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Lake Hallwil
Going somewhere new and exploring the lake shore at Seengen, near Hallwil.
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Enjoy nature while it lasts
If you find a natural feature, enjoy it while it lasts.
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Christmas Day in Narnia
Strolling in a winter wonderland on an unusual Christmas Day.
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Aeschiried in the snow
Photos from a wander in the winter sunshine in 2019.
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Scotland at night
Wonderful and unusual drone and time-lapse sequences from the Visit Scotland YouTube channel.
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Bern by night, 2011
My first little video put together using Adobe Premier Pro, using some old video clips from 2011.
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2020 retrospective – three weeks in the north of Scotland
Spending three weeks in one of the most beautiful parts of the world this summer.
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Hiking in the snow at Le Noirmont
Hiking in the snow between Le Noirmont and Le Creux-des-Biches in the Swiss Jura mountains.
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2020 Retrospective – The Wettest Walk
Of all the walks Jo and I have undertaken, the path to Haystacks in the English Lake District seems to be the most prone to failure. The attempt we made in 2020 was no exception, although a sudden change in the weather led us to an alternative success.
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2020 Retrospective – Meadows
Ever on the lookout for new views – and new variations on old views – I spent a fair amount of time on days out hunting for picturesque meadows this spring and summer.
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2020 Retrospective – Winter into Spring
The first part of my personal retrospective of a year which – to my eternal relief – wasn’t as bad on a personal level as it could easily have been.
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Thousands of second chances
I spent the afternoon working at home in front of the computer, and listened to Kenneth Williams – a well-known actor, comedian and diarist – reading from his autobiography, Just Williams.
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Block Variations for WordPress Gutenberg
WordPress’ block editor “Gutenberg” allows us to register custom block styles for a particular block. But since WordPress 5.4, we can use Block Variations to add other presets with different default settings.
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A stomp in the snow
Note to self. When the cloud is low, the snow is falling gently and the village paths are empty, get out and enjoy it.
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WordPress hooks and hook attributes – how to use them more efficiently
Explaining how to use WordPress hooks, and how to fine-tune them to improve legibility and code efficiency.
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The memory moon
When the full (-ish) moon rises above Interlaken at this time of year, it always reminds me of a photo my Dad took in south Wales many years ago, where the reflection wasn’t on a lake but on the smooth surface of the sea off the coast of Freshwater East.
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Remote working
The beginning of 2019 saw a huge change for me; both having an office close to where I live and gaining the freedom to work wherever I want to be.
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You can’t protect people against themselves
Giving up on trying to make sense of the public attitude to the coronavirus.
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Development and community; interview with Matteo Enna
Back in May, Sardinian ”open source evangelist and programmer” Matteo Enna got in touch and interviewed me for his blog.
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26 megapixels in the northern Highlands of Scotland
After buying a Fujifilm X-T3 camera, I took it out into the Scottish Highlands between Garve and Torridon to capture the remote landscape.
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Lightly child, lightly
“It’s dark because you are trying too hard. Lightly child, lightly. Learn to do everything lightly. Yes, feel lightly even though you’re feeling deeply. Just lightly let things happen and lightly cope with them. So throw away your baggage and go forward. There are quicksands all about you, sucking at your feet, trying to suck […]
