new margarita. So far so good.
But will it pass the migraine test later…? 😬
#tequila #M&S #margarita #cocktail
June 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I feel it is my duty to test out all the tequila-based cocktail cans currently available *just in case* I need them for a picnic.
First tonight - M&S’s new margarita. So far so good.
But will it pass the migraine test later…? 😬
#tequila #M&S #margarita #cocktail
First tonight - M&S’s new margarita. So far so good.
But will it pass the migraine test later…? 😬
#tequila #M&S #margarita #cocktail
Enjoyed the last #CandlelightConcert so much that we’re back at Plymouth Marine Aquarium again tonight for a string quartet playing Queen tracks :)
May 18, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Enjoyed the last #CandlelightConcert so much that we’re back at Plymouth Marine Aquarium again tonight for a string quartet playing Queen tracks :)
May 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
For weeks now, I’ve had to pinch myself each morning to check I’m not dreaming this dry, [comfortably] warm weather - day after day. Not normal for the South Wets, as we fondly call this part of the UK 😂.
Feeling conflicted though, as such low rainfall is obvs not good for the environment.
#Plymouth
Feeling conflicted though, as such low rainfall is obvs not good for the environment.
#Plymouth
May 17, 2025 at 8:48 AM
For weeks now, I’ve had to pinch myself each morning to check I’m not dreaming this dry, [comfortably] warm weather - day after day. Not normal for the South Wets, as we fondly call this part of the UK 😂.
Feeling conflicted though, as such low rainfall is obvs not good for the environment.
#Plymouth
Feeling conflicted though, as such low rainfall is obvs not good for the environment.
#Plymouth
Nah! We have a madly-flowering beautifully-scented rose bush in our garden. Sure - it bites me when I put out the bins. And DH is responsible for all gardening. But we get months of blooms every summer. Defo worth his effort, imo 😉
May 11, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Nah! We have a madly-flowering beautifully-scented rose bush in our garden. Sure - it bites me when I put out the bins. And DH is responsible for all gardening. But we get months of blooms every summer. Defo worth his effort, imo 😉
Possibly my third seaside #icecream of the year (post-walk reward - OKAY????), and easily the best. Not sure what’s happened to other brands - so watery and unsatisfying this year - but #FarmerToms is pure creamy delight. And those raisins had clearly spent some time soaking in rum…
#devon #dairy
#devon #dairy
May 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Possibly my third seaside #icecream of the year (post-walk reward - OKAY????), and easily the best. Not sure what’s happened to other brands - so watery and unsatisfying this year - but #FarmerToms is pure creamy delight. And those raisins had clearly spent some time soaking in rum…
#devon #dairy
#devon #dairy
A sure sign of summer is the refilling of #TinsideLido on #Plymouth Hoe. Doesn’t open to the public for a couple more weeks (hope that carpentry gets finished in time!!! 😱), but just seeing the water sparkle is a mood-lift 🌊 🥰
May 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
A sure sign of summer is the refilling of #TinsideLido on #Plymouth Hoe. Doesn’t open to the public for a couple more weeks (hope that carpentry gets finished in time!!! 😱), but just seeing the water sparkle is a mood-lift 🌊 🥰
It’s #DeafAwarenessWeek, and my OH @adam-beckman.bsky.social is at Plymouth sundial (representing @uhpnhs.bsky.social Audiology service), along with Improving Lives Plymouth, Express Diagnostics, & Specsavers Audiology, to raise awareness of deafness & hearing loss, and all the options for support 🦻
May 6, 2025 at 12:53 PM
It’s #DeafAwarenessWeek, and my OH @adam-beckman.bsky.social is at Plymouth sundial (representing @uhpnhs.bsky.social Audiology service), along with Improving Lives Plymouth, Express Diagnostics, & Specsavers Audiology, to raise awareness of deafness & hearing loss, and all the options for support 🦻