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| nature lover - surfer - cyclist - vinyl lover & collector - nemophilist - amateur mushroom and fungi enthusiast - all photos and drawings are my own (except for reposts) |

📍Waterford, Ireland 🇮🇪
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Verbena bonariensis
#FlowersOnFriday #PurpleFriday #FloralFriday #Flowers #BloomScrolling
Verbena bonariensis florets each with its own raindrops, many of which fill the cup at the centre of each floret.
September 11, 2026 at 7:45 AM
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roisinphelan.bsky.social
🌸🌿✨ #FlowersOnFriday
September 11, 2026 at 8:28 AM
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Purple Vibes 🟣

#FlowersOnFriday #PurpleFriday #Scape #ColorADay #Flowers #MacroMonday #Photography #Art #Nature #bloomscrolling #ECK #ThelittleThings
A close-up of purple ‘Cape Jewels’ flowers (Nemesia) with bright yellow centres on green, slightly hairy stems, set against a blurred, green-brown background.
September 11, 2026 at 4:34 AM
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September 11, 2026 at 7:47 AM
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🌸🌿 #FlowersOnFriday
September 11, 2026 at 8:37 AM
mac-tire-dubh11.bsky.social
🍄‍🟫 #FungiFriday
September 11, 2026 at 8:34 AM
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roisinphelan.bsky.social
Good morning treepeople and Happy #ThickTrunkTuesday 🌳✨
May 26, 2026 at 6:00 AM
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Sunset. #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #sunset #landscapephotography
Sun setting over the hill with trees in the foreground.
May 23, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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roisinphelan.bsky.social
Nature decorates better than we ever could 🌿✨ #NaturePhotography #ForestMagic
May 23, 2026 at 7:53 AM
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#NatureIsArt

Fading pink roses - July 2025

#Phonetography
#FlowersonFriday #FloralFriday #flowers #bloomscrolling #onlybeautifulthings #drippingwithpetals #shaggy
Fully bloomed red roses wilting on the vine against a brick wall.
May 23, 2026 at 1:16 AM
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roisinphelan.bsky.social
Nature speaking in the language of petals 🌸🌿 #FlowersOnFriday
May 22, 2026 at 9:12 AM
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A giant swallowtail butterfly for #FlyDay. Google tells me this is North America's largest butterfly. Definitely a pretty one.

#Photography #Butterflies #FlowersOnFriday #Bloomscrolling
A large bright yellow butterfly with black, blue, and orange markings on its wings is perched on a cluster of white and purple flowers. It is surrounded by other flowers and green leaves.
May 22, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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Took this yesterday in the brief respite between downpours
#FlowersonFriday #SCAPE
Looking up at the sky from under a large daisy
May 22, 2026 at 10:56 AM
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The Violet. 🌱🌱🌱

The violet in its quiet nook
whispers secrets to the brook;
The brook, in turn,, tells the tail to the sea
Carrying the violet story. 🌱🌱🌱
— Olaf Brandt
#FlowersonFriday

🌱🌱🌱 The Violet.
Close-up of beautiful violet flower
May 22, 2026 at 12:18 PM
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Tramore 🌼🌸
May 22, 2026 at 7:04 AM
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May 22, 2026 at 6:31 AM
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roisinphelan.bsky.social
Some people run from the rain.
I walk deeper into the forest and feel alive 🌿✨🌧️ #RainLover
#EarthMagic #MindfulWalking
May 21, 2026 at 11:56 AM
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May 21, 2026 at 7:56 AM
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roisinphelan.bsky.social
The rain left behind that quiet foggy glow that makes even an ordinary road feel cinematic 🌿✨
#NewtownWoods #AfterTheRain #NaturePhotography
May 21, 2026 at 10:48 AM
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Lough Neagh
May 20, 2026 at 8:42 AM
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Meant to say that when everyone posts their entry, if they like and repost the previous three entries on the #BirdOfTheDay feed it would help absolutely everyone. Would only take a minute of your day and it would help your beautiful captures be seen by more. #Red #birds #photography #ECK
A small European robin perches side-on on a slender, lichen-speckled branch, its orange-red face and breast standing out against soft grey-brown wings and a pale belly. The bird faces to the right with a calm, alert posture, its dark eye catching a little light and its fine beak pointing into the open space of the frame. A second branch cuts diagonally through the lower foreground, while the background is beautifully blurred in deep greens, giving the scene a quiet woodland feel and keeping all attention on the robin.
May 21, 2026 at 7:20 AM
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roisinphelan.bsky.social
The little hum in the garden is one of nature’s most important sounds. Happy #WorldBeeDay 🐝🌸✨
May 20, 2026 at 8:52 AM
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Hawthorn in bloom.
The fairy tree of Irish folklore 🌿🌸✨ #FairyTree #NaturePhotography #SpringBloom
May 19, 2026 at 9:13 AM
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Morning #BlueSky ☕️ Taken last week, a bokeh experiment with our ancient giant woodland friend. Have a great day friends ☺️ #ECK #Bokeh #AlphabetChallenge #WeekTForTime #ThickTrunkTuesday #Tree #Ireland
#Photography #Woodland #Ancient #Nature #PhotographyOfBlueSky
#PhotographersOfBlueSky #Texture
Our photograph is an intimate, close-up view taken from the base of a tree, looking steeply upward along its trunk into a canopy of soft green light. The tree trunk dominates the right side of the image, filling most of the frame. Its bark is rough, deeply textured, and heavily coated in thick green moss that clings to every ridge, hollow, and knot. The moss appears lush and velvety, glowing in rich shades of emerald, olive, and chartreuse where sunlight catches it. The perspective creates a powerful sense of height and age. The trunk rises diagonally upward like a natural stone pillar disappearing into the unseen crown above. Several rounded knots and old branch scars protrude from the bark. One large circular scar near the foreground resembles an ancient eye set into the tree’s side, giving the trunk an almost face-like character. The background is beautifully blurred, producing a dreamy woodland atmosphere. Soft circles and patches of light filter through layers of green leaves, creating a bokeh effect, like scattered pearls of white sunlight floating among deep forest greens. A few leaves drift into the foreground at the edges of the frame, partially out of focus, enhancing the feeling of standing beneath the tree and looking up through living foliage. The lighting is gentle and natural, dappled through the canopy. It paints the moss with highlights and shadows that reveal every fold and contour of the bark. The overall mood is quiet, immersive, and almost enchanted. As though the viewer has paused beneath an ancient woodland giant, close enough to study the tiny landscapes of moss growing across its skin. Finally, our picture today is finished with a simple white border frame.
May 19, 2026 at 8:53 AM
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christinamaslen.bsky.social
A gnarly look at Chiddingstone for #ThickTrunkTuesday
May 19, 2026 at 8:48 AM