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Dolphin [or porpoise] In the Clyde Estuary

Nature Is Awesome!

25 Feb 2013

I was doing my rounds of the Ingress portals, which is a fun way of getting out and about for some exercise. I had to wait for about 5 minutes to let the portal recharge so I watched some cormorants diving for their lunch. In the distance something surfaced and then submerged without me properly seeing the shape, but it now had my undivided attention. It popped up again and I could see this was not a seal, which are the normal diving mammals in the Clyde Estuary, but a Dolphin!

Sunrise brain fade....

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30 Nov 2012

Woke up this morning at 0530 hrs. To quote Adrian Cronauer [Robin Williams] in Good Morning Vietnam: "What does the 'O' stand for? O my God, it's early!"

The awesomeness of the Capsicum!

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25 Nov 2012

I was making lunch today, which involved roasting, chicken, butter and cheese. It ended up looking nothing like the pictures in the recipe book I was following. Given the nature of the ingredients involved, I think the photos may have had a little artistic licence. For example, how does a mixture of cheese, butter and tomato purée retain it's solid state at 200 degrees centigrade to then to reveal a nice layer between the breast of the chicken and the skin as it is carved? But we are all wiser after the event :)

Mojo found on early morning walk!

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15 Aug 2012

I am very fortunate. I live in a house near the sea, with a wonderful wife and two fantastic kids. I can see, hear, walk, and use my hands. I work and have enough money. [Ok, more money is always nice, but so long as you can pay the bills, eat and have something left over, everything else is a bonus].

A new addition to my Nikon family

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28 Jun 2012

Last Saturday (23 June 2012) my Nikon Family gained a new member, a nice shiny new D700! A what a beast it is too, haven't even scratched the surface of what it can do, mainly because the manual it was sent with is in French. It is unbelievably fast - it almost takes a photo BEFORE I press the button. Just need to attach a worthy lens to it, but that will have to wait until another day! My family are already running away when they see it in my hand... could be time to head for the hills :)