Martin Myers
@martin1myers
Gardener, bird watcher, traveller, fisherman and thinker. Interested in the evolution of humanity and society. All photos are mine unless I specifically acknowledge.Views are my own
The optical and olfactory pleasure that these guys are giving….. sitting in the garden, glass of wine, but drinking in the smell of these Lillies. Wonderful. Nature rewards every time 🌱 #flowers #garden #lillies #gardentherapy
Mr Peacock, in an English Country Garden, on the Buddleia. A moment of peace before the football. 🏴🇦🇷🌱📷 #butterfly #photography #zen
The British Museum finds a little known section of the Bayeux Tapestry when they opened the crates. It depicts England’s formation in the 1066 Battle of Hastings
Sometimes it’s the simple gifts of nature that calms the troubled mind. #flowertherapy #foresttherapy #zen #flowers #roses #mindfulness
Worldwise Samba Drummers, Lostock Hall Carnival in the theme of Brazil. @blogpreston.co.uk #brazil #drummer #samba #carnival
Spotted Wild Orchid. Many of them in a meadow in Brockholes Nature Reserve, Preston #photography 📷 #flowers 🌱
Kintsugi is the ancient Japanese art of repairing broken pottery. Instead of hiding the fractures, this method highlights the cracks, treating the damage as part of the object's history and rendering the restored piece more valuable and unique than before it was broken
Enjoying the Djembe Jam in Avenham Park, Preston - in the glorious sunshine- as part of the famous Preston Jazz Festival @blogpreston.co.uk
“take it all apart and put it back together differently” great exhibition at the Marine Gallery Newhaven, Isobel Smith #art
A nice little walk by the Seven Sisters, Cuckmere, East Sussex #travel #photography
Glass of wine, in the garden and saying hello to a Wood Pigeon friend and listening to his wonderful song 🪶🦉 #bird #mindfulness #zen #photography 📷
A welcome visitor to my garden feeder 🦉🪶 Great Spotted Woodpecker #birds
Wordwise Samba Drummers at Chews Yard, Preston. #samba #music @blogpreston.co.uk
Oh well, perhaps next season will be better (have had this thought for 30 years) @blogpreston.co.uk #pne Preston North End. Deepdale football ground, taken from the River Ribble Salt Marshes
#Zen in the garden. 🌱 sometimes, it’s the simple things #mindfulness #wellbeing
Went for a fabulous walk by the Salt Marshes of the Ribble Estuary. The locals were a bit curious 📷 #naturephotography
Got my boarding card. Shame it’s only my name and not me Going. Good luck to the crew. Have a safe journey and boldly go, and come back again. Respect, and am a wee bit envious. #NASA #Artemis #ArtemisII #moon
Great day at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) at Martin Mere, Lancashire. Eventually got to spot the juvenile Glossy Ibis, who liked it here and has stayed (but Didn’t get a good photo) 🪶🦉📷 #photography #birds #lancashire
Walking somewhere in Lancashire. Bliss. #mindfulness #wellbeing #zen
“I wandered lonely as a Cloud That floats on high o’er Vales and Hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host of golden Daffodils; Beside the Lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. William Wordsworth #poetry 🌱
“You can never hold back Spring” Tom Waits #macromonday 🌱📷 #spring #eastcoastkin