Category Archives: personal blog

Just to confuse the issue, the picture was taken yesterday. Not much going on today. We had our GrandDaughter over for the night and the best part of the day. It really is a delight to watch how she changes over the first few months. We were able to give her back to Mum andContinue reading “1485 – Sunday”

Storm Darragh has been blowing a bit of a hoolie, just a tad of a gale. THe Isle of Wight ferries have all been cancelled, which really kiboshed one aspect of the day. Much to our dismay and annoyance. Friends from along the south coast and the Isle of Wight were due to join meContinue reading “1484 – Breakfast”

I went for a walk this morning. It was the third time this week I’d been out. Quite exceptional for recent time. I think it was because I had something I wanted to do. I needed to take some kit out with me on the walk, I reached a point where I felt comfortable gettingContinue reading “1483 – How not to do it.”

I keep a kind of diary. I fill it in when I go to feed the birds. It’s kept in the shed. There isn’t much in it; whether or not it rained since I last wrote in the diary (there are quite a few times when there consecutive days where I have not filled theContinue reading “1482 – The Weather”

I took the header picture on this morning’s walk. It’s another of those I can’t explain why I like it photos. Perhaps it’s the lines in the clouds, the reflections in the water and the land. It was taken across the Cockle ponds, from the North East corner, looking south. Two pictures for the priceContinue reading “1481 – A morning walk”

When you are researching a book, you get a licence to do things that under normal circumstances might be considered quite mad, and given opportunities to talk about them with reasonableness. I am researching a book (or at least, pretending to) whether it will ever get fully written or not I do not know. InContinue reading “1480 – Folk Mysteries”

One of the things that Elayne and I enjoy about the camera club is that usually, every month ends with a walk offering photographic opportunities and lunch at a nice pub. Yesterday was no exception. Swanwick lakes are the usual thing, a nature reserve that is the result of the extraction of a lot ofContinue reading “1479 – Swanwick Lakes & Lunch\”

The day started with a visit to kwik-fit to try and work out whether we had a broken typer pressure sensor or a very slow puncture. Luckily it was the latter, apparently a very small nail in the tread. Within a very few minutes, I was on my way home. Off to a Christmas craftContinue reading “1478 – Just a pleasant day”

Title says it all really. From about 2100, sat in the comfy chair it was all I could to stay awake in front of the Telly. I gave up in the end,, but didn’t want to reset the posting count.

Tuesday nights is Camera Club night. This is something I really enjoy for several reasons, the main ones being; it’s an activity that both Elayne and I enjoy doing plus it gives us purpose for our photography if we ever need it. This Tuesday was a case in point it was a competition night, TheContinue reading “1476 – Camera Club”