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Sharon GascoigneWe were treated to a wonderful display from the Red Arrows over Ryde last Sunday.Unfortunately the weather was rubbish and meant that the photoshoot wasn't the best. We have been coerced into making this one public by a few customers in the shop who wanted it on their walls.The Red Arrows were fab as always, the sun came out within minutes of the display ending. <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/RedArrows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RedArrows</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/SpinnakerTower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpinnakerTower</a>

Adam Trickett :debian: :kde:Going home<a href="https://www.blipfoto.com/entry/3384629577316827303" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.blipfoto.com/entry/3384629577316827303</a><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/blip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blip</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/blipfoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blipfoto</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Photography</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#architecture</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/SpinnakerTower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpinnakerTower</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/GIMP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GIMP</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/rawtherapee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rawtherapee</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Hampshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hampshire</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/solent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#solent</a>

Mark HWe've had a pleasant few hours down Spice Island commemorating the life of our friend's wife. Always lovely to meet up with various friends and family for this annual event although that heatwave of the last week vanished in a hurry down by the water. Quite a chilly breeze by the time we parted company with everyone. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Portsmouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Portsmouth</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SpinnakerTower" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SpinnakerTower</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Photography</a>

Mark HFor <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SchiffsSamstag" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SchiffsSamstag</a> here's HMS Prince of Wales, the fleet flagship of the Royal Navy, at her home port (and ours) of Portsmouth. This was taken as we cruised out aboard Scarlet Lady in 2021 and it was a great experience to see all the naval and historic vessels from this perspective.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SchiffSamstag" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SchiffSamstag</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ShipSaturday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ShipSaturday</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RoyalNavy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#RoyalNavy</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Portsmouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Portsmouth</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Navy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Navy</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AircraftCarrier" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#AircraftCarrier</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SpinnakerTower" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SpinnakerTower</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Cruise" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Cruise</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Photography</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HMSPrinceOfWales" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#HMSPrinceOfWales</a>

Mark HFor <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MeerMittwoch" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#MeerMittwoch</a> here's a view of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Portsmouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Portsmouth</a> from the sea, showing the historic waterfront with the Round Tower and Hot Walls to the right then the Spinnaker Tower and HMS Warrior to the left beyond Spice Island. Taken from the paddle steamer Waverley in 2022.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SeaWednesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SeaWednesday</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Photography</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#History</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Medieval" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Medieval</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SpinnakerTower" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SpinnakerTower</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HMSWarrior" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#HMSWarrior</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Waverley" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Waverley</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PaddleSteamer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#PaddleSteamer</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Solent" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Solent</a>

Khurram Wadee ✅The lowest observation level of the <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/SpinnakerTower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpinnakerTower</a> features a <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/GlassFloor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GlassFloor</a> for those who dare to stand on it and see how high up they’re standing. I must confess to having fear of heights but I did manage to stand in the middle of the glass deck and look down.<a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/MyWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MyWork</a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/MyPhoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MyPhoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/CCBYSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CCBYSA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/DSLR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DSLR</a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Nikon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Nikon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/D7000" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#D7000</a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Spring</a>

Khurram Wadee ✅From this vantage point, the back of the <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/SpinnakerTower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpinnakerTower</a> can be seen.And here are a few more views of it from a a bit closer.The tower is 170 m tall with three <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/ObservationDecks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ObservationDecks</a>, the lowest of which is 100 m hight. I have to say that my wife was a little underwhelmed by the structure until, that is, we got up to the first <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/ObservationPlatform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ObservationPlatform</a>. A clue is that dark rectangle you can see on the underside.<a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/MyWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MyWork</a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/MyPhoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MyPhoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/CCBYSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CCBYSA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/DSLR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DSLR</a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Nikon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Nikon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/D7000" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#D7000</a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Spring</a>

Khurram Wadee ✅As <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#spring</a> is here, it’s time to resume our own form of <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/EthicalTourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EthicalTourism</a> or <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/EcoToruism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EcoToruism</a> (day trips involving travel only by <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/bike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bike</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/PublicTransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicTransport</a> – <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Trains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trains</a>, in this case). As I’m a <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/StructuralEngineer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StructuralEngineer</a>, I like seeing interesting <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/structures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#structures</a> and so I picked <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/Portsmouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Portsmouth</a>. Quite recently, it had a <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/tower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tower</a> built called the <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/SpinnakerTower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpinnakerTower</a> as it resembles a <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/spinnaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#spinnaker</a> <a href="https://mastodon.org.uk/tags/sail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sail</a>. It is by no means unique, nor is it the tallest, but it’s comfortably within a day trip’s distance of us.Long post...

Mark HLocal law prohibits visitors to Gunwharf from not taking a photo of the Spinnaker Tower and posting it online. Technically, I obeyed this law when I posted it on an Instagram story yesterday but I see no reason not to share it here too.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Portsmouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Portsmouth</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SpinnakerTower" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SpinnakerTower</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Photography</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Architecture</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GunWharf" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#GunWharf</a>

Mark HFor <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FensterFreitag" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#FensterFreitag</a> an iconic sight in the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Portsmouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Portsmouth</a> skyline: the Spinnaker Tower. You can't fail to miss it if you're anywhere near our city. The tower is 170 metres high and it has viewing platforms within with the lowest you can see here at 100 metres up.This was taken in 2007, a couple of years after it opened to the public, and significantly later than planned.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WindowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#WindowFriday</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Photography</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SpinnakerTower" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SpinnakerTower</a>

Adam Trickett :debian: :kde:Spinnaker dawn<a href="https://www.blipfoto.com/entry/3307813227546542156" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.blipfoto.com/entry/3307813227546542156</a><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/blip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blip</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/blipfoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blipfoto</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/portsmouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#portsmouth</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/solent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#solent</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/SpinnakerTower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpinnakerTower</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/dawn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dawn</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/england" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#england</a>

Adam Trickett :debian: :kde:Going home<a href="https://www.blipfoto.com/entry/3243522276108273729" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.blipfoto.com/entry/3243522276108273729</a>Alas <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Rawtherapee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Rawtherapee</a> struggles with the night shots from my <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Canon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canon</a> so the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/SpinnakerTower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpinnakerTower</a> isn't so good.<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/blip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blip</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/blipfoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blipfoto</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/portsmouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#portsmouth</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/england" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#england</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ferry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ferry</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/sunset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sunset</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/bretagne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bretagne</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/BrittanyFerries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BrittanyFerries</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/gimp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gimp</a>

Mark HI quite enjoy engaging in the "Add Yours" story photos on <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Instagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Instagram</a> these days and one I've just posted there was for "Where are you from?" so I thought I'd share the photo here too.This is the Spinnaker Tower in our home city of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Portsmouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Portsmouth</a>; a lovely piece of distinctive <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#architecture</a> with a maritime feel on the city waterfront near the naval base. This was taken in 2010 and to the left you can see masts of HMS Warrior and HMS Victory.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Photography</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SpinnakerTower" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SpinnakerTower</a>

Mark HThis is Portsmouth Harbour, an inlet of the Solent, along with our city's famous Spinnaker Tower from the water for <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MeerMittwoch" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#MeerMittwoch</a> today. Left of the tower you can see masts of HMS Warrior and behind that is the Royal Navy Dockyard. This photo was taken in 2014 from the ferry that runs regularly between Portsmouth and Gosport.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Photography</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SeaWednesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SeaWednesday</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Ferry" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Ferry</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Portsmouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Portsmouth</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Harbour" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Harbour</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Police" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Police</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SpinnakerTower" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SpinnakerTower</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Boat" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Boat</a>

Sharon Gascoigne<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Portsmouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Portsmouth</a> and the <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/SpinnakerTower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpinnakerTower</a> under the light of the <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Moon</a> last night.Taken from near <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Ryde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ryde</a> on the <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/IsleofWight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IsleofWight</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/LandscapePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LandscapePhotography</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/AvailableLightPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AvailableLightPhotography</a>

MorrismanFrom the Gosport Ferry earlier today. <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/portsmouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#portsmouth</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/SpinnakerTower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpinnakerTower</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ships</a>

Sharon GascoigneTaken just down the road from home. Hovertravel operate the <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Hovercraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hovercraft</a> service between <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Southsea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Southsea</a> and <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Ryde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ryde</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Portsmouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Portsmouth</a> and the <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/SpinnakerTower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpinnakerTower</a> in the distance. <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Photography</a>

Sharon Gascoigne<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BembridgeHarbour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BembridgeHarbour</a> on the <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/IsleofWight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IsleofWight</a> photographed on Sunday afternoon by my husband.The conditions were crisp and clear, the light perfect on a late summer's day.Just beyond the harbour is St Helens beach and <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Portsmouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Portsmouth</a> beyond that. If you look closely you can see the <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/SpinnakerTower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpinnakerTower</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/LandscapePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LandscapePhotography</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/AvailableLight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AvailableLight</a>

Mike TurnerWhen your choice of most excellent coffee happens to match your permanent state of mind…<a href="https://ohai.social/tags/baffled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#baffled</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/coffee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#coffee</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/latte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#latte</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/bokeh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bokeh</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/mydogsighs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mydogsighs</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/stickers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#stickers</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/stateofmind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#stateofmind</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/depthoffield" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#depthoffield</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/spinnakertower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#spinnakertower</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#artist</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/graffitiart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#graffitiart</a>

Sharon GascoigneNice to be out!The landscape is looking glorious this evening, peak green colours of late spring. In the far distance you can see the <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/SpinnakerTower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpinnakerTower</a> in <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Portsmouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Portsmouth</a> We're standing on Ashey Down near <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Ryde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ryde</a> on the <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/IsleofWight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IsleofWight</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a>

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