Garden – Just thoughts

June 23, 2021June 23, 2021

Wildlife camera 2021

I’ve been putting out the camera since the end of May, and we’re delighted that the hedgehogs have returned. At least three, and maybe four arrive between midnight and 3:30. I did catch one at dawn as well, but only once. Anyway, here are a couple of videos – the first of the hedgehogs feeding …

… the second of some other visitors, a shrew (and an encounter with a snail), a squirrel, some sparrows, a pair of blackbirds (in close-up) and a posing wood pigeon (Woodie) …

July 31, 2020June 4, 2021

Hedgehog Watch – Part 2

Up to now the videos of our night time visitor have been taken using the infra-red light in the Victure HC100 camera I’ve been using. What a pleasant surprise last night to get this clip taken at 5:00am in the morning. Up until now I’ve assumed that they have a route and timetable they follow – but that’s obviously not the case; unless this is a new visitor!

iPhone session January 16, 2024
I’ve been toying with the idea of more extensive use of my iPhone 14 Pro with its three lenses; and I’d also come across and purchased Halide – a Camera app for the iPhone, along with Spectre – another app from the same stable that utilises the Live functionality on the iPhone to give silky […]
That red kite again!!! September 19, 2023
A number of things have happened since I took the image of a Red Kite looking down at me at The Red Kite Centre at Llanddeusant back in 2011. It was the first outing of a new 70-300mm lens on my old Sony DSLR-A700 which only had a 12Mp Crop Sensor. Those images are shown […]
Fun with Photoshop September 19, 2023
Just occasionally I can breakout from the mould of my photography, and this image shows just one such occasion. The challenge set by the local u3a Photography group was selfies – but with a difference. I must admit I faced the challenge with quite some reticence. It seemed silly; I didn’t want to take photos […]

Browsers and Search Engines – 2022 November 20, 2022
It’s always worth reviewing which search engine you should use, as it is the browser of choice to “surf the web”. The reasons you might wish to consider which search engine you might wish to use are greater privacy, enhanced security, minimise adverts being displayed, or to get more meaningful pages being displayed, but first […]
Stolen phone & SIM locking November 20, 2022
A rather disturbing incident involving a stolen phone and credit cards and the ability of a fraudster/thief being able to reset a user’s password/pass-number for a high-street bank occurred in September involving a journalist called Charlotte Morgan. She described what happened to her (and it transpired others) when her phone and credit cards were stolen […]
Switch-off of analogue PSTN February 4, 2022
This article will record the progress of the planned switch-off of the analogue PSTN (public switched telephone network) by 2025, and its implications to all of our generation, as Openreach moves to implement a fully digital service. The issue was brought to the attention of the Cardiff u3a Computer Group by Jenny Sims, a group […]