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Richie Rocket

@richiejwest@cupoftea.social

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I'm a nature loving water spirit, working with the wind, walking, paddling and swimming mostly around Scotland. I'm an English refugee north of the Wall, gladly paying extra taxes to support a kinder and hopefully one day independent Scottish society. I travel regularly for heat and cultural enlightenment.

I'm one of the rare Brits that speak languages other than English 🇫🇷🇪🇸🇩🇪 currently learning Japanese.

I represent a delicious banquet to small, bitey, flying beasties of all nationalities.

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38 Following

7 Posts

Joined January 24, 2026

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he/him 🏳️‍🌈

Sobering facts:

Global atmospheric CO2 was 322ppm in the year I was born. By 2025 this had increased to 427ppm. World human population was 3.47 billion, by 2025 that had more than doubled to 8.23 billion.

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Richie Rocket @richiejwest@cupoftea.social

· 3mo ago

Sucking up some culture with the Madrileños today before heading out to party with the young'uns including my own hija this evening for a bit of Madrid Pride shenanigans #Madrid #MuseoDeArteReinaSofía #CatedralDeSantaMariaLaRealDeLaAlmudema #travel #travelphotography

Richie Rocket @richiejwest@cupoftea.social

· 2mo ago

Controversial heatwave post #2. I've been in España for 17 days now and I love being in 35C+ heat, it's like nectar on my skin and warms the very alveoli of my lungs with every breath. My English rose skin can't take the midday summer sun, but there is plenty of shade under the trees. Sleeping at night under just a sheet is delicious. Cool dips in the free municipal swimming pools in Madrid and the sea, my truest love, here in Mallorca are definitely beneficial. Rather this than the repeated misery of Scottish summers. I'm now considering moving back to the south coast of England for the heatwaves I keep missing once my Scottish partner has finished his studies in Glasgow. Or maybe a digital nomad visa in South Africa if I can persuade my employers. #heatwaves #sun #summer #scotland #España #DigitalNomad #travel

Richie Rocket @richiejwest@cupoftea.social

· 2mo ago

Scottish wild flowers, out on the hills this weekend #BloomScrolling #SilentSunday #scotland #nature #NaturePhotography #flowers #UK #BloomScroll #GetYerBloomsOot #GetOutside #hiking

Richie Rocket @richiejwest@cupoftea.social

· 2mo ago

#SilentSunday on the loch with a very big staffie and a very small kayak and lots of #sundew about to flower. We were the only folk out on the water there today

#LochAchray #Scotland #kayaking #ootandaboot #staffie #Bloomscrolling

Richie Rocket @richiejwest@cupoftea.social

· 3w ago

https://www.theguardian.com/business/ng-interactive/2026/sep/13/mapped-150bn-megaproject-aims-to-protect-britain-from-energy-shocks?CMP=share_btn_url Crazily enough in this warming country, building windfarms is getting harder and harder. Whilst hitting consumers in the pocket in the short term, this grid expansion project is vital to deliver the energy windfarms produce to where it is needed in the UK

theguardian.com

Richie Rocket @richiejwest@cupoftea.social

· 3mo ago

Replying to

@slowe@mastodon.me.uk My ears are doing a great job now of trying to grow ear lashes

Richie Rocket @richiejwest@cupoftea.social

· 2mo ago

Replying to

@lucylarue@mastodon.social when your boots are finally done with walking (found in Port de Sóller in Mallorca, not my own)