I needed to get some cash this morning, so I thought I would turn the trip out into a quick walk. Heading for Asda, I was disappointed to find both of their cashpoints offline. Oh well, I might as well head in to town. I took the route alongside Haslar Lake. Why am I surprisedContinue reading “2144 – Camera Club & Acorns”
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2096 – Letter to Steve XXXII, Latin & The New Forest
Dear Steve, Gilbert’s opening paragraph is largely Latin to me—in more ways than one. I can follow what he is trying to establish, but the detail makes me conscious of how much I don’t know, and of the opportunities to learn that I am not making for myself. What do I mean by that? GilbertContinue reading “2096 – Letter to Steve XXXII, Latin & The New Forest”
2089 – Letter to Steve XXXI – Ants, Bees & Star Trek
Dear Steve, I really haven’t paid as much attention to letter XXXI this week as I should have done. I can’t give you a good reason. Having just reread the letter and reviewed the discussions I have had with my assistant, I think the view that I am taking with regard to XXXI is thatContinue reading “2089 – Letter to Steve XXXI – Ants, Bees & Star Trek”
2125 – Microscopes & Photography
Even though the magnification of this microscope is nowhere near enough to be able to see things like bacteria, it serves really well, for having a closer and yet wider view of the subject. Which is all well and good. But if I’m writing about it, it would be really nice to be able toContinue reading “2125 – Microscopes & Photography”
2121 – Letter to Steve XXX – The fruit of the tree (or possibly bush).
Dear Steve, I read Gilbert’s Letter XXX with a little bit of bemusement. It was, to put it simply, a bit all over the place. In reality, there is no way I could produce a letter that was in line with his. This week, then, we will talk about the passion fruit bush thatContinue reading “2121 – Letter to Steve XXX – The fruit of the tree (or possibly bush).”
2107 – Letter to Steve XXVIII – The Big Holiday & an Elk.
Letter XXVIII Dear Steve, I hesitated before starting this week’s letter, only to work out which direction to go. By that, I mean do I at least acknowledge Gilbert’s letter XXVIII, or do I explain the 5-week absence? Not so much explain the absence, but talk about what I had wanted to do, but didn’tContinue reading “2107 – Letter to Steve XXVIII – The Big Holiday & an Elk.”
2051 – A bit of Frustration
I was sitting in the chair under the hut awning. We were both admiring the garden, but what grabbed my attention wasn’t really the garden it was the spider webs. I have no idea how many times I’ve said in my blog that I don’t like spiders; I am, in fact, arachnophobic. I’m afraid ofContinue reading “2051 – A bit of Frustration”
2038 – Letter to Steve XIX – More on birds
Dear Steve, It is strange how things work out, isn’t it? Having been late publishing XVIII, I was momentarily relieved that letter XIX was only a short one. The relief vanished when I read the letter, which had a focus on dead birds in the kitchen and birdsong. I had only recently covered things likeContinue reading “2038 – Letter to Steve XIX – More on birds”
1996 – Letter to Steve XIII
Dear Steve, Gilbert’s letter 13 is quite a long one. He goes into a level of detail about birds that I could never hope to match. That doesn’t mean I’m going to ignore birds, far from it. I love watching the birds. I have a hanging feeder which I fill with mealworms. I tried seed,Continue reading “1996 – Letter to Steve XIII”
1992 – Looking at the beach
It’s just gone 1130PM. less than half an hour to midnight, at which point my post counter will either stay is it is, or be reset to 0. Currently, it stands at about 20. I think the most I have ever got to is around 116. Can you imagine my frustration when, at 116, forContinue reading “1992 – Looking at the beach”
