Wednesday, 29 January 2020
Monday, 27 January 2020
Monday Mystery
Last week's close view
was correctly identified as
part of a pair of scissors by Adrian and Ellen. Well done.
My thanks to all who had a go at identifying it.
Can you work out what this is a view of?
If you would like to make a guess please leave it in the comments.
They will be revealed, along with the answer, next Monday.
was correctly identified as
part of a pair of scissors by Adrian and Ellen. Well done.
My thanks to all who had a go at identifying it.
Can you work out what this is a view of?
If you would like to make a guess please leave it in the comments.
They will be revealed, along with the answer, next Monday.
Saturday, 25 January 2020
The Holey Part of the Church
The walls of my village church were built using a mixture of greensand, ironstone and limestone.
One section is possibly softer than usual.
I'm always fascinated by the holes in that section.
Were they made by bees?
Many seem to have been taken over by spiders.
The largest must be getting on for 3 cm in diameter which seems to me to be rather large for a mining bee.
Any other ideas?
One section is possibly softer than usual.
I'm always fascinated by the holes in that section.
Were they made by bees?
Many seem to have been taken over by spiders.
The largest must be getting on for 3 cm in diameter which seems to me to be rather large for a mining bee.
Any other ideas?
Wednesday, 22 January 2020
Not Just Snowdrops
Took a different route through the churchyard this morning and spotted
the Winter Aconites are well on their way to flowering.
the Winter Aconites are well on their way to flowering.
Tuesday, 21 January 2020
Red, White and Blue
A couple of photos from yesterday.
Sunrise. Looking to the West from the end of my lane with the Sun behind me,
Lovely blue sky with clouds illuminated red by the rising Sun.
The white?
Although cold it was a brilliant Sunny morning with blue skies so later on we went walkabout through the churchyard and spotted the Snowdrops were at last showing through.
Sunrise. Looking to the West from the end of my lane with the Sun behind me,
Lovely blue sky with clouds illuminated red by the rising Sun.
The white?
Although cold it was a brilliant Sunny morning with blue skies so later on we went walkabout through the churchyard and spotted the Snowdrops were at last showing through.
Monday, 20 January 2020
Monday Mystery
I seemed to have perplexed everyone with last week's close view
No one managed to work out it was part of
an LED flickering candle lantern.
Maybe this week's close view will be easier to work out
If you would like to make a guess please leave it in the comments.
They will be revealed, along with the answer, next Monday.
No one managed to work out it was part of
an LED flickering candle lantern.
Maybe this week's close view will be easier to work out
If you would like to make a guess please leave it in the comments.
They will be revealed, along with the answer, next Monday.
Tuesday, 14 January 2020
Weather Station Update
Information from the weather station I have been using since December 2014 has been erratic for the past few months.
Sometimes when it was teeming down with rain it would record nothing. Every so often the clock would jump to a random time. Also the temperature measurements would suddenly jump up or down several degrees. A few months ago I took it apart to give it a thorough cleaning and could see the rain gauge had overflowed and soaked most of the electronics and sensors. That is one problem with having everything contained in a single enclosure.
I spent a few weeks perusing various sites and reading reviews with the aim of buying a new weather station. Two of my main considerations were the use of rechargeable batteries on the outside unit, charged in situ, and the ability to send the data to the Wunderground (Weather Underground) weather site.
In the end I chose the 'Ventus Colour Weather Station with WiFi Internet Connection' from the Weatherspares site.
Indoor display (sorry about the reflections)
All digits are white. Only the forecast graphic is in colour.
It was dispatched and arrive by courier within a couple of days and took little time to complete the small amount of assembly needed, power it up and make sure the outdoor unit was 'talking' to the indoor display. A free app had to be downloaded to my phone to enable the display to connect to the internet and enable a connection to the Wunderground weather site. Once I had found my way round the menu system on the display I adjusted the barometric pressure reading to a close match to the readings shown on the Met Office weather maps.
The WS View app is available on Apple and Google app stores.
It can also show the present day's readings from the Wunderground weather site.
To view historical data the web site has to be used.
Click on the above collage to see it larger on my Flickr account.
As well as sending data to Wunderground it could also send it to Weathercloud and / or WOW (Met Office Weather Observation Website).
Initially I had inserted Ni-MH rechargeables in the outside unit but by the mornings the display was showing them as about quarter charge even after some decent Sunlight the days before. One of the problems with Ni-Cad and NiMH AA cells is they are only 1.2V whereas alkaline cells are 1.5V. Fortunately I got round to removing the batteries from the old weather station and had forgotten they were:
Rechargeable alkaline cells are not so common but they are 1.5V. Even though they had been in continuous use for five years they were still holding their charge so I put them in the new weather station and they seem to be working just fine.
Sometimes when it was teeming down with rain it would record nothing. Every so often the clock would jump to a random time. Also the temperature measurements would suddenly jump up or down several degrees. A few months ago I took it apart to give it a thorough cleaning and could see the rain gauge had overflowed and soaked most of the electronics and sensors. That is one problem with having everything contained in a single enclosure.
I spent a few weeks perusing various sites and reading reviews with the aim of buying a new weather station. Two of my main considerations were the use of rechargeable batteries on the outside unit, charged in situ, and the ability to send the data to the Wunderground (Weather Underground) weather site.
In the end I chose the 'Ventus Colour Weather Station with WiFi Internet Connection' from the Weatherspares site.
Indoor display (sorry about the reflections)
All digits are white. Only the forecast graphic is in colour.
It was dispatched and arrive by courier within a couple of days and took little time to complete the small amount of assembly needed, power it up and make sure the outdoor unit was 'talking' to the indoor display. A free app had to be downloaded to my phone to enable the display to connect to the internet and enable a connection to the Wunderground weather site. Once I had found my way round the menu system on the display I adjusted the barometric pressure reading to a close match to the readings shown on the Met Office weather maps.
The WS View app is available on Apple and Google app stores.
It can also show the present day's readings from the Wunderground weather site.
To view historical data the web site has to be used.
Click on the above collage to see it larger on my Flickr account.
As well as sending data to Wunderground it could also send it to Weathercloud and / or WOW (Met Office Weather Observation Website).
Initially I had inserted Ni-MH rechargeables in the outside unit but by the mornings the display was showing them as about quarter charge even after some decent Sunlight the days before. One of the problems with Ni-Cad and NiMH AA cells is they are only 1.2V whereas alkaline cells are 1.5V. Fortunately I got round to removing the batteries from the old weather station and had forgotten they were:
Rechargeable alkaline cells are not so common but they are 1.5V. Even though they had been in continuous use for five years they were still holding their charge so I put them in the new weather station and they seem to be working just fine.
Monday, 13 January 2020
Monday Mystery
Last Monday I showed
which was part of
It was correctly identified as part of the anemometer on my weather station by Adrian, Ragged Robin, Kev and Dave. Well done. That photo was taken soon before the unit was taken down and replaced. More about that tomorrow.
Here is part of this week's mystery object.
If you would like to make a guess as to what it is please leave it in the comments.
They, along with the answer, will be revealed next Monday.
which was part of
It was correctly identified as part of the anemometer on my weather station by Adrian, Ragged Robin, Kev and Dave. Well done. That photo was taken soon before the unit was taken down and replaced. More about that tomorrow.
Here is part of this week's mystery object.
If you would like to make a guess as to what it is please leave it in the comments.
They, along with the answer, will be revealed next Monday.
Sunday, 12 January 2020
After the Rain
After twelve hours of wet weather this morning's early walk was brightened by ...
... to the SE a Sunrise
... to the NW a setting Moon reflecting some of the redness from the Sunrise
... to the SE a Sunrise
... to the NW a setting Moon reflecting some of the redness from the Sunrise
Monday, 6 January 2020
Monday Mystery
Last week's object
was correctly identified as
a dog treat by Adrian and Dave.
They are quite small but have a very strong odour. Penny gets a couple in with her 'meaty meals' chunks. As I carry the dish she does her impression of a Bisto kid and dives in to grab those first.
For this week I have a close shot of part of
what?
If you would like to make a guess pleas leave it in the comments.
They will be revealed, along with the answer, next Monday.
was correctly identified as
a dog treat by Adrian and Dave.
They are quite small but have a very strong odour. Penny gets a couple in with her 'meaty meals' chunks. As I carry the dish she does her impression of a Bisto kid and dives in to grab those first.
For this week I have a close shot of part of
what?
If you would like to make a guess pleas leave it in the comments.
They will be revealed, along with the answer, next Monday.
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