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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”

1979 – The Great Western Railway (GWR) Museum Swindon

Today, I was on the monthly Shed Trip. The April trip was to the GWR Museum in Swindon. Unlike last month, the coach driver took us to the motorway via junction 9. It was a much quicker exit from Gosport. The trip to Swindon took about an hour and a half. I was a bitContinue reading “1979 – The Great Western Railway (GWR) Museum Swindon”

1978 – A Busy day

I got to the Gosport Shed just a few minutes before 11AM. Frustratingly, as I was walking upto the entrance, I had one of those thoughts, and after a quick rummage in my bag I confirmed that, yes, I had forgotten my reading glasses. I would have needed them to carry on working through theContinue reading “1978 – A Busy day”

1976 – Letter to Steve X

Gilbert starts his letter X by expressing his frustration that he has no local like-minded people with whom he can share his interests. Writing his letters to his two friends is as close as he gets to conversing with anybody who shares his interests. I found myself asking how long a normal exchange of lettersContinue reading “1976 – Letter to Steve X”

1971 – u3a & Camera Club

Today’s u3a session was Exploring Art. The subject we were talking about was “Family in Art”. This group is structured like most others, each member can prepare a small presentation or discussion point, or bring in an object to talk about, wach lasting say ten minutes on average. Today, there were enould people who preparedContinue reading “1971 – u3a & Camera Club”

1937 – Camera Club, U3A, No FB.

I got out of the house later than I intended this morning. Catching the bus down to the interchange. I paused at the waterfront I almost missed the Guillaum De Normandie completely, but was just able to see it go around the corner at the top of the channel. I had a quick chat withContinue reading “1937 – Camera Club, U3A, No FB.”

1927 – Sorry – Stargazing with Heath Robinson

I really don’t know how I managed to get a slightly out-of-focus picture with the Nikon, obviously a bad shutter / aperture combination. Anyhow, this is where Heath Robinson paid a visit today. The picture shows my attempt to get a kind of Head-up Display. On the phone, the plan is to have Stellarium running,Continue reading “1927 – Sorry – Stargazing with Heath Robinson”