🌷🥀Diggles (she/her)🌼🌸

@diggles

Teacher, gamer, learner, crafter. Politically progressive Gen Xer & Green Party member💚. Lifelong nerd (Doctor Who, Star Trek etc) Hypermobile spoonie with Fibro & other stuff. #CovidIsAirborne (although I wish it wasn't) N95 masks all the way!

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🌷🥀Diggles (she/her)🌼🌸@diggles· 15d

I also got incredibly close to a hunting heron on the river near Crook Hall.

A heron in the river. The sun is sparkling on the water.

🌷🥀Diggles (she/her)🌼🌸@diggles· 15d

I had a lovely morning at Crook Hall in Durham. Here are some pics.

Big purple flowers with Crook Hall, Durham UK in background

A blue cornflower in a meadow of white and yellow flowers

A close up of red flowers against a blurred background

🌷🥀Diggles (she/her)🌼🌸@diggles· 28d

This evening I finished the steampunk-themed scrapbook I've been working on for quite a few months. I'm really pleased with how it's turned out! Here are some photos.

A steampunk themed scrapbook page spread in a beige scrapbook. The pages are covered with cogs, abstract stripes and various scrapbook papers, all with a metallic, black and brown theme.

A steampunk themed scrapbook page spread in a beige scrapbook. The pages are covered with cogs, clocks, abstract stripes and various scrapbook papers, all with a metallic, black and brown theme.

🌷🥀Diggles (she/her)🌼🌸@diggles· Jul 12

Do you think the spammers are trying to flog dodgy AC units with their AI slop right now? (It's OK I have multiple adblockers etc- this just came up as a one-off on my backup browser that I only use for work)

A screenshot of the GMX mail front page covered in almost identical AI slop ads for dodgy air conditioning units

🌷🥀Diggles (she/her)🌼🌸@diggles· Jun 29

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A picture of a packet of Polo mint sweets. Caption reads 'Polo - the mint with the hole'

🌷🥀Diggles (she/her)🌼🌸@diggles· Jun 23

More photos from Plymouth aquarium

A photo of a giant fish tank in an auditorium at Plymouth aquarium

The sea turtle (called Friday) swimming towards the camera, with a fish swimming across in the foreground at Plymouth aquarium

The sea turtle at Plymouth aquarium taken from below

A shark swimming by the camera at Plymouth aquarium

🌷🥀Diggles (she/her)🌼🌸@diggles· Jun 23

Plymouth has the national maritime aquarium and it is HUGE. They have the biggest tank in the UK here, and it's home to a sea turtle, several sharks and rays as well as assorted fish and jellyfish.

A photo of a shark swimming towards the camera taken from below at Plymouth aquarium

The sea turtle (called Friday) at Plymouth aquarium

🌷🥀Diggles (she/her)🌼🌸@diggles· Jun 23

More Plymouth photos

A beautiful tiled giant stylised map of Plymouth

A quayside in Plymouth's Barbican area. Lots of yachts can be seen

A quayside in Plymouth's Barbican area looking at lots of bars & restaurants over the water

A photo of the Mayflower Steps, a giant archway which commemorates the Mayflower set sail for America. To the left is the UK flag; to the right is the US flag

🌷🥀Diggles (she/her)🌼🌸@diggles· Jun 23

First sets of photos from my Plymouth holiday! Here are some pics from Plymouth Hoe - one of the areas of the waterfront.

A view looking down from Plymouth Hoe on the coast looking towards Drake's Island and over to the next peninsula

The coastal rocks along the edge of the coast at Plymouth Hoe

🌷🥀Diggles (she/her)🌼🌸@diggles· May 23

Since all the cool kids are doing it...

The Star Trek: Deep Space Nine title screen with the episode title as "No matter where you go, there you are." From the most excellent movie Buckaroo Banzai. Why yes, I am a Blue Blaze Irregular!

🌷🥀Diggles (she/her)🌼🌸@diggles· Apr 20

I've had a lovely afternoon - toddled down to our local woodland and got some photos of the bluebells which are now in full bloom. So good for the soul to just wander round the woods a bit!

A close up of some bluebells in the sunshine

🌷🥀Diggles (she/her)🌼🌸@diggles· Apr 13

More bluebells!

A close up of bluebells in the foreground with blurred bluebells in the background

A close up of bluebells with blurred bluebells in the background

🌷🥀Diggles (she/her)🌼🌸@diggles· Apr 13

Bluebells in our local woodland 🪻 😊

🌷🥀Diggles (she/her)🌼🌸@diggles· Apr 8

Photos from my springtime walk earlier. The bluebells are coming out and the cowslips are about at their peak up here 😍

Close up photo of yellow cowslip flowers

Close up photo of a clump of bluebell flowers

🌷🥀Diggles (she/her)🌼🌸@diggles· Apr 7

A photo of a swan gliding across water and surrounded by six cygnets all in formation around them. On their back is a seventh cygnet. Only the cygnet's head is peeking out from among their parent's feathers.

🌷🥀Diggles (she/her)🌼🌸@diggles· Apr 2

More photos! There were some koi in a pond in the glasshouses at the gardens as well as these gorgeous orchids. I walked back into town and got some cool pictures of our cathedral. I'm so thankful to live so near to a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

A close up of koi in many colours in a pond

Durham Cathedral with bare trees in the foreground and a blue sky behind it

The back of Durham Cathedral against a blue sky

🌷🥀Diggles (she/her)🌼🌸@diggles· Apr 2

Photos! I had a gorgeous few hours at Durham Botanic Gardens and the weather was gorgeous.

Photo of white blossom on a tree against a blue sky

Photo of pink and white blossom on trees against a blue sky

Close up of a group of yellow and white daffodils in a sunny patch of grass

🌷🥀Diggles (she/her)🌼🌸@diggles· Mar 30

I'm just back from a lovely walk with my friend! It was cold and windy but warm in the sun. We went to one of the local nature reserves - we're so lucky to live so close to a couple of places like this.

Photo of a blue lake surrounded by grassland in a nature reserve in the UK.

🌷🥀Diggles (she/her)🌼🌸@diggles· Mar 20

I've just had a lovely walk in the sunshine - Spring flowers are out now and it's beautiful.

Close up photo of a sprig of white blossom

A close up of some daffodils in the sunshine

🌷🥀Diggles (she/her)🌼🌸@diggles· Mar 5

Flowers at Borde Hill Gardens, and a photo of the poor old skeletal remains of the West Pier in Brighton.

A close up of a spray of white blossom flowers hanging against a blurred background of a tree

A close up of a big bunch of white blossom flowers

A photo of Brighton seafront. The pebbled beach is in the foreground; the skeletal remains of the West Pier are out at sea in the background

🌷🥀Diggles (she/her)🌼🌸@diggles· Mar 5

Photos from beautiful Borde Hill Gardens in Sussex, UK.

A photo of an abstract sculpture of the female form standing in a circular pond. In the background are gardens and an Elizabethan era stately home.

A photo of a mirror pool surrounded by flower pots. An abstract water feature is in the centre of the pond. Mossy steps and a sculpture of a person with their hands held out are in the background.

A close up picture of a male pheasant in a grassy field

A photo of a tree covered in pink blossom against a bright blue sky

🌷🥀Diggles (she/her)🌼🌸@diggles· Feb 13

Post a tree that you photographed The Domesday Yew in Exbury Gardens, New Forest UK.

The Domesday Yew in Exbury Gardens, New Forest UK. It's very big, very wide and full of character.

🌷🥀Diggles (she/her)🌼🌸@diggles· Feb 4

FINALLY! Snowdrops are out here! Spring will hopefully be here soon. I took these photos while passing a beautiful churchyard on my walk home from town this morning.

A close up photo of snowdrops with raindrops on them.

A close up photo of snowdrops with raindrops on them. There is a church in the background.

🌷🥀Diggles (she/her)🌼🌸@diggles· Jan 6

I finished my latest scrapbook project based around the Japanese kawai(cute) aesthetic. I've incorporated some souvenirs I brought back from Japan around 20 years ago - seemed a good way to use them.

Cover of a scrapbook which says 'cute Japan' in English, Japanese hiragana script and translation into the Roman script

Scrapbook spread based around orange, covered in cute papers, cat stickers and circular stencils.

Scrapbook spread based around yellow, covered in cute papers, cat stickers and circular stencils.

Scrapbook spread based around red, covered in cute papers, cat stickers and circular stencils.

🌷🥀Diggles (she/her)🌼🌸@diggles· Jan 3

What a contrast. Beautiful full moon last night, and now the snow's come in 🥶❄️☃️

A photo of the moon in an almost clear sky at sunset. There are silhouettes of birds, one in flight and one perched on a roof aerial at the bottom of the image

Snow on the ground in my back garden, NE UK.

🌷🥀Diggles (she/her)🌼🌸@diggles· Dec 21

I'm pleased to say I was feeling well enough to go out for a bit after lunch with BIL and Hubby. We drove up to the Angel Of The North - it's only about 20 mins from home - and got some photos. We're back home now and I'm resting again 👍

Photo of The Angel Of The North sculpture, UK, taken from the side and a very low angle.

Information board all about The Angel Of The North sculpture, UK. You should be able to zoom in for graphics and details.

🌷🥀Diggles (she/her)🌼🌸@diggles· Dec 20

Photos from my day in York. It was really really foggy so I didn't get good photos around the city, but here are some of trains at the National Railway Museum, including the Flying Scotsman engine.

The Flying Scotsman steam engine at the National Railway Museum in York. Photo taken from the front.

The Flying Scotsman steam engine at the National Railway Museum in York, photo taken from the side.

A photo of the main hall at the National Railway Museum in York. Lots of steam engines and other trains are visible from the train turntable end.

A Pullman carriage in the foreground and a green steam engine in the background at the National Railway Museum in York.

🌷🥀Diggles (she/her)🌼🌸@diggles· Dec 4

One nice thing that came out of my trip into town this morning - I got photos at the cathedral. I never get sick of living so close to a World Heritage Site 😊

Durham Cathedral interior. A giant Christmas tree is at one end of the side aisle at the back of the building.

Photo of some ancient wall paintings of saints etc in a side altar at Durham Cathedral.

🌷🥀Diggles (she/her)🌼🌸@diggles· Nov 19

Happy Wednesday folks! My dad and Hubby have just headed to the station so my dad can get his train back down home. I'm staying home because....see picture! (BTW Hubby texted me to say they got to the station OK although the travel was Not Fun but they're OK)

🌷🥀Diggles (she/her)🌼🌸@diggles· Nov 17

Hubby, Dad & I went out for a lovely walk in the sunshine after lunch (while we had sunshine!). First time I've had a proper time outside in the fresh air in a couple of days because of work, and it was nice. We went on one of our fave loops out into the nearby countryside.