The photo is I think, of a groyne that is breaking up. It made me smile, because it made me think of a line of little monsters marching back to their home in the sea after a day out monstering. Today is the 4th Monday of the month, and in u3a terms for me thatContinue reading “2067 – Little Monsters, marching into sea.”
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2066 – Letter to Steve XXIII – Butterflies & Passion Fruit
Dear Steve Gilbert mentions Guernsey lizards being introduced at Oxford but not breeding. Is that the case? If so, are we lucky that we weren’t overrun? For how much damage do we blame people from the 1600’s onwards for the introduction of species from overseas that were incompatible with the UK? Witnessing the migration ofContinue reading “2066 – Letter to Steve XXIII – Butterflies & Passion Fruit”
2065 – Thinking about clouds.
The picture was taken a while ago; it’s Butser Hill. It’s a lovely view, but for today it’s the clouds. I was sat in the chair at the bottom of the garden, and my head was back, just looking at the sky. What had started off as a calm day was turning into a breezyContinue reading “2065 – Thinking about clouds.”
2064 – Box Sets
It’s 2345, and it’s all the TV’s fault that I am going to have to post this very soon. What have I been doing? Finishing off Season 21 and not being able to resist the climax of the season (no spoilers), continuing on to Season 22. Sorry about that; my cat demanded that I brushContinue reading “2064 – Box Sets”
2063 – About Letters to Steve
I thought I had got the picture a bit wrong. But looking at it, the horizon is fairly level, and then you realise that the ship is tilted just a little bit, ever so slightly, not much. Interesting. I got the head-on picture from the Gosport ferry, halfway across its run. Next week’s letter toContinue reading “2063 – About Letters to Steve”
2062 – u3a IGO – Astronomy From Deep Space to Binoculars
Today, it was the turn of the u3a Interest Groups Online – Astronomy to grab my attention. There were a good 12 or 15 people on the Zoom call. Whilst I didn’t know much about the backgrounds of any of the people, I’m sure there was at least one member of the Royal Astronomical SocietyContinue reading “2062 – u3a IGO – Astronomy From Deep Space to Binoculars”
2061 – A really quite nice day
Today was the first real session of the u3a Creative Writing group that I managed to set up. We had 15 attendees, a number that gratifies me massively. Luckily, I had put a bit of effort into preparing a fairly detailed plan that really only went wrong once. I planned for a two-hour session, ratherContinue reading “2061 – A really quite nice day”
2060 – scripting a vlog
Apart from doing some jobs around the house, and watering Elaynes plants (luckily, no hose ban under Portsmouth Water – at the moment), I have been re-working the Gosport CDivil War cards. When I did the bit of filming on Friday, I said I would post the video provided it wasn’t too bad. Well, I’mContinue reading “2060 – scripting a vlog”
2059 Letter to Steve XXII – Churches & Passion Flower Seeds
Gilbert’s letter xxii, first paragraph, was a bit of a departure, commenting on the lack of church spires or steeples in West Sussex and Hampshire. I knew he was a vicar, so his religious work would naturally impact his life. As we go around the countryside, it’s always interesting to see the different styles ofContinue reading “2059 Letter to Steve XXII – Churches & Passion Flower Seeds”
2058 – In the shop
I volunteer, normally on a Friday afternoon, in a local charity shop. I got asked if I would do today, Saturday, as well. I said yes to help out (I don’t know how to say that without making me sound noble for doing that), but it’s not. I made it quite clear that my offeringContinue reading “2058 – In the shop”
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