Bills Posts

The picture didn’t come out the way I intended, apart from the fact that I had to do a fair bit of straightening because I’d taken it at a wierd angle, I’m not sure what effect I was after, possibly dawns light coming through the glass.\

What didnt help was that I was annoyed that the bottle had been left there at all, plus the other litter in the pond, I’ll admit not a huge amount, not much more than a couple of plastic bags and a few other things, but that people have so little respect for things, I guess public spaces that they feel quite comfortable doing this.

I really must apologise for my grumpy tone. Only a few minutes ago, Elayne asked me if I was feeling grumpy and I confessed that I was but couldn’t give her a reason for being so, and that I was trying to get myself out of it.

Lets start tomorrow as a fresh day, with no grumpiness

Yesterday, I told you about the problems I was having with Youtube. This morning I went to the computer expecting to have to do a kind of battle with something, but when I went to play a video, it worked fine. No idea why yesterday happened, I did nothing to fix the issue, so no idea how it got resolved, just pleased and relieved that it is sorted.

We went to Alex & Sian’s tonight for ostensibly to drop off the baby monitor that had been left with us, but we ended up staying and having pizza – we had been heading towards Pizza Hut anyway, and that’s what we had.

Anyhow, I’m telling you that because when we came to leave, I happened to look up and had the most wonderful view of Orion, there were loads of stars out. This reminded me of the fact that I have done no stargazing at all this year.

Around Christmas time I had been looking for the perfect astronomy chair, and I think I may have found it. A reclining chair that collapses down, and most importantly revolves, there are two versions of the chair, which is sold as a hunting chair, one of them the more expensive has a support that comes out the front, designed to hold a rifle. Not interested in that function, but it means that the mount is that robust enough to host a pair of good binoculars, I’m sure it can be adapted to that purpose with relative ease. The cheaper chair is £59, the next one just over £100, not too expensive.

One of the people whose channel I follow has been having personal problems. I put a message on their channel expressing sympathy, and the next thing I know something has gone wrong on my channel – it was almost immediate. Surely, the two can’t be related?

Nonetheless, I’ve pretty much tried everything I can think of, including viewing videos without being signed in to my channel – which work, so it’s is clearly personal to my account. Most frustrating.

I confess that when things like this happen, it drives me nuts and I find it difficult to focus on other things, but I needed to get tonight’s posts done, and now I’m going to get back to try and work out what is going on.

The headline could be “Rain Stopped Walking”. The moist descent was supposed to stop at around 4AM. Somebody’s had forgotten to tell the clouds, so they continued to demonstrate the love for the Rain God who must have been in the area (think Hitch hikers Guide to the Galaxy).

Frustratingly that meant I would have missed Dave’s reappearance on the #Breakfastclub, so even though (from my point of view) it’s not scheduled for tomorrow, I think it is on. Only problem now is that there is another rain warning out – due though, to stop by 0400. Let’s see how accurate this one is.

I’m watching another Paul Whitewick video, this one is about hill forts. He’s spent a fair bit of time around Badbury Rings. Now, they aren’t too far away, and I really would quite like to visit them. I really like his videos. Very professionally produced, and definitely of a quality to aspire to.

Now here’s a thing. – that same video has just shown Badbury Rings also shows Spetisbury Rings – which I have never heard of before, and they don’t look as though they are far away. Looking at the map, it also shows Buzbury rings also not far away. Looks like it would be straightforward to get in the hill forts in one go.

I didn’t manage to get in to town this weekend, and what with not going for a walk on Friday it looks like a distinct possibility that I might not get out tomorrow morning because of rain, then some things could have moved on a bit with the various activities.

for example the road closure next to the xCastle came to an end and. The road had been re-opened to normal traffic. I’m also curious to see what is going on at J.D. Wetherspoons.

It may all have to wait. But we’ll find out in thyme morning.

After all that we’ve had a lovely relaxing weekend, with a couple of meals out, a bit of time with Granddaughter (and her mum and dad of course). Plus a Zoom and a Radio net for me. All very nice.

I haven’t done a facebook post this weekend, that activities just didn’t seem to fit. Still planning to re-start tomorrow.

It’s quite late in the evening, I’m tired but I’m not quite ready for bed. That’s because I haven’t yet done my blog post for the day. I have to confess that I have been sat at my computer, thinking what I could post about.

I subscribe to a number of YouTube channels. One of them is World of Antiquity presented by an American historian, Professor David Miano, he presents a series of episodes tasking about history, but also deals with some mythical aspects, such as Atlantis. This though is mostly in the context debunking conspiracies or rumours. I started watching tonights episode in which he talks about another you YouTuber who makes some claims about the existence of the mythical city.

He sites the possibility that Atlantis could be in or around something called the Richat Structure. https://maps.app.goo.gl/JW8Ri6WusFmwb1VE8?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy (you may have to zoom out).

This is a real place, and is well worth looking at in the satellite layer of online maps.

Located in Western Mauritania, it was at first thought to be a meteor crater, but analysis has shown this note to be the case. Known as the “Eye of the Sahara” it is a favourite photographic target for scientists and astronauts in space, and there is no denying its fascinating structure.

I have no idea about the authenticity of Atlantis, and am not commenting on that. But, like ley lines – wouldn’t it be greater if it were true?

I was awake at around 0500 this morning. If I was going to get up and go for a walk, and do it within a reasonable time, I needed to get up around 0530. I managed it, and had a very nice walk.

It was the fourth walk this week, I took a break yesterday. Three of the mornings were taken up with the Breaksfast club, which was fun, and really nice to have going again. The other morning I did a little bit of videoing.

The cones in the picture are in the centre of the millenium time-piece off the Esplanades. They are a recreation of the time and space model developed by Albert Einstein.

I think (without looking) that I mentioned just how bad the videoing went on Tuesday. It was lack of preparation. I definitely want to get better, it’s all around knowing the material, plus filming set up of course, it all needs practice. I’m happy with the current set up, it gives me two opportunities during the week, plus the weekend.

One thing though, I now need to get my office ready so that it can act as a kind of studio, let’s just say it’s a bit untidy at the moment.

I didn’t go for a walk this morning, nor did I do a facebook post. I tend not to when I didn’t walk as it is mostly the walk that drives the content of that particular medium. I’m always quite humbled by the number of people (anything greater than 1) that tell me that they miss my posts. Especially as I’ve had a bit of a break. To be honest, it’s been nice to start posting again. Provided it’s not tipping it down in the morning (apparently there is a 5% chance that it will be raining. That’s small enough for me to assume that I will be out walking.

I’ve tried to stay away from any talk about vlogging. It’’s a subject which is on my mind a lot. Anyhow, I’ve just spent a bit of money on myself for my upcoming birthday which is very vlogging related so I am rapidly running out of reasons to not get out and do something (no matter how bad it is – and I did a bit of videoing on Tuesday, and it was really atrocious, so that will never see the light of day on YouTube. It remains in my video library as a reminder as to how bad it can be.

Tonight was the Thursday Night Net on the radio. There are still a few technical problems with the repeater, GB3IW, but the repeater keeper has been poorly. It appears that there is a really bad bout of flue floating around with some of my radio friends being knocked off tgheir feet for two or even three weeks. Anybody hit with that, I wish them a speedy recovery. Having said that, tonights net was pleasant and went quite well which is very good.

It wasn’t until I woke up this morning that I realised that I hadn’t done a post last night, hence the oops. Of course, I had the perfect topic to write about, the camera club.

Last night was the last print competition of the season. Only one more to go and we will have done our full season. Very nice. Elayne had put three pictures in, I eventually put in two – with the very patient support of the competition sec, Barry. I was disappointingly disorganised, but I did get there.

For my feeble efforts, the judge was not impressed, giving a paltry 6.5/10 points for each of them. I honestly thought that one of them. Might get held back, even if it didn’t go any further. It was, I’m sad to say, not to be.

Now Elayne’s efforts were of a different order. She put three pictures in. One of them was held back and went on to win a fully justified 3rd place. Elayne’s second 3rd in two competitions. We were both justifiably proud as punch. It was a really good evening for her.

The last competition is on the 1st of April, it’s projected images. I have one picture I want to use. I need to sort out another couple.

Eventually, I’m going to put something on Youtube. I’m not quite ready yet though, but it isn’t far away. What am I doing in the meantime – practicing. And, I have to say, not really doing very well. But as all the regulars on youtube say, you have to begin some where.

Mostly beginning down at the waterfront. I’ve written out a potted history of The Falklands Gardens, and I’m going to have a go at it tomorrow morning (providing its not raining of course).

I might have to take my tripod with me, rather than the monopod.