A bit pleased.

Schmap have chosen one of my photos to use in their illustrated map of Cambridge. They liked my photo of Babbage's Difference Engine in the Whipple Museum. Here.

I'm a bit happy about that.

Oh yeah, it's Hallowe'en

The doorbell rang, and when I opened the front door I was confronted by a 8 year old kid wearing vampire teeth, a black cape, and a viking helmet with horns. He was holding a plastic axe.

"Trick or treat!" he said.

I blinked at him. "What?"

"Trick or treat."

"What's that mean?"

"umm... You give me lollies."

"Why?"

"Cos it's hallowe'en!"

I blinked at him again. "Riiight. Sorry, I don't have any lollies. I have bananas if you like them."

"Ugh. No thanks!"

"Garlic saussage? Liverwurst?"

"EW!"

"Sorry mate. That's all I have."

"Okay!" and off skipped the world's only vampire viking.

Since when have we done Hallowe'en here?

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Talbragar River, 2 months later
Originally uploaded by battyden

Box Trees and River Red Gums on the banks of the Talbragar.


( Remember the Talbragar? )