A yacht on the Solent as seen from Steamship Shieldhall in 2022 for #MeerMittwoch this week. I've been on a yacht precisely once in my life and once was enough. Relaxing, it was not.

#Photography #Yacht #Boat #SeaWednesday #Solent

The Solent Seascape Project:
"a collaborative long term initiative, working to restore multiple habitats across the Solent strait – a diverse estuarine system between the Isle of Wight and mainland England."
https://solentseascape.com/

#SolarPunkSunday #Solent #Habitat #SolentSeascapeProject #England #IsleOfWight

I've just purchased the domain solent.social as I'm thinking about possibly making that an instance that my friends, family, local business' and more can join.

In the end the local social group could easily start using an instance like that and then move away when they feel like a new part of the Fediverse, different software or anything else makes more sense for them.

I'm not sure if that's the best idea or if I'm just sorta just overstepping with creating this sort of stuff.

#Southampton #Solent #UK #Fediverse #FediverseSocial #FediverseInfo

RE: https://break3.social/notes/am5g8e4l5c67000x

"In the River Hamble, a native oyster reef built in 2023 is now thriving, attracting spider crabs, fish and a host of other marine life. Seagrass has been successfully replanted in the river for the first time in more than a century. Saltmarsh restoration trials in Chichester Harbour are beginning to take hold, while new seabird nesting sites are supporting vulnerable coastal species."

Much to celebrate in art & song!

https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/music-by-the-sea-art-powers-conservation-in-the-solent/

#Solent #seascape #ArtForNature #OceanArt #EcoArt

Music by the sea: Art powers conservation in the Solent - Oceanographic

Can music help restore the ocean? Inside a Solent conservation project using art and storytelling to reconnect people with nature.

Oceanographic
Seahorse in Chichester? I love this artwork, & the wide range of creative collabororators in 'Songs of the Solent'. In
https://solentseascape.com/songs-from-the-solent-the-inspiration-behind-the-music/ each place is a clickable link to its song.
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#AngelaHarding #RichardWalters #JeremyIrons #Solent #seascape #linocut #printmaking #OceanArt #EcoArt #music #HaylingIsland #seahorse #IconicFishes

Final #MeerMittwoch of the year, and a local sight if you're sailing out of Southampton and between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight (in the background) is No Man's Land Fort, one of the Palmerston Solent Forts built in the 19th century to defend from a French invasion that never took place.

#Photography #Travel #Portsmouth #IsleOfWight #History #SeaWednesday #Fort #Castle #Solent

At the northern bank, which faces onto the #Solent, used the be a recreational area for Victoria and her family. Thankfully, now the general public can access it.

#MyWork #MyPhoto #CCBYSA #Android #Autumn #England #UK