Category Archives: personal blog

We are in that in-between time. Summer and Autumn. It could easily go either way. What becomes a hurricane on the Eastern seaboard of the USA has a tendency to spin off in our direction depositing its remains here. So, the rest of the week will either continue in the same vein, or it won’t.Continue reading “392 The Weather”

There’s a lady who lives in Scotland (she is Scottish). Her name is Kim Grant. Kim is a photographer, every week or so she releases a video on You Tube. She’s very good. This week’s video was about how to make your pictures even better, quite simply by including a bird. Does it work forContinue reading “391 Photography”

It’s very nice to once again be in the position of having to choose which photos I want to use. I’ve used this one as the header. It annoys the heck out of me. abandoned trolley are bad enough – I used the trolley app to report two of them on Clarence Road earlier inContinue reading “390 Another one!”

I’m working on the script that I want to use when I do my vlog of Rowner Church. It won’t be done for a few weeks so plenty of time to think about it. The question I want to ask is what direction do I want to take the commentary? There are two distinct tracksContinue reading “389 The Weekend”

The Railway line between Fareham and Gosport finally closed on 30 Jan 69. At some point between then and now, somebody somewhere made one of their best decisions. That was to turn the old rail track partially into a bus route, and partially into a cycle track. The exclusively cycle & walking track part runsContinue reading “388 Gosport Cycle/Walk Track”

The Scarlet Lady, the aptly named Virgin Cruise Ship is not a small vessel. It looks like the tug is about to get run over. But when you see them in action you begin to appreciate not only the power of these little vessels, but the consummate mastery with which they are captained. It wasContinue reading “387 Scarlet Lady Tugs”

I have registered with our local council to be notified when anything is added to the Gosport Borough Council website in respect of committee meetings. Last night I saw that a meeting of the Community Board has been scheduled for 08 Sep. It gives the paperwork for the meeting, including the briefing pack. I hadContinue reading “386 Out for a walk”

We bought an electric vehicle. I think anybody who reads this is well aware of that now. As we started using it I became very aware of its limitations. When Fully Charged the display shows 180 miles. Of course, that doesn’t mean you get that distance. It all depends on how the car is driven.Continue reading “385 Range Anxiety”

I had the opportunity to visit three good book shops today. I went on a really good browse with no sense of frustration, I think it’s because I was looking for something different to the self help area that I normally end up in. I think that’s a lesson I need to take from this,Continue reading “384 Bookshops – A good visit.”

This is NOT Rowner Church, this is Trinity Church in the main part of Gosport. I don’t have any pictures of Rowners’ St Mary’s the Virgin – Yet! They come next. This coming weekend, if I have time, I am intending to visit Rowner’s St Mary’s (as opposed to the Alverstoke church of almost theContinue reading “383 Rowner Church – Vlog research”