Walk Resources
I quite enjoy long walks in less-well travelled places. I live in Northumberland so that second one is quite easy, but what about the first - finding decent ...
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Northumberland
Williams Cleuch Pines
I drove across Redesdale and the Wannies today to Kielder Forest, to look at a handful of very special trees..
Home Assistant
Has the cat been fed?
If, like me, you have a cat, you will be aware that they’re very good at persuading you that they’ve not had breakfast yet, even though you could swear you j...
Home Assistant
Home Assistant runs on a Raspberry Pi and can control most modern Smart Home devices, plus a whole load more you can make yourself.
UAV
Automatic Counting of Gulls from Drone Images
A big part of my career has involved counting seabirds. The UK and Ireland, a bunch of islands on the edge of the Atlantic and just south of the Arctic, have...
journeys
New York to San Fransisco on the California Zephyr
Years ago, for some reason, I decided to take a train from Edinburgh to Istanbul for my brother’s wedding. Back in the near-mystical ancient times of 2010, y...
Arduino-ESP32
Arduino Car Counter
While talking about electronics at work, my colleague mentioned a car counter he’d bought for a large sum of money that never really worked. I had the idea t...
walks
Merrick and the Galloway Hills
Across the border far into the Galloway Hills this weekend. I did walk this area about 12 years ago and loved it, so a return trip.
GIS
Postboxes
a red “Type A” pillar postbox