Dave Taylor
@moomindave.bsky.social
Oxford, UK. Physicist by day, musician by night. Many marital cats. Willing to talk about walking.
Work: Plasma/fusion/tokamak physics modelling.
Music: Low brass of many types, piano, composition.
Cats: Yes.
Walking: https://moomindave.wordpress.com
Work: Plasma/fusion/tokamak physics modelling.
Music: Low brass of many types, piano, composition.
Cats: Yes.
Walking: https://moomindave.wordpress.com
Chatty little visitor to our garden this morning. José was keen to make friends across the catio netting, but the others weren't so keen.
June 22, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Chatty little visitor to our garden this morning. José was keen to make friends across the catio netting, but the others weren't so keen.
José and Moo were unusually close together (getting close to José is a rather chancy business), and then Mabel got up from the other end of the sofa, and walked along to curl up on top of their intersection.
June 5, 2025 at 1:13 PM
José and Moo were unusually close together (getting close to José is a rather chancy business), and then Mabel got up from the other end of the sofa, and walked along to curl up on top of their intersection.
Fun little mental workout of a morning!
May 31, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Fun little mental workout of a morning!
302. A good mental workout! One slightly hindered by the rather idiosyncratic choice of county layouts in Scotland and Wales. The 26 counties of the RoI would add on to this map very naturally.
May 31, 2025 at 10:18 AM
302. A good mental workout! One slightly hindered by the rather idiosyncratic choice of county layouts in Scotland and Wales. The 26 counties of the RoI would add on to this map very naturally.
A notebook that dates to at the latest 1935 and was written in by a British person is marked thus on its first page. I thought that perhaps one could use this information to find out online when it might have been manufactured. But the company name is hard to internet-search.
Any bright ideas?
Any bright ideas?
May 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
A notebook that dates to at the latest 1935 and was written in by a British person is marked thus on its first page. I thought that perhaps one could use this information to find out online when it might have been manufactured. But the company name is hard to internet-search.
Any bright ideas?
Any bright ideas?
Well, this turned out surprisingly well
April 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Well, this turned out surprisingly well
Bluesky's feed doing a strong job here
March 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Bluesky's feed doing a strong job here
This reminds me of a recent find in the family history box - my Dad's exam results from 1962 (when he was 10)
February 4, 2025 at 2:52 PM
This reminds me of a recent find in the family history box - my Dad's exam results from 1962 (when he was 10)
Decided today was the day I would finally learn whether the WhatsApp react shown here means "Thank you" or "High five".
Mythical interested reader, it means *both*. If you search in the react list for "thank you", it is there, and if you search for "high five", it is there.
Mythical interested reader, it means *both*. If you search in the react list for "thank you", it is there, and if you search for "high five", it is there.
January 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Decided today was the day I would finally learn whether the WhatsApp react shown here means "Thank you" or "High five".
Mythical interested reader, it means *both*. If you search in the react list for "thank you", it is there, and if you search for "high five", it is there.
Mythical interested reader, it means *both*. If you search in the react list for "thank you", it is there, and if you search for "high five", it is there.
From one Mabel to another. She recommends getting a Moo to lean on while sleeping. Warm and soft, a high quality pillow.
January 16, 2025 at 11:02 AM
From one Mabel to another. She recommends getting a Moo to lean on while sleeping. Warm and soft, a high quality pillow.
Mabelbagel is worried about this trend
December 30, 2024 at 4:33 PM
Mabelbagel is worried about this trend
A rare full cat formation on display. Mostly looking at the camera too, but Moo exercising her right to opt out of that component.
December 6, 2024 at 1:11 PM
A rare full cat formation on display. Mostly looking at the camera too, but Moo exercising her right to opt out of that component.
I promised cat content. Here is Mabel fitzing/sitzing.
November 17, 2024 at 12:06 AM
I promised cat content. Here is Mabel fitzing/sitzing.
Edvard Grieg without chickens. Hard to tell his relaxation state.
November 16, 2024 at 2:37 PM
Edvard Grieg without chickens. Hard to tell his relaxation state.
This (at Drayton St. Leonard) must be a ford. A road runs down to it, and, just visible in the trees on the left-hand side on the far bank, a track seems to run up from it. The house next to it is called Ford Cottage. It's a ford.
Nevertheless, I decided not to dip my feet/legs in it today.
Nevertheless, I decided not to dip my feet/legs in it today.
November 15, 2024 at 3:43 PM
This (at Drayton St. Leonard) must be a ford. A road runs down to it, and, just visible in the trees on the left-hand side on the far bank, a track seems to run up from it. The house next to it is called Ford Cottage. It's a ford.
Nevertheless, I decided not to dip my feet/legs in it today.
Nevertheless, I decided not to dip my feet/legs in it today.