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Achernar
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Friendly refugee from ⚔️😇
Retired NHS consultant based in 🇬🇧🩺
Own opinions and pics 📸
Diverse interests including maths, models of the mind, psychotherapy, travel, walking, writing, and common sense 🍵
As above, so below ☀️🏝🔮🖋️📚🔭
🩻☉♓︎ ☽♋︎ ↑♊︎
Early morning light on Saturday, before successfully negotiating Heathrow Airport 🌄 🏝️ ✈️

Now heading east towards the Pearl of the Orient in a metaphorical state of suspended animation 🐈‍⬛ 📦 ⏳

However, the auspices are benign 🔮 🍀 😇

Enjoy your weekend wherever you are 🌍 🌎 🌏
November 29, 2025 at 10:45 PM
A fine end to the day, with the weekend almost upon us ☀️ 🏝️ 🌓

Now putting finishing touches to the packing, along with watering the plants 🧳 🛂 🌿

Definitely looking forward to escaping from the dark days of winter in the UK 🇬🇧 🌫️ 🦉

Have a most enjoyable evening 🌄 🍀 🕊️
November 28, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Another benign November day with prolonged sunshine ☀️ 🏝️ 🌒

A nice walk along the Greenway by Prittle Brook, once the ground frost had gone 🧊 🍂 🐿️

A fair amount achieved today without too much effort, as the heavens smiled kindly 🙏 🏡 🧳

Now to prepare an appetising dinner - have a nice evening👨‍🍳 🍀 🕊️
November 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The Thames Estuary on a sunny November afternoon, after a pleasant lunch with old friends 🍽️ 🫖 🍨

The crescent Moon witnesses the Sun approaching the horizon 🌒 ♒ 🌅

All is calm after spending a busy couple of days meeting the needs of one and all 😉 🦉 💷

Enjoy a peaceful and relaxing evening 😇 🍀 🕊️
November 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Bright and breezy this afternoon on the Essex costas, and a little warmer than of late ☀️ 🏝️ 🌒

A good time for revision and reflection as winter approaches 🍵 🔮 🌂

Cheerfully making way for unsupervised children and dogs 🚸 🐕 ⚠️

All part of a nice Sunday afternoon - enjoy the rest of your weekend 😇 🍀 🕊️
November 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Another fine day in Essex ahead of more rain ☀️ 🏝️ 🌚

A long walk is good for the soul and helps to clear the mind, but not many walkers were around today, except for those who were taken out by their dogs 🐕 🐾 🌂

The beach huts were deserted 🛖 🐪 ☕

The weekend is almost upon us - have a good one 😇 🍀 🕊️
November 21, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Good morning Bluesky ☀️ 🏝️ 🌑

A chilly -1 ℃, with a breeze coming down from the arctic, but the sunshine is glorious 🧣 🧥 😇

Changes are in the air, as long as I am patient - best to understand everything and to know nothing, nowadays ☕ ⚓ 🦉

Have a thoroughly enjoyable Thursday 🍀 🕊️ 🙏
November 20, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Good morning - Spica rises with the Moon at dawn, so the winter solstice is not too far away 🌄 ⭐ 🌘

A breath of fresh air has arrived overnight after a weekend of rain and gloom in Essex 🌀 💦 🍂

A pleasant +5 ℃, being described as 'very cold' on the radio.... 😉 😇 ☕

Have a lovely week ahead ♻️ 🍀 🕊️
November 17, 2025 at 6:56 AM
St. Clements church in Leigh-On-Sea this morning, with mist and gloom emphasising the season of late autumn 🍂 🌫️ ♏️

Occasion light drizzle down by the sea 🌂🌊 🚶

Memories of Novembers long ago when smog was still a thing, and counting my blessings 🦉 💙 🔥

Enjoy your weekend, whatever the weather 😇 🍀 🕊️
November 15, 2025 at 12:36 PM
A short walk in between spells of rain ☁️ 🌂 🦤

Kitchen duties, including cleaning the microwave 😇 🧽 🧹

Trying to take on automated systems designed to keep customers away from any human assistance 🤖 ⌨️ ⛔

All part and parcel of a gloomy November day in the UK - have a very nice Friday evening 🌄 🍀 🕊️
November 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
A fine and warm morning ahead of the arrival of Storm Claudia over our shores ☀️ 🏝️ 🌗

Clearing the leaves from the drains in preparation 🧹 🌀🌂

Reflecting that a doctor never really retires, given the difficulty of accessing any meaningful help from the NHS 🍵 🩺 ⚕️

Have a peaceful afternoon 😇 🍀 🕊️
November 13, 2025 at 3:57 PM
A fine start today, with some warm sunshine ☀️🏝️ 🌗

Mostly peaceful, save for an occasional commotion when the Brent geese were disturbed by loose dogs in pursuit 🪿 🐾 ☕️

Predictably, perhaps 🔮 🌍 🇬🇧

A time to stay calm and happily do the needful - have a nice evening 🌄 🍀 🕊️
November 12, 2025 at 7:39 PM
An unprepossessing start to the new week, but it continues mild for now 🍂 ☁️ 🌂

An incentive to spend the next few weeks preparing for future pleasures, rather than embarking on new ventures 🧳 ☿ ℞

Hopefully, there will be a lull in the fireworks too 🎆 ☕ 😇

Enjoy your Monday morning 💙 🍀 🕊️
November 10, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Some early fog, followed by glorious sunshine this morning in Priory Park, Southend ☀️ ⛲️ 🌖

A leisurely lunch, followed by collection of fallen leaves this afternoon 🏡 🌺 🍂

Some online contract bridge this evening, as nature turns retrograde ⚕️🌌 🌂

Have a lovely Sunday evening 😇 🍀 🕊️
November 9, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Warm November sunshine at Leigh-On-Sea this morning ☀️ 🏝️ 🌖

A few dog walkers and amateur athletes about 🚶 🏃 🐾

With midday at 11-41 GMT, it is helpful to be up early, and out before darkness supervenes by late afternoon 🌄 🍂 🕯️

I hope everyone is enjoying a marvellous weekend 😇 🍀 🕊️
November 8, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Marine Parade in Leigh-On-Sea this afternoon 🌥️ 🏝️ 🌖

An occasional glimpse of late sunshine, after a spell of gloom and drizzle 🌂 🎃 🎆

Now for some tea and cake, along with an attempt to minimise any exposure to the News 🍵 🥮 😇

The weekend is upon us - have a nice evening 🍀 🌺 🕊️
November 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Poppies to celebrate the coming Remembrance Day 🌺 🌕 🧶

The sun sinks lower in the sky, but this is not a good time to complain. We need the backend to tidy up, and to prepare for the new year ahead - cautiously on this occasion 🍵 🔮 🦉

Enjoy today wherever you are 🌍 🌏 🌎

Have a nice evening 🍀 😇 🕊️
November 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Brent Geese enjoying the fading light on an early November afternoon, before the fireworks begin 🦤 🌄 🎆

Warm for the time of year, with shrubs successfully pruned ✂️ ⛅️ 🌝

Time either to celebrate or to survive bonfire night, according to taste 🍵 🕯️ 😜

Have a peaceful evening 🍀 😇 🕊️
November 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
A busy Monday morning tidying up loose ends, after an early walk by a rising tide 🌥️ 🏝️ 🌔

The wind and waves are full of energy 💨 🌊 🔋

An excellent time to get things done, so enjoy the coming week 💫 🍀 🕊️

Now for a relaxing cup of tea 🍵 🍰 😇
November 3, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Rain by night, sunshine by day ☀️ 🌔 🌂

The wheel continues to turn, bringing mixed fortunes 🔮 🃏 🍵

At least the grass has recovered to a healthy green, after the summer droughts 🐪 🏝️ 🍂

All in all, a promising Sunday, and the best of luck for the coming week 🍀 🌺 🕊️
November 2, 2025 at 2:42 PM
A glorious start to November on the seafront ☀️ 🏝️ 😇

Halloween has fortunately passed without too much mayhem 🎃

The most remarkable aspect of my walk this morning was that I only saw one other person wearing a poppy 🌺

I clearly belong to a different era ⌛

Have a lovely weekend, lest I forget 🍀 🕊️ ☕
November 1, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Brent Geese breakfasting on an ebb tide 🌓 🌊 ⚓

Any camouflage is pointless, in view of their incessant honking, which can be heard miles away on a favourable wind 🧭 🦤 ☕

The prolonged rains of yesterday have been replaced by blue sky for now 🌤️ 🍂 😇

Pumpkin soup requested for tonight 🎃 👻 😜
October 30, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Good day from a typically autumnal Essex 🇬🇧 ☔ 🌓

An early walk before the rain, followed by household duties ♻️ 🧹 🫧

Now sifting through holiday photos, deleting those which are under par - it must be time to upgrade my iPhone 🖼️ 📱😇

Enjoy your Wednesday afternoon 🍀 🍵 🕊️
October 29, 2025 at 1:07 PM
'Time, like an ever-rolling stream.....' ⏳ 🌊 🏝️

The beautiful city of A Coruña in NW Spain, early on 24 October, with a swell arriving from the distant Storm Benjamin 🌀 ☀️ 🇪🇸

An unscheduled visit, occasioned by a strike by some Portuguese port officials ⚓ 🏢 🇵🇹

My eternal thanks to them 😉 🍀 🕊️
October 28, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Good day from Santa Cruz in the island of La Palma 🚢 ⚓️ ☀️

A promising start to the new week - have a good one 😇 ☯️ 🍀 🕊️
October 20, 2025 at 2:42 PM