I took these photographs of a spider a few days ago for another post, but then I noticed the shadow she is producing, so I thought I would post it to shadow hunters. I'm not sure that it fits in with any

I was going to title this post using the word love. But when it comes to spiders love is too strong a word for me. I don't mind them, and I'm always the one in my family that has to catch them and release

Today is really hot by UK standards, with temperatures likely to reach 34C. But today is also the day I had to have my regular jab in the eye. I can't say it's a pleasant experience. But it is necessary.

This is my entry for todays #colorchallenge which is green. I have chosen this apple tree as my subject. It is one of the biggest apple trees I have seen. That maybe because most people grow smaller apple

I raked out my old Olympus VG-120 yesterday, and now I'm carrying it everywhere. So I thought I would try taking some pictures of shadows. When I saw there was a shadow hunters group on here I thought,

I had been feeding the birds in my garden for quite a few months, but sadly the food attracted rats. I guess that's always going to be a problem when feeding birds. Anyway, I stopped feeding them for a

It's summer here in the UK and today it is set to get hot, about 27C. I know that for many of you who are from warmer climates that may not seem very hot. I remember reading a post from someone in the

This is my Monday entry for this week's Ecency Discord challenge. Today is the colour red. As creating your own image is part of this challenge I thought I would cheat a bit and create the image using

I'm now about to start my third week on Hive and I'm still learning the ropes. The Hive community has been really helpful and made me feel welcomed, which is always nice. As I have said in previous posts,

I was showing my son-in-law Night Cafe, an A.I art creation program that can create art from a text prompt or photo. I asked him to suggest a title for Night Cafe to use as a text prompt abd he suggested,

I hadn't heard of dApps until a few days. But I've come to realise that there are quite a few on the Hive blockchain. I know there's a video sharing dApp that's very similar to YouTube. But I was wondering

This is my dog, Khan, enjoying the morning sun. I've had Khan since 2011. He was rescued so I have little idea of what the first 2 years of his life was like. In fact I can't be sure if he was 2 years

Image Credit Ivabalk -Pixabay There is no doubt that recycling has become a buzzword in todays society, and for good reason. We only have to look around at the amount of waste today's society produces,

I've been using the internet for many years now and have spent quite a lot money over the years trying to learn how to market online. Sadly I haven't been successful. It's relatively easy to buy a domain

I guess most people have heard the phrase "You can do anything you put your mind to" or similar phrases. A quick search of Google will bring up hundreds if not thousands of pictures with this

So, it's been a week since I first stumbled on Ecency via a link from a post on a Discord group. I would not of guessed that a simple click to read an article would lead me to spend so much time on a platform

Hi everyone, this post is to introduce my Silver name. I had to think about this for a while, but I thought SilverPepperedPaul works well. So what is the reason behind my name? Well so far I haven't turned

I've played guitar since I was 14 years old and started to write songs fairly soon afterwards. I've never been a prolific songwriter but enjoy doing it when I feel inspired. My guitar skills are somewhat

Today, here in the UK, we are celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. Most people have an extra 2 days off work and there are celebrations taking place nationally and locally. I'm not an ardent supporter

Image Source Pixabay This may be a strange question to ask, after all we live in an age where getting old is seen as bad news. What we want is to remain eternally youthful. Millions of dollars are spent