Life & Times https://keithpound.com/ en Tue, 05 Mar 2024 08:51:00 +0000 https://keithpound.com/2024/03/05/eary-morning-mist.html Tue, 05 Mar 2024 08:51:00 +0000 http://KeithPound.micro.blog/2024/03/05/eary-morning-mist.html <p>Eary morning mist rising above the estuary.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/38545/2024/mist-on-the-estuary.jpg" alt="a photo of early morning mist above the estuary" title="mist on the estuary.jpg" border="0" width="600" height="337" /> <p><em>iPhone 14 Pro, processed in ON1 Photo RAW 2024</em> πŸ“·</p> https://keithpound.com/2024/02/01/heres-a-photo.html Thu, 01 Feb 2024 15:27:25 +0000 http://KeithPound.micro.blog/2024/02/01/heres-a-photo.html <p>Here&rsquo;s a photo of Parker, taken with my new Fujifilm X100V, converted to black and white in ON1 Photo Raw 2024. πŸ“·</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/38545/2024/dscf8112.jpg" alt="A photo of a black springer/poodle cross dog in a field" title="DSCF8112.jpg" border="0" width="599" height="399" /> https://keithpound.com/2024/01/30/it-was-overcast.html Tue, 30 Jan 2024 08:43:45 +0000 http://KeithPound.micro.blog/2024/01/30/it-was-overcast.html <p>It was overcast on our dog walk yesterday, so black and white seemed appropriate.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/38545/2024/img-0274.jpg" alt="a photo of a large rock, reflected in a rock pool" title="IMG_0274.jpg" border="0" width="599" height="337" /> <p><em>iPhone 14 Pro, processed in ON1 Photo Raw 2024</em> πŸ“·</p> https://keithpound.com/2024/01/02/today-is-the.html Tue, 02 Jan 2024 17:48:48 +0000 http://KeithPound.micro.blog/2024/01/02/today-is-the.html <p>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. ✏️</p> https://keithpound.com/2023/11/29/i-spent-my.html Wed, 29 Nov 2023 16:36:34 +0000 http://KeithPound.micro.blog/2023/11/29/i-spent-my.html <p>I spent my afternoon shovelling sh*t at the allotment. I hope next year&rsquo;s veggies appreciate the effort.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/38545/2023/img-0138.jpg" alt="Photo of a pile of muck at the allotment" title="IMG_0138.jpg" border="0" width="600" height="599" /> https://keithpound.com/2023/11/10/this-must-stop.html Fri, 10 Nov 2023 17:09:19 +0000 http://KeithPound.micro.blog/2023/11/10/this-must-stop.html <p>This must stop.</p> <blockquote> <p>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.</p> </blockquote> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/10/thames-water-pumped-sewage-into-thames">Read the full article on the Guardian&rsquo;s website</a>.</p> https://keithpound.com/2023/11/07/did-you-know.html Tue, 07 Nov 2023 19:06:02 +0000 http://KeithPound.micro.blog/2023/11/07/did-you-know.html <p>Did you know that raw sewage is being dumped into English waterways the equivalent of 800 times a day?</p> <p>Water companies treat our blue spaces like an open sewer. Meanwhile government and regulators continue to turn a blind eye. This needs to stop.</p> <p>If you&rsquo;re like me and agree that PM Rishi Sunak should take action to stop sewage pollution in UK rivers and beaches, please add your name to the Greenpeace petition.</p> <p><a href="https://act.gp/3qfER7y">https://act.gp/3qfER7y</a></p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/38545/2023/image.png" width="500" height="340" alt=""> https://keithpound.com/2023/10/28/peter-pumpkinhead-has.html Sat, 28 Oct 2023 18:19:06 +0000 http://KeithPound.micro.blog/2023/10/28/peter-pumpkinhead-has.html <p>Peter Pumpkinhead has arrived early this year.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/38545/2023/34f286cb5c.jpg" width="450" height="600" alt="A photo of a Halloween pumpkin "> https://keithpound.com/2023/10/20/currently-listening-to.html Fri, 20 Oct 2023 14:51:37 +0000 http://KeithPound.micro.blog/2023/10/20/currently-listening-to.html <p>Currently listening to &hellip; <em>Ozarker</em> from <em>Israel Nash</em> 🎢</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/38545/2023/israel-nash-ozarker.png" alt="Israel nash ozarker image" title="israel-nash-ozarker.png" border="1" width="598" height="220" /> <p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/4EctKUAtvhsNATnKHBqSxj?si=-kxPW3mkRwaUaWGubEbIqQ">Listen on Spotify</a></p> <iframe style="border-radius:12px" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/4EctKUAtvhsNATnKHBqSxj?utm_source=generator" width="100%" height="152" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy"></iframe> https://keithpound.com/2023/10/08/sunday-started-at.html Sun, 08 Oct 2023 17:05:00 +0000 http://KeithPound.micro.blog/2023/10/08/sunday-started-at.html <p>Sunday started at the pumpkin patch and finished on the beach.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/38545/2023/img-0173.jpg" alt="photo of a large pumpkin patch" title="IMG_0173.jpg" border="1" width="600" height="450" /> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/38545/2023/img-0174.jpg" alt="photo of a beach" title="IMG_0174.jpg" border="1" width="599" height="337" /> <p><em>iPhone 14 Pro, Lightroom app, processed in Lightroom Classic</em> πŸ“·</p> https://keithpound.com/2023/10/05/todays-office-grape.html Thu, 05 Oct 2023 06:58:14 +0000 http://KeithPound.micro.blog/2023/10/05/todays-office-grape.html <p>Today’s office - grape picking overlooking the sea</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/38545/2023/4cd8ab39c2.jpg" width="600" height="450" alt="photo of a vineyard overlooking the sea"> https://keithpound.com/2023/10/02/the-high-tide.html Mon, 02 Oct 2023 07:21:18 +0000 http://KeithPound.micro.blog/2023/10/02/the-high-tide.html <p>The high tide curtailed our walk this morning</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/38545/2023/img-0161.jpg" alt="a photo of a road under water" title="IMG_0161.jpg" border="1" width="450" height="600" /> <p><em>iPhone 14 Pro, Lightroom app, processed in Lightroom Classic</em> πŸ“·</p> https://keithpound.com/2023/09/26/feeling-ashamed-listening.html Tue, 26 Sep 2023 21:11:32 +0000 http://KeithPound.micro.blog/2023/09/26/feeling-ashamed-listening.html <p>Feeling ashamed listening to the UK Home Secretary. This is not who we are.</p> https://keithpound.com/2023/09/25/currently-listening-to.html Mon, 25 Sep 2023 17:25:00 +0000 http://KeithPound.micro.blog/2023/09/25/currently-listening-to.html <p>Currently listening to &hellip; In Time by The Emerald Dawn 🎢</p> <p>I&rsquo;ve followed this band since seeing them perform at a gig in a friend&rsquo;s garden last year.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/38545/2023/roon-in-time-emerald-dawn.png" alt="an image from roon of In Time from The Emerald Dawn" title="roon-in-time-emerald-dawn.png" border="1" width="512" height="265" /> <p>Listen to the single on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/6K5fFgg6lwLS5EgtT6Uz7f?si=D7o_JdhmQqaFyI_ejbyu8A" target="_blank">Spotify</href> or catch the whole album on Bandcamp.</p> <iframe style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=242595005/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" seamless><a href="https://theemeralddawn.bandcamp.com/album/in-time">In Time by The Emerald Dawn</a></iframe> https://keithpound.com/2023/09/09/day-language-mbsept.html Sat, 09 Sep 2023 15:30:20 +0000 http://KeithPound.micro.blog/2023/09/09/day-language-mbsept.html <p>Day 9: language #mbsept</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/38545/2023/e950260181.jpg" width="600" height="436" alt=""> https://keithpound.com/2023/09/08/day-yonder-mbsept.html Fri, 08 Sep 2023 10:53:35 +0000 http://KeithPound.micro.blog/2023/09/08/day-yonder-mbsept.html <p>Day 8: yonder #mbsept</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/38545/2023/apc-0251.jpg" alt="a photo of a view across the Aune Valley in South Devon" title="Aune Valley" border="1" width="599" height="337" /> <p><em>iPhone 14 Pro, processed in Lightroom Classic</em> πŸ“·</p> https://keithpound.com/2023/09/07/day-panorama-mbsept.html Thu, 07 Sep 2023 07:45:00 +0000 http://KeithPound.micro.blog/2023/09/07/day-panorama-mbsept.html <p>Day 7: panorama #mbsept</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/38545/2023/img-0140.jpg" alt="a panorama of South Milton beach from a kayak" title="IMG_0140.jpg" border="0" width="600" height="193" /> <p><em>iPhone 14 Pro, Lightroom app, processed in Lightroom Classic</em> πŸ“·</p> https://keithpound.com/2023/09/06/day-well-mbsept.html Wed, 06 Sep 2023 06:45:00 +0000 http://KeithPound.micro.blog/2023/09/06/day-well-mbsept.html <p>Day 6: well #mbsept</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/38545/2023/well.jpg" alt="a photo of the well we discovered in our garden after renovating it" title="well.jpg" border="1" width="600" height="450" /> <p><em>iPhone 11, Lightroom app, processed in Lightroom Classic</em> πŸ“·</p> https://keithpound.com/2023/09/05/day-forest-mbsept.html Tue, 05 Sep 2023 07:32:00 +0000 http://KeithPound.micro.blog/2023/09/05/day-forest-mbsept.html <p>Day 5: forest #mbsept</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/38545/2023/apc-0664.jpg" alt="a photo of trees in a forest" title="APC_0664.jpg" border="1" width="450" height="600" /> <p><em>iPhone 11, Lightroom app, processed in Lightroom Classic</em> πŸ“·</p> https://keithpound.com/2023/09/04/day-orange-mbsept.html Mon, 04 Sep 2023 15:32:42 +0000 http://KeithPound.micro.blog/2023/09/04/day-orange-mbsept.html <p>Day 4: orange #mbsept</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/38545/2023/img-0141-jpg.jpg" alt="photo of the departure board at Reading train station" title="IMG_0141_jpg.jpg" border="0" width="599" height="378" /> https://keithpound.com/2023/09/03/day-three-precious.html Sun, 03 Sep 2023 09:24:09 +0000 http://KeithPound.micro.blog/2023/09/03/day-three-precious.html <p>Day 3: precious #mbsept</p> <p>Beach day in September</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/38545/2023/e9f827102c.jpg" width="600" height="450" alt="photo of South Milton beach"> https://keithpound.com/2023/09/02/day-buildup-mbsept.html Sat, 02 Sep 2023 19:31:32 +0000 http://KeithPound.micro.blog/2023/09/02/day-buildup-mbsept.html <p>Day 2: buildup #mbsept</p> <p>Waiting to be recycled</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/38545/2023/47970bef17.jpg" width="450" height="600" alt="photo of Nespresso capsules waiting to be recy"> https://keithpound.com/2023/09/01/photos-from-my.html Fri, 01 Sep 2023 13:56:45 +0000 http://KeithPound.micro.blog/2023/09/01/photos-from-my.html <p>Photos from my Friday morning walk from home to Bantham. This was the first sunny day after a week of mainly rain.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/38545/2023/img-0119.jpg" alt="A photo of a path through a filed in South Devon" title="Lead On" border="1" width="599" height="337" /> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/38545/2023/img-0120.jpg" alt="A photo of Bantham from the coastal path" title="Almost at Bantham" border="1" width="599" height="337" /> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/38545/2023/img-0121.jpg" alt="A photo of the estuary at Bantham with some boats" title="The estuary" border="0" width="599" height="337" /> <p><em>iPhone 14 Pro, processed in Lightroom Classic</em> πŸ“·</p> https://keithpound.com/2023/09/01/day-one-abstract.html Fri, 01 Sep 2023 07:30:27 +0000 http://KeithPound.micro.blog/2023/09/01/day-one-abstract.html <p>Day 1: abstract #mbsept</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/38545/2023/mpsept01.jpg" alt="An image of a drop of water on a leaf" title="mpsept01.jpg" border="0" width="450" height="600" /> <p><em>iPhone 14 Pro, processed in Lightroom Classic</em> πŸ“·</p> https://keithpound.com/2023/08/23/happiness-is-an.html Wed, 23 Aug 2023 17:05:00 +0000 http://KeithPound.micro.blog/2023/08/23/happiness-is-an.html <p>Happiness is an overflowing wood store at the end of August.</p> <img src="https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/38545/2023/img-0099-jpg.jpg" alt="IMG 0099 jpg" title="IMG_0099_jpg.jpg" border="0" width="600" height="450" />