Archive for the ‘Photo’ Category

Close Call With A Scorpion

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

You know when instinct shouts that something is seriously not right?

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Thirty minutes ago my instinct really screamed at me and, sure enough, things really were not right as the scorpion shown above was heading extremely rapidly towards my left foot – which was at the time completely unprotected against attack.

Seriously dangerous? I have no idea, but it is quite clearly a scorpion and that was enough for me to decide to apply a little ‘maximum prejudice’ to it.

Guerrilla Gardening A Patio

Saturday, February 21st, 2009

Last year, tomatoes, peppers, chillis, aubergines and a host of other things.

This year, flowers. Lots of them.

On the reverse of each of those packets in the photo there are instructions and supposed requirements for the depth the seeds should be planted at, the spaces between each and so on. (Click image for bigger).

Seed Planting Instructions

Seed Planting Instructions

Obviously, I have taken no notice whatsoever of those and simply put all of the seeds from all of the different packets together in one packet, then shaken it to mix them all together, and then sprinkled the resulting mixture into a big bunch of empty pots.

I figure that is how nature does it, and if it is good enough for nature – it’s good enough for me.

Will it work? I’ll have to wait and see.

Note: the above isn’t really guerilla gardening as you can’t really guerilla garden your own patio; this is real guerilla gardening.

Photos From Inside Palestine

Friday, January 9th, 2009

Everyone seems to be saying that ‘journalists are banned’ from entering Palestine.

This may be officially true, but since when did journalists or photographers care about official bans?

Never, is the answer to that, and here are some photos from Palestine, just to prove it.

A Christmas Morning Note To Self

Thursday, December 25th, 2008

When cooking a ‘full English breakfast’ for that special start to Christmas day…

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…do try to remember to cook the bacon.

Rain Ahead?

Saturday, December 13th, 2008

atlantic rain satellite image

Oh, yes.