City dwellers think that the countryside is some peaceful calming place where they can go to restore their soul. This is as true for me as it is for many people who live or have lived in cities. However

Lindisfarne or Holy Island is just off the northeast coast of England and can be reached on foot at low tide on foot or by car. The image below is what most people today associate with Lindisfarne but

Loch Ness is a truly magnificient sight to behold. It is one of those unique places on earth that is simply awe inspiring and the more you know about it the more amazing it becomes. Those humps in the

If you've ever thought about Scotland at all, does the idea of a beach ever enter your head? Probably not? When filming or photographing landscapes or seascapes it can be difficult to find a point of interest.

It started as a lovely day for a drone flight over Loch Laven in Scotland. The weather was overcast and perfect for flying and photography and within minutes it turned into a disaster. It was the 13th

There are as many reasons why we use drones as there are people that fly drones. My reason was to get a different perspective on my photography. In gaming you would call it god mode i.e. an overhead or

Steem Engine is shutting down

I DO NOT support AI generated text as Hive post Lately there have been a proliferation of Artificial Interlligence generated text in hive. I am actually surprised why it took so long for hive farmers to

I have about 5-10 minutes before I hit the bed to sleep. I have an early morning tomorrow so I am racing the clock again. And I have almost zero clue what I want to write. As always. But not quite as always.

@leofinance has got a cool new feature called #threads. It looks like the app we've been waiting for. I just posted my first ever meme after reading @khaleelkazi post on realigning our expectations about

Time and time again we hear battles on the Hive blockchain over what is "worthy" of rewards and what isn't. It's an interesting debate and one that has shed many tears and sharpened many spears.

How many assets do you own that have performed as well as Hive in the last two years? Today Hive is up 7% but it has also trebled in price since we forked away from the shitshow that steem became. Source

I posted almost every day for years on our blockchain but rarely do these days and I've been wondering why? I have been blogging on one platform or another for longer than I care to remember. I have blogs

It's Grim Up North...Not! Rothbury Northumberland is a small market town close to the Northumbria National Park. It is a favorite destination for hill walkers and people that just enjoy the beautiful outdoors.

The News Happy Thanksgiving to our colonial friends. There are signs of some recovery from the latest crypto crash. $HBD got back to the peg pretty quickly. I still wonder why the 'blue site' has any value.

London Meetup and TDC Tunes gig - come and meet London/UK Hivers!

Looking to start recording your acoustic guitar with your smartphone? Check out this how-to video for 6 different ways to record your electric guitar with your smartphone mic or computer. Whether you're

So is this the end of personal transportation? Not quite. Tesla may seem to have started a revolution in car production

"Angle land” became England and the English as a distinct albeit mixed cultural group began.

Psycho Spoof! The shower scene My take on the 1960's classic thriller by Alfred Hitchcock. In the movie, a woman steals money from her employer and heads off into the distance. Janet Leigh played the role