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John

@realandcrafty.bsky.social

Love learning about the world we live in, its history, its present and its future. Passionate about the countryside of the nations that make up the British Isles Love relaxing with good beer and good company be that human or canine!

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John @realandcrafty.bsky.social · Nov 20

So, a few skeets to introduce myself. Firstly let me introduce you to my faithful walking and drinking companion Skye. She’s getting on a bit now at 11 years old but there’s nothing she likes better than a nice walk followed by a fuss in some of her favourite pubs and bars.

Skye is sat in front of a roaring fire in the lovely historic pub called The Cherub in Dartmouth She has a big smile on her face as she anticipates a treat whilst we down a pint or two.

John

@realandcrafty.bsky.social

Never thought that I would see this combination. Two great breweries two great beers in their own right and yet this works so well together. Piney and citrus, this could so easily over promised and underdelivered but thankfully didn’t. Given as a gift by a good friend.
#Northernmonk #Thornbridge

A photo of the beer poured into a specially commissioned Northern Monk glass to match the can label. A pale golden coloured beer and slightly hazy.

December 1, 2024 at 5:31 PM

John

@realandcrafty.bsky.social

Happy St Andrews Day.
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To celebrate here’s a photo from Dumfries and Galloway, an area of Scotland often overlooked but is well worth exploring. This is the lighthouse at Southerness

Taken on a bright sunny September day. The sky is blue with white fluffy clouds. In the foreground the lighthouse is perfectly reflected in a rock pool.

November 30, 2024 at 11:27 AM

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Verity Milligan

@veritymilligan.bsky.social

For St Andrew’s Day here is Luskentyre on one of the most dramatic evenings I’ve witnessed on the island.

Some words in the alt-tex for those who like to go deeper 🧡 #Scotland #OuterHebrides 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The Outer Hebrides in February can be a bleak place. I faced 10 days of grey and rain, and although it is a place that looks great in the rain I was longing for light.

Finally, a break. All afternoon, light flooded over Luskentyre and the whole west coast of the island. It gradually built into the inevitable end of the day, but I could not have predicted just how good it would get.

My wife decided to stay in the car and read her book while I wondered along the sand dunes, thinking she had the better idea and the light was gone, but when I found my way to the top of the dunes I noticed the passing shower moving towards the Harris Hills then… an explosion.

The setting sun catching alight in the low clouds drifting along the hilltops. The dunes were aflame too, warm, inviting, catching the wind as it whistled through the landscape. Then, out of nothing, a magnificent rainbow arching upwards, it’s twin just visible to the left. I talk about magic a lot. But this was the purest distillation of magic. And because it is the nature of magic, it was brief, fleeting, but left an indelible mark on me.

November 30, 2024 at 10:50 AM

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My Favourite Bench

@myfavouritebench.bsky.social

One of my #BenchFans actually captured this wonderful Bench picture.
It's soooooo good.
#Benchlove
#SnowyBench

November 25, 2024 at 8:25 AM

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Beerdoodles

@beerdoodles.bsky.social

Brewing instructions…

November 23, 2024 at 9:35 PM

John

@realandcrafty.bsky.social

The other bonus was the walk went directly passed the premises of Wincle Brewery. It would be rude not to have called in for a pint. The hanging stone porter was lovely, creamy and slightly smokey.

A view of the brewery taken from the footpath Set in a secluded valley, there are farmers fields in the foreground and in the background deciduous woods climbing up the valley sides.

November 23, 2024 at 3:56 PM

John

@realandcrafty.bsky.social

Well Bert has put a dampener on any walks today. So it got me looking through my phone photos and found some from a wander around the roaches almost two years ago to the day. A long drive through the fog was rewarded by a lovely crisp sunny day and a rewarding full days walk

In the foreground is a stile leading into a field. The path then leads to a tree full of Autumn colour highlighted by the sun

Taken from the top of the roaches looking south to the distinctive summit of hen cloud. Taken in the golden hour the autumn colours are enhanced by the warm light.

Another golden hour shot from the top of the roaches. Two gritstone outcrops frame a view of the countryside stretching out to the far horizon.

A shot taken earlier in the day looking east with the fog I had travelled through now slowly rising.

November 23, 2024 at 3:45 PM

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Matt Wardle

@matt-wardle.bsky.social

One of my favourite images from Dorset.
After a long 4 day walk along the Dorset coast, this was my last stop.
Shot on my old Nikon D700
#landscape
#photography

November 19, 2024 at 8:43 PM

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Stu Cornell

@stucornell.bsky.social

WRECKED.
The shipwreck of RMS Mülheim set against the backdrop of the Cygnus region of the Milky Way
#photography #nightscape #astrophotography #cornwall