Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
The Bee Hotel was a live with activity today – who’d have thought it could be so successful. I’m still working on my bee ID though. The larger bamboo canes seem to be filling up nicely with Red Mason Bees (Osmia bicornis), at least that’s what I thought they were, but I’m beginning to have...
Yep, it’s race time again so I have to subject you to my new toes. Union Jack toes again for an international race as I’ll be competing for Team GB.
I’m pleased to announce that our bee hotel has some new residents. Since installing it earlier in the year a few spiders have taken up residence in and around it, it’s roof has been used for sunbathing by fledgling sparrows, and the magpies stole a load of the bamboo canes and smaller sticks to add...
Well, I’ve spent most of Father’s Day either up a pole or down a hole. I did go for a lovely open water swim in the sea first, but then it was all work in the garden. Up a Pole I was up the pole in order to replace the anemometer on the Borth and...
It’s always difficult to do a proper test of new parts or new kit for the bike. There are always so many variables at play that it’s not easy to say for sure whether or not these things make a difference, especially when testing in the real world and especially when you don’t have a...
The weather is nice at the moment so after a nice geocache walk with first the beavers and Cubs, and then the Scouts last night we put the moth trap out. We aren’t getting huge number of moths at the moment, but I have a feeling that the bulb in the trap could do with...
My ‘ugly mug’ seems to be sought after at the moment. Following a photoshoot on the University Campus I’m once again in the sports section of the Cambrian News. And I’ve just got back from a quick trip to Bristol for a photo shoot for Dymag Wheels prior to heading off to Kitzbuhel for the European Triathlon...
Hot on the heels of Sports Day at school, the next day after school we headed out for the Ras yr Hafod at Hafod Estate. This was an adult 10k race along with several kids races. Morgan wanted to do it, but not alone so roped his friend Cameron into it as well. None of them...
We had a fun afternoon at Sports Day yesterday. The sun was shining (most of the time) and the kids all had fun. Here are a few photos from the day.
I know I’m always saying it’s really difficult to grow anything to any height in our garden thanks to the challenges of extreme coastal gardening, but check out this flower spike on our Phormium as it reaches for the sky!
Fitness / Technology / Triathlon
Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
Monday, March 17th, 2014
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