January 2022

Solar Energy nerdiness

We were keen to reduce our carbon footprint, and have installed a solar generation system with solar panels, an inverter and 12 kWh of battery storage. This system is backed up with a lot of data, and I may revert to nerd mode and talk about this system from time to time. For now, an observation. In the first 12 months of operation, we generate over six megawatts of electricity. Read More…

Bird photography: the beginning

A little bit of background about my interest in wildlife, especially bird photography. It is relevant to note that I have a presentation entitled "The unremitting misery of bird photography" Read More…

Dabbling in Stained Glass

One of my 'on and off ' hobbies is creating images as stained glass panels. I'll post from time to time about my failures and successes. Read More…