I seem to have developed a type.
Tuesday, 18 August 2026
Monday, 17 August 2026
Sunday, 16 August 2026
Oojimaflips, Thingamibobs, Whatdjamacallits, and Doofadums
Some of the bits I've spent a lot of time making this week / weekend.
On a bigger, more rigid machine, these would be pretty easy bits, but on my tiny little lathe, it's more of a challenge. I'd go into more detail, but I fear most of the audience would die of boredom, so I'll leave it here!
Still, by my measurements, they're all in tolerance, with the exception of one groove, which I'll probably remake, and the lathe hasn't gone up in smoke yet, so it's all good.
Saturday, 15 August 2026
Running Away
Took Bailey out for a walk this afternoon, and got thoroughly rounded up when I dropped behind to take a photo.
If he's with more than one person, he does like you all to stick together, and if you split up, he will dash back and forth between people until you're back in a group.
Friday, 14 August 2026
Unusual Companions
Fairly unusual to see a fixed wing and rotor flying at the same speed, as far as I can tell, but this pair did it rather well.
A backup photo today, taken at the Wales airshow a few weeks ago.
Work has been more than usually mad this week, we are on a horrendous deadline, and the lathe has virtually given up the ghost, thus I've spent much of the past few evenings making parts on my tiny machine instead.
Thursday, 13 August 2026
Wednesday, 12 August 2026
Eclipsed
I spent an interesting couple of hours photographing the eclipse this evening.
Unfortunately, I didn't have any eclipse viewing glasses, so I was restricted to watching through the camera's screen, but it was still a great experience.
One more after the jump.
Tuesday, 11 August 2026
Evening Walkers
A backup photo today, I had a very busy day and then spent most of the evening making bits for work.
Monday, 10 August 2026
Sunday, 9 August 2026
On The Road Again
I finally got my toy through an MOT and back on the road after several years of being SORN'd.
She's 20 years old this year, and still an absolute pleasure to drive.
Once I've replaced a leaky shock and done a service, I feel a trip to Swansea to treat her to a new roof will be in the fairly near future.
Saturday, 8 August 2026
On Track For Sunset
I was chatting to a friend about the things I always liked about the now venerable Powershot S95, and ended up on eBay looking at sold listings - they seem to go for an average of at least £250. For a camera that came out costing £400 in 2010, I think that's quite remarkable.
Still a cracking little camera that punches well above its tiny weight; I'm certainly not selling mine!
Friday, 7 August 2026
To The Observatory!
A backup photo from the Wales trip today.
On the way to The Observatory restaurant I mentioned a few days ago.
Thursday, 6 August 2026
Settling In For The Night
A backup photo today, shot a couple of days ago.
Yes, I was very slightly uncomfortable putting a rather nice (not to mention expensive) camera and lens this close to the water.
Wednesday, 5 August 2026
Dusky Foliage
Late posting (again...), but I did actually take this on the day in question.
Tuesday, 4 August 2026
It's Not Autumn Yet...
The trees must be feeling it again this year, I've noticed quite a lot of fallen leaves over the last couple of weeks to go with the shrivelled up grass.
Monday, 3 August 2026
Sunday, 2 August 2026
Happy On The Beach
A couple of backup photos today, Bailey was loving life after being let loose on a dog-friendly beach.
One more after the jump.
Saturday, 1 August 2026
Prepare To Eat
A bit of a random one, I'd sorted an old family friend out with a new camera, so we met up for lunch to hand it over to him.
I was explaining something about how the camera works, and took this to illustrate the point (Which now escapes my memory). I ended up quite liking it for some reason, so I kept it.
Maybe something about an unoccupied human-centric space again - I feel like that's a bit of a theme I keep coming back to.


















