Fireworks
Fireworks in Southampton Common. Happened to have the Fuji S3 Pro with me…
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My shiny new 20 TB Ultrastar hard disk
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Solar storm on the hottest day
Seems that as London and the midlands – not to mention much of central Europe – sizzle in 40°C temperatures, our planet is to be hit with unusual weather of a different kind: a solar storm. Activity in the upper atmosphere of the sun, known as the ‘corona’, creates huge ‘solar flares’. These generate powerful…
Szofi come home
My wife is Hungarian. Like many folks in central Europe, Hungarians have a particular affinity for white storks. Even during the soviet era, lampposts often had huge plinths welded to the top, so that these massive wild birds can build their nests. Throughout the various COVID lock-downs my wife started following various European stork nests…
Working from home during the current crisis
Seems a lot of people are struggling working from home rather than going into the office. Some are suggesting that a daily routine helps them. Personally, I don’t really have a daily routine – providing I can start the day with a strong black coffee and have my daily “number two’s”, then I’m sorted. 🙂…
Merry Christmas 2018
These splendid-looking geese are residents at the Weald and Down Open Air Museum, West Sussex, England.
