Bills Posts

So, this idea that I have had to get me back on to facebook on a regular basis, or at least try requires a little bit of thought because I don’t want to just dive right in, as i might miss something.

So it will be a little while before I resume as I want to get in to the position where I know what I am going to be posting as I don’t want to suffer from writers block.

You never know, I could end up with some vlogs as well. I really kind of lost the drive for that but clearly I haven’t forgotten it. I need to have a proper sit down and think about it.

I think probably about a year ago, I pretty much stopped doing regular posts on Facebook, I lost the facebook mojo, so to speak.

A surprisingly humbling number of people have repeatedly told me that they miss my posts, and could I start them again

The thing is, I want to start posting again, but as usual, what to write about? Well, this time I think I may have an idea. So, I’m thinking I might give it a go.

I meant to do a post last night, but then I got distracted. It was the case that the number (in this case, 1364) was the number of days since I started this blog. Holidays, forgetfulness and falling-asleepfulness means that link is well and truly broken, but it is a count of the number of posts, with which I am quite pleased. And, at some point in the next few days, it will have been four years since I started.

The picture is of a vase that was in the pub where we had lunch after the camera club walk. There was something about it, possibly the contrast of the background colour against the unusual choice of flowers. It all fits actually quite well.

I started writing this post last night, with the intention of posting it, but then got distracted. I ended up not getting to bed until gone 1AM and completely forgot about. Tonight isn’t quite as bad, it’s 2349 so I only have a few minutes left to publish before midnight.

We had a lovely day today, we went to Fareham, where I had a good browse of the oxfam bookshop when I bought an interesting book – more on that later, and Waterstones which I left feeling frustrated. Not their fault. I didn’t really know what I was looking for, not only that. I didn’t find it.

What ami looking for? That’ll be another post then. When I can work out what it is.

Just finished listening to Andy. Wires Hail Mary. Superb book. Almost on a par with the Martian.

Ok, it’s not a good picture, but I was walking along side the Cockle pond, looking in the water to see if there were any Jelly Fish (there isn’t) I looked up to find myself only about 15 feet from the Egret. In fact, I got the impression that it was looking at me with as much surprise as I. Then it flew off, and I managed to grab this picture.

Actually, the Cockle Ponds are pretty disgusting at the moment. If you look at the picture, the blobs you can see in the water are some kind of weed plant. It is literally infesting the pond, and for the most part, it looks pretty disgusting. I would imagine that it is putting a stop to the modellers. I hope they get the clearing machine back soon.

The bus stop is coming along, but as I look at it, I’m beginning to think it is too small. It doesn’t look like you can get more than three or four people in each section. Still, we will have to wait until it becomes operational to see.

There were a couple of rough sleepers about town, one of them a regular. He was in his usual spot on the promenade, he was asleep so I didn’t talk to him.

Quite a pleasant walk, certainly warm, and I was thinking, but didn’t reach any conclusion.

I didn’t go for a walk this morning. No particular reason other than I didn’t want to get up. That’s OK, I was happy with that. I did feel a little guilty though.

I enjoyed yesterday’s walk. but I had a strange feeling over part of it, feeling that I want to write about some aspect of the town, but I couldn’t really identify what. There’s obviously a niche there that I haven’t yet identified. I need to go for another walk and have a think about it.

Is not finished. I reckon it could be another month before it and the new station become operational. What you can’t really see from here is the large amount of groundwork at the other end that needs to be done.

Either way, it’s beginning to look as though Gosportians don‘t like it, the main complaint being “it’s too small”. I will confess that statement of opinion is based on a very non-scientific sample size – that is two people. Well, one really. The other has merely commented that is small, and has not said “too small”.

On a different matter, you would have thought that the council would have published the minutes of the main council meeting held on 17 July by now. I understand that the briefing pack for the next council meeting in October after the next round of boards & committees have finished their deliberations, but the minutes aren’t affected by that. Unless they do something with them that I haven’t worked out yet.

On Sunday we actually managed to get out of Gosport for a few hours. We went to The Thursley Moat, a nature park. There is a lovely walk around the moat, which is really a lake. It’s a haven for Dragonflies, which i love to watch, but they are a difficult subject to to photograph.

There were loads of them, and whilst I don’t know the species, I was able to see three or four different types. fascinating to watch. I reckon we walked a couple of miles at a very slow pace. It was really nice. But it was good to get back to the car.

We had lunch out, at The Three Horseshoes in Thursley. I had roast pork. It was delicious, and a good helping. Well worth it.

I knew I had missed a post last night. But it appears that I’d missed two others well – I’m not sure how that happened. I’m sorrry about that – I will make sure to try and do better this week.

I’ve promised myself,a ndd kind of to Dave as well that I would at least listen in to the Thursday night Net this week, so I must make sure I do that. I’ve also ordered one of the Xeigu G106’s seems to be a bit of a bargain, reduced from £350 to £174, I really must make an effort to use it. I’m sure I can get up on the hill with it – I have pretty much everything I need I think.

There were three days last week when I didn’t go for a walk. Anxietry played a role in two of those days. The anxiety was irrational. I will try and overcome it.

I looked out the window this morning and although it wasn’t raining, it was a bit windy and the clouds looked like they wanted to let rip plus the breeze coming in through the window was cold.

I just decided to go back to bed.

Sorry it’s a short post tonight.

If you are of a sensitive nature, I recommend you don’t read this paragraph. That’s because the boat in the header picture it it’s topic. I think this the night ferry. It runs roughly between midnight and 5AM the period when the normal ferries are having a rest. It has a name which is, I think for fairly obvious reasons “The Vomit Comet”. Sorry about that.

I’ve only used it once. Can’t remember why.

Onto something more routine; I didn’t go for a walk this morning. For some unfathomable reason I felt very anxious when I woke up. Just making the decision to not go for a walk removed it pretty much instantly. Why is that? Annoying as I was looking forward to seeing the first instalment of the bus shelter.

Hopefully, in the morning.