Nick Fisher
@nef.bsky.social
Biochemist (respiratory & photosynthetic bioenergetics). Ph.D., Visiting Fellow, bibliophile, Mahlerian, feral cat dad. Also other things. Google Scholar: http://bit.ly/2vpjBP1
No fireworks here for miles around, (it frightens the livestock), so here’s some bonus Grandpa Ginger content for you.
November 5, 2025 at 8:43 PM
No fireworks here for miles around, (it frightens the livestock), so here’s some bonus Grandpa Ginger content for you.
Well, that was an entertaining rabbit hole. The best I can do is a murky image from eBay (where else?) - apparently the painting is 'Sarah in the Bath' (1958), oil on canvas, in a private collection.
November 4, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Well, that was an entertaining rabbit hole. The best I can do is a murky image from eBay (where else?) - apparently the painting is 'Sarah in the Bath' (1958), oil on canvas, in a private collection.
So one of us (not me) got wrongly imprisoned in a shed for four days. He said he used his time incarcerated to reflect on becoming a better person.
November 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
So one of us (not me) got wrongly imprisoned in a shed for four days. He said he used his time incarcerated to reflect on becoming a better person.
12 September 1910, Munich. The Mahler 8 premiere conducted by the man himself.
October 23, 2025 at 8:47 PM
12 September 1910, Munich. The Mahler 8 premiere conducted by the man himself.
Not the smartest of cats.
October 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Not the smartest of cats.
This is stray fellow Grandpa Ginger, who often gets locked in the garage. I think he does it for the extra breakfasts.
October 8, 2025 at 3:57 PM
This is stray fellow Grandpa Ginger, who often gets locked in the garage. I think he does it for the extra breakfasts.
I'm glad Sellers made that movie. Relatedly - or is it? - Chauncey the dog was abandoned by the dastardly Duck Phillips in the leisurely ad-men drama Mad Men. I wondered if there was a tip of the hat from the writers here.
October 3, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I'm glad Sellers made that movie. Relatedly - or is it? - Chauncey the dog was abandoned by the dastardly Duck Phillips in the leisurely ad-men drama Mad Men. I wondered if there was a tip of the hat from the writers here.
Morning David - happy to have received the full fat version. The solution, I suspect, is to compress your images into smaller files - i.e. the dimensions & appearance will be the same, they'll just use less data. Using Word or Pages on a Mac? Here's how!
September 30, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Morning David - happy to have received the full fat version. The solution, I suspect, is to compress your images into smaller files - i.e. the dimensions & appearance will be the same, they'll just use less data. Using Word or Pages on a Mac? Here's how!
An unfortunate incident for a friend on vacation provides AMPLE OPPORTUNITY for a gag about photosynthetic control. Honestly, you can’t buy humour like this.
September 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
An unfortunate incident for a friend on vacation provides AMPLE OPPORTUNITY for a gag about photosynthetic control. Honestly, you can’t buy humour like this.
Oddly enough I was discussing those pineapples today (I have a tree in the garden). Very tasty! Small, sweet & flavoursome.
September 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Oddly enough I was discussing those pineapples today (I have a tree in the garden). Very tasty! Small, sweet & flavoursome.
I wonder if this same variety. The tree is around 40 years old, dwarfing, very heavy crop of apples just coming to ripeness. Small, very sweet, plenty of esters. I hadn’t noticed the russeting until you mentioned it.
September 22, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I wonder if this same variety. The tree is around 40 years old, dwarfing, very heavy crop of apples just coming to ripeness. Small, very sweet, plenty of esters. I hadn’t noticed the russeting until you mentioned it.
A somewhat tatty old fox has moved into his greenhouse, which he’s not pleased about. Still, nice enough evening.
September 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
A somewhat tatty old fox has moved into his greenhouse, which he’s not pleased about. Still, nice enough evening.
Four months on from his accident, and he’s as good as new, almost. He’s staying inside for a while yet, though.
September 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Four months on from his accident, and he’s as good as new, almost. He’s staying inside for a while yet, though.
How about a grumpy old ginger tom who decided to move in?
September 18, 2025 at 1:06 PM
How about a grumpy old ginger tom who decided to move in?
A timeline cleanse, of a sort. The final collection of new poems from John Burnside. On mortality. The Memory Wheel, III.
those mornings/ when we shivered from our beds/ and lit a fire/ to magnify the dark.
those mornings/ when we shivered from our beds/ and lit a fire/ to magnify the dark.
September 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
A timeline cleanse, of a sort. The final collection of new poems from John Burnside. On mortality. The Memory Wheel, III.
those mornings/ when we shivered from our beds/ and lit a fire/ to magnify the dark.
those mornings/ when we shivered from our beds/ and lit a fire/ to magnify the dark.
Important stray cat news update: somewhat improbably, Wild Jeff, the village’s hardest cat, has found a new home. He’s currently sitting on a sofa (not mine) and purring.
September 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Important stray cat news update: somewhat improbably, Wild Jeff, the village’s hardest cat, has found a new home. He’s currently sitting on a sofa (not mine) and purring.
In my long and mostly undistinguished academic career I’ve never been nominated for an award, so I’m delighted to say that my cat has been nominated for the Brave Heart Award for his exemplary behaviour during several weeks of treatment at the local vet. Go Mini!
September 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
In my long and mostly undistinguished academic career I’ve never been nominated for an award, so I’m delighted to say that my cat has been nominated for the Brave Heart Award for his exemplary behaviour during several weeks of treatment at the local vet. Go Mini!
The holiday weekend read: a delightful soufflé of a book. 50 more-ish essays, to be enjoyed individually or all at once. Nominally a discussion of a single poem by Abigail Parry, but much more than this. The author is a genial and generous guide.
August 26, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The holiday weekend read: a delightful soufflé of a book. 50 more-ish essays, to be enjoyed individually or all at once. Nominally a discussion of a single poem by Abigail Parry, but much more than this. The author is a genial and generous guide.
The cats are ripening early this year.
August 24, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The cats are ripening early this year.
This is Grandpa Ginger, who arrived in the garden a couple of years ago and has yet to move out.
August 20, 2025 at 12:17 PM
This is Grandpa Ginger, who arrived in the garden a couple of years ago and has yet to move out.
He’s very discerning for a semi-wild fleabag.
August 17, 2025 at 2:06 PM
He’s very discerning for a semi-wild fleabag.
He says it’s a hot day for furry people.
August 15, 2025 at 4:24 PM
He says it’s a hot day for furry people.