Missed two weeks but I'm back with links to share despite finishing Junited. Usual webdev tinkering, a childhood memory, hosting HWC, and IndieWebCamp thoughts.
Feeling very pleased with myself after a major accomplishment, even though all it really proves is that I can follow instructions.
The problem, as I have noted before, is that my little Birdnet-Pi needs to connect to the internet to update its clock so that it offers the ...
A leisurely start to the day with breakfast at the hotel then at 10:30 I drove Susan up to the villa. She was joining the other ladies for a spa day. Then I drove two friends over to the next town along the Lycian Coast called Kaş.
Kaş
Before we set off I looked for a car pa...
Ruben and I are doing a collaborative writing challenge where we both write our thoughts on the poem “Repeat that, repeat” by Gerard Manley Hopkins. We’re not trying to do an academic formal analysis, rather share our own thoughts. You can read Ruben's post on his website.
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Susan and I went to, another, restaurant where we were the only customers.
Discovery
Before coming to Türkiye I did a lot of searching for places to eat, but I found Şahika Bahçe by looking at places on google maps. When I found it the reviews were amazing and the only menu ...
Outside one of my childhood bedrooms there was a tree, a single tree. I see the tree vividly in my mind, and remember tracking it as the seasons changed – watching out for the first blossom, followed by the maturity of the leaves, then again by their browning as summer becam...
At this month’s Homebrew Website Club Writing Edition (notes to come; will be shared likely on July 12th), the topic of audience came up. Who is the audience for our website? Do we have multiple audiences? Do we think of audience at all?
In amongst this discussion, I starte...
Here are a few moments that have brought me joy and have written down while wandering through the world.
The Joys, of:
Looking back on the year and seeing how many new things I have done.Seeing people start their day - of realising I, too, am starting my day.A friend pointi...
Speaking of trains, I tell a story of Winter to my friend, of the train that stopped in the village station on an evening so cold my fellow passengers and I could see our breaths. The local pub offered refuge to all those who wanted to sit in the warmth. I wanted to feel a b...
Car Hire
Today we decided to hire a car and go explore out of Kalkan. After breakfast I went down to the hotel reception to ask if they could recommend a car hire company near by. The told me that they would phone around and get me the best price. Ideally I only wanted the c...
A pink symmetry on the peaceful pond catches my eye. “It’s a lotus!” I have made lotuses with paper before, but cannot remember the last time I saw one (have I noticed one before in the way I did today?). The vivid colours are striking: pink petals define the shape of the fl...
Anyone who knows me, knows that I hate the heat, so I would never ever come to Türkiye in the height of summer without a very good reason.
Today we had a very long lie in, so long breakfast was over (10:00) before we woke up. This could be down to:
The drugs I took for inse...
The horizon is bathed in orange and a faint pink hue as the hills in the middle distance turn blue with the haze of the summer’s evening. Light white clouds are scattered across the sky. Looking at the clouds, I see art; looking around at the hills and fields I see art, too....
Today we had an early start because we were going on a boat trip. So we had an early breakfast, well it started at 08:00 so not that early.
After breakfast, we strolled down to the harbour to meet the others for the boat trip.
Lipsos Boat
Our boat was called Lipsos, but one ...
Breathe in. Breathe out. Standing in the fresh warm summer’s air, I found my breath slowing, and deepening. I wandered as I transitioned from the feeling of indoors to the Nature of outdoors. Trees and bushes and the light sounds of Nature accompany me as I put one foot forw...
I love having a personal website. Here, I share reflections, stories, thoughts, ideas, and more. Because I have a website, I always have the idea in the back of my mind that there is a place for my writing. I can write a story and share it with friends, and even the world. W...
