Life & Times

Dead wood #FridayPhoto ๐Ÿ“ท

Dead Tree photo

iPhone 11, processed in ON1 Photo RAW 2022


This is the first photo from my new (previously enjoyed) Canon EOS M6 Mark II and the kit EF-M 15-45mm lens.

I’m pleased to be back with Canon after a couple of years of shooting with a Sony a6300 as I much prefer the way the Canon handles. ๐Ÿ“ท๐ŸŒฑ

photo of a sunflower

Canon EOS M6 II, processed in ON1 Photo RAW 2022


Today, news outlets in the UK report that water companies have failed to monitor the amount of sewage discharged into the sea in popular resort towns.

a cartoon of a lady being fined for dog mess

This is a disgrace, and Iโ€™ve supported a petition calling on the Government to renationalise the water supply as the industry, in its current form, is no longer fit for purpose.

Sign the petition


Listening to a work-in-progress recording of a new song from the 2022 live line-up of Big Big Train, featuring Alberto Bravin on lead vocals. Watch on YouTube Sounds good so far. ๐ŸŽถ


My neighbour has been moving the earth to extend his wildlife pond #FridayPhoto ๐Ÿ“ท

photo of a dug out pond

iPhone 11, Halide app, processed in ON1 Photo RAW 2022


Today's adventure

Today’s adventure was kayaking on Lake 86. ๐Ÿ›ถ

Image of a lake Phot taken from the kayak

Did an hour of Park Yoga this morning before it got too hot ๐Ÿง˜๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚๏ธ


Some kind soul has put a bucket of water outside their garden for the dogs to drink in this hot weather #FridayPhoto ๐Ÿ“ท

Welcome drink

iPhone 11, Halide app, processed in ON1 Photo RAW 2022


Pre-breakfast bike ride


Learning how to use the Halide app whilst out with the dog this morning.

Landscape photo Black and white photo of a fern

iPhone 11, Halide app, processed in ON1 Photo RAW 2022 ๐Ÿ“ท


One reason that energy prices in the UK have skyrocketed.

The EU price cap on gas is 43.99 Euros per mega watt hour. The UK is ยฃ263.79 per mega watt hour.

<img src=“https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/38545/2023/5b6fd97fae.png" width=“400” height=“400” border=“1” alt=“Graph showing relative energy price caps across Europe />


Enough Is Enough! Thereโ€™s a growing pushback in the UK against the status quo.

Weโ€™re not in this together, we never have been.

Read more here


Early walk with โ€œthe boyโ€ before it becomes too hot ๐Ÿ“ท


Great quote from the Daily Mirror Whitehall correspondent Mikey Smith on the campaign to keep Boris in No 10.

โ€œImagine there being an active campaign to get Boris Johnson to stay on as PM, and not one to bring Gordon Brown back. Not saying either is the answer, but one seems objectively less of a batshit idea than the other.โ€


Saturday morning cycle ride ๐Ÿšฒ

strava map

Strava link