Martin Palmer
@martinpalmer.bsky.social
Deputy Chief of Stuff at Palmer & Palmer. Amiable misanthrope. Music & photography. Master of none. Left-leaning, evidence-based pragmatic idealist. Manc.
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Bloody hell. Somebody actually sat down and wrote this. Next week: a searing exposé of the toilet habits of bears in woods.
November 2, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Bloody hell. Somebody actually sat down and wrote this. Next week: a searing exposé of the toilet habits of bears in woods.
Rampant fungi at RHS Bridgewater, Salford. It's been a good year for it.
#photography #photographersofbluesky #fungus #fungi #nature #naturephotography
#photography #photographersofbluesky #fungus #fungi #nature #naturephotography
October 23, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Rampant fungi at RHS Bridgewater, Salford. It's been a good year for it.
#photography #photographersofbluesky #fungus #fungi #nature #naturephotography
#photography #photographersofbluesky #fungus #fungi #nature #naturephotography
Her husband gets a mention before we learn her name…
October 3, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Her husband gets a mention before we learn her name…
Her husband gets a headline name-check, but her name is only mentioned once we get to the body of the article.
October 3, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Her husband gets a headline name-check, but her name is only mentioned once we get to the body of the article.
It’s an actual village…
September 25, 2025 at 10:30 AM
It’s an actual village…
Big shout out to the preppers, whose stated reason for spending years hoarding all manner of lethal weapons, was that they would be ready for the day when the US government declared war on its own population.
So, that's.... now, isn't it?
So, that's.... now, isn't it?
September 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Big shout out to the preppers, whose stated reason for spending years hoarding all manner of lethal weapons, was that they would be ready for the day when the US government declared war on its own population.
So, that's.... now, isn't it?
So, that's.... now, isn't it?
Channelling Mike Lindell, to be the UK's very own Pillow Guy.
August 15, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Channelling Mike Lindell, to be the UK's very own Pillow Guy.
Dream if you wanna go faster.
National Fairground Museum, Statford Country Park, Tamworth.
#fairground #statford #nationalfairgroundmuseum #photography #photograph #photographersofbluesky #fairgroundride #nostalgia #daydream
National Fairground Museum, Statford Country Park, Tamworth.
#fairground #statford #nationalfairgroundmuseum #photography #photograph #photographersofbluesky #fairgroundride #nostalgia #daydream
August 14, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Dream if you wanna go faster.
National Fairground Museum, Statford Country Park, Tamworth.
#fairground #statford #nationalfairgroundmuseum #photography #photograph #photographersofbluesky #fairgroundride #nostalgia #daydream
National Fairground Museum, Statford Country Park, Tamworth.
#fairground #statford #nationalfairgroundmuseum #photography #photograph #photographersofbluesky #fairgroundride #nostalgia #daydream
##Flowerscape #FlowersonFriday #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #GardeningBluesky #gardening #flower #GardenersWorld #nationaltrust #columbine #Aquilegiavulgaris
Columbine, at Biddulph Grange in Staffordshire.
Columbine, at Biddulph Grange in Staffordshire.
May 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
##Flowerscape #FlowersonFriday #photography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #GardeningBluesky #gardening #flower #GardenersWorld #nationaltrust #columbine #Aquilegiavulgaris
Columbine, at Biddulph Grange in Staffordshire.
Columbine, at Biddulph Grange in Staffordshire.
April 17, 2025 at 1:07 PM
April 13, 2025 at 11:49 AM
#photography #landscape #dungeness #kent #beach #pebbles
On England's south coast, the bleak yet beautiful landscape of Dungeness is host to a small resident community.
On England's south coast, the bleak yet beautiful landscape of Dungeness is host to a small resident community.
February 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
#photography #landscape #dungeness #kent #beach #pebbles
On England's south coast, the bleak yet beautiful landscape of Dungeness is host to a small resident community.
On England's south coast, the bleak yet beautiful landscape of Dungeness is host to a small resident community.
#photography #nuthatch #nature #wildbirds #birdseed
A nuthatch (sitta europaea) avails itself of the birdseed I put out.
A nuthatch (sitta europaea) avails itself of the birdseed I put out.
January 30, 2025 at 10:33 PM
#photography #nuthatch #nature #wildbirds #birdseed
A nuthatch (sitta europaea) avails itself of the birdseed I put out.
A nuthatch (sitta europaea) avails itself of the birdseed I put out.
January 18, 2025 at 3:29 PM
#photography #matlock #koi #springwater #fish
Every day, from an underground spring, 600,000 gallons of water, at a steady 20°C, pours into the old Thermal Swimming Pool at Matlock Bath, Derbyshire. No people swim there now, but the Koi carp enjoy it.
Every day, from an underground spring, 600,000 gallons of water, at a steady 20°C, pours into the old Thermal Swimming Pool at Matlock Bath, Derbyshire. No people swim there now, but the Koi carp enjoy it.
January 12, 2025 at 11:30 AM
#photography #matlock #koi #springwater #fish
Every day, from an underground spring, 600,000 gallons of water, at a steady 20°C, pours into the old Thermal Swimming Pool at Matlock Bath, Derbyshire. No people swim there now, but the Koi carp enjoy it.
Every day, from an underground spring, 600,000 gallons of water, at a steady 20°C, pours into the old Thermal Swimming Pool at Matlock Bath, Derbyshire. No people swim there now, but the Koi carp enjoy it.
If only it were real. But it's not. So, please can we leave this kind of nonsense on X, where it belongs? I thought we were better than that here.
December 27, 2024 at 10:54 PM
If only it were real. But it's not. So, please can we leave this kind of nonsense on X, where it belongs? I thought we were better than that here.
December 24, 2024 at 5:18 PM
#photography #photograph #cathedral #Amiens #chairs
Take a seat...
(Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens, France)
Take a seat...
(Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens, France)
December 23, 2024 at 4:51 PM
#photography #photograph #cathedral #Amiens #chairs
Take a seat...
(Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens, France)
Take a seat...
(Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens, France)
Design inspiration:
December 21, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Design inspiration:
#photography #france #stvalerysursomme #boat
Low Tide
At St Valery-sur-Somme, a rowboat lies on the bank of the River Somme. In 1066, William the Conqueror launched his invasion of England from this small town in Normandy.
Low Tide
At St Valery-sur-Somme, a rowboat lies on the bank of the River Somme. In 1066, William the Conqueror launched his invasion of England from this small town in Normandy.
December 16, 2024 at 7:04 PM
#photography #france #stvalerysursomme #boat
Low Tide
At St Valery-sur-Somme, a rowboat lies on the bank of the River Somme. In 1066, William the Conqueror launched his invasion of England from this small town in Normandy.
Low Tide
At St Valery-sur-Somme, a rowboat lies on the bank of the River Somme. In 1066, William the Conqueror launched his invasion of England from this small town in Normandy.
However... (from www.food.gov.uk/research/nov... )
December 15, 2024 at 2:18 PM
However... (from www.food.gov.uk/research/nov... )