Milton keynes — I was really tempted to snap a photograph of the setup, but felt a bit exposed in the farmer’s driveway… So I’ve recently been exploring two things: local produce, and the history of local areas, including farms. Serendipitously, the latter led me to the former. I’ll explain. I live in an area of Milton Keynes called Two Mile Ash, and it’s bordered by the ancient Watling Street - an ancient t...
Milton keynes — It was my first — and, as of this writing, only — visit to the town of Milton Keynes, one of a handful of ‘new towns’ created during the 1960s in an effort to relieve housing congestion in London. I ...
Milton keynes — Apparently my granddad regularly told my mum to remember to look up whenever she was walking around London: “the tops of buildings are often far more attractive or interesting than the bottom.” Conse...
Milton keynes — This was a pretty excellent ride, despite the cold weather. It’s a route I know well, so I just followed my nose. Very little traffic - in fact just the odd car, a few walkers, and one or two other c...
Platforms as a Service are fantastic for enabling technology companies to explore new ideas and then run then at scale... until they change their policies.
Logging is so important!"It works on my machine"
Bancroft Roman VillaI love this place. It is right on our doorstep and sits in a beautiful park.
Today's office. Okay, not quite. But a decent temporary setup after work.
After the storm
Inspiration...
Sketchley Park
My patch...
Dawn raid
Thick Air Relay
So a loaf tin really does make for a more regular-shaped loaf. Hurrah!
Morning.
Always a pleasure to find my trusty bicycle waiting for me after a long journey.
"The walls offer you a three-mile walk, which I consider to be the best before-breakfast walk in England." - H. V. Morton, The Call of England
"On one of those gold mornings which April borrows from June, I set out alone in search of new adventures."- H. V. Morton, The Call of England
Signs of life!
A mini loaf for Sunday evening.
I was so absorbed with watering my plants that I didn't notice this mellow guy chilling out next to me.
Half a dozen free range eggs. Sold by a local farm from a vending machine! Game changer.
St Guthlac church, Passenham
Iron Trunk Aqueduct - and my nemesis, the horse tunnel.
Castlethorpe
Homemade leek, bacon and potato soup with freshly baked bread.
My first loaf!
Rise, rise, rise!
Good morning.
My first veggie box!
Milton Keynes you look bleak today.
Evening run.
Hello, kitty
Just say no.
I chose a good time to go and get a pint of milk.
My first reaction? "This room used to be pink?!"
Reunited with my wallet. With thanks to Mr (or Ms) V. Trains.
The latest dose of cute in my voyage through Harvest Moon on PSP
Business trip; casual footwear.
Up and at 'em.
Route 51 and Campbell Park symmetry
This morning's view.
Milton Keynes station: Gateway to a Stepford world; Apocalyptic.
Last light
The view from Nash.
Listening to Mogwai at my desk, watching the sun set not just on this Tuesday evening but on 2013 as a whole.
Sunday morning ride, with added frost.
Cheese board for dinner again.
The overflow at Lodge Lake is doing a good job of diverting the recent heavy rainfall.
This is how I am catching up with the world this grey, windy morning.
Hand reared goods at a Stony Stratford butcher's shop.
The first really crisp morning of Autumn. Visible breath and dazzling sunshine.
Always remember to look up.
Sunset over Watling Street
Having a look at Mike Ambs’ For Thousands of Miles. It’s too hot in this room for a film tonight.
Lodge Lake - one of the balancing lakes of Milton Keynes.