Strangely Perfect

All photos taken on a Panasonic Lumix TZ7 – (I dropped the TZ5 on a tiled floor and it broke – note to self, be more careful)

Toddling off tonight with the dog, I had a little play with the thing.  Previously, here and here, I’ve talked about my knackered F30 camera.  I feel that its night vision isn’t the same as the previous one, but there is more lee-way with the settings.  What I mean is I think the ISO3200 is [...]

Two days ago the USS McFaul (DDG-74) passed through the Bosporus en-route to Georgia to deliver relief aid. Now it’s arrived. U.S. Navy relief aid ship reaches Georgia & US warship reaches Georgian port. However, it’s a slightly under-whelming and bizarre effort that isn’t fooling anybody.  To make it sound good, the ship is reported [...]

Two escaped brick settees have finally been captured and put behind bars.  Their life on the run was brought to a comfy close right next to Bridgwater Docks where they are being kept under guard until morning.  George the seagull has promised to watch over them until a decision is made about their future.  George [...]

Bridgwater Docks’ Entrance This is a video of the day surge in March at the high tide point. The height of the water had dropped about 4″ when this was filmed even though the tide was still coming in at a rate of knots! It’s filmed at Bridgwater Docks’ Entrance.    This previous post contains [...]

Bridgwater Storm Surge, ~2100hrs on March 10, 2008

Potential storm surge averted at Bridgwater in March 2008. Pictures taken at Bridgwater Docks. Can be compared to normal pictures below.

These are pictures taken yesterday (12 Jan 2008) looking south over an area called “The Meads” in Bridgwater on the Ordnance Survey maps but usually called “the levels below Fairfield wot gets wet in winta” by the local people. I’m now calling it Lake Bridgwater. I’ve never seen it this flooded and it gives an [...]