Paul Howard
@paulhoward5.bsky.social
Family stuff, music stuff, techie stuff, Oxford commas, and total nonsense. Not always in that order. All posts are my own views, except when they are also yours. Child of the 1980s.
Needless to say...
November 28, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Needless to say...
Happy that I managed to get out and about this morning before the rain moved in.
October 19, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Happy that I managed to get out and about this morning before the rain moved in.
I thought I was solving a simple maths problem, but I seem to have stumbled on the answer to life, the universe and everything.
October 18, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I thought I was solving a simple maths problem, but I seem to have stumbled on the answer to life, the universe and everything.
An inter-dimensional portal opened up on my desk again. #SwirlyThingAlert
September 22, 2025 at 7:50 PM
An inter-dimensional portal opened up on my desk again. #SwirlyThingAlert
Sun dog yesterday evening.
September 20, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Sun dog yesterday evening.
Best I could do, once the moon cleared the cloud bank. There might still be some residual earth shadow on there, but one could hardly tell, least of all from this pic. #LunarEclipse #Cambridgeshire
September 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Best I could do, once the moon cleared the cloud bank. There might still be some residual earth shadow on there, but one could hardly tell, least of all from this pic. #LunarEclipse #Cambridgeshire
They’re gonna be pissed when they find out it doesn’t work.
September 6, 2025 at 10:08 AM
They’re gonna be pissed when they find out it doesn’t work.
Daddy Taxi back in action today. Operation “Daughter Retrieval” successfully executed. Youngster safely back in the nest, with another week of amazing memories for her to treasure.
August 16, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Daddy Taxi back in action today. Operation “Daughter Retrieval” successfully executed. Youngster safely back in the nest, with another week of amazing memories for her to treasure.
Last night’s ghostly sunset reminded me of one of my favourite lines from Cormac McCarthy’s The Road: “By day, the banished sun circles like a grieving mother with a lamp.” Such an evocative and haunting turn of phrase.
August 14, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Last night’s ghostly sunset reminded me of one of my favourite lines from Cormac McCarthy’s The Road: “By day, the banished sun circles like a grieving mother with a lamp.” Such an evocative and haunting turn of phrase.
Swan family at Ferry Meadows, near Peterborough.
August 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Swan family at Ferry Meadows, near Peterborough.
Just dropped the youngster at Malvern College for her residential with Oxford Cello School. Almost a six-hour round trip for the Daddy Taxi. Nice to see this magnificent building again.
August 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Just dropped the youngster at Malvern College for her residential with Oxford Cello School. Almost a six-hour round trip for the Daddy Taxi. Nice to see this magnificent building again.
Four Chinook helicopters fly over Cromer.
August 2, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Four Chinook helicopters fly over Cromer.
Some glimpses of Madrid.
July 26, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Some glimpses of Madrid.
The Gate of Europe (Puerta de Europa) at dusk.
July 23, 2025 at 6:00 AM
The Gate of Europe (Puerta de Europa) at dusk.
Clicked the camera by mistake. Turner prize?
July 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Clicked the camera by mistake. Turner prize?
Attending my first IETF meeting and hackathon in Madrid this week.
July 20, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Attending my first IETF meeting and hackathon in Madrid this week.
Gary Larson had some terrific music gags.
July 13, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Gary Larson had some terrific music gags.
I haz da moichendise. #JeanMichelJarre
July 7, 2025 at 10:16 AM
I haz da moichendise. #JeanMichelJarre
Jean-Michel Jarre playing Oxygène pt 2 in Brussels last night.
July 2, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Jean-Michel Jarre playing Oxygène pt 2 in Brussels last night.
July 1, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Second visit of the year.
June 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Second visit of the year.