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I did my local parkrun this morning for the first time in a while. I didn't do my best, but not my worst either, clocking in at just over half an hour. I chatted to other people; I noticed one of the men there was wearing a Ben Parkes T-shirt ( Read more... )

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So, as we say goodbye to 2024, I'm thinking of more acts of kindness to try in 2025 ( Read more... )

From thefridayfive

1. What is your favorite childhood memory?

I think just about any of my Nan would be favourites; she was always so understanding, and would give me lots of attention on her Sunday visits, even when I showed her the same things I'd written/drawn every weekend.2. If you could be reincarnated as anything besides human, who would you want to be ( Read more... )

Today I'm doing some volunteering through work; I'll be spending much of the day planting bulbs in a garden; it will make a change from the usual day at work ( Read more... )

My three priorities at the moment are:
1. Sort out drafting some new GIS datasets, which I hope to do this morning
2. Attend today's photography course; and
3. Do a 15-mile recce around town for the Stag Walkers.


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Here's one of my best shots from yesterday's tour.


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This morning, I wrote down three things I appreciate about myself ( Read more... )

I don't know what the big thing among some people is with walking around with big headphones (or chatting on a phone) and not really paying attention to your surroundings. I've seen the same casual acquaintance constantly walking around like that; no eye contact, so no chance for a quick hi (I love to say hi to people I recognise, but yeah about ( Read more... )