Life & Times

Listening to Between the Music: Volume One which is a collection of the tracks played between the acts at the End of the Road Festival, chosen by Simon Taffe. 🎶

I know it’s the 25th, but it’s only September. We spotted a guy wearing a Christmas jumper in town today 🎄

Industrial furnaces #FridayPhoto 📷 iPhone 11, processed in ON1 Photo RAW 2022

You’ve got to put fuel in the tank when you’re on an 80-mile bike ride #FridayPhoto 📷 🚲 iPhone 11, processed in ON1 Photo RAW 2022

I spent too long setting up Personalised Spatial Audio after upgrading to iOS 16 on my iPhone. Apple expects you to scan your ears and follow instructions when you can’t see what’s on the screen…. Tip: use screen mirroring.

Listening to FM, the new offering from Ryan Adams. I’ve been a fan since I first heard Heartbreaker, released in 2000, and I think he’s on top form with the new album. 🎶

Finished reading: The Larmenius Inheritance by John Paul Davis 📚

Just finished my shift behind the bar at the village beer and sausage festival. Time for a beer 🍺

Mist over the fields in the early morning 📷 iPhone 11, Halide II app, processed in ON1 Photo RAW 2022

Closed my Adobe Creative Cloud account and moved to ON1 Photo Raw 2022.

Lines in the sky #FridayPhoto 📷 iPhone 11, Halide II app, processed in ON1 Photo RAW 2022

Not a good start to the day

The UK government is missing in action

A Tory source tells the UK i newspaper: “The iceberg is getting closer and closer… and you’ve got Liz and Rishi doing a ridiculous leadership contest. We’ve got nothing, we’ve done nothing.” UK government ministers were accused of a “dereliction of duty” today for not providing anyone for the media …

The UK government is missing in action

Listening to the new Muse album, Will of the People. It’s a mix of rock, prog, glam and metal - play it loud! 🎶

Dead wood #FridayPhoto 📷 iPhone 11, processed in ON1 Photo RAW 2022