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: https://mstdn.social/@RickGaehlhttps://bsky.app/profile/rickgaehl.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rickgaehl.bsky.social/post/3mujky6ivus2tThe beach at Instow was the turnaround point on my recent 40 mile bike ride along the Tarka Trail. If you stare hard out to sea, you can see Lundy Island on the horizon - just to the right of the tiny, white-sailed yacht. #Photography #MeerMittwoch #Cycling #Beach #Sea #Devon02 Sep 2026 08:58 +0000at://did:plc:3evylofd2tevnlzarn2ebnzl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujky6ivus2thttps://bsky.app/profile/rickgaehl.bsky.social/post/3mukee2j3bc2tFuel shortages... [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Sep 2026 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:3evylofd2tevnlzarn2ebnzl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukee2j3bc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/rickgaehl.bsky.social/post/3mujky6ivus2tThe beach at Instow was the turnaround point on my recent 40 mile bike ride along the Tarka Trail. If you stare hard out to sea, you can see Lundy Island on the horizon - just to the right of the tiny, white-sailed yacht. #Photography #MeerMittwoch #Cycling #Beach #Sea #Devon02 Sep 2026 08:58 +0000at://did:plc:3evylofd2tevnlzarn2ebnzl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujky6ivus2thttps://bsky.app/profile/rickgaehl.bsky.social/post/3muh2vve2l22tThe ghost of a tree, in a sea of bracken, at the end of summer, on Dartmoor... #Photography #ThickTrunkTuesday #Trees #Landscape #Dartmoor01 Sep 2026 09:05 +0000at://did:plc:3evylofd2tevnlzarn2ebnzl/app.bsky.feed.post/3muh2vve2l22thttps://bsky.app/profile/rickgaehl.bsky.social/post/3muh2vve2l22tThe ghost of a tree, in a sea of bracken, at the end of summer, on Dartmoor... #Photography #ThickTrunkTuesday #Trees #Landscape #Dartmoor01 Sep 2026 09:05 +0000at://did:plc:3evylofd2tevnlzarn2ebnzl/app.bsky.feed.post/3muh2vve2l22thttps://bsky.app/profile/rickgaehl.bsky.social/post/3muels6e64s2pThe word 'bench' is very old, and variations exist in most European languages. It's where judges sit, where moneylenders sat (before they created banks), and where reserve players sit, waiting to join the game. I like to think of today as the August Bench Holiday. #Photography #Monochrome31 Aug 2026 09:29 +0000at://did:plc:3evylofd2tevnlzarn2ebnzl/app.bsky.feed.post/3muels6e64s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/rickgaehl.bsky.social/post/3muels6e64s2pThe word 'bench' is very old, and variations exist in most European languages. It's where judges sit, where moneylenders sat (before they created banks), and where reserve players sit, waiting to join the game. I like to think of today as the August Bench Holiday. #Photography #Monochrome31 Aug 2026 09:29 +0000at://did:plc:3evylofd2tevnlzarn2ebnzl/app.bsky.feed.post/3muels6e64s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/rickgaehl.bsky.social/post/3mudfl6opek2p👍 [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Aug 2026 22:05 +0000at://did:plc:3evylofd2tevnlzarn2ebnzl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mudfl6opek2phttps://bsky.app/profile/rickgaehl.bsky.social/post/3muc3gtylhc2pI see The Strawberry Line has just been voted Britain's favourite path for 2026. By coincidence, I cycled along it, from Cheddar to Yatton, only a couple of months ago. #Cycling Former railway line named Britain's favourite path: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgyl2mpnjjo30 Aug 2026 09:31 +0000at://did:plc:3evylofd2tevnlzarn2ebnzl/app.bsky.feed.post/3muc3gtylhc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/rickgaehl.bsky.social/post/3mubxc52sz22pA #SilentSunday at Joe's Cafe. #Photography #Cafe30 Aug 2026 08:17 +0000at://did:plc:3evylofd2tevnlzarn2ebnzl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mubxc52sz22phttps://bsky.app/profile/rickgaehl.bsky.social/post/3muc3gtylhc2pI see The Strawberry Line has just been voted Britain's favourite path for 2026. By coincidence, I cycled along it, from Cheddar to Yatton, only a couple of months ago. #Cycling Former railway line named Britain's favourite path: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgyl2mpnjjo30 Aug 2026 09:31 +0000at://did:plc:3evylofd2tevnlzarn2ebnzl/app.bsky.feed.post/3muc3gtylhc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/rickgaehl.bsky.social/post/3mubxc52sz22pA #SilentSunday at Joe's Cafe. #Photography #Cafe30 Aug 2026 08:17 +0000at://did:plc:3evylofd2tevnlzarn2ebnzl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mubxc52sz22p