Right Plant, Right Roundabout
The Climate Change Committee published its fourth assessment of UK climate risk a matter of weeks ago and a couple
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Travel
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A week, mainly in pictures...
It has been a week of suffering in some form - through travel, allergy or exposure to the relentless misery
Fourteen
Our dog turns fourteen. A day trip to the North Norfolk coast was the only appropriate way to celebrate on an unexpectedly warm and sunny day.
Software
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First Aid Vibe
Vibe coding is democratising software — but at what cost? From GDPR fines to AI-exposed vulnerabilities, building without understanding creates real risk. Some suggestions for non-technical 'developers' before they ship.
Views from my kitchen sink
Inspired by Piet Oudolf's philosophy of naturalistic, resilient landscapes, I redesigned the view from my kitchen window and set myself the minor creative challenge of photographing it through that frame across the seasons.
Science
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We're going to the f'n moon!
It's hard not to be drawn into the orbit of the Artemis II mission. Only 66 years separated Kitty Hawk from the Sea of Tranquility — man reached the Moon with less computing power than the device you're reading this on.
Authentic Focaccia
A same-day focaccia recipe with no preferment, trading some flavour complexity for convenience.
Snow to go...
Unexpected snow in England provided for unexpected photo opportunities.