An occasional journal
Newborn spider cubs out for a spin.
Admin2 is reading Mirage Men by Mark Pilkington. Admin1 enjoyed Tigerman so much he’s re-reading Nick Harkaway’s previous novel, Angelmaker.
We are watching the slow, black, crowblack Hinterland Y Gwyll. Indeed to goodness we are.
Xanthorhoe fluctuata sleeping on the wild garlic.
Admin2 is reading Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn, and Admin1 Nick Harkaway’s Tigerman. We are watching The State Within.
Admin1 is reading The Inspector and Silence by Hakan Nesser. Admin2 is reading The Children of Dynmouth by William Trevor. We watched Page Eight.
Gerris lacustris walking on water.
Admin1 is reading 66° North by Michael Ridpath.
Over 12kWh on this lovely sunny day, which we spent struggling with hardware and furniture. Admin1 is reading Abaddon’s Gate by James SA Corey. Admin2 is reading 66° North by Michael Ridpath.
Admin2 is reading The Lost Boy by Camilla Lackberg.
Admin1 is reading The Prefect by Alastair Reynolds. Admin2 is reading Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple. We are Watching Braquo 2. Ew.
With a bee.
Admin2 is reading The Hanging by Lotte and Soren Hammer. Admin1 is reading Pushing Ice by Alastair Reynolds and watching Mammon (Admin2 missed a couple of episodes and lost the plot)
La Gazza Ladra eating our tadpoles.
Admin2 is reading Necroville by Ian McDonald.
A clear sky apart from contrails, and ten kWh at last.
A sunnier day than yesterday, which was our gloomiest May day ever.
Compare with years gone by. Must. Plant. More. Tulips.
Admin1 is reading Absolution Gap by Alastair Reynolds. Admin2 is reading The Inspector and Silence by Hakan Nesser.
Coming up for food.
Admin2 is reading Dark Angel by Mari Jungstedt.
We are watching Flash Forward which, creepily and unknown to us beforehand, is centred on April 29th.
and another view
A three-second exposure at f8 on a dark and rainy night.
Admin1 is reading Redemption Ark by Alastair Reynolds. Admin2 is reading Bleeding Hearts by Jack Harvey aka Ian Rankin.
A halo peeping out behind a large dark cloud.
We are watching Braquo which is very dark indeed.
A furry animal leaping over the rooftops.
Admin2 is reading Red Dust by Paul J McAuley.
First Speckled Wood of the year.
Admin1 is reading Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds.
Admin1 is reading The Accidental Time Machine by Joe Haldeman. Admin2 is reading I Can See in the Dark by Karin Fossum. We are watching Continuum 2.
Early April gave us a week of very murky weather, with increased air pollution over the UK caused in part by sand carried from the Sahara desert. Going up on the roof to seasonally adjust the positioning of the solar panels and give them a clean, Admin1 noticed a fine reddish deposit at the base of each one. After cleaning, we had the best day of the year for electricity generation, just under 10kWh.
Admin1 is watching Orphan Black, series 1.
Admin1 is reading King of Morning, Queen of Day by Ian McDonald.