Apr 2008
It's Raining
27/04/08 10:44 Filed in: Walking The
Dog
Sunday morning and it's raining, Horace still
gets his walks along the canal side, We took some
bread for the ducks and the swans, Been careful
not to tread on the hundreds of snails on the
path as we walk. On our way we go under a bridge
and as we just got under a train went past and I
heard a fluttering sound coming from the top of
the bridge, so I looked up and saw a load of
feathers floating down, It was like a scene in a
cartoon when a bird gets shot or something. Poor
pigeon. I didn't think of taking a photo untill
after but here is a picture of the bridge.
On our evening walk we fed the swans and we heard a frog in the canal we also saw a heron stood in the weir.
Despite the rain it has been warm and I have enjoyed our walks today. It has now started thundering, not seen any lightning yet but it does sound far away.
On our evening walk we fed the swans and we heard a frog in the canal we also saw a heron stood in the weir.
Despite the rain it has been warm and I have enjoyed our walks today. It has now started thundering, not seen any lightning yet but it does sound far away.
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Website changes
26/04/08 22:47
I have re done the website to incorporate a blog
as the first page. I did this because I couldn't
think of what to put on the first page. I have
also changed the way the pictures are displayed
to make it easier for you the viewer and for me
to update. Any update will be displayed in the
blog and you will be able to navigate to the
relevant sections on the right.
Drunk 3d Image
24/04/08 19:56 Filed in: 3D artwork
Blogger
24/04/08 19:27
Well I just tried out Blogger, What a nightmare
that turned out to be.
The editing feature didn't work correctly in Safari so I turned to Firefox, That went ok but adding pictures was a pain and slow, The pictures kept going to the front of the text and not where the cursor was so I had to move them into position. When I eventually got my pictures in the right place and viewed my blog it did look good but I don't want to go through that every time I post. I soon gave up and came back to RapidWeaver.
The editing feature didn't work correctly in Safari so I turned to Firefox, That went ok but adding pictures was a pain and slow, The pictures kept going to the front of the text and not where the cursor was so I had to move them into position. When I eventually got my pictures in the right place and viewed my blog it did look good but I don't want to go through that every time I post. I soon gave up and came back to RapidWeaver.
My turn to walk Horace
23/04/08 18:36 Filed in: Walking The
Dog
I had to walk Horace today my girlfriend (Louise)
has gone to a circus with a friend and her 2
kids.
Walking a dog is all new to me, I've always been a dog hater (it was well know amongst my friends and family), I've never had the time for them, Always thought they stunk and shat everywhere, I could never understand why anyone would want a dog, Then I got a girlfriend and she had a dog (Horace), I didn't like him and I wouldn't even touch him, She knew I didn't like dogs so she always called him away.
Then one day Louise ended up moving in and the dog had to come with her, It was very strange at first, I didn't like it but I thought he comes with her so I have to give him a chance, 7 months on and I wouldn't be without him now, He is so good and friendly, Having Horace and Louise here has changed me for the better, I get out a lot more than I ever did, Hence the reason for this blog, I thought it would be good to record what we have been up to.
Some pictures of the walk today.
Walking a dog is all new to me, I've always been a dog hater (it was well know amongst my friends and family), I've never had the time for them, Always thought they stunk and shat everywhere, I could never understand why anyone would want a dog, Then I got a girlfriend and she had a dog (Horace), I didn't like him and I wouldn't even touch him, She knew I didn't like dogs so she always called him away.
Then one day Louise ended up moving in and the dog had to come with her, It was very strange at first, I didn't like it but I thought he comes with her so I have to give him a chance, 7 months on and I wouldn't be without him now, He is so good and friendly, Having Horace and Louise here has changed me for the better, I get out a lot more than I ever did, Hence the reason for this blog, I thought it would be good to record what we have been up to.
Some pictures of the walk today.
Turning Wood
22/04/08 21:34 Filed in: Woodturning
I have just started doing a bit of woodturning.
Back in February I got a small lathe for about
£100 and some tools for about £60.
Its a good little lathe capable of making things up to 330mm long by 200mm in diameter, or so I'm led to believe, In reality the tool rest bar gets in the way of the wood at this size so you have to do things at a shorter length, That's not a real problem as me and my girlfriend will be making bowls, dibbers and mushrooms amongst other things.
We started off doing mushrooms, here are our first ones as well as my attempt at an egg.
Then we had ago at some dibbers...
We made a few of these and some more mushrooms so that we could get used to the tools.
A few weeks later we went to a wood merchants called John Boddy's in Boroughbridge.
We bought some bargain bits of wood and some Banksia nuts, In the picture below you can see the nut before and after I turned it.
The rings you see are holes in the nut, The nut is covered in a hard shell and under that is a red fur, It's very strange when you first see it.
I then made this little bowl out of the bargain wood, This is my first bowl.
I have made another bowl but not got a photo of that yet.
Its a good little lathe capable of making things up to 330mm long by 200mm in diameter, or so I'm led to believe, In reality the tool rest bar gets in the way of the wood at this size so you have to do things at a shorter length, That's not a real problem as me and my girlfriend will be making bowls, dibbers and mushrooms amongst other things.
We started off doing mushrooms, here are our first ones as well as my attempt at an egg.
Then we had ago at some dibbers...
We made a few of these and some more mushrooms so that we could get used to the tools.
A few weeks later we went to a wood merchants called John Boddy's in Boroughbridge.
We bought some bargain bits of wood and some Banksia nuts, In the picture below you can see the nut before and after I turned it.
The rings you see are holes in the nut, The nut is covered in a hard shell and under that is a red fur, It's very strange when you first see it.
I then made this little bowl out of the bargain wood, This is my first bowl.
I have made another bowl but not got a photo of that yet.
Where do I start
22/04/08 18:43
Well this is the first time I've attempted to do
a blog, Not sure where to start, Do I start with
things I did months ago or start with things that
are happening from today?
I suppose I could start with things today and just put in things that have happened before as I go along.
I suppose I could start with things today and just put in things that have happened before as I go along.
Meet the dog
Horace
