Dear Steve In his sixteenth letter, Gilbert devotes the first paragraph to the Curlew. I won’t recreate what he says. What I will do, though, is bring him forward to today and talk about the situation with this bird. After reading the letter, I needed to find out about curlews in particular. The website forContinue reading “2017 – Letter to Steve, XVI”
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2016 – The Compost Bins.
The top two images are the moisture level and temperature of West, and the bottom two apply to Mid. Don’t forget that I’ve named the compost bins so that I easily know which one I am talking about. West is so called simply because it is a few yards further west than Mid, called thatContinue reading “2016 – The Compost Bins.”
2015 – Fun Friday
I really should have gone to the Shed today, but time just ran away from me. Instead: The drive to get to the beach had become a bit of an obsession. Luckily, Elayne was recognising this and said, ” Go”. So I did. It was better than the last time, in a slightly strange way.Continue reading “2015 – Fun Friday”
2014 – Books
I think it’s fair to say that I love books. We have a reasonable collection, and if I see a book I like, it’;s rare for me to resist adding it to the collection. I won’t say that we have too many books, but I do have a few that are lined up to beContinue reading “2014 – Books”
2013 – Claires & u3a
The church is St Mary’s at Itchen Stoke. We had a brief look inside during our Sunday walk with the Camera Club. Perhaps the most curious thing about it is that at the far end, under the rather spectacular stained glass windows, is a less than half the size reproduction of the original at Chartres.Continue reading “2013 – Claires & u3a”
2012 – Camera Club & Vlogging
I’ve now got access to a railway layout that not only has an extensive track system, but also appears to be an active community as well. My Insta360 GO 3S with a close-up lens allows me to get right down into the action. I’m sure I can find some stories here. I’m ignoring the factContinue reading “2012 – Camera Club & Vlogging”
2011 – It’s Binging Late
Swans on the River Itchen, a lovely, clear chalk stream. Lovely to have a walk along. This evening, my wife and I have binge -watched Series one of the new Bergerac. Very good. However, we are now both very tired. Consequently, tonights post is going to be short. Which is a disappointment as I wasContinue reading “2011 – It’s Binging Late”
2010 – Letter to Steve XV – From Ants to Stars
Dear Steve, I found it very difficult to respond directly to Gilbert’s Letter XV. His world was very different to ours. If I see something like an unusual bird, I’d want to photograph it, and then use the internet to learn about the bird, in the meantime is hopefully working on its nest. Gilbert’s response,Continue reading “2010 – Letter to Steve XV – From Ants to Stars”
2009 – Vlogging
Yesterday, I posted a video on YouTube. I hope that it may turn into a series on one of several topics that I have in mind. Here’s the link: https://youtu.be/qeANjFFxNZw?si=yMp5BYh0y1Rg4VYE That’s OK then, nothing unusual about that, so don’t make a song and dance about it. Why am I so excited about the fact thatContinue reading “2009 – Vlogging”
2008 – An unusual Day
On Monday, I suggested to Elayne that I was thinking that it might be interesting to volunteer to work in a charity shop. I was thinking that I would later in the year, say around late September. Time to give us both a chance to get used to the idea. Elayne went and did herContinue reading “2008 – An unusual Day”
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