John

@brooksci

Retired lab tech fond of science since Tomorrow’s World with Raymond Baxter. Occasional Boro fan #UTB, walking footballer, tea room hiker, small garden, Started piano at 65, life-long learner. #Dogs #Cats #film #science #walking #RNIB #Humanist #gardener

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John@brooksci· 17d

#BlueSkyArtShow #Glass reflecting and refracting the sunlight beaming through a window on to vase of flowers on windowsill., chrysanthemums, sunflowers and roses.

Vase of flowers on white windowsill, yellow sunflowers and chrysanthemums with red roses

John@brooksci· 29d

Caught the red admiral today visiting the pink flowers of the butterfly bush, buddleja davidii. Looks like we have another heatwave in prospect in North Yorkshire #nature #bloomscrolling #photography

Pink flowers of butterfly bush with red admiral butterfly perched on top, surrounded by green foliage

John@brooksci· Jul 11

Shhh be very #Quiet #BlueSkyArtShow A peacock butterfly has just landed on the pink escallonia and we have just a few seconds to get a pic .That plant is really attracting the butterflys today Comma, cabbage white, red admiral and peacock today in a tiny wildlife suburban garden #photography #nature

Pink flowers and green foliage with the spread wings of a peacock butterfly

John@brooksci· Jul 11

All was quiet at the pier in #Saltburn North Yorkshire when this photograph was taken in February Today with the latest heat wave the beaches and cafes will be crowded with happy holidaymakers enjoying the sunshine, the seaside, the ice cream , the fish and chips! #BlueSkyArtShow #Quiet #photography

View from height above a pier by the sea at Saltburn. Sandy beach . Blue sea and sky with scattered white clouds.

John@brooksci· Jul 8

Red Admiral on the pink Escallonia heralds the start of another warm spell In North Yorkshire #photography #bloomscrolling

Red admiral butterfly on pink plant with green foliage and few holly leaves

John@brooksci· Jul 7

Bee exploring the purple Hebe on another dry summer day in North Yorkshire #photography #bloomscrolling

Bee settling on green waxy leaves and purple conical flowers of Hebe

John@brooksci· Jul 7

Cabbage white butterfly on the lobelia means that it is a sunny day today in North Yorkshire #photography #bloomscrolling

White winged cabbage white butterfly perched on a flowerpot filled with little purple flowers of lobelia

John@brooksci· Jul 4

Continuing the #BlueSkyArtShow theme #wide today with what looks like a wide open fairway of a golf course but is actually just a part of the beautiful Stewart Park in Middlesbrough #photography

Green field within a park bordered by a copse of trees and grey sky

John@brooksci· Jul 4

#BlueSkyArtShow theme today is #wide This wide expanse of North Sea and sky off the North Yorkshire coast, features on the far distant horizon the many turbines of Redcar wind farm #photography

Rippling waves of a slightly green North Sea off the North Yorkshire coast with wispy cirrus clouds in a blue sky

John@brooksci· Jun 30

The Coulby Newham 5k route in Middlesbrough is very scenic and takes you past a farm, a pub, and also this major oak tree in fairy dell. The trails are flat and can be walked or cycled and are well sign posted #ThickTrunkTuesday #tree #nature #photography

Large trunked oak tree with many thick branches surrounded by green foiliage

John@brooksci· Jun 28

Scenic view from Saltburn pier today on the sunny North Yorkshire coast. The North Sea looks green and the slight breeze was very welcome after the recent heatwave #photography #seaside #coast

Waves of sea flowing toward golden sands of salitburn beach, green foliage and houses on the horizon of blue sky with wispy white clouds

John@brooksci· Jun 24

Scorchio in North Yorkshire today but the roses are loving it. This one is a hybrid tea “Chandos Beauty” and has a charming scent redolent of peaches. Sunscreen and hydration important today for everyone in UK #roses #heatwave #garden #photography

Bunch of cream and peach coloured roses next to green foliage of garden fence. Hybrid Tea Chandos Beauty available from Peter Beales.

John@brooksci· Jun 21

This blue borage plant in North Yorkshire is also known as star flower and this one has a real actual star behind it, our sun. Hope it’s not too hot tomorrow #photography #wildflowerhour

Borage or starflower plant with very bright Sun in background

John@brooksci· Jun 20

Infinity bridge on the river Tees near Stockton has curves that reflect in the river creating the mathematical infinity sign. It’s a beautiful bridge that can be part of a circular walk from the nearby Tees Barrage and white water centre #BlueSkyArtShow #Curve #photography

A single swan below the swooping white curves of the infinity bridge across the river Tees. Blue sky background with houses on the far riverbank

John@brooksci· Jun 13

Amethyst is a violet variety of quartz once worn by Ancient Greeks though the crystals can be sharp #BlueSkyArtShow #Sharp #crystals #photography

Crystals of amethyst semiprecious stone alongside violet wildflowers and half barrel planter in garden

John@brooksci· Jun 10

Beautiful walk along the river Tees at Yarm today, this was a sunny spell amongst the showers, and within 100 yards of this spot, La Terraza for slow cooked beef brisket in roll, Frenchie's mustard, Swiss cheese & roast onions, beef gravy dipping pot and beef dripping chips. #photography #riverside

Riverside scene, dark river with reflections running between grassy riverbanks, blue sky with cotton wool clouds

John@brooksci· Jun 7

Pic for #WildflowerHour taken today in Middlesbrough including digitalis purpurea, oxeye daisies and meadow buttercups #photography

Mixture of wildflowers in garden including , Foxgloves oxeye Daisy , meadow buttercups

John@brooksci· Jun 6

Bee exploring the foxgloves, digitalis purpurea, for last drop of nectar before dusk this evening in North Yorkshire #BlueSkyArtShow #Busy #photography

Bee exploring purple pink bell shaped flowers of foxgloves, green grass in foreground

John@brooksci· Jun 6

R A Willison & Son the greengrocer has been established in Whitby on the North Yorkshire coast since 1800. The shop is always well set out and busy due to its high quality flowers fruit and vegetables. #BlueSkyArtShow #Busy #photography

Old fashioned greengrocer shop front on the corner of a stone cottage. Boxes of fruit and veg outside a pale green framed shop front

John@brooksci· May 30

Trees growing very tidily together in Stewart Park Middlesbrough giving the impression of one tree with several trunks #BlueSkyArtShow #Growth #trees

Green fields of park with group of trees growing together, overcast sky

John@brooksci· May 30

Cultured Roses and wild buttercups growing together today in the warm North Yorkshire sunshine, competing for who has the most shades of yellow #BlueSkyArtShow #Growth #roses

Burst of yellow Roses growing next to tall meadow buttercups , cherry tree and blue sky background

John@brooksci· May 30

Wildflowers are growing wild in the recent hot spring weather of North Yorkshire, meadow buttercup, oxeye Daisy and foxgloves in this patch #BlueSkyArtShow #Growth #wildflowers

Green patch of garden with oxeye Daisy, meadow buttercup and digitalis purpurea

John@brooksci· May 16

#Morning #BlueSkyArtShow Sunflowers turning to greet the sunrise in North Yorkshire last summer #photography

Two tall yellow sunflowers with large green stems and leaves against the pale blue sky of a North Yorkshire morning last summer

John@brooksci· May 10

#BlueSkyArtShow theme this week is #Soft so here are the softly lilting branches of a deciduous tree with a soft mist background of a local park in North Yorkshire #photography

Tree with many leafless branches hanging languidly beside a path in a misty local park

John@brooksci· May 7

The beautiful Infinity Bridge across the river Tees close to the Barrage #photography #bridge #river

Large white blocks and girders of the Infinity Bridge across the river Tees.
Houses and trees in the background with blue sky

John@brooksci· May 7

Part of the Tees Barrage - Infinity Bridge lap, yes it really is that scenic #photography #trees #nature

Steps leading down to the river Tees with green willow and other trees on either side

John@brooksci· May 7

Cook’s Café on the banks of the Tees Barrage is in a beautiful setting and well worth a visit, we chose warm paninis with salad after a 3k lap around the Infinity Bridge and Barrage #photography #Tees #river

The edge of a café veranda in front of large green willow tree and other trees on grassy bank. Blue sky

John@brooksci· May 2

#BlueSkyArtShow #ShadowPlay #photography Sycamore tree in local park North Yorkshire. The trunk is in shadow but the leaves are catching the light and photo synthesising to produce the energy to make the blossom that will produce the fruit of the tree, horse chestnuts or conkers to us brits

Beautiful Sycamore tree in local park catching the sunlight
Area around the dark trunk of the tree is covered in bark chippings and twigs and almost orange in colour. Green foliage.

John@brooksci· Apr 25

#BlueSkyArtShow theme this week is #Odd so this is a photo of a single crow at the apex of a bare branched deciduous tree taken on a cold clear day of the winter solstice in North Yorkshire. A smaller evergreen tree can be seen in the foreground. #photography

Single black crow at the top of bare branched tree. Smaller green leaved tree in foreground. Pale blue sky.

John@brooksci· Apr 20

#BlueSkyArtShow theme this weekend is #Edge so this view from the pier shows the edge of the North Yorkshire coastline as it meets the North Sea at Saltburn. #photography #coastline