Photo of the day

Mull / Meayll Circle, Isle of Man

Author: Culture Vannin (CC BY-SA 2.0)

But who's counting...

I GOT MY PHOTOS BACK!!!! (not all of them, but the ones I really really wanted – of my favourite place in the world).

If you ever format your SD card then take more photos with it, the way to get your pics back is PhotoRec. Absolutely amazing, dead simple and free (but I donated, because of course I did).

Thanks so much for everyone's recommendations.

#Photography #LandscapePhotography
#IsleOfMan

A few hundreds Minis are on the #IsleOfMan for the weekend, no doubt prompting shouts of #MiniPunchNoReturn* everywhere they go

* https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/4641556.mini-punch-no-return-what-does-all-this-mean/

Night night #IsleofMan
#BikeTooter

It'll be a bit busier here in a month's time

Speaking of never being able to afford a house on the #IsleOfMan, @tmmj, I spotted this earlier on a seafront building site.

Well said.

#WyrdWednesday #LegendaryWednesday: The #Fynnodderee is a #Manx folkloric figure. `The `hairy one` of the #IsleOfMan loved human women – so much so that he was evicted from the #Otherworld for missing too many #Fairy dances while pursuing non-fairy maidens. He roamed about, neither of this world nor the other, unable to settle down or to cut his long shaggy hair.`
Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore`

For #RetroComputing people on the #IoM #IsleOfMan tomorrow:

https://codeclub.im/2025/04/a-special-retro-treat/

A new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the #IsleofMan and #Liverpool City Region aims to strengthen #economic, cultural, and political ties. The agreement focuses on areas such as business, #tourism, #transport, #health, #energy, and public services. The regions share a long history, enhanced by the opening of a new Isle of Man #ferry terminal in Liverpool, which generated £3.2m for the local economy. This MoU is seen as a significant step towards fostering growth and development through increased collaboration. Both Mayor Steve Rotheram and Isle of Man Chief Minister Alfred Cannan highlighted the importance of closer economic ties and mutual benefits. The agreement also includes an annual conference, alternating between the two regions, and will be reviewed regularly to expand cooperation. With strong business links, including £2bn of annual trade, the partnership aims to open new opportunities for innovation, investment, and community development.
https://www.liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk/news/new-era-of-cooperation-between-liverpool-city-region-and-the-isle-of-man-to-boost-growth

Sorry...
#PortErin #IsleOfMan #IoM

What a miserable day...
#PortErin #IsleOfMan #IoM

Mental health remains an abstract priority without clear benchmarks, says new report [Advocacy Lab Content] https://www.euractiv.com/section/health-consumers/news/mental-health-remains-an-abstract-priority-without-clear-benchmarks-says-new-report/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Health #IsleofMan #mentalhealth #Spain #ZZurichFoundation

Mooragh Park, early on a sunny almost-warm spring morning. So calm, quiet and soothing.

A view containing the huge boating-lake, the outdoor concert pavillion, the bowling green, the lakeside restaurant. Beyond the park is our house, the masts of the small yachts in Ramsey harbour, the Albert Tower, all overlooked by the bulk and summit of North Barrule (1,842 feet), with distant cars making their way up the Mountain Road to Douglas.

2,000-year-old bronze divination spoon discovered on the Isle of Man

A unique bronze spoon from 2,000 years ago, thought to have played a role in divination rituals, has been uncovered on the Isle of Man. Rob Middleton, a metal detectorist, found this object on David Anderson’s farm in Patrick...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/02/bronze-divination-spoon-the-isle-of-man/

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I was discussing how my obsession with #safety has never stretched to my own. I realise now it's an #ADHD thing, but I was diagnosed as hyperactive not AD when I was 9 or 10!

I don't think I know anyone from my #IsleOfMan days any more, which is kinda sad. I used to hang around with the girl whose family owned the amusement arcade in #Onchan most of the time though, and our way off the beach was always by the red line route, I am sure I/we nearly died a few times.

#DifferentTimes & #Dragons

Looks like we're going to be stranded in the #IsleOfMan tomorrow due to the strong gale. But there's worse places to be stranded.
Today was the calm before the storm:

Iron Age Spoon May Have Predicted the Future

https://archaeology.org/news/2025/02/21/iron-age-spoon-may-have-predicted-the-future/