Freakin' Green Elf Shorts Travel Map update
As you may have heard by now, there's a new toucherfeelercaresser holder of the Freakin' Green Elf Shorts (well, their clone, anyway): Rimpy Rimpington! And to work out on which continent you may be...
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Last Tuesday, Hound experienced an almost painless viewing of my latest night sky post 30 Seconds of Jupiter, and asked "Now if you can just fill in your maps of the heavens with tarot correspondences...
View ArticleSaturday Swim: A Sea Witch in Short-Shorts
What shadowy creature lurks in the depths shallows...? This "Summer" malarkey is getting a bit ridiculous. We haven't had rain for weeks, the sun's out, the sea is (relatively) warm, and my shorts...
View ArticleSunday Swim: Sea Monster Off the Port Bow!
Once in a blue moon, the North Sea off the North Norfolk coast becomes so warm and crystal clear, that it attracts a certain cryptid lifeform to its inviting waters. Unfortunately, I didn't realise...
View ArticleThursday Swim: Nest of Horrors
Wait. No. That butterfly (a Meadow Brown) is not the horror. Where is it?::mutters to self:: Oh, I can't find it now. It's mixed up with the other photos somewhere. Why are nests of horrors never...
View ArticleA Cloudy Horizon
After returning from work on Tuesday, a vexing evening was had dealing with administrative matters instigated by The Father on my behalf without my knowledge! A smidgen of joy was squeezed out of the...
View ArticleSpeaking of clouds...
... we finally got some rain on Friday night/Saturday morning! And to prove it, here are some photos of the classic British Summertime's cloudy sky from yesterday (it didn't last though, as the last...
View ArticleNot The Freakin' Green Elf Shorts
Oh, dear. The triumphant return of the Freakin' Green Elf Shorts over at Rimpy's has encouraged a glut of imposters to try and nab the spotlight. Be wary of Freakin' Green Elf Shorts wannabes. The...
View ArticleThursday Swim: Something's Afoot
Another Thursday means another swim. And, good gods it was lovely down on the beach this morning! The sea was calmer than I've seen it for a long time (no wind), and although it was high tide, it...
View ArticleBeyond the Groyne at the End-of-the-Line
I "accidentally" went for a saunter along the beach this morning, inexplicably taking Camera with me, despite saying that I wouldn't do so (to prevent this sort of variation-on-a-theme series of beach...
View ArticleIt's A Faaaake! Not The Art Of Star Trek - Revenge of the Baby-Sat
I threatened you with Star Trek, and now I'm here to follow up on that threat. Ta da:In Star Trek it often seems like the adventures we see onscreen are only the tip of the iceberg. In the series' we...
View ArticleLast Call for the Freakin' Green Elf Shorts
You now have a little more than three days to get to minimum safe distance your Freakin' Green Elf Shorts captions in over at Rimpy's place. The Freakin Green Elf Short Caption Competition closes at...
View ArticleCoastal Catch-Up
The Moon from 5th August It's been nearly two weeks since my last beach photos post. Can you believe it? Eleven days, actually. Still, nearer to two weeks than one. Anyway, just because there haven't...
View ArticleRed Arrows: Cromer Carnival 2018
Different to 2016. Just. This week is carnival week in Cromer, and yesterday, being the third Wednesday in August, was Carnival Day. Traditionally, Cromer plays host to the Royal Air Force Aerobatic...
View Article"Damn it. You have ALL the Cormorants again."
It does appear that way, doesn't it, Ms Scarlet? Ms Scarlet appeared quite vexed after perusing Wednesday's Coastal Catch-Up post and the glut of cormorants contained within. So, to soothe her nerves,...
View ArticleIt's A Faaaake! Not The Art Of Star Trek - Seeing Double
Rather uncharacteristically, I've made a start on this month's Star Trek art challenge well before the last minute! I thought I'd better set a good example as I was the one who came up with the theme...
View ArticleCormorantermission
The End-of-the-Line Bad news, everybody: Despite making you suffer with two Star Trek-related posts within the last month, I have another one coming up. So, here's a little intermission to take your...
View ArticleIt's A Faaaake! Not The Art Of Star Trek - Wild Things
Continued from...It's A Faaake! Not The Art Of Star Trek - Seeing Double Well, I didn't use any of those photos from a couple of weeks ago (was it really that long ago?) for August's Art Challenge....
View ArticleAt the Other End of the Line
Just ignore Cutie-Pie up there (last seen here) -she's trying to lull you into a false sense of security Beyond the End-of-the-Line, past the Kingdom of the Crab People and the Chalk Rafts of...
View ArticleIn the bath 10 years ago...
Before we get to my bath, here's something I threatened a couple of months ago:Book on a Chair: The Final Tour These are the very few books I've managed to read since Anne McCaffrey's The Rowan back...
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