The inevitable fate of a work PC you haven’t used for some weeks…

A computer screen displays a message indicating that updates are underway and instructs to keep the computer on.

We may be heading toward the autumn term, but spotted summer persisting on my commute this morning.

A cluster of pale yellow roses blooms in front of a light blue wooden gate marked with the number 27.

Family game afternoon.

A tabletop game featuring detailed character miniatures is set up on a map with various labeled locations, including one marked Blue Mountain.

Farewell, old comrade. You and I spent many conferences together, and also enjoyed many long walks.We even made a few movies together.

Whomever replaces you will undoubtedly be more expensive.

A broken black SD memory card with visible gold connectors is placed on a light-colored surface.

Oh, this is good: Again, again.

(It’s not about what it sounds like it’s about at the beginning)

Dragged myself out of the house, to the beach, and actually enjoyed the blustery weather. I’m on the mend, I think.

I took the time to do a #2minutebeachclean

A hand is holding several pieces of crumpled and torn food packaging in an outdoor setting.

The web never forgets, yet it can be incredibly fragile, too.

14 years of my work just vanished from the web.

Today should be an exciting day of “new beginnings”, with the girls off to school aftre the summer hols – including the youngest starting secondary – and new challenges on my plate. Instead, I’m struggling with the ‘flu.

Lovely.

Nice memento to take home from the Isle of Wight. One to save for a dreary October evening, when work is piling up, and a Benedictine ale will bring blessed relief.

A hand is holding a bottle of Quarr Abbey Ale with a park and the Abbey visible in the background.

The Needles

A red and white lighthouse stands among two large white rock formations jutting out of the blue sea, with a small boat creating a wake in the water nearby.