Fred Buhl 🇺🇸🇬🇧 🇨🇦 🇺🇦
@buhlfred.bsky.social
Fiddler, brewer, narrowboater; court technologist; partisan; paleo, space, and electric car fanboy. PhD graduate @UFCISE
What a fully-laden fuel boat looks like:
November 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
What a fully-laden fuel boat looks like:
First sourdough bread I’ve made in a while:
November 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
First sourdough bread I’ve made in a while:
In CUMBRIA to look at WIDE NECK UKULELES. (Note: not a madlib)
October 22, 2025 at 1:06 PM
In CUMBRIA to look at WIDE NECK UKULELES. (Note: not a madlib)
A rainy day in Limehouse basin (with plenty of duckweed for the, well, ducks.)
October 20, 2025 at 11:57 AM
A rainy day in Limehouse basin (with plenty of duckweed for the, well, ducks.)
Heading to Paddington for a couple of days. Autumn is here:
October 12, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Heading to Paddington for a couple of days. Autumn is here:
Back on the canals!
October 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Back on the canals!
They mended it! Heading back towards Limehouse tomorrow!
October 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
They mended it! Heading back towards Limehouse tomorrow!
A pic someone took of the lock damage:
October 6, 2025 at 7:49 PM
A pic someone took of the lock damage:
Waiting for the lock to be repaired so we can head back to Limehouse...
October 6, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Waiting for the lock to be repaired so we can head back to Limehouse...
Merryweather (right, googley eyed) is back in the water (amid some crowded surroundings at the moment).
October 1, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Merryweather (right, googley eyed) is back in the water (amid some crowded surroundings at the moment).
Ah, The Red Lion, pride of Stoke Green:
September 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Ah, The Red Lion, pride of Stoke Green:
Didn't expect this (no, we didn't break the lock, and yes, it's blocking our path back to Limehouse):
September 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Didn't expect this (no, we didn't break the lock, and yes, it's blocking our path back to Limehouse):
New shiny anodes!
September 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
New shiny anodes!
Ah, the Red Lion, pride of Slough:
September 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Ah, the Red Lion, pride of Slough:
Ah, the Red Lion, pride of Iver:
September 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Ah, the Red Lion, pride of Iver:
Moving the supports (with a couple of 20T jacks) so they can take care of the bits that were covered by them:
September 11, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Moving the supports (with a couple of 20T jacks) so they can take care of the bits that were covered by them:
Applying a couple of coats of two-part epoxy:
September 10, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Applying a couple of coats of two-part epoxy:
Merryweather getting gritty:
September 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Merryweather getting gritty:
At Bletchley Park in Milton Keynes, encountering Enigmas.
September 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
At Bletchley Park in Milton Keynes, encountering Enigmas.
Wir sind hier...in Trier! A quick trip to visiting our friends Hanns & Bonnie. (Pictured: the Porta Nigra or "black gate" built by the Romans.)
August 31, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Wir sind hier...in Trier! A quick trip to visiting our friends Hanns & Bonnie. (Pictured: the Porta Nigra or "black gate" built by the Romans.)
Well, that's the reception sorted!
December 24, 2024 at 2:35 PM
Well, that's the reception sorted!