That's 'cos it's written in Astronomese. Translated to English it says 'This will give you a lot of sleepless nights'.

Steve

The Festive Season hasn't started yet at Lubbyman Mansion. But we're working on it...

Steve

How widely have you looked? I had a similar problem with a broken part on a Dyson. Couldn't find a replacement, it was too old. Eventually, discovered that a part for another model, which was available, would do the job. There was only a small difference and it didn't affect how it worked.

And I agree with you about using things to the end of their life. The energy and materials involved in making and disposing are likely to be greater than energy savings from greater efficiency. If everyone in the UK bought one less of everything during their lives, the savings in energy and materials would be ... well, pretty big.

Steve

An interesting experiment. I rather like the results .

And it's making me wonder what a mirror lens would do with the same sort of scene. Just got to find a suitable junction - not easy in my part of the world and only having a 500mm mirror....

Steve

A friend (male, mid-70s) has decided to sell his Lotus Elise and use the space in his garage to play with his train set - oops, I mean build a model railway. He's already started buying locomotives to add to what has been sitting in boxes since his childhood. Is this normal? Is it a Good Thing? Is it the secret to a happy marriage in the 8th decade of your life? What is the female equivalent?

Steve

A lovely set . I bet there won't be many of those leaves left on the trees after the approaching storm has had its way over the next few days...

K3 + DA 16-85 - YES!

Steve

e-Bay. A couple on there. Not cheap, but the Q 01 is a very good lens.

Steve

Now that looks really nice!

Steve

There are rats all around here. They used to keep out of the way, but became a nuisance when there was a local craze for keeping chickens. One got into my shed but poison sorted that out - I found a couple of bodies under the shed when it was demolished. No chickens around here now so I was hoping the rats would be keeping themselves to themselves. Apparently not. Poison has been laid (in a proper bait station, of course). It remains to be seen whether it will work. The bloke across the road reckons that you can never get the better of rats - and he used to work for Rentokil .

Steve

The rain has stopped. The wind has stopped. I've checked the trail cameras in the garden. And we definitely have a rat running around near the house .