We seem to be being invaded by collared doves; which is nice… Yesterday, noticed a flock of around 20 descending on trees …
Had a visit from a Yorkshire Water bloke yesterday to test the water quality in our area, and learnt a few things. …
Glorious sunshine, no clouds, no wind – today must be summer! A late decision to have lunch at the Ladybower Inn: meal, …
An advert spotted by Andy after family lunch at Monsal Head. Where would women be without us men, eh?
Swallow perched on telegraph pole along Skew Hill, singing quite merrily. Yellowhammer singing away along Stanley Hill. I disturbed some largish bird, …
Looks like we’ve had another walk-through from a fox: left a pile of droppings on the back lawn overnight…
Don’t know what’s going on here: amazing number of bird visits to back and front these past few days. Mistle thrush (one …
Since the neighbours hacked down all their bushes and replaced them with a stalag fence last year, bird visitors to the gardens …
Having used Piwigo for my gallery for some time and found it pretty good, I now need to replace it as it’s …
Getting rid of Joomla has very much improved the look and feel of the whole site. The Editorial template provided free by …
Amongst other items, Becky and Andy gave me a DNA-testing kit from ancestry.co.uk. Being dutifully-minded, I gozzed in the tube and posted …
I’ve just installed Opera Neon out of curiosity. It does look rather weird, and I’m not sure whether I’ll find it useful. …
… being bloody housebound! Apparently, back problems are the biggest issue for GPs nowadays, and I’ve added to the statistics… Had a …
Decided to scan (and read!) all my school reports from Brigg Grammar that have survived the years. Interesting reading! Didn’t realise I …
An attempt to recreate the 1968 Oxford matriculation photo outside the Sheffield Tap in October 2012…
Walked for half an hour or so from the Snake Road summit onto Bleaklow along the Pennine Way. Half expect these wilderness …
Poor old Ziggy: after all this time treating my tennis elbow, he’s been suffering from the same complaint for 2 months! It …
In previous posts, I’ve alluded to this “tennis elbow” condition that had seemingly settled in for the duration. I finally got referred …
Well, I woke up this morning… No, not a blues song – far from it. There was an article about Brian Blessed …
So I “learnt” two new words today: donds and zedded. This is what you get for venturing into the darker regions of …
OK, you gentlemen of the press, have you really ever “hailed” someone for doing something you consider worthy? Or ever told your …
Very sad to hear this morning of the death and probable suicide of Keith Emerson. I never got beyond Pictures At An …
Well, this flaming “tennis elbow” is not going away in a hurry. The first prescription of some NSAID eased the pain for …
Had a fox amble through our estate during the cold snap the other day – beautiful to behold. Only my second sighting …