Kicking off

It's taken me nearly eighteen months into retirement to get this far into blogging, despite my stated intention at my leaving do. It's not that I've been too busy, it's just that... Well who gives a stuff anyway.

I am not sure how I am going to use this medium, but I will probably base the blog on my birding/mothing adventures. I also have an expensive kitchen blender aka a Vitamix. There will be mishaps for sure. Epic fails aplenty. Expect some arty photos of the type that have bemused friends on Facebook to the point of unfollowing me. I also go to art events and nature themed conferences. These provide good blog fodder, and I am lucky that I don't need to make a career or any money through these networks. who would want to be a struggling artist/nature writer/professional ecologist/poet in this day and age?

I will try to make as little mischief as possible. I am after all an aspiring Buddhist, who wishes no harm on sentient beings.
The photos below are from earlier this year. A great meal at Prevost in Peterborough to celebrate my retirement, with vouchers from my ex colleagues at Jncc. The food was amazing. That's my darling wife and son in the top photo. The other photos are of the bluethroat twitch in March in Lincolnshire.