Category Archives: personal blog

The scene in the picture is the topic of tonight’s post. I say that because recently they’ve no connection. The scene used to be the taxi stand and ferry pick up point. It was a most useful area, and it worked very well, being only a few yards from the ferry terminal. It is beingContinue reading “1208 – Ferry Pick-up”

It feels like an absolute age since I last walked down the high street. I meant to yesterday, but just didn’t get around to it. I meant to get around to it today, and as it happens I did, leaving the house at a much more sensible 0715. I couldn’t find my flat cap, the cold ofContinue reading “1207 – Down the High Street”

Through the fence at the back of Gilkicker. Obviously, we didn’t really do nothing. Simply by existing, you are doing something. But, what I mean is I didn’t really do anything big like going for a walk which I had every intention of doing, but then never got around to it. I suppose I spent aContinue reading “1206 – A doing nothing day”

Fort Gilkicker is one of the Palmerston Forts built in the middle 1860’s. In 1898 the seaward side of the fort was completely reconfigured by covering it in mound of soil. The fort stayed covered in soil for over a century. I found out late last year the soil had been removed and the seawardContinue reading “1205 – Fort Gilkicker – Naked!”

Took this picture in Malta. I’m guessing it’s a fire boat. It gives me though, a link To the weekend which is upon us. We had a plan, which has changed because Elayne is poorly, which is sad because we were going have some dear friends visit us, and that won’t now be happening. IContinue reading “1204 – The Weekend”

It has rained pretty much all day. Apart from a brief trip down the garden to check the weather stats (I missed yesterday) so it’s for the last 48 hours, and that delivered 27mm of rain. I put some food out for the birds and adjusted the anti-pigeon measure, which because I had only twoContinue reading “1203 – Today”

It’s been raining today where we are. I was fortunate enough to be downstairs when the birds arrived. I hadn’t put any food out, but there must have been plenty left from yesterday as the pigeons were desperately trying to keep the starlings off. Trouble is the starlings are persistent little so-and-so’s, they don’t giveContinue reading “1202 – The Birds”

I watched a wildlife clip on YouTubeTube today. During the clip he used camera that caught my attention. I have had something like it before, but the model I had lacked two key features. The first is power through a mini solar panel. Very interesting and useful, the second key feature is accessible via wifiContinue reading “1201 – cameras”

I’m not aware of Misty chasing birds. I can’t recall her ever bringing one in. Now, mice are a different matter we assume there’s a colony somewhere in the garden as every so often we’ll wake up to one laid on the carpet. Presumably for us to top up our larder but we aren’t hereContinue reading “1200 – The Birds”

I had a thought today (I know, l know), it was about life in the garden. What triggered the thought was a cat – not our Misty, a nearby neighbours moggy. Cute looking thing, quite long hair, white with patches of faded grey, I don’t know its name but for the sake of argument, let’sContinue reading “1199 – Garden Life”