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Live life to the max #walk1000miles sometimes with Mrs G, birds, wildlife & nature 📸 Winner 🏆 #TorrentTrophy2023 Partial to🍺🍷🎭 ig🧵 @martgathercole
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45 years ago today Mrs G was using strong arm tactics to get me to sign on the dotted line 💍🫂🍾 We haven't changed at all of course and are still going strong 🥰 After googling the anniversary gift I hope that she'll be pleased with the Samphire I picked for her😉
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This Pied Wagtail with stunning cream head colouring caught my eye today
#TwitterNatureCommunity
@CarlBovisNature
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#AdoorableThursday
side door into Holy Trinity Church, Colchester. The oldest standing building in the city centre of Saxon origin with parts including re-used Roman brickwork🚪🏛️😉
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#thicktrunktuesday
seen on my recent walk along
#TheEssexWay
at Furze Hill, Mistley. Old Knobbley is thought to be about 800 years old & is one of the oldest oak trees in the UK. Short & stout with a 9.5mr circumference & height of 4.3mr🌳🪵awe inspiring 😉
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Not a bad end to the day as the sun went down🦉😉
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Happy Buffday Mrs G - she can now officially retire🎂🎉🥳
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#ThickTrunkTuesday
🌳🪵 a substantial Oak Tree in Constable country - my thick trunk hiding behind, for scale😉
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I'd like to offer my heartfelt thanks for all the likes and lovely comments about our Anniversary🥰 Mrs G and I are so in tune with each other that unbeknown to us we bought each other the same cards😂
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Teamwork makes the dreamwork😉 Today is our 44th wedding anniversary🥂 Mrs G, clearly my teen bride🤣who famously dislikes hills, walking in bad weather/ mud, birdwatching, watching containerships unloading, beer festivals & dogs - our shared interests keep us strong💪🥰
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🌳🪵 a substantial Oak tree at Alton Water. Me and Grandpup for scale🐩😉
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🌳🪵 an imposing Yew Tree in the Coity Parish church graveyard. Watching over all of the comings and goings🏴🤗
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@Bananabelly
Absolutely sympathetic to your cause but after 10 years everything should be covered by fair wear and tear - just greedy agents 😱
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a Silk Floss tree, Ceiba speciosa 🌳🪵 Approx 8mr wide at the base. From the Jardin Municipal de Funchal🇵🇹
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Phwoar 😮 what a delight for
#Thursgate
a bit of haze, an aura and shadows. The conclusion of our walk as we passed the Dunwich cemetery Lychgate 🤗
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This is how we spent our day🥰 Harmless pursuits in the country that most of us know and love - take care out there🤗
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#Woodensday
the wood clad Tower Bird Hide at Wicken Fen, dates back to the 1950's. The thatched roof is made of reeds from the nearby Fen 😁 with a bonus Muntjac 🦌🔎😉
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from a recent walk in the forest near Fanal, Madeira 🇵🇹 one of several lichen covered Laurel trees, said to date back 600 years🪵🌳 misty and atmospheric, reminded me a bit of Padley Gorge in the Peak District😉
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A lovely 8 mile circular walk in Constable country today with Mrs G, she took a dive, literally,🏊🏻in the flooded fields at Dedham and it was still very claggy throughout but the sun was shining, the birds were singing & a nice lunch at Dedham Arts Centre. Glad it was her choice🤗
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🌳🪵 in the Thermophile habitat along the Barranca del Infernio trail, a tree that has observed alot of comings and goings over the years 🇪🇸😉
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From today's 8 mile wander
@Natures_Voice
#OldHallMarsh
one of my got to nature reserves, I used to do coastal walking before I appreciated birdwatching - a royal flypast of 13 Spoonies & joined by Avocets at my lunch stop At Pennyhole fleet🤗 as ever beautiful big Essex skies😁
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#Thicktrunktuesday
🌳🪵a sprawling Ash Tree in the shadow of Penycloddiau🏴 in the Clywydian Range😉
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#ThickTrunkTuesday
🌳🪵 an Oak Tree as I came down from The Wrekin - my thick trunk dwarfed by this one 😉
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#ThickTrunkTuesday
🌳🪵an Oak tree, trunks entwined clinging together on the raised bank of the River Stour - a reminder that Valentine's Day is approaching 😍😉
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Did somebody say
#WaderWednesday
with a focus on
@CurlewAction
let's fill the airwaves with Curlews today, one of my favourites 🐦😁
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#ThickTrunkTuesday
with Bolan for scale, last week at the Blickling Estate 🌳🪵🐩🐾 no thick trunks in Wales so far🤷🏻♂️😉
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#thicktrunktuesday
🌳🪵Difficult to choose a single tree amongst the bluebells in the ancient wood
@WoodlandTrust
#MillWood
trees fall and remain in place as new life grows naturally - a very special woodland😉
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I get it - runaway inflation is my fault for retiring early🤔 guess what - I'm not returning to work to solve the economic mismanagement of the last 12years😉 BBC News - John Lewis boss: Over 50s quitting the workforce fuels inflation
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#thicktrunktuesday
🌳🪵an Oak tree with a niche, carefully selected by Bolan🐩🐾 whilst walking around Alton Water 🤗
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🌳🪵 a revisit to Old Knobbly a substantial and famous 800 year old Oak tree at Mistley, Mrs G for scale😉
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Despite the damp weather, still plenty of Butterflies
@WoodlandTrust
#Millwood
Ringlet looking a little battered, Gatekeeper & Peacock quite bright and fresh
#circleoflife
🦋🌧️
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#thicktrunktuesday
🌳🪵 a gnarled old olive tree on the way up to Paphos Old town. Providing some shade from the heat, you just have to pause and admire the texture🇨🇾😁
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@BSBIbotany
#wildflowerhour
the Great Mullein from North Essex - a hairy biennial
#hairyplants
😉
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#AdoorableThursday
a doorway through a doorway through a doorway🤗 The ruins of St Peters church in Alresford, dating back to 1320 but probably on the site of an earlier Norman church, also utilises some reclaimed Roman bricks in the structure 😁
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#PostBoxSaturday
📬📮✉️ one of the older 'Post Office's branded pillar boxes in Paphos Old Town square🇨🇾 alot shorter than the traditional box🤗
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#thicktrunktuesday
🌳🪵 an old Oak Tree along The Essex Way near Mistley a bit battle weary having lost another arm but plenty of fight left in it😉
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#PostboxSaturday
📬📨📮 Postman Pat street art, skulking at the back of the Imperial War Museum gardens 😁
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#FingerpostFriday
🚏one of my tasks this week was applying some new public footpath waymarkers ▶️ along 'The Essex Way' as it passes through one of the Nature reserves where I volunteer😉 some busy posts here, The Only Way Is Essex😅
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#PostBoxSaturday
an Elizabethan double header from Shrewsbury Town📬📮✉️ possibly two rarities in future times - a bank and a postbox 😁
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#postboxsaturday
alot going on here in Keswick 🤔 A Georgian pillar box 📬📮📨 on a cobblestone path with a water sports themed topper watched over by a Giraffe😉 Just a normal day in Cumbria 🤣
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#duvetknowitschristmas
the put you up in our holiday cottage fills the whole room, maybe we'll have to snuggle up like in Willie Wonka😂
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One of three Adders seen this morning
@EssexWildlife
#FingringhoeWick
they were soaking up the sun before the weather changed🐍🌞😁
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#thicktrunktuesday
seen on our walk, a Giant Redwood, Wellingtonia in front of the Old School Community Centre in Long Melford, Suffolk. 18.8mr high 🌳4.2mr girth🪵
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Lovely afternoon wander around
@EssexWildlife
#FingringhoeWick
with Mrs G - who doesn't do birdwatching 🤷♂️ cake may have been involved 😉 21 Greenshanks to end the day🤗
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As I was saying, the sun always shines in Wales🏴 A nice little blustery walk to Little Haven - Mrs G walking on water as ever😁
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A good start to the day
@EssexWildlife
#fingringhoewick
adders sunbathing whilst Nightigales provide thee soundtrack 😁 it's
#workpartyfriday
and the sun is shining, a gentle day today I think😎
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Mrs G's sea glass hunting hobby has gone up another notch - who knew that it was such a serious undertaking 🤣
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#ThickTrunkTuesday
🌳🪵The importance of trees👏 Sheep enjoying the shade of this oak tree in 30°c heat on my walk in the Clywydian Hills🏴
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Off for a walk🥾🚶♂️some of my favourite accounts have left twitter & others are posting less which is a shame😔 I have a list of regulars that don't post nonsense but algorithms seem to be affecting what I see & miss, sad times, missed
#MallardMonday
so here's to
#Twosday
🦆🦆
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Nice little 5 mile meander to
@WoodlandTrust
#MillWood
Bluebells coming in to their best and an amazing spread of Cowslips - first outing for my legs this year, not for the faint hearted 😁
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#StainedGlassSunday
from St Peters Church in Carmarthen😁 The Tree of Life window by John Petts - stunning colours🤗
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Nice afternoon at the beach🏖️ The Naze was bright and breezy🤗 Mrs G wanted to go treasure hunting so I had to amuse myself with the birds📸😁
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Might have paused at Abberton Reservoir on the way home, just in time for the golden hour - spectacular 🌅😉
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Glorious day for an 8 mile stroll around Brightlingsea with Mrs G once again setting the pace 😉 Makes you appreciate how lucky you are to live so close to such a special place. Bird-wise 3 Cattle Egrets with the cows were a surprise 🐮🐦
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#PostBoxSaturday
📬✉️📮an Edward VII Pillar box on the corner of Fish St, Shrewsbury. As a bonus for
#SteeplesOnSaturday
the churches of St Julians and St Alkmunds churches in the background⛪ A classic street view😁
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📬📮✉️ a nice little VR Penfield offering from Shrewsbury with the old market hall as a backdrop - perfect👌🏻😉
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🌳🪵a beautiful Copper Beech Tree seen from The Essex Way long distance path near Dedham😁
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a sizeable Holm Oak 🌳🪵thought to be over 200 years old, in the churchyard of St Andrews, Weeley 🤗
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Stranded on Mersea Island by the high tide🌊🛟Geese, Beach huts, lizards and sea - what more can you want to entertain visitors 🤗
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#StainedGlassSunday
a favourite of mine from a few years ago, at the church with the wonky spire in Chesterfield - vibrant colours and full of local relevance 🤗
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#FingerpostFriday
🚏more brutalist signage from Essex🙄 Channeling 'The Monks' new wave song - Nice sky, shame about the post🎶 😁
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Just in case you haven't seen this a dozen times here it is🤣
Pine martens caught on camera playing on children's swingset in Ardnamurchan, Scotland. The owner of the video, Les Humphreys, tells us this is a nightly occurence in his garden.
Credit: Les Humphreys, Ardnamurchan Wildlife Watch Facebook Group
#pinemarten
#wildlifephotography
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🌳🪵a Scots Pine set in a bed of Heather 💜along the Sandlings Walk at National Trust, Dunwich Heath🤗
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#InternationalOwlAwarenessDay
from earlier this year when I was privileged to attend the ringing under license of Barn Owls in North Essex🦉🤗
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Good Morning, not too bad a start to the day here🇪🇸😎 Today is an auspicious occasion, I have finally reached the age when I can retire🎈four years after I stopped working 😉 I might have to have a rest on a sunbed to get over it 😁
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#BirdsFromFarAway
a bit of a twist on the hashtag - I was 10 miles away at Wrabness when Mrs G took this photo of a pigeon in our garden bird bath😁 I told you she likes birdwatching🤣🔎🐦😉
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#PostboxSaturday
📮📬✉️a great location in Wivenhoe for this VR wallbox, opposite the pub😉
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Just stepped out to put the bins out, the tree in my neighbours back garden is clinging onto the moon🌝
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#PostBoxSaturday
outside Chester city-town hall (presumably a replica) 📬📮📨 unsightly poster to the left removed by clever Google photo app🤣
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An awesome 11 miles around Pembrokeshire coast🏴today, Mrs G enjoying hurdling over the stiles🤣 What a difference a day made - feels like I've caught the sun today🥵 Muddy boots cleaned so time to head to the pub🍺😁
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#ThickTrunkTuesday
🌳🪵 one of the sprawling Oaks from the Sandlings Walk behind RSPB Minsmere😁
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#thicktrunktuesday
this oak at
#altonwater
reservoir
#Suffolkon
our walk last week, a decent size, we couldn't stretch across one side of it😉
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Lincoln is a fine city, Mrs G sez, a bit hilly for the supposed flatest place in the country 😂 rain forecast tomorrow so we did the outside wandering today, inside culture tomorrow 🤗 time for a beer🍻
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Today Mrs G chose a 7 mile River Stour/ Orwell Shotley Peninsular walk - one of our regular trails with lots of memories from my time at HMS Ganges ⚓training establishment back in....1975🙄 bonus views of Port of Felixstowe & those special container ships🏗️😁
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A hat-trick for
#wallsonwednesday
#windowsonwednesday
and
#woodensday
from Chester - the city is filled with such delights, magnificent windows, wooden beams and inlaid carvings😉
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Coffee stop with a view on the Wales Coastal Path😉 so many distractions - Ravens cronking overhead, Stonechats chattering incessantly & Gannets galore swooping down across the sea and Mrs G setting a blistering pace🤣
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It's been a long day but finally - Goodnight from Paphos 🇬🇷
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What kind of an idiot would go for a 4 mile walk
@EssexWildlife
#ColnePoint
reserve today 🙋🏻♂️ Sleet, hail and snow for most of my out and back walk. Had hoped for some divers at sea & a few raptors but they had more sense🤷🏻♂️😉
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A beautiful sunny day for a visit to
@EssexWildlife
#WeeleyHallWood
Open day to show off the Bluebells, run by the fantastic Tendring local group raising funds for the trust👏 😁
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After much protestation and sulking Mrs G has persuaded me to take her to Harwich for the Redoubt Beer Festival - what a charmed existence she lives🍻🤗
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Nice little afternoon wander at The Naze, started well with SEO🦉right by Visitor Centre whilst we were lunching 🤗 Mrs G flushed another🦉as we headed back from Stone Point by JW reserve🤗 Cold & windy and few birds but some extraordinary light😁
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#AdoorableThursday
Jews House, dating back to 1170, on Steep Hill. From # Hashtag central - Lincoln. The door alignment is an absolute joy, now a restaurant 📐🤗
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Mrs G treated me to my last walk of the year, typically it involved wellies, mud & flooded fields😂 5 miles around Flatford with lunch out, Mrs G ♥️ birdwatching 🤗 back home just before the torrential rain. Mulled wine, quiet evening in - Happy New Year to one & all🎆
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