Category Archives: personal blog

In the foreground, is the Medusa, the last of the 464 Harbour Defence Motor Launches that were built. Behind the Medusa is the Mary Mouse 2. MM2 was once a Trinity House lightship,. I suspect it may have been Covid that did for it. MM2 is now a restaurant, and we have eaten on herContinue reading “43/365 Trinity House Lightship”

This is the closest I’ve come to not doing a post. I was busy with the IoW Thursday night net, which went on a bit longer than usual. Ending up going straight to bed after, and the realising I hadn’t posted. I must do better.

I was sat here, in my chair, with the TV on, and I was thinking what do I write about tonight, and nothing came to me, so I had writers block. But then I thought, I know, I can write about writers block. So at the risk of writing absolute rubbish (and who’s to sayContinue reading “41/365 The Writers Block Paradox”

Stepping out the front door, ready for the morning walk, I look up to see what the sky has to show me. This morning, for the first time in several months I could see Orion. Also in the sky were Venus and Mars, with its distinct red colouring. Very nice to see Orion though, thisContinue reading “40/365 The Morning walk”

After a whole week away from my morning walk, it was very nice to get out again. Nothing spectacular, with only the ferries, the pilot boats, and one or two yatchs moving. It was slightly on the chilly side, but that was ok, not many people about as well. It was nice to get out.Continue reading “39/365 My Morning walk”

What an interesting weekend. The New Forest Marathon was OK. It was good to be out with my radio kit, helping on an activity, and I felt perfectly safe doing it. When it’s time for me to get my radio vehicle it ought to be a 4×4? OK, so whilst driving towards Wimborne St GilesContinue reading “38/367 Knowlton Church, Earthworks & NFM”

The New Forest Marathon normally takes place…in the New Forest. Not this year though. The body that governs the New Forest (not sure who that is) wouldn’t allow it to happen, partly because of Covid, partly because of the impact of relaxations of the restrictions that had been imposed decided that the NFM couldn’t beContinue reading “37/365 The New Forest Marathon”

I haven’t taken a photograph today, and I had several opportunities. To be honest, I didn’t think about it until about 6 o’clock tonight, when we were down at Stokes Bay, for some reason I can’t explain I just didn’t get out of the car to take a picture. I’ve spent a lot of todayContinue reading “36/365 No Photography today”

As a plant, Sunflowers are amongst my favourite. There’s something about them that just appeals to me. This one is growing through the path in the middle of the veggie patch. This part of the veggie patch is near the bird table. So, either the starlings or the pigeons, who are not particularly neat eatersContinue reading “35/365 Sunflowers”

We had planned to go to Fishbourne Palace today for a day out. Of course, it was only as I checked for opening times this morning that we found out that it was closed. There’s a bit of a difference between visiting an historic archeological site of an roman villa and a quick tour aroundContinue reading “34/365 A Nice Day”