Rick Gaehl

@rickgaehl

Retired bloke in Devon who identifies as European and is interested in politics, the environment, photography, the arts, history, cycling, and stuff. All photos are mine unless credited elsewhere. Also to be found here:

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Rick Gaehl@rickgaehl· 27d

One from the vaults today: taken during a long, hot summer spent in the French Alps - many, many years ago... #Photography #Landscape #Sun #Heatwave #Reflection #ThrowBackThursday #Memory #Psychogeography

A pair of sunglasses sit on a brown, wooden rail in the sunshine. A scene of pine trees and clouds is reflected in them.

Rick Gaehl@rickgaehl· 28d

I've been doing a lot of cycling with one of my grandsons in the last week - much of it in delightful forest, serenaded by the scent of pine trees in the sunshine... #Photography #Landscape #Cycling #Cumbria #Psychogeography

A white bike stands on a grassy bank, with a lake behind and trees beyond that.

Rick Gaehl@rickgaehl· 29d

English pastoral: a classic Cumbrian landscape from yesterday's cycling trip. #Photography #Landscape #Cumbria #Cycling

View of a hillside with grass turning brown and scattered trees.

Rick Gaehl@rickgaehl· Jul 12

Three swans on a #SilentSunday. #Photography #Landscape #Water

A long, straight drainage canal in a flat landscape. There are reeds and grasses on the bank, lily pads in the water, and trees in the distance. Three swans are swimming on the water.

Rick Gaehl@rickgaehl· Jul 11

I was sat at a pavement café yesterday afternoon when I noticed this chimney, opposite. My first thought was: 'I bet those ferns aren't enjoying this 30° heatwave very much'... #Photography #Silhouette #Psychogeography #StreetPhotography

Silhouette of a chimney stack and pot against a blue sky. There are ferns growing all around the chimney pot.

Rick Gaehl@rickgaehl· Jul 10

I saw some wonderful, Tudor buildings on my recent trip to Somerset. I was particularly taken with this gable end and it's collection of small windows. #FensterFreitag #Photography #Architecture #Somerset

The gable end of a half-timbered building, with six, irregular windows. The wall is painted in a yellow ochre colour, apart from the timbers.

Rick Gaehl@rickgaehl· Jul 9

More reflections on a bike ride today - this time from Grizedale Tarn. #Photography #Cycling #Cumbria #Water #Reflection

Blue water with pine trees reflected in it, together with three posts and their reflections.

Rick Gaehl@rickgaehl· Jul 8

Reflections at Goosey Foot Tarn - from yesterday's bike ride. #Photography #Cumbria #Cycling #Reflection #Lake

A reflection of pine trees in a small lake with many lily pads.

Rick Gaehl@rickgaehl· Jul 7

One from the archives for today's #TextureTuesday. I call it 'jamon persiana'. #Photography #StillLife

A leg of cured ham hangs in front of a window with a white frame and red shutters.

Rick Gaehl@rickgaehl· Jul 6

It's been an exceptional year for roses in our garden. We've had a constant procession of them on our dining table for a few weeks now. I love the colour of this one, and the fact that it's beginning to fray at the edges just adds to its charm. #Photography #Gardening #Bloomscrolling #Rose #Red

Rick Gaehl@rickgaehl· Jul 5

I'm in London this weekend, so here's a suburban sunset for #SilentSunday. #Photography #Sunset #Cityscape

Colourful clouds and a dark blue sky seen over rooftops.

Rick Gaehl@rickgaehl· Jul 4

This is a souvenir from my trip to Rotterdam a few weeks ago. The city turned out to be much nicer to look at, and built on a more human scale, than I'd imagined. #Photography #Netherlands #Canal #Boat #Cityscape #Psychogeography

Brightly coloured canal boats tied up in front of historic buildings.

Rick Gaehl@rickgaehl· Jul 3

Two random windows in an old church wall in France. Zwei zufällig ausgewählte Fenster in einer alten Kirchenmauer in Frankreich. #FensterFreitag #Photography #Church #Texture

An old, stone, church wall, with two windows and an iron cross.

Rick Gaehl@rickgaehl· Jul 2

This is a replica of a section of the 'Sweet Track' - a Neolithic walkway in the Avalon Marshes. The original was 2 km long, and built in the spring of 3806 BCE. It's named after the peat cutter who first discovered it, in 1970. #History #Photography #Archaeology #Somerset

Replica of a Neolithic, wooden trackway across a marsh.

Rick Gaehl@rickgaehl· Jul 1

Here, in England, it is now haymaking time... #Photography #Landscape #Summer #Farming

A large field, surrounded by woodland. The grass has been recently cut, and the field is dotted with large, round hay bales. There is a lone tree and a telegraph pole in the middle of the field.

Rick Gaehl@rickgaehl· Jun 30

'Jugendstil' #FotoVorschlag

Stained glass window with a floral design and parkland outside.

Rick Gaehl@rickgaehl· Jun 30

The leaves of a lady's mantle after a shower. #TextureTuesday #Photography #Gardening #Plants #Rain

Large, green leaves and small, yellow flowers with raindrops puddled on them.

Rick Gaehl@rickgaehl· Jun 29

Bridge over tranquil waters... #Photography #Bridge #Water

Looking through the floor of a bridge made of steel grids at the water and lilies below.

Rick Gaehl@rickgaehl· Jun 28

A #SilentSunday in Avalon. #Photography #Landscape #Somerset #Marsh

View over a reedy pond, framed by trees and shrubs.

Rick Gaehl@rickgaehl· Jun 27

For the final instalment of my little heatwave cycling trip, I went to visit the Avalon Marshes... #Photography #Landscape #Cycling #Somerset

A bike leans against a bench, with a background of water, reeds and trees.

Rick Gaehl@rickgaehl· Jun 26

Yesterday, I cycled over 25 miles on gravel trails. The scenery was good, but the only cool point in the trip was going through this disused railway tunnel. #Photography #Cycling #Heat

View over bike handlebar towards a railway tunnel with lights.

Rick Gaehl@rickgaehl· Jun 25

I'm in Somerset for a couple of days, and yesterday evening - mad fool that I am - I cycled up the Cheddar Gorge. On the plus side, the heat and the lateness of my trip meant there were very few others around... #Photography #Landscape #Rocks

Rick Gaehl@rickgaehl· Jun 24

On another blistering hot day, here is a restful picture of a sunset. #MeerMittwoch #Photography #Sunset #Clouds #Seascape

View over the sea at sunset, with an orange sun peeping out from behind clouds.

Rick Gaehl@rickgaehl· Jun 23

"At a media event yesterday, the Met Office looked back at the famous 1976 heatwave and asked a simple question: what would a similarly severe heatwave look like in 2056? The answer was stark. Temperatures could peak at 45C in England, 41C in Wales, 38C in Scotland and 30C in Northern Ireland." BBC

The maximum temperatures that the UK could experience in 2056, as modelled by the Met Office

Rick Gaehl@rickgaehl· Jun 23

'Großstadt in der Nacht' #FotoVorschlag Berlin

The television tower in Berlin, at night.

Rick Gaehl@rickgaehl· Jun 23

Here is an arresting once-was tree for #ThickTrunkTuesday. #Photography #Trees

The stump of a dead tree with holes in it.

Rick Gaehl@rickgaehl· Jun 22

Oops! A bowl just slid off the draining board. They are very unforgiving, these deep sinks... #Photography #BlackAndWhite #MonochromeMonday #Kitchen

A broken bowl lies at the bottom of a butler sink.

Rick Gaehl@rickgaehl· Jun 21

What better way to mark the #Solstice in Cumbria than a bucolic scene with pastoral connotations? I hope the longest day is kind to you. #SilentSunday #Photography #Landscape #Cumbria

Sheep grazing in an undulating field on a sunny day.

Rick Gaehl@rickgaehl· Jun 20

Here's a view of the C12th Lindisfarne Priory, showing the base of the famous 'rainbow arch' and the west front. If you can catch them on a quiet day, these Romanesque ruins are a tranquil and atmospheric place for a spot of quiet contemplation. #Photography #History #Architecture #Ruins #Church

View of the ruins of Lindisfarne Priory, showing part of the 'rainbow arch', and looking towards the west front.

Rick Gaehl@rickgaehl· Jun 19

This is the view that greeted me this morning - looking through a Cumbrian window for #FensterFreitag. #Photography #Cumbria #View