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Robbie Rowe
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Husband, father, healthcare scientist manager & naturalist. Reader & book collector. Walker in the woods and along the coast.
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A dismal, grayscale kind of day

#winter
A cemetery path between bare horse chestnut trees, flanked by gravestones, beneath a dismal grey sky
January 13, 2026 at 2:37 PM
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The gym instructor
#catsofmastodon
A grey and white cat lies on a stool, staring at the camera with mouth slightly open. Some dumbbells are visible to the right
January 9, 2026 at 6:16 PM
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A gnarled old oak in the New Forest for #thicktrunktuesday
#newforest
#winter
A twisted oak growing in heathland against a clear blue winter sky. Filter applied to enhance the blue. Near Denny Wood, Saturday 3rd January 2026.
January 6, 2026 at 7:18 PM
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Bumblebee on winter-flowering lonicera, 22nd December 2025. Not a queen either, at least 2 individuals so an active nest???

#winter #bees #climatechange #climatediary #garden #insects
A worker bumblebee visiting the white flowers of winter-flowering honeysuckle in late December in Southampton UK. Image processed using HDR function on Pixel 9 Pro XL to make the insect more visible in the dim lighting conditions
December 22, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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#silentsunday
Weeping beech tree surrounded by its fallen leaves, Southampton Old Cemetery
November 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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#silentsunday
Shingle beach at low tide, with a calm sea and moody grey skies
November 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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After the rain
#autumn #fall
Parkland path with drifts of golden leaves. In the distance pale green leaves that remain on the trees are backlit by the afternoon sun
November 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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#silentsunday #autumn
Autumn trees reflected in a puddle on the old Roman road, Chilworth, Southampton.
November 2, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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#microcosm #mosstodon #fungi
A clump of mushrooms sprouts from a moss-filled groove in a decaying log
October 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Sacred tree at Agia Solomoni catacombs in Paphos

#thicktrunktuesday
A large tree festooned with rags grows out of a stone wall overlooking catacombs
October 14, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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#silentsunday
On a calm blue Mediterranean sea beneath a sky dappled with white clouds, a cruise ship is departing from Pafos. In the foreground gentle waves lap against a breakwater of boulders
October 12, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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The sun sets into the wine-dark sea, Paphos

#Cyprus #Sunset
The sun is just beginning to sink below the horizon, in an orange-red sky. The surface of the sea is dark, with waves beginning to break in the immediate foreground
October 1, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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#silentsunday
A Roman amphitheatre, devoid of people, with a white lighthouse and clumps of evergreen trees in the background to the right
September 28, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Street art in Paphos, #cyprus today
#antifa
"Zona Antifascista" in white block capitals against a black background, with a logo of red and black flags
September 27, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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Beach huts and dramatic skies at Colwell Bay, Isle of Wight yesterday afternoon
#uk #photography #autumn #isleofwight
Brightly-coloured beach huts line the promenade, with dark, mature trees looming behind. The sun sinks into tumbling clouds above a choppy sea
September 13, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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#silentsunday
Portal path in Southampton Old Cemetery, leading off between ivy-covered gravestones and overhanging trees into bright sunshine
September 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Nigel basking in the early morning sun

#caturday #catsofmastodon
A grey and white cat perched on top of a cat tree, lit from the side by bright morning sunlight
August 30, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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The ornamental pond on Southampton Common (known as the Lake) is almost completely dried up after a prolonged drought. The foliage is looking parched and faded. The new normal?

#climatediary #summer
A web of cracks in the dried-up bed of a pond. In the background is parched, late-summer foliage beneath a blue sky
August 25, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Gorgeous freshly emerged peacock butterfly in the garden just now
#ukbutterflies #insects #nature

https://uk.inaturalist.org/observations/307703269
A gorgeous red-brown butterfly with blue-centred eye spots on both sets of wings, resting with wings outstretched on a Japanese anemone leaf
August 20, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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Small copper butterfly obligingly perched yesterday

#ukbutterflies #insects #nature

https://uk.inaturalist.org/observations/305747396
Coppery orange butterfly resting with wings folded
August 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Cirrocumulus sky

#clouds #summer #morning #hdr
A blue sky tightly packed with dapples of white cirrocumulus clouds, framed by trees in dark late summer foliage
August 9, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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So great to see the recovery in the butterfly populations locally, after a warm, dry spring & summer. Multiple red admirals, commas & whites on the buddleia today. This is a green-veined white

https://uk.inaturalist.org/observations/304694625

#ukbutterflies #insects #nature
A white butterfly with dark spots and patches on the upper forewings. The underside of the hindwing has the veins outlined in dark scales. Nectarine on a purple flower
August 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Only daughter's 18th birthday party today. Big party. Huge.
August 2, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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#sunset after the rain
Clouds illuminated by the setting sun
July 31, 2025 at 8:04 PM