Peter
@drakpete.bsky.social
Singer in London at Overtures (The Room Where It Happens) showtunes piano bar, Sitz choir and Rock Chorus MK. Unix and perl greybeard.
Singing at a Sitz musical yesterday
August 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Singing at a Sitz musical yesterday
40 mile ride to Northampton today. Perfect weather 👌
July 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
40 mile ride to Northampton today. Perfect weather 👌
Visit to the air-conditioned V&A. The photography room is particularly cold :-D
All the kids arw enjoying the pool and fountains in the garden courtyard and having a whale of a time.
Cafe interiors fantastic as ever.
All the kids arw enjoying the pool and fountains in the garden courtyard and having a whale of a time.
Cafe interiors fantastic as ever.
July 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Visit to the air-conditioned V&A. The photography room is particularly cold :-D
All the kids arw enjoying the pool and fountains in the garden courtyard and having a whale of a time.
Cafe interiors fantastic as ever.
All the kids arw enjoying the pool and fountains in the garden courtyard and having a whale of a time.
Cafe interiors fantastic as ever.
Visit to the Barbican to see Fiddler On The Roof. It was fantastic and very emotional. I know the MD and was excited to see his work in action.
June 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Visit to the Barbican to see Fiddler On The Roof. It was fantastic and very emotional. I know the MD and was excited to see his work in action.
I've been learning to use MuseScore 4 and have entered several karaoke songs at scores. It's really good, and great for practising and remembering songs. You get a really detailed memory of the note pitches and durations when you type them in. And the piano accompaniment is the same as you get live.
June 6, 2025 at 8:57 AM
I've been learning to use MuseScore 4 and have entered several karaoke songs at scores. It's really good, and great for practising and remembering songs. You get a really detailed memory of the note pitches and durations when you type them in. And the piano accompaniment is the same as you get live.
Hiroshige exhibition, British Museum
June 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Hiroshige exhibition, British Museum
Forged a dagger yesterday at Oldfield Forge, Herefordshire. Great fun, 4 hours of hammering :-D
May 22, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Forged a dagger yesterday at Oldfield Forge, Herefordshire. Great fun, 4 hours of hammering :-D
Tonight's show: Shucked
At Regents Park open air theatre, 27 Overtures singers.
At Regents Park open air theatre, 27 Overtures singers.
May 16, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Tonight's show: Shucked
At Regents Park open air theatre, 27 Overtures singers.
At Regents Park open air theatre, 27 Overtures singers.
Peacock butterfly on the Cotoneaster, which is now in full bloom
May 13, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Peacock butterfly on the Cotoneaster, which is now in full bloom
Fun evening singing at musicALL karaoke on Drury Lane. Sang "What Baking Can Do" from Waitress and "Oom-pah-pah" from Oliver.
Interpretative Little Mermaid acting/song ensemble going on below
Interpretative Little Mermaid acting/song ensemble going on below
May 12, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Fun evening singing at musicALL karaoke on Drury Lane. Sang "What Baking Can Do" from Waitress and "Oom-pah-pah" from Oliver.
Interpretative Little Mermaid acting/song ensemble going on below
Interpretative Little Mermaid acting/song ensemble going on below
Lovely day out on the bike
May 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Lovely day out on the bike
The Hostas are looking stunning in the sunlight.
May 1, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The Hostas are looking stunning in the sunlight.
Fish in Manor House ponds, Great Linford
April 28, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Fish in Manor House ponds, Great Linford
Beautiful day today. Cowslips in abundance
April 28, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Beautiful day today. Cowslips in abundance
Here's some photos of the fundamental benchmark near here in MK. Your marking is a 'cut mark' and is referred to on the info board - see the alt text.
![Fundamental Benchmark
[Diagram]
Bolt
Name plate
Concrete pillar
Bolt
Polished flint
Drain hole
Bedrock
Diagram of the underground structure of a fundamental benchmark (FBM). Satellite data data has overtaken this manual system today but the Ordnance Survey still maintains the FM network
Sea Level
This unassuming block - and 200 other Fundamental Benchmarks in a grid covering the whole country - is still used to give surveyors an accurate height above sea level.
A Precise Network
'Sea level' actually mears the average sea level al Newlyn, Cornwall, calculated using readings taken every hour over six years from 1915-1921. A precise reference grid of levels was then built across the country, with about 200 locations chosen for their stable underlying bedrock
The height of Fundamental Benchmarks (FBMs) was computed very accurately using the sun and north star, and the markers built for durability. This one is 71.6131 metres above sea level. The height mark in a chamber underneath the pillar, the metal bolt on top a practical reference point.
[Picture of cut mark]
The pre-satellite system has left the nation scattered with surviving 'flush brackets' and 'cut marks' which infilled the network of FBMs. This is a cut mark nearby, on March Drive, on the railway bridge.
COMMUNITY FUND
The Parks Trust MILTON KEYNES
HERITAGE FUND](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4wlrym57yatzbxzbazv3o5ni/bafkreihrbqpieiuatx6zbimpwcuis36gymmyk2izsthw5tybp7hikxxpxy@jpeg)
April 28, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Here's some photos of the fundamental benchmark near here in MK. Your marking is a 'cut mark' and is referred to on the info board - see the alt text.
Cuckoo flower / Lady's Smock in Salcey Forest today
April 26, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Cuckoo flower / Lady's Smock in Salcey Forest today
Good outing to see Supersonic Man musical last night. Really moving, and great acting and singing. It made me think.
April 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Good outing to see Supersonic Man musical last night. Really moving, and great acting and singing. It made me think.
Lincoln's Inn, London, today. That Wisteria is almost welded to the railings outside a Chambers. The smell of it is divine.
April 24, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Lincoln's Inn, London, today. That Wisteria is almost welded to the railings outside a Chambers. The smell of it is divine.
Fun trip to see The Great Gatsby musical at the Coliseum. Set design and costumes were great. The cast were brilliant. A couple of the songs are good but quite a few are so-so. The script is quite funny and reflects the book well. Page 2 ad for my favourite singing spot, The Room Where It Happens!
April 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Fun trip to see The Great Gatsby musical at the Coliseum. Set design and costumes were great. The cast were brilliant. A couple of the songs are good but quite a few are so-so. The script is quite funny and reflects the book well. Page 2 ad for my favourite singing spot, The Room Where It Happens!