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Sam Hanna (Beyond my Fence)
@samhanna1791.bsky.social
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Northern Irish, Co Derry.
Walk, read, enjoy music. Photos with an S23 Ultra.
Repost a lot. See my photos under Media.

Well over seventy, still work a bit.
"Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light."
Dylan Thomas.
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#StormBram hit parts of #Ireland hard, especially the east coast.
Up on the North Coast, there was some #wind and #rain, but the #sea stayed calm.
This was #Portstewart this afternoon.
#NorthernIreland
In the foreground are some rocks on the edge of the sea, which appears relatively calm. There's a headland and some houses in the distance.
December 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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#BlueSkyMonday
Calm before the storm - blue sky behind Killowen Church of Ireland church this afternoon.
#StormBram is supposed to arrive tomorrow with high winds and heavy rain.
#storm #Coleraine #NorthernIreland #Ireland
A church surrounded by a graveyard, with blue skies above and behind the church .
December 8, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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It was cloudy and wet all day, then, for just a few minutes, there was a slight break in the clouds, and a glimpse of #sunset appeared.
As seen from behind my house.
#clouds #Coleraine #NorthernIreland #Ireland
Clouds reflecting the sunset.
December 7, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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This has been a dark day with steady heavy rain. So, for #Stunday, a look back to last Sunday.
This is the East Strand in #Portrush on a bright sunny day.
#beach #sea #ocean #NorthernIreland #Ireland #EastCoastKin
A beach, partly in shadow, with the sea and a headland in the distance. There are people walking on the beach.
December 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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#BlueBrewBooks
I've finished "High Fidelity" by Nick Hornby so is it worth reading?
Although you might run out of patience with the narrator, Rob, it's a good read.
An accurate description of a man who hasn't really grown up and can't hold a relationship together because of his self obsession.
An image of the cover of "High Fidelity", a novel by the English writer Nick Hornby.
December 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekWforWindows
#Windows in St Patrick's Church of Ireland church in #Coleraine
Taken on a bright day earlier this week.
#EastCoastKin #NorthernIreland #Ireland
Windows in a church, with a palm tree to one side and a hydrangea on the other. There are some old headstones in the foreground.
December 6, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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#BlueSkyArtShow
#Sky
#Sunset seen from the back of my house earlier this week.
#Coleraine #NorthernIreland #Ireland #EastCoastKin
Clouds reflecting the sun after sunset - seen through trees silhouetted against the colours of the sky.
December 6, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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#BlueSkyArtShow
#Sky
Taken earlier today before dark clouds and rain returned.
#clouds #trees #NorthernIreland #Ireland
Some blue sky with clouds seen above several leafless trees. There is a park behind the trees with some buildings visible in the distance.
December 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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A view up the river Bann, near #Coleraine - taken a couple of days ago.
#scape #landscape #riverside #EastCoastKin #NorthernIreland #Ireland
A view of a river, seen through some reeds and the bare branches of a tree. On the far bank of the river some trees are still showing autumn colours. There is blue sky with a few wispy clouds.
December 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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A sycamore #leaf still clinging on in #December
#ColorADay #YellowThu
#NorthernIreland #Ireland
A yellow and brown sycamore leaf still attached to the tree. There is out of focus green and brown foliage in the background and, above, blue sky is visible through bare branches.
December 4, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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#Windows in the Guildhall in #Derry.
These are replicas, as the original windows were destroyed by an IRA bomb in 1972.
#WindowsonWednesday
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekWforWindows
#NorthernIreland #Ireland
Four tall arched stained glass windows, with two people looking at the windows. Each window has a very intricate design incorporating various coats of arms.
December 3, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Tree trunk with moss and lichen.
#ThickTrunkTuesday #tree #moss #lichen #NorthernIreland #Ireland
An image of a tree trunk with rough bark supporting both moss and lichen. The moss is a dark green while the lichen is a much lighter green.
December 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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#RockinTuesday
A large #rock on the seashore near #Portstewart.
#sea #ocean #sky #clouds #NorthernIreland #Ireland #EastCoastKin
Looking past a large rock towards the sea. With blue sky and fluffy clouds.
December 2, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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#BlueSkyMonday
A small patch of blue sky seen through the branches of a monkey puzzle tree (Araucaria araucana) in the grounds of @ulsteruni.bsky.social #Coleraine campus.
#tree #sky #NorthernIreland #Ireland #EastCoastKin
Looking past the tip of a branch of a monkey puzzle tree, through its out of focus branches towards a patch of blue sky.
December 1, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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For #Stunday
Looking from Ramore Head in #Portrush across some #rocks, with the Skerries out to sea and the headlands of North Antrim in the distance.
#sea #ocean #sky #clouds #seascape #NorthernIreland #Ireland #EastCoastKin
The sun shining on waves breaking on some rocks, with a rocky outcrop behind. Out to sea there are several small islands and, in the distance, headlands are visible. The sky is blue with a few wispy clouds.
November 30, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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#TidesOutTuesday
A tiny #beach near #Portstewart Strand.
#ColorADay #BlueTues #clouds #sand #walk #NorthernIreland #Ireland #EastCoastKin
A rocky foreground with a little stream running into the sea across a small beach. Beyond is a small headland and there's blue sky with some clouds above.
November 25, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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For #BlueSkyMonday, this is looking from Castlerock towards the Inishowen Peninsula in Co Donegal.
Hope everyone has a great week!!
#clouds #sea #ocean #EastCoastKin #NorthernIreland #Ireland
A rocky foreground, then the sea with land in the distance. Above is some blue sky with dark clouds in the distance and a closer cloud which is catching the sunlight.
November 24, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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#BlueBrewBooks
I've just finished "Let's Twist Again" by Leo Cullen.
A novel largely based on the author's own childhood and youth. It follows young Larry through his mother's death, his father's remarriage, and subsequently his stepmother death. A story of loss which is full of life.
Recommended!
The cover of a book called "Let's Twist Again" by Leo Cullen. It shows a young boy in jeans and t-shirt, wearing a cape, a WildWest style hat and an eye mask...a child playing cowboys.
November 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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#BlueSkyArtShow #small
A tiny #snail on the lid of my recycling bin.
#NorthernIreland #Ireland
A tiny snail photographed on the lid of a blue recycling bin.
November 22, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Taken at the beginning of November, this is a view of Downhill Forest for #ForestFriday
#autumn #fall #trees #clouds #EastCoastKin #NorthernIreland #Ireland
Looking across a patch of grass towards a selection of trees showing the colours of autumn. With grey clouds above and the skeleton of a plant in the foreground.
November 21, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Looking across #Portstewart Harbour towards the Promenade - taken a couple of weeks ago when it was quite stormy.
#Scape #seascape #landscape #townscape #harbour #sea #ocean #storm #EastCoastKin #NorthernIreland #Ireland
A wave crashing over a harbour wall, with a small - and empty - harbour behind it. Beyond the harbour, there is a view of a town with apartment blocks and shops. The promenade is busy with traffic. Below the promenade there is a path along the edge of the sea.
November 21, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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A brief glimpse of a #rainbow yesterday morning.
With #sunshine, #clouds and a #windturbine
#Coleraine #NorthernIreland #Ireland
A view across a green field towards a wind turbine. The sun is shining on the field and the wind turbine, with shadow beyond the turbine. The sun is also shining on the distant hills. There are threatening dark clouds with the beginning of a rain shower. A faint hint of a rainbow is visible directly behind the wind turbine.
November 19, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Another #autumn or #fall scene fir #Stunday.
The #trees are almost bare now and the leaves are picked up on the ground.
This is the #path along the river Roe at Roe Valley Country Park near #Limavady.
#walk #EastCoastKin #NorthernIreland #Ireland
An autumn scene - a path through woodland. There are trees along the path - most of which have lost their leaves. The leaves are piled on the ground amongst the trees.
November 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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#BlueSkyArtShow #Bright
It may be a bitterly cold #November day, but the last of these #roses give a bright splash of colour against the bare #trees and dull #sky.
Taken at Roe Valley Country Park near #Limavady.
#flowers #bloomscrolling #EastCoastKin #NorthernIreland #Ireland
Several bright red roses with a background of green foliage. Bare trees and grey sky in the distance.
November 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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#ForestFriday
Downhill Forest in it's #autumn (or #fall) colours a few days ago.
#Winter seems to be settling in today with a bitterly cold north easterly wind.
#EastCoastKin #NorthernIreland #Ireland
Two tree trunks in the foreground, surrounded by fallen leaves. The trees in the background are mostly showing their autumn colours.
November 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM