Author Archives: Bill

I can’t remember the last time I was down at the waterfront early enough to take a picture like this. it was around 0720 (actually, the picture information tells me it was 0714). I had just. dropped Elayne off so that she could catch the train to London to see her friends for the day.Continue reading “2095 – Early on Saturday”

Storm Austin has been doing its thing. Elayne went to Gunwharf to meet up with friends who had travelled down from St Neots to see her (very nice). Except that their journey home has been severely disrupted and may not even now, (23:30) be home. I had popped to the shop in the morning, andContinue reading “2094 – In the shop”

It’s been a few weeks since I did a post relating to the Atlantic crtossing. The journey is slippiing into the mists of time. This picture is taken from our balcony. At the time, we were passing over the mid atlantic ridge, This is where the european & American plates are moving away fromm eachContinue reading “2093 – The Atlantic”

This months Gosport Shed Trip was to the Imperial War Museum. It’s another of the London Museums that I have not been to before. Like many of our museums, entry is free, I honestly can’t think of any museum that I have been in where I wouldn’t say that it is very well organised, andContinue reading “2092 – The Imperial War Museum”

The Third Tuesday of the month is a busy day for me. In the mornings, I am the Group Leader for the Creative Writing Group. This week, we had 8 attendees including myself. The topic for todays session was Characterisation – writing characters. There are a few ways to do this; a straight forward (orContinue reading “2091 – u3a & Camera Club”

I am very aware that the picture isn’t really connected to the subject. I’ve used my best star picture a couple of times recently and thought you get bored with it. I hope to have mmore pictures before long. Mondays sees me traveling to the Hampshire Astronomy Group (HAG). We are on Week 5 ofContinue reading “2090 – Astronomy Week 5”

I found another book, The Amatuer Naturalist, by Gerald Durrell. I’m rather pleased with it, although initially I thought it may take me away from Gilbert White. But I am learning that it has big potential to be a crucial supporter. I am going to try and read a few pagers a week. In theoryContinue reading “2127 The Amateur Natursalist”