Life & Times

Day 9: crispy #mbapr

photo of a cereal bowl and coffee on a table in the garden

iPhone 11, processed in ON1 Photo RAW 2024 📷


Day 8: prevention #mbapr

photo of a gate with no dogs allowed signage

iPhone 14 Pro 📷


Day 7: well-being #mbapr

Photo of a pile of pebbles on a stake on the beach

iPhone 11, processed in ON1 Photo RAW 2024 📷


Day 6: windy #mbapr

Black and white photo of a windswept tree

Nikon D70, processed in ON1 Photo RAW 2024 📷


Day 5: serene #mbapr

Black and white photo of a family of swans

iPhone 14 Pro, processed in ON1 Photo RAW 2024 📷


Day 4: foliage #mbapr

Photo of a palm tree looking through the foliage

Fujifilm X100V, processed in ON1 Photo RAW 2024 📷


Day 3: card #mbapr

A photo of a group of greeting cards on a window sill

iPhone 14 Pro, processed in ON1 Photo RAW 2024 📷


Day 2: flowers #mbapr

Photo of pink tulips with rain drops

Fujifilm X100V, processed in ON1 Photo RAW 2024 📷


Day 1: toy #mbapr

A photo of a green Mazda MX5 (Miata)

iPhone 14 Pro, processed in ON1 Photo RAW 2024 📷


Eary morning mist rising above the estuary.

a photo of early morning mist above the estuary

iPhone 14 Pro, processed in ON1 Photo RAW 2024 📷


Here’s a photo of Parker, taken with my new Fujifilm X100V, converted to black and white in ON1 Photo Raw 2024. 📷

A photo of a black springer/poodle cross dog in a field

It was overcast on our dog walk yesterday, so black and white seemed appropriate.

a photo of a large rock, reflected in a rock pool

iPhone 14 Pro, processed in ON1 Photo Raw 2024 📷


Today is the first time in 14 years that none of my computers or devices have Evernote installed. All of my note-taking and writing will be via Obsidian from now on. ✏️


I spent my afternoon shovelling sh*t at the allotment. I hope next year’s veggies appreciate the effort.

Photo of a pile of muck at the allotment

This must stop.

Thames Water has pumped at least 72bn litres of sewage into the River Thames since 2020 – roughly equal to 29,000 Olympic swimming pools – new figures reveal.

Read the full article on the Guardian’s website.