iPhone 6s with Camera+2 app.
Saturday, 16 January 2021
On Reflection
After recent rain and once today's slushy snow had melted there was plenty of surface water along the lane. Not much of a Sunset today but the effect with it reflected in the water caught my attention.
iPhone 6s with Camera+2 app.
iPhone 6s with Camera+2 app.
Wednesday, 13 January 2021
A Frosty Microscope
It seems yonks since I set up the LCD microscope for a session.
As a frost was forecast for this morning I thought it would be different to see the frost close up instead of pretty photos of frosty plants. To have the longest possible time to adjust the microscope focus before any frosty object thawed I set things up in the unheated greenhouse. The microscope being powered by a 5V power bank. Even so the crystals started to melt almost immediately. Anyway here are a few captures at varied magnification:
There were a few crystal spikes but they melted too fast to get a decent photo.
As a frost was forecast for this morning I thought it would be different to see the frost close up instead of pretty photos of frosty plants. To have the longest possible time to adjust the microscope focus before any frosty object thawed I set things up in the unheated greenhouse. The microscope being powered by a 5V power bank. Even so the crystals started to melt almost immediately. Anyway here are a few captures at varied magnification:
There were a few crystal spikes but they melted too fast to get a decent photo.
Monday, 11 January 2021
Sunday, 10 January 2021
Thursday, 7 January 2021
Ready for Winter, Preparing for Spring
Winter can be trial for humans and wildlife. For the birds I have bought three coconuts filled with suet, insects and mealworms:
After a night of freezing temperatures, rain and then light snow the footpaths and untreated lanes were a skating rink as Penny found out when she did her impersonation of Bambi on the frozen lake. I was safe as I had dug out the old pair of shoes I keep fitted with ice spikes:
It won't be too long before birds start investigating nesting places. This year I am trying out a WoodStone nestbox:
Although I knew it was made with a mixture of concrete and wood (sawdust?) it is a lot heavier than I expected. A good job it comes complete with a hefty screw in hook to hang it on.
After a night of freezing temperatures, rain and then light snow the footpaths and untreated lanes were a skating rink as Penny found out when she did her impersonation of Bambi on the frozen lake. I was safe as I had dug out the old pair of shoes I keep fitted with ice spikes:
It won't be too long before birds start investigating nesting places. This year I am trying out a WoodStone nestbox:
Although I knew it was made with a mixture of concrete and wood (sawdust?) it is a lot heavier than I expected. A good job it comes complete with a hefty screw in hook to hang it on.
Monday, 4 January 2021
Exhausted
It really is exhausting being sprawled out on the back seat of the car all the way to the vets and back again. A girl needs to relax and recover.
We had been for the one hour booked slot at the vets for Penny to have her blood pressure checked. Last time she got too wound up for them to obtain an accurate reading. This longer slot was to give her time to calm down. As it happened she had a different vet and was as 'good as gold'. All done in less than a quarter of an hour. Her BP is still a little raised but much better than it was before she started her medication. The next check-up will be towards the end of the month.
We had been for the one hour booked slot at the vets for Penny to have her blood pressure checked. Last time she got too wound up for them to obtain an accurate reading. This longer slot was to give her time to calm down. As it happened she had a different vet and was as 'good as gold'. All done in less than a quarter of an hour. Her BP is still a little raised but much better than it was before she started her medication. The next check-up will be towards the end of the month.
Saturday, 2 January 2021
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