Around here the pink magnolias are always first off the mark, the greeny-yellow and white varieties waking a bit later. This one’s already shedding petals with abandon, a many-veiled dance.…

2024 Dad and I had more fun at the Grand Canyon before heading home. 2017 After a long day in Sarajevo, Bosnia, we hiked up to the Yellow Fortress through the Kovaci Cemetery for a nice sunset. Then…

Speed without structure is just a faster way to get lost. Here's the harness I built to coordinate AI agents across a Rails codebase — from brainstorming to shipping — so I could stop babysitting and…

Remote anchorages, white sand, turquoise water — that was the dream. What I didn’t expect was how much those same places would change the way I see my own waste... The post The Part of Cruising No…

I'm set to hike the GR20 across Corsica, but there are some lingering questions that need answering before I head off to this French island. The post Hiking the GR20: Pre-Departure Questions &…

Days 6 to 10 brought several trip highlights, including an outstanding café, trippy outdoor bathing in Karuizawa, and a perfect few hours at Sakamoto Library. This is Part two, days 6–10. See also…

Took a walk and thinking about the equinox.

First, there’s the boat, a two-to-three-hour catamaran ride on open water—it’s notorious for seasickness. The post How to Take Your Mum to a Remote, Exotic Bahia Island first appeared on Correr Es Mi…

The elevation profile on Bikerouter has been rebuilt from the ground up. This post gives a short overview of new features.

It's Friday and I'm on my way to Glasgow. The plan is to be on the road by 6.30 and in Scotland around noon hopefully, so—depending on when you're reading this—I might be on my way, already there or…

At Understanding Ag, we often talk about how focusing on the Six Soil Health Principles leads to resiliency of the Four Ecosystem Processes on our farms. That is extremely important and doing so…

Doha, Qatar | February 2026 Fujifilm X-T5 Fujifilm XF 56mm ƒ/1.2 R 56mm (84mm) | ƒ/1.2 | 1/300s | ISO 3200

Shanghai is my home base in China — and this time, I finally figured out why. A few days, a handful of places, and a tension I didn't expect to find running through all of them.

Dear Ciara, There is a single name on everyone’s lips this morning: Narelle . Cyclone Narelle made landfall overnight, bringing with her devastating winds and the most torrential rain. We are…

I'm part of a dumb bike club called dfL. Ducky is our current ring leader. He has instituted series of spring-time Wednesday Night Rides, (WNR) ideally monthly, usually about the middle of the month,…

Got a chance to visit Göttingen for a talk. Observatory and workplace of Carl Friedrich Gauß.

Grand Tetons National Park, Wyoming Be forewarned. This post is a TRAP! It is designed to draw you in, weaken your defenses, and cause you to do something different than everyday life. Warning…

At the end of the previous Blog post about the Ukraine war and how it has affected dark tourism (DT) I promised that I would find a less depressing topic for the next, this Blog post. And so I…

There’s a potential paradox at the heart of some of our industry’s best content. On the one hand, these beautiful visuals can be captivating to watch. Resorts have teams of athletes who…

The magnolias are positively bursting, even the few who traditionally start a bit late. Cherries are out as well, dandelions getting an early start on the season, roses which never quite stopped over…

More walks in the Brecon Beacons with the Crickhowell Walking Festival 2026. Two dead mice – 1 x Phil’s mousetrap, 1 x Pippa. Beautiful sunrise on Tuesday courtesy of the Saharan dust.…

I was born & raised in the USA and I spent all of my life there until last year. Because I lived in the USA for decades, I was ready for something different. I've encountered Americans over here in…

The R.Blackwater has been rubbish all season barring a 1 Chub, 1 Bream, 1 Barbel and 1 Carp...it really has been that tough. So imagine my delight when I was finally getting some bites! First of the…

It’s not one of the sights on the famous Hakone Loop, but that doesn’t mean you should ignore this beautiful museum in Hakone. Here’s why… The word ‘hidden gem’ is…

Just watching the metal birds take-off. Sorry for the grainy photo. Whenever I feel emotionally tired, I decide to go to the airport for some plane spotting. I love planes, for no reason. Watching a…

On Gardening An Apology, for E.S. Maybe, everything would be different had I planted the roses in spring instead of fall. I never learned how to garden, how to tend to flowers. Inevitably, when they…

For a long time I wanted to make a port guide for every cruise port. I wasn’t happy with any of the existing ones I’d find through search, and there were certain things I wanted to know…

Travel logs. to be added.

A large delegation from the National Lottery visited the Cotswold Canals Connected project today to review progress on different aspects. The Gloucestershire...

Do wet winters kill bees? Winter losses in '25/'26 appear to be unusually high. Inevitably, the miserable winter rain is blamed. However, I suspect the problem may be due to the earlier drought, a…

It’s been a plan in action since July last year, and here I am sitting in Bergen airport as I say goodbye to the Norway leg of this trip. I got here sixteen days ago. I started by landing in Tromsø…

We all play a part, or I suppose, more accurately, we have the opportunity to play a part. Some take that opportunity, some don’t. This became especially apparent to me last week while Dawn and I…

The middle of a continent is subject to weather extremes. Here in Wisconsin we had robins, crocuses, and first butterflies last week, then a snowstorm dumping 10" snow overnight, now expecting…

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Expanding Toronto's Billy Bishop Airport is Ontario Premier Doug Ford's Latest Bad Idea

An example of the maddening and ultimately futile pursuit of chasing 'popular', whatever that means to you, on social networks. You can finesse a photo with processing, make sure your composition and…

There’s a reason a group of siskins is sometimes called a “scolding.” While they might look like delicate, charming little finches, put a tray of sunflower hearts in front of them, and they transform…

Another football away trip, this time to Teesside, which gave us the opportunity to pay another visit to a fantastic and famous little micro pub in Hartlepool. Here's how the day unfolded.... It was…

Big glass performance without the bulk. This review of the Maven CS.1A 15-45x65 breaks down clarity, build quality, and value for this premium angled spotter. The post Maven CS.1A-15-45×65…

I travel quite a bit to Mount Hood here in Oregon. I especially like snowshoeing in winter above the famous Timberline Lodge. During one winter... The post Mount Hood Travel Story by Curtis Heikkinen…

Further to yesterday’s news that Scottish gamekeeper Russell Mason, 49, had pleaded guilty to battering a trapped Goshawk to death on a shooting estate in Perthshire (see here), the Daily…

The Visit Japan Web arrival documentation for Japan registers your arrival into the country. But, it can confuse people a little bit, so here’s my guide to what to expect when filling it in…

I’ve been pretty bad about sharing photos recently, particularly when half a roll ends up sitting in the camera for a month or four more than expected. This post has a bunch of odds and ends…

A wide-eyed Ruru/Morepork is cared for at Christchurch's South Island Wildlife Hospital

Yesterday’s bee hive inspection. Checking in on the bees after a few weeks. They are busting at the seams.

Winter’s not quite done yet. As of Tuesday morning, the recent storm covered the Devil’s Lake State Park region with about 7–10 inches of snow across the park. That gives us at least one more chance…

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