Author Archives: Bill

Most of the time, I really don’t mind if a day is gray. But, we have had so many gray days since the beginning of the year, that even I am pleased when the sun comes out as it did today. I didn’t even mind that there was a slight chill in the air. AsContinue reading “1934 – A sunny Day”

I think I got a bit too enthusiastic with my FaceBook post today. When it came time to do this blog, I realised that most of the pictures I’d taken earlier today had already be used and it would be the case that you would be seeing a duplicate. This header picture is one ofContinue reading “1933 – Facebook & Blog Cadence”

Looking back through my posts, I was surprised to see that it is nearly two years ago that I commented on the closure of the British Heart Foundation Charity Shop in town. That closure continues to be a sad loss to the community in terms of books. Not only did they have a good selection,Continue reading “1932 – Charity Shops & Books”

I’m not really going to talk about Steve, who he was, and why he was a special friend (no, not in that way). You might also think it a little macabre that I’m writing to someone who’s been gone these 23 years. In reality he is just a mechanism. But I think he would haveContinue reading “1930 – The Letters to Steve”

The header picture was taken with my iphone 17,the picture information is 88mm, f1.78, 1/2577 of a second ISO64. It is unedited and deliberately so. Compare that with; This picture was taken with my Nikon, 52mm*, 0.3ev,f8, 1/640s *Actually, the lens is 35mm, but the Nikon reports it as a 52mm, because the D5300 hasContinue reading “1929 – An unusual situation”

Gilbert Whites Letter No. 3 deals a lot with fossils that were found in the area of Selborne. I thought I would write about foossils this week. Hi Steve, Time for another of my weekly letters to you, where I try to explain what the position is in Gosport. I stress that in no wayContinue reading “1928 – Gilbert White Letter 3”

Before we moved to Gosport, over 10 years ago, Gosport High Street was pedestrianised along it’s entire length. It was around October 24, when buses started using the Cross Streets to get themselves positioned for a smooth entry into the new interchange. I was stood at the roadside for the bus-only route across The HighContinue reading “1926 – Accidental Texture”

The header picture is really not very good, heavily cropped, and if you enlarge it, it will be pixelated. But, as it stands, it is not too bad a picture of Orion. The belt is quite clear. This was about a quarter to 10 (21:45) on the 25th of Feb, over our neighbour’s house. IContinue reading “1925 – My Stargazing Diary”