Category Archives: personal blog

Horndean & District Amateur Radio Club – my club. When the Covid-19 lockdown started, our twice monthly meetings stopped, that was March. August sees the meetings starting again, This being September I have resisted attending, until tonight. I must admit I felt uncomfortable. Everybody wore masks, nobody was obviously ill, I made a point ofContinue reading “22/365 HDARC”

The picture is nothing to do with the title. The radio appears to be broken, the aerial appears to be OK. I know this because I swapped radios. The other, a Leixen VV898 works fine. However, last night I mentioned an organisation RAYNET, tonight here’s a potted history; During the 1950’s control of the activitiesContinue reading “21/365 Broken Radio / RAYNET”

Walking to the waterfront I can see the sky above the dawning sun, this morning it was a very striking pink. I knew that it would be gone by the time I arrived at the halfway point, the Gosport promenade, and indeed it had. Although it had been replaced by some incredible, gentle shades, henceContinue reading “20/365 Pastels & problems”

Even if I say so myself, a very nice sky this morning. An artistic picture (a bit presumptuous of me, I know) allows me to talk about one of the books I’m about to start reading. Actually, it’s more about why I am reading it. The Story of Art by E H Gombrich, published byContinue reading “19/365 The Story of Art”

We’ve got a reasonable selection of books. I’ve not read most of them. I thought I would take the opportunity to read some of them. Thing is, I think I’ve got the bug. So now, I have a dilemma. I am currently reading the Photographers eye, As you might expect it’s making me think aboutContinue reading “18/365 Book Choice”

They say you should never publish any of your bad work. Is this a bad picture? We have two trees at the bottom of our garden. In the space between them there are a bunch of five or six hover flies that gather. They are quite mesmerising to watch, and I would love to getContinue reading “17/365 Hoverflies”

OK, admittedly a slightly unusual photograph, but it is one taken today. So I am maintaining the intention of taking a picture everyday. We were having problems with a new light fitting, the bulbs wouldn’t fit. An electrician had tried, we definitely had the correct bulbs (G9), they just would not fit in the holder.Continue reading “16/365 – A Light Fitting”

Not only did i nearly not go for a walk this morning, I almost forgot to do my daily blog. I have every intention of writing something everyday, even if I have nothing to write about. During the week I do my facebook entry, but this is a follow up, which I very much wantContinue reading “15/365 I nearly forgot”

The boat in question is the £5.5m racing yacht. I got to the waterfront, as the project managers, and technical experts were considering the move. I wanted to watch the move, but they were obviously taking their time. As usual, I walked away, only to look back a few minutes later, to see the boatContinue reading “14/365 The Boat”