Rainy days are now a thing to look forward to. The crackle of wood burning, the sound of birds and rain, the smell of wood and greenery, a cold water pool to unwind in. Tried an infrared sauna on holiday out of curiosity… it just doesn’t compare. This is my happy place

Heat, beat, repeat. A little twisting, punching, countersinking and riveting also helps on a lazy Sunday afternoon

Volcanic landscapes, dromedary escapades and a little wine tasting

Oh the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful… haha just kidding it’s lovely here and stormy and dark back home. It’s amazing

Tree of steel. Something I constructed over a few very late evenings when I should probably have gone to bed

The BFT is up. Stupidly big, impossible to lift myself. Needed to get help from a friend in the middle of the storm but glad with the end result. Smells amazing as always

Took this the morning before the storm. The world looked like Mordor on my front doorstep. Red in the morning, shepherd’s warning couldn’t have been more true. We got a real lashing off that storm

November sunset silhouettes on one of the only non cloudy days this month

Decent overnight snowfall in rural Northern Ireland. Remote working is great on days like this 🎉

Some pretty mushrooms in the park today

Fitted a replacement charging port on the car. Instructions were detailed and reassuring. Don’t worry, it can take some bending. Reader: it did no such thing and snapped causing great panic. Good job the replacement fits well and a vast improvement over the stock cover

Crap zoom but yesterday’s sunset made the sun appear just like a big ripe orange in the sky. Marvellous

Down in the woods I had a tasty lunch and a pint of the black stuff. Along comes my eldest and insists on the monkfish main for lunch. It was delicious but she ate the lot! Not bad for an 8 year old. Much flora and fauna to be found, including raspberries, bilberries, strawberries and various fungi

Spotted in the wild today