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”
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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).”
2114 – Letter to Steve XXIX – Conkers & Beech nuts
Dear Steve, The first thing that I noticed about Letter XXIX was its date. May. Given that it is now October, there’s a bit of difference in the context. The beginning and the end of the summer (kind of). I don’t think that is too much of a problem. When I first started looking atContinue reading “2114 – Letter to Steve XXIX – Conkers & Beech nuts”
2112 – Friday
As it was Friday, this afternoon I would be working in the Charity shop where I volunteer. It’s only the afternoon, 1300-1630, 3.5 hours so it’s not overly onerous, indeed, I really enjoy interacting with the customers. The problem today was there weren’t many of them. Strangely though, it didn’t seem like that. Perhaps nextContinue reading “2112 – Friday”
2104 The Survey
I had given up on this telescope. It was for a few reasons, that included taking it down and putting it up every time, and aligning the mount. The mount is…rubbish. It wobbles, not very stable. It wobbles in at least two places, and that is just not good at all. After all that, myContinue reading “2104 The Survey”
2094 – Letter to Steve XXVII – That’s just nature all over.
Dear Steve, Hedgehogs are the main topic of Gilbert’s letter XXVII. For once, he has done something with a wild animal that I understand and acknowledge. I’m not sure how he procured (his word) his family of hedgehogs; I hope it was not by stealing from their mother, and I am sure he treated themContinue reading “2094 – Letter to Steve XXVII – That’s just nature all over.”
2093 – A road trip
The A3 is an interesting road. I’ve not only driven along it quite a few times, but it has also given me more than a few adventures. I passed my Amateur Radio Foundation exam in 2016; not long after that, I joined an organisation called RAYNET. I had a great time being a part ofContinue reading “2093 – A road trip”
2087 – Letter to Steve XXVI – Travels & Heat
Dear Steve, A couple of comments on the photo that I include with this week’s letter. I was curious to see this little plant, so vibrantly green against the severely blanched grass next to it, and couldn’t help wondering how it did that, how did it manage to stay so green? And then, looking atContinue reading “2087 – Letter to Steve XXVI – Travels & Heat”
2081 – A photograph & a walk
These two watering cans have been moving around the garden. Over the weekend, they were on the love chairs, but Elayne painted those yesterday, so they had to be moved. They had caught my eye and I’ve just not managed to take the photo, until today. For some reason, the two cans (well, one isContinue reading “2081 – A photograph & a walk”
