Life & Times

Day 6: Contrast

A low contract photo of roses

Canon EOS M6 Mark II, processed in ON1 Photo RAW 2025 #mbjune 📷


Day 5: Reflection

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Day 4: nostalgia

a photo of three Psion handheld computers

My collection of Psion PDAs from the 19080s and 1990s. I also had a Revo, but that died years ago….

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Day Two: Curve

a photo of a beach with palm trees

iPhone 14 Pro, processed in ON1 Photo RAW 2025

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Day One: Tree

a photo of a tree in a wood

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This guy woke us at 5am this morning. Who knew that peacocks sat in trees?

a photo of a male peacock sitting in a tree

After a busy Saturday, it was great to get out of the house and do one of our favourite walks from Bulberry Head to Hope Cove, Devon.

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Raw sewage pumped into UK waterways for 4.7 million hours in 2024: ‘This will only get worse’

Some 27% of English billpayers have considered withholding their bill payments due to water supplier failings, a survey shows.

www.bigissue.com/news/envi…


England water pollution at a 10-year high, campaigners say.

The number of pollution incidents recorded by water companies in England is at a ten-year high, according to data obtained by campaigners.

Surfers Against Sewage said the Environment Agency data showed the number of incidents was more than double its target.

Such spills have the potential to cause damage to wildlife and illness for people making use of the country’s rivers and seas.

Water UK, the industry body representing UK water and sewage companies, said companies plan to invest £12bn to reduce spills by the end of the decade.

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Tide’s out. Polperro, Cornwall on a cold early February afternoon.

A photo of fishing boats sitting on the sand as the tide is out

iPhone 14 Pro, processed in Lightroom Classic 📷


Waiting for the tide.

A black and white photograph of a rowing boat against a stone wall

iPhone 14 Pro, processed in Lightroom Classic 📷

#devon

Bantham Beach

A tranquil beach scene features rocky shores and gentle waves under a colorful sunset sky.

iPhone 14, Lightroom Mobile 📷 #devon


If you’d like to support an Instagram replacement, Pixelfed has a Kickstarter campaign.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/…

screenshot of the pixelfed kickstarter web page

At the start of the Tidal Road, Aveton Gifford.

a photo of a road leading to the estuary

Canon EOS R8, processed in Lightroom Classic 📷 #devon


Seeing some sun on the dog walk yesterday made a nice change.

A photo of Burgh Island taken from Bantham Beach

iPhone 14 Pro, processed in Lightroom Classic 📷