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Cherry trees
Happy Earth day everyone.
Optimistic or pessimistic about the future, keep this moment real.
If it doesn't say 'dishwasher safe' this is what happens. I shall have words with the chef de plonge.
The light in England at this time of year has a definite grey cast. Some people find it depressing but I think it has a certain comforting quality.
I wonder where the other one is. Did the owner walk home with only one boot? What made the owner leave this one here?
So many questions. I should really get a life =]
Diagonal closeup of yellow and blue beach hut planks.
Captured with a phone
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Springwell (where there is still a spring, but no longer a well) is just around from where the old lepers' hospital was, and down from Moor Gate. The history of Lancaster is all around us.
This is a very nice deli for morning coffee, lunch, afternoon tea, and a glass of wine shortly after that. Perhaps I should move in!
Little plum tomatoes, bacon wrapped around cheese, and hash browns. Cooked in the air fryer together for 20 minutes.
Breakfast. Beats cornflakes any day 👍
The Secret Suites and Apart Hotel are conversions of former industrial buildings. Each suite is unique and finished to a high standard. It must be one of the quietest spots in town.
March 22 is World Water Day, a UN sponsored day of awareness. Today, more than 2 billion people do not have access to safe water.
I once lived in an area where our water came directly off the mountain, no chlorine, no other chemicals; just water. It was even bottled and sold around the country. Until it was contaminated by a leaking diesel tank upstream. Even now I filter all the water that I drink, from habit, but also because I don't trust the water company. Sometimes you can smell the chlorine after a big rain storm when drains and sewers are known to become overloaded and discharge, untreated, into the rivers and lakes.
In developing countries the situation is often dire. There are many water and charities. If you can spare anything, why not make a donation today and help those 2 billion people who don't have safe water.
No, I'm not having a bake sale! My kitchen is a bit chilly at the moment and the dough wasn't as active as usual. The result is this compact bread brick.
It smells wonderful in the toaster and tastes good too. But just one slice will do the work of two. I may have hit on something here.
Watch out for Clive's special "Expedition Loaf" coming to a bakery near you, maybe 😅
So, here's part 2 of 2 of cleaning the air fryer. I've run the 'hot cycle' and you can see where I have wiped down the metal parts. Without unscrewing and removing the heating element, I can't get to the fan and the surrounding areas. It's too hot to harbor any microbes (I hope) but it won't let me at any fats that build up. I would say that is a design fault. At least I will know what to check for when I eventually have to replace this one.
Not charred, just very well done!
This is my first cauliflower cheese. I cooked it in an air fryer.
It was fun making the cheese sauce - I used Red Leicester and some old Cheddar, some scallions, Ras El Hanout spices, and English mustard powder. And it's still quite satisfying making a roux that doesn't split.
This is half a medium cauliflower, and I reckon it would be enough for three people, with some salad on the side.
I've topped it with Japanese seaweed, for that umami taste.
As i consider revising my duck and cover drills i see a hover fly pollinating this pretty dog rose. These are among the most bee friendly roses around.
Unexpectedly, this arrived in the morning post. Since returning to UK I give blood at the local hospital every quarter and they give me a cup of tea and a biscuit. It seems like a fair exchange. I wasn't expecting a badge 😅
Lancaster Town Hall. It's a big pile for a town. Lancaster was a town when it opened in 1909 (becoming a city in 1937). Deigned by Edward Mountford, who also designed the Old Bailey in London. It was paid for by Lord Ashton, a local industrialist and multi-millionaire.
I try to find a moment of joy every day: seeing this small Tortoiseshell butterfly basking in the sun was today's. Middle of October, 4 deg C only an hour or so previously, and here is this beautiful butterfly.
I have seen so few this year; they seem to be in sharp decline in this area. It was a joy to see this one.
More, here:
Late for work but coffee must come first. Here's a happy accident.
The beans I'm using today have been described as having floral notes, so I guess this was inevitable.
Not everyone wants to live in an old house, with small windows and thick walls to keep some heat in. This modern dwelling uses glass and insulation to take best advantage of the light. A steel frame and breeze block lurks under the dressed stone exterior.
I have an irrational fascination - benchmarks!
Here is some general info:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benchmark_(surveying)
if you are in UK, you might have some near you. You can search for them, here:
www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/geodesy-positioning/legacy-data/...(BMs,local%20mean%20sea%20level%20datums.
There's an intereactive map:
interactivemaps.uk/os-benchmark-archive/#7.82/53.521/-1.889
This one is on the wall at Moor Gate. I hadn't noticed it before today. Good thing it wasn't a snake instead!
A new government building goes up in Blackpool. The famous tower is still visible through the framing. Soon it will be obfuscated by bureaucracy.
An air vent on an old shop front. One of those simple period details that has survived remodeling over time.