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Rick Gaehl
@Rick Gaehl

Retired bloke in Devon, UK, who identifies as European, and is interested in politics, the environment, photography, the arts, history, cycling, and other stuff.
I try to post a new photo every day.

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All photos by me, unless I credit otherwise - except for reposts. I never use AI.
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I tend not to follow accounts with limited posts, bio, or followers.

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The sea is calm, but that wooden breakwater looks like it has seen some rough weather in its time.

Das Meer ist ruhig, aber dieser hölzerne Wellenbrecher sieht aus, als hätte er schon einige Stürme überstanden.

#Photography #MeerMittwoch #Sea

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On Saturday, we went to Mauritshuis in Den Haag to see the wonderful paintings there. As in this photo, we saw several high-rise buildings in Holland with steep, pitched roofs. It's a style I don't think I've seen elsewhere, and I rather like it.

#Photography #Travel #Netherlands #Architecture #Art

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Antoinne Sterk · 5w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq9p6zn5ae3knra3n8gh3kdr9xj0xrquqse7h7uv2cl56twfdm3pes7jedtm Another fun fact: "Since 2018, all towers in The Hague have been required to have a distinctive top section. This is intended to reinforce the city’s visual identity. ‘The Hague is t...
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I came across a whole field of these, mixed with bluebells, the other day. They are often called three-cornered leeks, and are quite good to eat, apparently - tasting a bit like a mild, sweet onion/garlic sort of combo.

#Photography #Plants #Bloomscrolling #Spring #Wildflowers #CloseUp

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I went to visit Coleton Fishacre at the weekend. It has a lovely, sub-tropical garden in a steep valley by the sea. At this time of year, everything looks a treat.

#Photography #MeerMittwoch #Garden #Devon #Landscape

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I'm just planning a cycling trip to France for the summer. I could wish to be coasting through those sleepy, sunny villages right now...

#Photography #France #Cycling #Village #Psychogeography

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Forsythia is named after William Forsyth (1737–1804), a Scottish botanist who was a royal head gardener and founding member of the Royal Horticultural Society. It is sometimes called the 'Easter tree' because it blooms at the right time of year. Ours has been putting on a grand show this spring.

#Photography #Spring #Easter #Bloomscrolling #Blossom #Yellow

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Jon Sullivan · 9w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq9p6zn5ae3knra3n8gh3kdr9xj0xrquqse7h7uv2cl56twfdm3pes7jedtm Interestingly, Forsythia is flowers in New Zealand around Easter too, on the other end of the world. Down here Forsythia has a peak burst of flowering in Spring, before it leafs out, and...