Category Archives: personal blog

It obviously isn’t a blank page, but I have just spent the last 15 or so minutes staring at the web page that had only the number 1708 at the top – at least I knew that. I was really stuck for something to write about this evening, quite simply, I really couldn’t think ofContinue reading “1708 – Blank Page”

I took this, this morning, I was sat on the waterfront having breakfast. It’s the Whitonia, one of the bunkering ships, heading out of Portsmouth. Breakfast? Oh, it was a breakfast wrap and a hash brown from the new McDonalds. I had missed the first day of opening, but had promised my self a breakfastContinue reading “1707 – First Breakfast”

I haven’t written about vlogging very much at all over recent weeks. I think it is time to take another look at what is going on in the high street. I may do that tomorrow if I wake up in time, like I didn’t this morning. I’ve also had an idea for a photo projectContinue reading “1706 – Vlogging”

A pigeon doing some square-bashing. Totally unrelated to today’s post. Waking up at around 4AM, as I usually do, I consulted the weather app which told that it would be raining at 0600. I went back to sleep. I was conscious again at around 0545, sufficiently so to get up and look out the window.Continue reading “1705 Do I or Don’t I?”

The Arrow, a relatively small container/cargo ship coming into the harbour today. I was lucky to catch her as it has been several days I was last at the waterfront, and I had only been there to meet the ferry. It’s a bit of a short post today, tired and later than I wanted itContinue reading “1704 – The Arrow”

I got told by a friend today that the new McDonalds is open. Well, I guess the frost time I go past on my morning walk I will indulge in a breakfast wrap. To be repeated no more than once a month. I had a bit of a lay in until about 10, having beenContinue reading “1703 – I had a bit of a lay in.”

I gave ChatGPT a normal picture of Gosport High Street and asked it to do something with it for a new project I’m working on (more on that later in the month, hopefully). I asked the AI to convert the picture into a drawing and age it by applying sepia toning to it. I haveContinue reading “1702 – Thinking about things”

Elayne retired a few (well, almost 10) years ago. I am still working and vowed that I would do so for another well, almost 18 months really, that was the plan. Until we went on the river cruise, and our Granddaughter. Events can bring a new perspective. The river cruise introduced me to the retiredContinue reading “1701 A bit of planning”

There are a few things that I haven’t worked out about how people work, like developers. I honestly thought that by now the old bus station would have gone, but apparently so Elayne tells me demolition has been delayed because pigeons are nesting there. Now, as it happens I am thinking “really, pigeons”? It couldContinue reading “1700 – Another one of those Milestones”

One of the sad sights of this evening, is the George and the Dragon pub in the background, disused and boarded up. Of of several places that are closed near the town centre. I went r for my usual morning walk, which was nice, but then this evening was a camera club activity. I hadContinue reading “1699 – Tuesday Evening”