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Kel has been scheming and plotting behind my back.

And so now, I’ve become a dad.

Meet Mischief.

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Was planning to go to Jodrell Bank today with Huw but we decided against it due to the weather being a bit dodgy. As it was pretty much on my way back to the motorway I thought I’d swing round that way anyway though it was peeing down when I got there so I didn’t venture out of the car. I should have stuck around for a few mins though as by the time I’d gone 5 minutes down the road there was a break in the rain, so stopped by the side of the road and grabbed a couple of quick snaps..

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I’ve not been up to Jodrell bank for years but I still find the place fascinating. The last time was when a mate of mine did a gig there and sadly we didn’t have time for aproper look around. Really must rectify that next time I go visit..

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Click through because there are another 100 or so in the set
The gig was awesome, and it was great to catch up with Huw & Gabs as I don’t get to see those guys nearly as often as I’d like to.

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Off oop north to see Queensryche tonight with Huw.

Operation Mindcrime 20th Anniversary show innit

Proper excited about this one, I’ve not seen Queensryche for years

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Ooh, how much do I want the new iPhone already….

… and it’s just got about a zillion times more interesting because Omni group are releasing OmniFocus for it (phone-specific stuff here).

I love OmniFocus and use it every day to keep my GTD system up to date, but the one drawback for me is it’s not mobile and hence I need to rely on my phone for notes etc. which I invariably forget to add to OF for ages. Yes, I know, if I’m working GTD properly I should be processing my inboxes regularly but on my current phone it’s not nearly as simply as it’s going to be with the proper mobile OmniFocus, especially as it supports the new automagic syncing with MobileMe etc.

Another mad bit of geekery - It’s location-aware, which means it can recognise where you are at home, work, in town or whatever and show/hide the appropriate contexts. Aces.

With the new app store stuff just around the corner I’m getting properly excited about upgrading my phone now. I think I’ll probably keep the touch jailbroken for the homebrew stuff (or donate it to Kel if she wants it). I’m looking forward to seeing what apps are available at launch, though I already know the two I’m most interested in (OmniFocus and iBank) are in the works so anything else is a bonus

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More noodlings for the Yakyak theme of ‘Open Spaces’.

These are taken from Coaley Peak

And another panorama from the same hill

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A little wander down by the Canal at Slimbridge..

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One of Emma’s latest arrivals. Cute little feller ain’t he (or she as the case may be).
Mad to think she’s probably worth more than my car!

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Experimenting with Photoshop’s surprisingly excellent photomerge thing. I went to the top of Cam Peak with my tripod and took a set of 8 shots, approximately 45º apart. This was the result..

If you click through you’ll get the medium sized version, or if you’re feeling really brave, click here for the full sized version which weighs in at some 22,000 pixels wide and about 5mb.

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Thursday; 5th June 2008

Here’s a couple from a walk this afternoon in search of something for the YakYak monthly photo comp. This month’s theme is ‘Open Spaces’

I’d never noticed this chair before, but there’s a little plaque to say it is dedicated to a local rambler who died a couple of years ago.


Not exactly the view from the bench, but just a little way up the hill looking in the same direction.

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Tuesday 3rd June

Playing around with a very narrow depth of field on the nifty fifty.

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Sunday 1st June

You know that cereal advert where the guy slowly evolves over breakfast?



Strangely reminiscent of Huw in the mornings…

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Saturday 30th May

A few more musical ones from Wychwood last night then.

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Bit of a shame that the guys were playing in a small tent a little bit out on a limb, and scheduled to play at the same time as Dreadzone were on the main stage too! Unfortunately that meant a distinct lack of people until about the last 15 minutes of the set (presumably just after Dreadzone finished). Not the best night for the band but I enjoyed myself all the same.

It’s been a while since I’ve been to a festival, and to be honest I’m not really into the camping and crappy loos any more (tbh I never really was even when I used to go to them) but Wychwood was cool. Firstly it’s only just up the road in Cheltenham and it’s still small enough to have that nice chilled atmosphere without the crap that accompanies the huge commercialised festivals these days.
Top tip - if you’re ever at a festival and you come across a little stall called Kookaburra Coffee go see Grant and get a cup because it was genuinely the nicest coffee I’ve ever had. in fact it turned out to be a top day for scoff all round. I had a cracking Nasi Goreng from a little Indonesian stall too. All in all quite a pleasant way to spend a Friday evening

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Friday 30th May

Had a very pleasant afternoon / evening at Wychwood festival in Cheltenham today and I’ve got a load today to choose from but not had a chance to sift through them all yet so I’ll upload a few tomorrow. In the mean time, here’s one from last Friday at the 2 pigs.

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Today’s pics came courtesy of a nice pub lunch down at The Ship Inn at Framilode..

Firstly, one of the local wildlife tarting with the landlord..

Swans always seem to get a bad rep but I’ve always found that they are no different to any other birds, especially if you’ve got food in your hand.

And a couple of the house opposite the pub..

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Tuesday 27th May



Another couple of quick snaps.



Kudos to Callum for spotting the awesome sky earlier, made for a nice silhouette.

And one of the boy wonder himself.

Yes, I know it’s out of focus. Ideally I’d have focused manually but it was literally one of those random chance shots. One click and then the moment was gone.

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… it’s when I’ve got a great sniping spot in CoD, I’m chilling there safe with my UAV jammer on and some dozy twat goes and stands right next to me shooting randomly…

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You can thank me later..

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