There was a skip with house clearance stuff in it. On top was a nice bit of wood (pale, straight grained, 2×4 about 2m long, machined surfaces, nice wood).I stood looking, pondering taking it home, but it was a bit too big and too much of a faff to get out.A bloke came up to …
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Bhutan or Bust
For work reasons I’m in Bhutan. It’s a small kingdom in the Himalayas close to Nepal and India. Awake at 4am. First 4am of the day.Left home 9:30, home to Mile End then Central line to Liverpool Street. Fast change to Standstead express.Arrive at Dubai around 1am local time. Pass security to collect bags, exit …
Old Signs
It’s interesting when walking around to take a look and see if you can work out how long something has been in place. Some things are easy, a church or other public building may have a dedication stone; you can estimate how old a tree is from its size. How do you work out how …
2025 / 365
I’m a long-term user of the Flickr photo sharing / social media site. I joined some time in 2005, so it’s 20 years this year. I’ve 29,198 images on there, of which 2,813 are public. These numbers are accurate right now, but will be inaccurate very quickly. I’m going to take a photo per day …
2024 – N/S/E/W Up and Down
I did quite a bit of travel this year, getting closer to both poles of the planet than ever before. How did this year fare? NorthIn Transport South GreenlandOn Foot Reykjavik Iceland (64.14414470677431, -21.926072275395274) SouthIn Transport Paradise Bay, AntarcticaOn Foot Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina -54.826000, -68.344000 EastIn Transport Saxmundham 52.2139015355 1.4935505485On Foot Snape …