It is of course possible to have too much of a good thing, with climbing for me that has mostly come about from strain injuries sustained from the artificial style of climbing by pulling on plastic holds indoors. When it comes to climbing outdoors, other than managing the physical bodily risks to avoid strains andContinue reading “Accepting it for what it is”
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The mis-informant
Someone had hinted the week leading up to Christmas would provide the kind of conditions that would result in great scuba diving conditions, which I felt indicated the nearshore snorkelling conditions may also be much improved. Full of anticipation, I took the plunge on Friday morning and was a little disappointed with the visibility. ItContinue reading “The mis-informant”
Ending on a high note
On Christmas Eve, when growing up in UK, I would be hoping that we might wake up to a white Christmas. Here there is no hope of that occurring, and in truth I still struggle to feel Christmassy in the heat of summer. But, as once happened twelve years back, I do quietly hope thatContinue reading “Ending on a high note”
The bright side of life
After getting excited, some three weeks back, when I swapped the reference books that are sat next to my computer from orchids to fish, I have since not had to open them up. During this time the wintery weather, which seemed to intersperse the short spring spell we had, continued into what was now officiallyContinue reading “The bright side of life”
Just one regret…
It was way too much like hard work this morning, when at 4am the alarm violently shook me out of my deep slumber. When we had agreed the time earlier that week our reasoning was sound. The destination being just a wee bit further than usual, and the temperatures threatening to tip into the thirties. Continue reading “Just one regret…”
Big brother
I thought I had been pretty good with taking time off from work this year, but I seem to have got towards the end of the year with a fair bit of leave up my sleeve. This included one day of a particular type of leave that if I did not use it I wouldContinue reading “Big brother”
Give a dog a bone
A sixteen hour round trip to catch up with friends down in Esperance was just a bit too much to think about for Ash this weekend. This worked out well for me, as it meant I had someone to hold the rope and I didn’t have to go solo again. As Sam found out lastContinue reading “Give a dog a bone”
Adjustment time
All good things must come to an end. Or a better way to look at it, is that they are being placed on hold until the right time comes round again. After watching the spikes come up from the large green leaves that you would not usually associate with an orchid, for a month orContinue reading “Adjustment time”
Too much of a good thing
Walking out this morning, and once we hit the coast to make our way northwards, ours were the only footprints to be seen. There was however plenty of other life about. The underside of one roof system we passed was moving, covered in hundreds of thousands of midges that once disturbed erupted into a cloudContinue reading “Too much of a good thing”
A cool find
In the South West of Western Australia we would normally have access to the Bureau of Meteorology radar imagery from the Perth (Serpentine) radar. But this has been out of action since late August, so it becomes a little trickier to check what’s happening in our neck of the woods. Added to this, despite summerContinue reading “A cool find”
