Posted inEnvironment
The Joy of Unexpected Wildlife
Many years ago, I was confronted by a bird-of-prey, eating a pidgeon alive on my front lawn. This was quite unexpected! Even though it was a dire sight, it was…
Posted inEnvironment R2Lego
More Shapes, More Bricks!
As a gamer of yesteryear, I have always found that you can see environmental and circumstantial similarities to what you see in digital form, cast out to real life. There…
Posted inWellbeing
A Robin in the Garden
In the UK, we are blessed with many animals. Much of them have no issue with us and keep their distance, but there are quite a few that will stay…
Posted inPeople
My Memory of Mascots
People in full-covereage suits have never really been a joyous thing. As I have gotten older, they don't bother me as much, but as a kid...BAD! A distant memory was…
Posted inFun
Old Dotty of the Sea
As I peered through my photos, I saw this old image of me in my 13 foot (4m) sailing boat, 'Old Dotty.' She was an interesting vessel, with a full…
Pareidolia or Just Shapes?
In recent years we have been introduced to the term, 'PAREIODOLIA!' This wasn't really in the mainstream before the Internet was born. As social media output grew, we were inundated…
Posted inFun
Truck-Ception!
How can we survive without the use of 'ception' on all words? It seems that Inception was a burned into our psyche. This photo was taken on the M6, many…
Posted inThoughts
Oh Dear, Oh Deer!
I was thinking back to a day in 2022. We were heading to a dog show at Cannock Chase, when all of a sudden, we were shocked by an impact.…
Posted inEnvironment Science
Measuring the Weight of Gas
I have always found it a strange concept, weighing gas. Something so light and floaty, feels like it has a negligible mass. But it seems, that we often need to…
Posted inEnvironment
NIMBY – A Conundrum!
If you have looked at a wind turbine and thought, 'Mmmm, they look like big flowers,' then you think like me. I appreciate the issue of having large metal towers…