Early evening beach walk.

A surfer in the sea off Shoreham Beach.

Homeschooling break in the garden.

An Ann rose in our garden.

Maltese boats.

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

Colourful boats in a harbour in Malta.Colourful Maltese boats from autumn 2000.

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

Photo by my late mother.

Looking down at Dollar in 1990, from a house in the High Street.

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

A young man wearing a black hat, patterned shirt with suspenders, and dark jacket stands indoors with one hand in his pocket.

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.

Tourists in Malta in autumn 2000.

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

A black textured surface features a rotary dial labeled with OPEN and CLOSE positions, alongside a circular gauge displaying pressure in psi.A person wearing gloves is shown scooping compost into a bucket as part of a hotbin composting guide or instruction.

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.

A screen displays technical specifications for a MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013) running macOS Catalina version 10.15.5 with a 2.8 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7 processor and 16 GB of 1600 MHz DDR3 memory.

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.

A kitesurfer surfing in front of the Rampion Wind Farm.

Kitesurfers on Shoreham Beach

Kitesurfers in the sea off Shoreham Beach, West Sussex