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Kathy Downes 🌱
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Love nature, wildlife, gardening, swimming, cricket, dark chocolate and coffee. Miss you Cal,
every day 💙
Fly Agaric time again….#Autumn #Fall #HindheadCommon
September 23, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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About 20 to 3 so about time Ravi should show up!
1- bit of an action shot as Ravi tosses a snack
2- standing still for a profile pic
3- close up of the cool eyeliner 💙🤍🧡 and curled down eyelashes

Three times at the self serve! Will need to go shopping soon!

#birds roadrunner
August 5, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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🧱 The Yorkshire Dales National Park is crisscrossed by around 5,000 miles (approximately 8,000 km) of dry stone walls. Some date back to the 13th century - likely originally built to mark out boundaries and keep livestock in.

As for the skill of the dry stone wallers? Legendary!

📷 Wendy McDonnell
August 5, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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Slow down today and watch some insects, observe what they do and which plants they like. I’m delighted to see a comma butterfly back this year, I didn’t see any last year.
July 22, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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A beauty , captured by @seangphoto_wildlife for your #FoxOfTheDay today !
July 22, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Went to pick up this ‘stick’ on our wooden sleepers only to realise it’s a living creature! Mind blown. It’s a Buff-tip moth. #camouflage #moths #gardenwildlife
June 1, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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It may be the common snowdrop but isn't it a beauty! Perfect for this week's #CheeringUpMondays flower. Seen on my latest snowdrop garden trip. More on my blog: https://buff.ly/42LaWIQ

#snowdrops #photography 🌱 💚 #greenheart #cotswolds
February 10, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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Many shades of Mr Allen’s hummingbird today. #backyardbirds #birds
1 of 5 cuz sooo handsome 🥰 🧡
All within 1 minute
February 2, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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The last time I saw four bright planets align in a row was early morning in May 2022 (this photo taken on the 9th) #astronomy #astrophotography
January 17, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Freezing temperatures but lovely
Wintry light at Winkworth Arboretum this morning. Good to see Redwings and early daffodils too. @nationaltrust.bsky.social #redwing
January 10, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Could two followers please copy and re-post this to show that someone is always there?

National Suicide Prevention Hotline

Call: 0800 689 5652 (UK)
1-800-273-8255 (USA) or 988
1.833.456.4566 (Canada)
December 27, 2024 at 7:19 PM
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Christmas can be amazing. But for many people it can be a very difficult time of year. If you feel in need at the moment please reach out to people who can help and who understand. Don’t suffer in silence. @samaritans.bsky.social
December 25, 2024 at 12:29 AM
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I think this counts as a technicolor coat 🤩

Mr Allen’s hummingbird is hanging out in a nearby olive tree in between trips to the sugar bar.
#birds #backyardbirds
December 11, 2024 at 9:19 PM
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I was alerted to a Watchin The Sky 😁 opportunity a few minutes ago.
Venus and the crescent moon 🌙 are close together in the south west sky.
1st - moon with detail and Venus
2nd - crescent and full disk! With Venus
3rd - just the moon and craters

# moon 15% illuminated waxing crescent phase
December 5, 2024 at 2:43 AM
Suppose I should post something now I have this account. So here’s a couple of photos of a very frosty but sunny morning walk today. #HindheadCommon @nationaltrust.bsky.social
November 20, 2024 at 1:48 PM
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'A sprinkling of snow', they said on the wireless!
Flash says he's glad we doubled up on Digestives at the last shop.
November 19, 2024 at 10:15 AM
@watchinthesky.bsky.social Hey Patrick 👋🏻 I made the jump. Can’t do without my roadrunner etc fix!
November 17, 2024 at 5:34 PM
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#Scootie! For over a year, this awesome roadrunner has been visiting us in our backyard 🥰 He is sometimes gone for a month or so but then returns. ID’d by behavior, a friendly guy. Comes right up within a foot or two.
#birds 🦖 nice clacks at the end.
Meeping House wren and weedwhacker soundtrack🤷‍♂️
November 13, 2024 at 8:00 PM