Scraping my memory of database design.

I think this could do with more fruit next time.

This is nice with a generous spread of butter and a cup of tea.

Art class left me hungry, so I made some lunch when I got home. The broccoli looked a bit tired, but it steamed nicely with some lemon juice and garlic.

Melody by Kellock Brown.

Not every day is as balmy and calm as this.

📷 Google Pixel 8 Pro - A Giant Tree - High Resolution Shot (50MP)

Saturday morning. Breakfast. Take some time and have fun. Rock melon that's so ripe and sweet, dusted with a little ground ginger. Mendelssohn's 'Calm seas and a prosperous voyage' playing on the radio.

our first snow for nearly 2 years

From Arnside Knott you can see the Lakeland Fells and Yorkshire Dales. It's a commanding view.

When I first saw this, I wondered where the grass-collector was attached. And then I realised it is a very up-to-date ground penetrating radar set.

GPR is used in this geophysical survey to identify sub-surface changs in th soil structure, and particularly to identify buried wooden structures. The Roman fort is believed to have been mainly a wooden structure, and some elements have been provisionally identified.

Avoiding a meltdown.

Which reminds me -- where are my castanets?

I took a brief rest and was joined by this lovely Red Admiral. We enjoyed a comradely silence for a few minutes before moving on again.

Part of nature's sanitation department, this snail lives on decaying vegetation. They're also high on the song thrush's menu.

Phone box with fly posters

he's going grey!

The trees are full of birds singing their hearts out. Joy.

On an end gable in Morecambe. The bay contains many great shellfish as well as swimmers. Competition from elsewhere has seen almost all of the businesses close during my lifetime.

Cup and ring stone dating from 3000-1700 BCE.

There's an interesting gallery dedicated to Scotland's First People.

This is a big stone that would take two strong people to lift.

The great gothic pile that is Saint Pancras station, overshadowing the British Library.

Outside view of a superb climbing hydrangea.

The work of seconds with a bolt cropper and someone's treasured bike is gone.

Nobody sees anything. It's a shame.

Corollary - use a U bolt lock, or tie a wolverine to the frame if you leave your bike for even a few minutes.

Crystal glasses have gone out of fashion like crystal accents have. I bought 4 of these lovely whiskey glasses for a pound.

Makes a fun filter, too 😁

I just noticed this is off center. Does anyone care?

A police BMW GS is smart enough to escort a royal visitor and capable of negotiating farm tracks.

After cooking the onions, and garlic, add the chopped fruit and veggies and let them sweat on a medium heat for 15 minutes.

Stir from time to time to prevent burning.

Revisiting memories can refresh them. Maybe recall something that you missed before.

Embellishments? They're your memories, after all!

This was my first view, looking up Radical Steps. Flaring sun ...

I used my hand as an improvised lens hood to produce the previous image. But this one has a certain charm, I think.

My kind neighbor brought me this for lunch.

It was spicy and full of surprises, a kind of surf n turf which was just what I needed today.

Good neighbors are worth more than gold.

Top tip - never reheat rice, it's not worth the risk of food poisoning. So, of course, for safety, I ate the lot 😂

An edible mushroom. But not especially tasty. Leave it for the next passer-by.

This is a Bantam mail box, designed by Sir Kenneth Grange. The box was named by Post Office employees and looks a bit like the fuel tank on the old BSA Bantam motorcycle used by the GPO.

Kenneth Grange designed and made his own coffin which served as a bookshelf until he died aged 95.

124 St Vincent Street is one of many grand buildings in Glasgow that have been restored and refurbished, providing commercial premises in the thriving business district.

This building on three storeys with a good basement was an hotel for the Temperance Society. Located between the castle and Judges Lodgings. Now residential. Lancaster is renowned for embracing religious reform. An ancestor of mine established a number of Temperance centers in New Zealand where road builders were paid in rum rather than money. The world baffles me most of the time.