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Lichfield and the F-in’ Darke
Last weekend I spent a weekend camped out in Lichfield Cathedral, and I don’t mean sleeping in the cathedral. I was part of a reunion choir, the St Teilo’s singers. We’ve sung together for the past 15 years, taking our … Continue reading
The little giant and diver of Antwerp
One of the joyous pleasures of life is appearing in a place almost by chance and there is something fantastic going on. These past few days I’ve felt a little like The Doctor, in that respect. We travelled to Antwerp … Continue reading
Eurocycle 2: Amsterdam to Leiden
We were supposed to be taking the train from Amsterdam to Leiden but early in the afternoon we realised that we had a couple of hours to spare where we either just wander about the red light district a bit … Continue reading
Eurocycle 1: Cardiff to Amsterdam
We’re setting ourselves a bold venture. To travel from Cardiff to Amsterdam and back again on trains and bikes. This isn’t really that bold because 3 train rides and 6 hours+ hours later and we are in Amsterdam. The tricky … Continue reading
Cardiff Bay cycle route
As residents of Cardiff, me and the wife love cycling to Cardiff Bay at the weekend. The route we choose is mostly alongside the River Taff, on a route called the Taff Trail which runs from Brecon all the way … Continue reading
A brief lapse
Inspired by Carolina’s beautiful time-lapse photography of the life and growth of basil, I have done a quick and dirty time-lapse movie of my own. I have a Mac and one of the old-fashioned non-builtin iSight webcams. I thought there … Continue reading
Does the CMB do it for you?
In Cardiff University we teach a Physics degree and an Astrophysics degree (and actually a degree which is half way in between). The ‘physics’ cohort of students are always asking me why they need to know about the Cosmic Microwave … Continue reading
Me in 3D
If you haven’t met me then you probably don’t have a good idea of what I would look like in person. Here is a pseudo 3D image of me taken by my friend Jon. Its a stereogram made up of … Continue reading
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