Evening swim selfie.

Exploring the idea of the blogletter. What differentiates it from a more traditional newsletter?

Current status:

Evening on the beach.

Evening in the garden.

Early evening beach walk.

Hand sanitiser gels contain microplastics.

🤦🏼‍♂️

A wee visitor to our garden at night…

Homeschooling break in the garden.

Here’s one way to look at Facebook in a culture war context: the conflict is already there, Facebook is just an arms dealer.

Maltese boats.

Vivid memories from a holiday to Malta very nearly 20 years ago.

The view from our back garden in Dollar, Scotland, 30 years ago.

Photo by my late mother.

Looking back at locked-down May in 1 second every day.

Down by the Adur.

It is just possible that 1989 Adam was trying a bit too hard.

Malta in early autumn 2000. While the clothes certainly date it, the complete absence of phones is quite remarkable. Just a film camera and a chunky video camera.

I am middle-aged enough that I really am very excited about my new compost bin. 🌱

Today’s Social & Digital lunchbreak digs deep on narcissism, toxic communities — and Nazi My Little Pony fans.

Really.

Phew. My MacBook Pro just scrapes into the Big Sur compatibility list.

This time next year I suspect I’ll be choosing between an Apple silicon replacement - or going all in on iPad Pro for mobile computing.

Niches, networks and the secrets of TikTok revealed.

What’s collective noun for a group of SUPpers?

When the Rampion Wind Farm was announced, I was worried about its impact on the feel of the beach.

A few years on, I’ve grown rather fond of it.

Kitesurfers on Shoreham Beach

Has the meaning of the word “blog” changed?

Sadly, I think the answer is “yes”.

Blimey. Plurk. The microblogging service where I was marginally more popular than @ianbetteridge.