A Brilliant Day

It was a good day for me in a couple of ways. First thing this morning I had to attend the Urology clinic at the hospital. A previous ultrasound scan had shown slight enlargement on my kidneys so the urologist had ordered a CT scan. This morning I got the result. Nothing nasty showing. A bit of enlargement which they will monitor but nothing to worry about at this time.

Second was the weather. A very slight breeze. Temperature 9C. Blue sky and fluffy clouds. In fact it felt so warm I changed from my Winter to a Spring coat when we went walkabout. I even had to undo that half way through.

Lovely mixture of blue sky and different cloud formations:



Couldn't resist seeing what the PhotoSpiralysis app would make of it.
Tried grey scale this time:



A bit on the grainy side but I like the overall effect.

Monday Mystery

I think I can claim a win this time.
Last week's mystery photo



was recognised by everyone as the bud of a plant, but what plant?
Actually it was the flower bud on one of my Cymbidium Orchids.
The only one to produce a flower spike this year.





My thanks to all who had a go at identifying it.

This time I have a macro photo for you.
The result of seven focus stacked shots.



The actual size of the object is about 10mm.

If you think you know, or would like to make a guess, please leave your guess in the comments. They will be revealed, along with the answer, next Monday.

HyperDroste

As I still had the HyperDroste app on my old iPod I had a play with it.



The app is easy to use but what a kerfuffle transferring the video to the MacBook.
I though it was going to save the video clips to the iPod . Wrong. It generates the video but that has to be transferred to the MacBook by Air Drop. Took me a while to work out how as I last used Air Drop (sending a file between machines by W-Fi / Bluetooth) a few years ago.

In a Spiral

Had a hearty meal at the newly opened carvery at my local garden centre.
Choice of turkey breast, beef pie or quiche. I chose the latter.
Lots of veg choices. I was a good boy and gave the chips and roast potatoes a miss.
Too high in potassium for me. I chose mashed spuds, green beans, peas, cauliflower and carrots.
Topped with lashings of gravy. Everything was perfectly cooked though just a bit on the cool side.

In the evening I was checking through the apps on my old iPod and deleting some I never use.
I was a bit peeved to find the iOS app HyperDroste I have on my old iPod was no longer downloadable. I had wanted to install it on the iPhone. That app takes any photo and turns it into an animated recursive spiral.
So I downloaded and had a play with the iOS app PhotoSpiralysis last night.
This only makes still spiral pictures.

For example



can be manipulated to become



or



could become your worst nightmare



It reminds me of the giant sand worm creatures from the film Dune.

King of the Birdtable

or maybe Queen





The Magpie is now a regular visitor.

Yesterday I heard a Mistle Thrush singing. The first time this year.
Hearing one and actually seeing it are two very different things.

Prickly Colour

Nice to see a bit of colour indoors as well as outdoors.



Cheers me up no end.

Monday Mystery

Some good guesses for last week's mystery object



I do have a couple of wheelbarrows but this



was correctly identified by Adrian, The Veg Artist, Kris, Ellen and A Brit in Tennessee as a garden cart / wagon / barrow. Well done and many thanks to all who had a go. I find it much easier to handle than the wheelbarrows. Less strain on the arms and I don't have to tilt it round corners or balance it when the load shifts. This version has a nice tipping action.



A new puzzler for you



It you think you know what it is please leave your guess in the comments.
They will be revealed, along with the answer, next Monday.