Category Archives: personal blog

The thing is, I like to be involved. I join a group, I find out what’s happening, and want to be involved. How? Usually by joining the committee. I’ve been Treasurer, Secretary, and Company Secretary when I volunteered with a charity. That’s all very well, but things happen, Covid was one, moving was another. AContinue reading “875 – Committees”

I was so proudto get my Nikon D5300. By no means a top of the range camera, the 5300 is an entry level device, but is lovely to use, but I am finding it so bulky that I am using it less and less, wheras I should be using it more because of the qualityContinue reading “874 – Camera Dilemmas”

I’ve been taking the readings from this rain gauge since late December. For January so far, we’ve had 64mm fell in to the cup. We had an intense thunderstorm this afternoon, only two claps and lightening came twice. Both were very loud and close. I’m quite keen to look at the gauge but will leaveContinue reading “873 – The Weather”

Should I have renamed this piece “Masters of the screen”? I have written in the past about people from TV that I admire, and if I was ever inclined actually get my act together and start videoing I would quite like to emulate to emulate. I thought it might like to just do a littleContinue reading “872 – Videographers”

I’m a bit stuck at the moment. Stuck, not reading Gilbert’s book. This is becasue all three of my monthly magazines turned up at the same time. I finished Dorset Life last week I’ve just finished reading B&W Photography, and still have Country Walking to go, starting that tonight. The frustrating thing is (and sadly,Continue reading “871 – Highways and Byways in Dorset”

I haven’t written about Vlogging for quite a while. I also haven’t done any videoing for some time. I very much have not forgotten about it. I’ve just never managed to get around to it. One of the issues I’ve always had is what on earth can I blog about. Well, I’ve had two ideas.Continue reading “870 – Vlogging”

I was determined to go for a walk today, and there was no accounting for the rain. It was raincoat weather. I haven’t had a wwalk along to the western end of Stokes Road for quite a while, let alone a walk down the railtrack path. It rained slightly heavily only oncve, so I gotContinue reading “869 – Walking in the Rain”

I’m not doing enough exercise. I have been for a walk everyday but they are only two to two and a half miles. I’m enjoying the lunchtime walks, and missing the mornings, but I’m still not able to get up. I could, but I don’t want to. And ŷet, now I feel absolutely shattered, andContinue reading “868 – That was the week”

There’s a film. I’m pretty sure it’s Charles Dickens Great Expectations I think it may be a 1930’s film. There’s a scene with a young lad in a very bleak industrial landscape (which apparently is actually Chatham), but for some reason has really stuck in my mind. I mention the film (and have done soContinue reading “867 – Down at the waterfront”

For the first time in quite a while, I was a bit reluctant to sit down to tonight’s blog. But, here we are and only 134 to go before we hit 1000. I would be a bit daft to give up now. I never thought when I started I would get this far. What aContinue reading “866 – The Blog”