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Jon Bailey
@jonnobailey.bsky.social
Maritime techno-geek 🌊
Scuba instructor 🤿
Navy veteran ⚓️
R & QGIS aficionado 👨‍💻
Hiker 🥾 Paddler 🛶
UK based 🇬🇧
If you’re unsure if I’m being sarcastic, it’s probably best to assume I am.
Insta: @belowhighwater & @sloop.jonty.b
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ESA releases new image of the mystery space object heading to Earth.
October 28, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Cuttlefish friend off Bournemouth beach last night 🦑
The bay is a popular breeding ground for them. I often see the eggs and newbies in the shelter of the few reefs out there.
#scuba #ukdiving #ocean
October 2, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Weekend UK diving shenanigans 🦑

#scuba #ukdiving

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Wreck diving on the “SS Binnendijk” out of Portland, Dorset.
YouTube video by Below High Water
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September 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
slightly diminish a book

A Tale of Two Metropolitan Boroughs
Slightly diminish a book

Wuthering Hillocks
Slightly diminish a book

Tristram 0% ABV
September 8, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The rookie mistake was not changing the law beforehand.
September 5, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Cloud busting. Isle of Wight getting a soaking. #ukwx #ukweather #isleofwight
July 22, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Hole at the bottom of the sea!

#chesilbeach #scuba #ukwildlife #dorset
July 14, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Filmed this weekend. Sea Bass at Sandbanks Beach.

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Sea Bass at Sandbanks Beach. From “Brit Fish” series showcasing great UK marine life.
YouTube video by Below High Water
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July 6, 2025 at 9:18 PM
🤿 Couple of cuttlefish courting. Spotted 100m off Branksome Beach, Poole 🇬🇧
#scubadiving #marinelife #dorset
June 29, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Reposted by Jon Bailey
‘Okay which one of you accidentally added Robert Cecil to the chat?’
March 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Two tins to “Reply All” to this.
February 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Bishop McBishopface?

Jiminy Skypilot?

Peter Notthepope?

www.bbc.com/news/article...
Public invited to suggest candidates for next Archbishop of Canterbury
The chosen candidate will be the 106th person to take on the most senior role in the Church of England.
www.bbc.com
February 7, 2025 at 9:08 AM
January 31, 2025 at 8:44 AM
@metoffice.bsky.social

It’s been many months and several storms but still my favourite observation station is offline…perchance it got blown away last year?

What else is a weather geek to do?
January 22, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Two youths glancing guiltily at me as I walked in to the pool changing rooms. The hastily-but-not-hastily enough hidden vape was the obvious cause of their discomfort.

I dislike vaping, but I really dislike the fact that I’m now considered a grown up from who such transgressions must hidden.
January 12, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Two tins says there’s some fucknut somewhere trying to fill up carrier bags with gas “just in case”.
Britain's gas storage levels 'concerningly low' after cold snap
Plunging temperatures and high demand for gas-fired power are the main factors behind the low levels - with the operator of the country's largest gas storage site warning there is less than a week of ...
news.sky.com
January 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The rain has stopped, the skies clear and the mercury falls. Perfect evening to be sat on a clifftop with only stars and waves for company. A rare treat with 4 planets visible too. #stargazing #astronomy #ukweather #winternights
January 2, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Santa Claws is coming to town!

Merry Christmas to you all.
December 25, 2024 at 11:55 AM
And on the second day of Yule, the SecondHomes and AirBnBs shall be filled. Travellers from distant lands will don their gay apparel, and tread the provinces in search of festive cheer.
December 23, 2024 at 9:38 PM
Happy Amateur Season everyone! Tis the holiday to try New Things…🧵

🎁 Amazon Prime member? Try a 9-hour high street gift quest for your usually estranged family.

🚙 Daily commute only 5 miles? Try an 11 country, 600 mile motorway epic to un-estrange that family.
December 23, 2024 at 4:36 PM
A very welcome clear day in south England. Our little island is usually spared the extremes of temperature. Our battle is with the endless weeks of grey clag without a glimpse of sun. #ukweather #sunrise #dusk #ocean #winterwatch
December 20, 2024 at 10:14 AM
The winter hunter arrives. Orion rising in the east, lorded over by Jupiter. #starrynight #stars #nightsky #ukweather
December 6, 2024 at 8:44 AM
Treatment options for this grotty cold:

NightNurse: £1.20 a shot, ridiculous gatekeeping by pharmacy, tastes ‘orrible, one shot only.

Shackleton whiskey: £0.90 a shot, smiley checkout staff, tastes magic, fire for effect. Sadly not in the BNF yet.
December 2, 2024 at 6:40 PM
#StormBert starting to crash in to the south coast. The sea at that wave buoy is only about 6m deep. #ukweather
November 23, 2024 at 9:49 AM
Light dusting of snow in Westbourne, Dorset.

Guessing there will be a run on such Antarctic-style survival foods like bread and milk.
#ukweather #uksnow
November 21, 2024 at 1:05 PM