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Sep 5, 2025: The Paper Pro Move from reMarkable looks like a really interesting format, but I don’t think it’s for me. Great exploration of the device …

Aug 30, 2025: And with some overzealous editing in Snapseed! #photogrpahy #landscape #snapseed

Aug 30, 2025: Grey Odenwald skies #landscape #photography

Aug 25, 2025: I have a custom timeline in Tapestry (https://usetapestry.com/) that is an oasis of photography, insight, stories, and kindness. It’s a …

Aug 25, 2025: I signed up with Kagi (https://kagi.com/) for paid personalised search. I’m having to retrain my muscle memory that the links are the top of the …

Aug 24, 2025: Little spider friend #photography #macrophotography #spider #insect

Aug 24, 2025: These veggies look so good! Going to add a tomato sauce 👨‍🍳 #Cooking #Photography #Vegetarian

Aug 24, 2025: #SilentSunday

Aug 16, 2025: #SilentSunday

Aug 15, 2025: Awesome little 3-D printed gift that my son got in a party bag at a birthday party.

Aug 14, 2025: Continuing the ‘drinks I have drunk’ theme, here’s our garden reflected in a bottle of Radler. #summer #reflection #beer

Aug 14, 2025: The nice thing about my evening walk at the moment is the beautiful sun-kissed vineyards I walk through. #eveningwalk #fitnesshabits

Aug 14, 2025: Two Prosecco based #cocktails. The one on the left is with Limoncello and the one on the right with elderflower syrup. #summer #survivingtheheat …

Aug 14, 2025: Discovered a cocktail bar nearby. One thing led to another… amazing alcohol free mojito! #relax #mocktail

Aug 12, 2025: “For the Torment Nexus to get built it needs to convince you that your only option for survival is to build the Torment Nexus” …

Aug 10, 2025: “If your prompt is about something that’s common and the majority of online-text is right, you’ll most likely get a right answer out of …

Aug 7, 2025: Superman! Superman was excellent! Everything I wanted it to be: hopeful, joyous, thoughtful, entertaining, heartfelt, and expressing a set of values I …

Aug 7, 2025: Going to see Superman tonight. It’s the first film in a long time I’ve been genuinely excited about. I really enjoyed Zack Snyder’s take on the …

Aug 5, 2025: Today’s dog walk keeping ahead of the rain.

Aug 4, 2025: Beautiful hike today from Möhren up to Möhrenberg and back.

Aug 2, 2025: Stone runs in the Rohrbach Valley, Germany Stone runs - limestone ridges - form from slow lime-rich spring flow. They are rare, fragile, and fascinating!

Aug 2, 2025: I don’t understand why #Apple doesn’t do a translucent coloured version of the icons. That would be the best of both worlds on #iOS26. I mostly like …

Jul 18, 2025: Two waterfall hikes in France We’re holidaying in France at the moment. Today we went on two lovely walks to waterfalls. Cascades D’Augerolles The hike to Cascades …

Jul 13, 2025: Damselfly on our walk through a labyrinth today.

Jul 13, 2025: Damselfly on our walk through a labyrinth today.

Jul 13, 2025: Dean Cain (who I loved as Superman in Superman and Lois, and who was born Dean George Tanaka, which gives you a sense of his own immigrant roots) …

Jul 10, 2025: And now for my 30 minutes of evening exercise! Up the hill we go 😫

Jul 10, 2025: And now for my 30 minutes of evening exercise! Up the hill we go 😫

Jul 10, 2025: Why centrist politics is failing to live up to the moment This article is persuasive and powerful about the failure of centrist politicians to counter the far right. Historically, I’m guilty of the same …

Jul 7, 2025: Seems like the amazing folks at The Onion have been reading the same reports I read on SUVs: Conscientious SUV Shopper Just Wants Something That Will …

Jul 7, 2025: Spent the week in Geneva. Lovely city.

Jul 6, 2025: My son’s ‘first’ artwork, framed and on our wall. Of course there have been many, many drawings over the years, but he was super proud of this one. …

Jun 29, 2025: Little jumping spider on the table. Poor thing got fed up with me and started attacking the camera!

Jun 26, 2025: “Our study found that, in the case of a crash, being hit by an SUV or LTV increased the odds of a pedestrian or cyclist being killed or …

Jun 26, 2025: Denis Villeneuve Directing Next James Bond Film This is excellent news!

Jun 16, 2025: Just watched an episode of The Thundermans with my son. It’s a really funny Nickelodeon comedy series on #Netflix with a lovely mix of drama, …

Jun 15, 2025: 14 years old and still going strong!

May 23, 2025: When someone dies and you prepare for their funeral and reach out to their friends and siblings, you learn about all the other people they were, …

May 11, 2025: Treating ourselves to coffee and cake

Apr 1, 2025: 💯👏 www.instagram.com/p/DH1jW-d…

Mar 29, 2025: I just watched The Last Jedi. I haven’t watched it since it originally came out, and while I didn’t hate it when it came out, it was so …

Feb 19, 2025: Proper consumer protection would force either HP or Humane, I don’t care which, to refund customers the cost of their now-useless hardware. And that …

Feb 16, 2025: Had a beautiful cold walk up in the woods today. Just about enough snow for my wife and son to have a running snowball fight. After three days of …

Jan 25, 2025: Into the woods #photography

Jan 25, 2025: ‘Stockbrot‘ #photography #campfire #Odenwald

Jan 19, 2025: Winter walk. #photography #dog #dogs #forest #silhouette

Jan 14, 2025: Clear winter sky #photography #sunset #skyline #horizon

Jan 7, 2025: We took our 7-year-old to see #Wicked at the weekend. He absolutely loved it and understood the majority of the narrative & messages of the film. …

Jan 4, 2025: If you haven’t seen this story yet somehow (WaPo nixing a cartoon critical of Bezos and Trump), the blog post from the cartoonist, Ann Telnaes, is …

Jan 3, 2025: Not a big frequenter of McDonalds, but we’re in the road travelling back to Germany, so it’s convenient. Here in France, they serve the fries and …

Jan 2, 2025: This heartfelt speech from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez seems worth boosting as we move toward January 20th. #politics www.youtube.com/watch

Jan 2, 2025: “Remember – hate is always foolish and love is always wise. Always try to be nice and never fail to be kind.” This perspective has stuck …

Jan 1, 2025: Another hike at Cap Leucate. This time on the other side of the nature reserve. Can’t believe it’s taken us 10 years to realise this area is so close …

Dec 31, 2024: The more aged this greenhouse gets, the more lovely it seems to become #photography #rust #decay #greenhouse #ironwork #brokenglass

Dec 31, 2024: Added a vignette to this one of Lucy. Can’t believe she’s 13. She still acts like a doggy teenager 😂 #photography #dog #doberman

Dec 30, 2024: Today’s hike was around the cliffs to the east of Banyuls-sur-Mer. If anyone knows what type of rock this coastline is, I’d love to know. …

Dec 29, 2024: Today’s walk was around the lake at Leucate. Absolutely beautiful views of the mountains across the lake. So wonderful to be here in the sunshine.

Dec 28, 2024: Cerét market

Dec 27, 2024: Millionth time’s a charm. I’m not sure why only one photo from Cap Leucate uploaded the first time. So forgive the slightly duplicated …

Dec 27, 2024: More little living things. Not sure why these two weren’t actually added to my other post. #photography #macrophotography #lichen #moss

Dec 27, 2024: Amazing hike around Cap Leucate

Dec 27, 2024: Little living things #photography #macrophotography #plants

Dec 27, 2024: Beautiful hike up above Ceret #photography #hiking #mountain

Dec 17, 2024: Just came across this joyous Dr. Who parody of ‘I’m just Ken’ from the Barbie movie: www.youtube.com/watch

Dec 14, 2024: Spent a wonderful afternoon in the Odenwald enjoying bananas and chocolate cooked in the fire.

Oct 17, 2024: Moon

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Jun 23, 2024: Sandra'€™s new friend

Jun 23, 2024: Mini wasp!

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May 11, 2024: Our breakfast companion

May 10, 2024: Auerbach Castle looking stunning

May 10, 2024: moss

Mar 29, 2024: Finn’s Easter art

Mar 28, 2024: Risotto

Mar 28, 2024: Sandra’s & Finn’s eggs

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Feb 8, 2024: I didn’t love the #doctorwho TV movie when it came out in 1996 because it killed a Doctor I had really loved watching. But now it’s a …

Jan 3, 2024: Peter Davison will always be my childhood Doctor. Though my goodness, Ncuti Gatwa is absolutely amazing! #doctorwho

Dec 28, 2023: Once-in-a-century flowering of the green twigs Sandra keeps watering diligently on the windowsill!

Dec 28, 2023: Steggy

Dec 2, 2023: Watching the #doctorwho specials make me wish so much that Jodie Whittaker had had Russel T. Davies as her show runner. Such a shame.

Dec 2, 2023: Larry

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Dec 2, 2023: From our summer holiday. Taken by Sandra

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Dec 2, 2023: Mum and Dad’s for the weekend

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Oct 1, 2023: Sunshine

Sep 26, 2023: Buzz

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Aug 26, 2023: Homemade quick pizza a la Jamie Oliver.

Aug 11, 2023: Our home for the weekend in the Bayerische Wald

Aug 8, 2023:

Aug 2, 2023: Yesterday’s adventure. Today’s adventure was being in bed with a migraine

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Jul 28, 2023: Moss too

Jul 28, 2023: Moss

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Apr 10, 2023: Easter fire with Sandra

Jan 22, 2023: Last snow of the year?

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Jan 11, 2023: This is PooPoo the sheep who, according to Finn, is a key player in the Nativity.

Dec 11, 2022:

Dec 6, 2022: Tokyo

Dec 4, 2022: Tokyo

Nov 13, 2022: Lovely evening at La Chouette creperie

Oct 7, 2022: Clear blue skies today!

Sep 29, 2022: Shroom!

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Aug 27, 2022: One of the hornets in blurry close-up

Aug 26, 2022: Beach days 😁

Aug 23, 2022: Dinner view

Aug 23, 2022: Linguine with chicken and peppers in a white wine, cream and Grana Padano sauce.

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Aug 21, 2022: Taken with #googlepixel stellar photography setting and touched up in Snapseed. Wow!

Aug 13, 2022: Healthy eating isn'€™t all bad

Aug 7, 2022: Enjoying my bag patches a ridiculous amount!

Aug 7, 2022: The first harvest! Five more pots to go

Jul 22, 2022: Camping for the weekend

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May 1, 2022: Pottery market in Otzberg today! Also a fantastic vegetarian food stand!

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Apr 14, 2022: C'€™est la Vie!

Jan 6, 2022: Is it me, or does this imply I shouldn'€™t waste my coffee cup by simply throwing it on the ground, I should find a turtle and hit it on the head!

Dec 24, 2021: Lucy’s new publicity shot

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Jul 21, 2021: Massively over-HDR treated in Snapseed, but I love that it brings out the different colours and textures of the bronze. Emden’s fish girl.

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Feb 21, 2021: I realise my time line is becoming ‘€˜fires I have had€™’

Feb 13, 2021: It wasn’t really this blue!

Jan 31, 2021:

Jan 26, 2021: Lunchtime walk!

Jan 24, 2021: Playing with portrait mode!

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Dec 19, 2020:

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Dec 19, 2020: 😊

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Oct 17, 2020: Sandra’s small tomato harvest. Going to try ripening them indoors

Aug 9, 2020: A snail shell Finn found

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Mar 29, 2020: Enjoying a fire

Mar 17, 2020: I love Charlie Mackesy’s illustrations

Mar 17, 2020: The perfect book to read right now “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse” by Charlie Mackesy @charliemackesy

Feb 24, 2020: Painting!

Dec 31, 2019: Cooking stovies

Oct 18, 2019: Such a wonderful place

Oct 11, 2019: An evening of supervising your little brother is very tiring

Jul 27, 2019: Built by daddy, demolished by Finn.

Jul 24, 2019: A cafe where you can also watch trams? Could this be a little boy’s heaven?

Jul 13, 2019: I love this wallpaper

Jun 26, 2019: Maybe some slight editing on this one to enhance vibrancy. The colours were amazing!

Jun 15, 2019:

Jun 15, 2019: The less favoured child

Jun 12, 2019: Lucy and I have found our morning walk route

May 1, 2019: Moved to Bensheim! (Phase 1). Phase 2 is packing the rest of our stuff and sorting out the old house to hand it back over to the landlady.

May 1, 2019: Peacock (presumably on the lam from Walldorf animal park) casually walking down our street today.

Apr 22, 2019: Incogneto

Apr 22, 2019: Lucy is not meant to swim in this lake. Unfortunately she can’t read, so she doesn’t know. I don’t have the heart to tell her.

Apr 22, 2019: I may have dialled the saturation up on this slightly to match the vividness of my memory. Such a beautiful day 😊

Mar 25, 2019: It’s not about food…

Mar 17, 2019: My aunt’s magnolia tree. My favourite

Feb 17, 2019: Spring strolling

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Jan 16, 2019: Well at least my dress sense has improved…

Jan 7, 2019: If I hold the camera high and look pensive, you can'€™t see my chins!

Jan 2, 2019: It was very cold today. The Christmas market at Le Barcarés was lovely. Churros were eaten.

Jan 1, 2019:

Dec 5, 2018: I’ve ordered some more waistcoats. I hadn'€™t realised how gorgeous I look wearing one!

Sep 13, 2018:

Aug 29, 2018: The hotel I’m staying in in Stockholm was formerly a prison

Aug 18, 2018: coffee for daddy and HiPP for Finn!

Aug 4, 2018: We’ve had 2 solid weeks of this quantity of tomatoes every night from Sandra’s plants this year! Amazingly good!

Aug 4, 2018: You talkin' to me?

Jul 30, 2018: Hot!

Jun 26, 2018: This little bee spent 10 minutes on our sunflower!

Jun 1, 2018: The wallpaper at this conference centre is awesome

May 20, 2018: Germany’s favourite crop!

May 16, 2018: Poor doggy has to wear the cone of shame to stop her licking a sore spot on her tail

Apr 16, 2018: Collioure - always lovely

Apr 13, 2018: Moggies hiding from the rain

Apr 10, 2018: We enjoyed today’s half hour of sun!

Apr 10, 2018: Happy girl!

Apr 10, 2018: Happy girl!

Apr 9, 2018: Photo

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Apr 9, 2018: Vines

Apr 9, 2018: Vines

Mar 18, 2018: Mr and Mrs Croal?!

Mar 18, 2018: Nearly Easter

Feb 17, 2018: Rotkäppchen

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Jan 28, 2018:

Jan 27, 2018: Time in the palm of your hand

Jan 25, 2018:

Jan 22, 2018: iPad is connected, Android phone is connected, wife’s iPhone is connected. What makes the MacBook Pro so Special?!

Jan 13, 2018: Off to the theatre in Heidelberg tonight!

Jan 1, 2018: Found this in the forest… #horrorfilm?

Dec 3, 2017:

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Nov 6, 2017: pylon

Oct 15, 2017: Probably not edible #mushrooms #forest #autumn

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Oct 3, 2017: mushroom

Oct 3, 2017: I’m guessing ‘not edible’ #fungi #mushrooms

Oct 1, 2017:

Oct 1, 2017: autumn path

Oct 1, 2017: My favourite season has begun

Sep 30, 2017: Uncle Andy, taken by my aunt Anita

Sep 25, 2017: I put a crate there for her to stand on. This dog is a genius…

Sep 23, 2017: Sandra says you can eat some of these. It’s huge!

Sep 23, 2017: Railway bits…

Sep 23, 2017: Have hundreds of these on the garage wall! They never seem to move…

Sep 3, 2017: 20 years of records! That’s love!

Aug 27, 2017:

Aug 19, 2017: I'€™m hoping black and white hides the grey!

Aug 19, 2017: The cake is always awesome!

Aug 14, 2017: dog #doberman #portraitphotography

Aug 11, 2017:

Aug 11, 2017: Heaven

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May 29, 2017: Just what I needed 😀

May 29, 2017: Trainspotting!

May 28, 2017: #kaffeezeit

May 15, 2017: Schrödinger’s door…

May 14, 2017: Old man Sam

May 14, 2017: Our new place 👍

May 12, 2017: This beautiful creation arrived today from nicholashemingwaystationery. Absolutely wonderful design and engineering! Thanks Nicholas!

Apr 24, 2017:

Apr 20, 2017: Taken by my partner. We think it’s a swallowtail butterfly #butterfly #insect #rarespecies

Apr 18, 2017:

Apr 18, 2017: The Dali sitting room that I based my GCSE art project on

Apr 18, 2017: Figurine at the Dali Museum in Figueres

Apr 18, 2017:

Apr 18, 2017: Time for a

Apr 17, 2017:

Apr 16, 2017: Sexy legs!

Apr 16, 2017: Bunny invasion! So tasty

Apr 14, 2017: Little Larry

Apr 14, 2017: What has arrived?!

Apr 7, 2017: Should I really add tonic?!

Apr 4, 2017: 11 days #doctorwho

Apr 3, 2017: Newest office toy. This must be the coolest movie car ever made!

Mar 20, 2017:

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Mar 20, 2017: Uppsala cathedral

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Mar 3, 2017: Great spot for lunch

Feb 27, 2017:

Feb 27, 2017: Wizard’s Rest

Feb 27, 2017: Rosehaven Castle

Feb 27, 2017: Wizard’s Rest, Rosehaven Park

Feb 24, 2017: secondlife

Feb 24, 2017: A thoughtful wizard #secondlife

Feb 24, 2017: Wizard’s Rest at Rosehaven Park #secondlife

Feb 24, 2017: Storm’s-a-comin'

Feb 24, 2017: Yes, I still play #secondlife ;-)

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Jan 13, 2017: Beautiful light at sunset today

Jan 12, 2017: Winter flower?

Jan 8, 2017:

Jan 8, 2017: Castle Gala Dali gardens

Jan 8, 2017: Churro 👍

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Jan 2, 2017:

Jan 2, 2017: Tired doggy

Dec 27, 2016:

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Dec 27, 2016: Winter lantern

Dec 26, 2016:

Dec 26, 2016: 1865

Dec 26, 2016: Christmas Day sunset

Dec 26, 2016: Boxing Day dog walk with Chris :-)

Dec 25, 2016: How pissed off does the dog look?!

Dec 25, 2016:

Dec 25, 2016: Canigou. Suffering here in the sun for Christmas

Dec 16, 2016: Ice crystals on pine on my way to work #winter #ice #pine_tree #sunrise #morning #commute

Dec 16, 2016: Rogue One has landed! Going next week :-)

Nov 30, 2016:

Nov 30, 2016: Cube is looking Christmassy :-)

Nov 26, 2016:

Nov 23, 2016: Goose season! Wonderful meal at the Felderbock in Nuߟloch

Nov 20, 2016: Weinachtsmarkt

Nov 19, 2016: The kit lense on the Sony A6000 is really very good (for a non-pro like me)

Nov 14, 2016:

Nov 9, 2016: Don’t use a severed hand to unplug the TV while it’s updating…

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Nov 4, 2016: Cup of tea :)

Oct 23, 2016:

Oct 23, 2016: I am your father…

Oct 20, 2016: What a tongue!

Oct 13, 2016: I’m currently using the OSIII watch face from Lorenzo on my Pebble. Yes, it’s a bit derivative of a certain fruit maker’s ring idea, …

Oct 13, 2016: Sleepy little bee

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Oct 4, 2016: My new Mystic friend…

Sep 25, 2016: Didn’t even notice the skater when I took this!

Sep 25, 2016: This dude was amazing!

Sep 25, 2016: Heidelberg Herbst

Sep 24, 2016: Homemade apple puree and pancakes for breakfast :-)

Sep 19, 2016: Giant fungus

Sep 19, 2016: Autumn begins

Sep 9, 2016: Love Mildners

Sep 7, 2016: R2LEGO

Sep 7, 2016: The rumours that I left work a bit early to have a sneaky beer are wholly unfounded…

Sep 6, 2016:

Sep 6, 2016: pebble’s new timeline peak is so so useful!

Sep 5, 2016: Our nocturnal visitor. Just a baby :)

Aug 30, 2016: Something about flowers?

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Aug 27, 2016: Blue today

Aug 27, 2016: Of we go!

Aug 27, 2016: Bierpinsel. Empty, riddled with asbestos, but under a presentation order, so can’t be removed. They should renovate it and use it!

Aug 24, 2016: Come on train…

Aug 23, 2016:

Aug 22, 2016: Someone really really really wants to be first!!

Aug 21, 2016: A cloud that didn’t get the memo

Aug 18, 2016: Molly is so pretty!

Aug 18, 2016: Hobbits eat a lot!

Aug 13, 2016: Because it’s fun to entrap your friends and fine them for speeding…

Aug 13, 2016: Breakfast in Mannheim

Aug 11, 2016:

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Aug 7, 2016: Fantastic stag party beer walk. Thanks Matt and the gents!

Aug 7, 2016:

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Aug 7, 2016: The beer team! (this was all in aid of Matt’s stag party!)

Aug 7, 2016: The cucumber taste was very strong and weird. I’m not sure I’m cut out for craft beers!

Aug 7, 2016: Oops, this was the sour, salty one! The Pfeffer one I posted previously was obviously peppery… duh… But fruity peppery rather than spicy …

Aug 7, 2016: Probably my favourite of the day. Bitter but fruity with a lot of hop flavour. Very refreshing!

Aug 7, 2016: Quite bitter but rather fruity. Would be great with a curry (so the Bierpadre said!)

Aug 7, 2016: A little sour for my taste. Infused with salt and coriander, so quite an interesting flavour though! Not allowed to be called ‘beer’ in …

Jul 21, 2016: My house is somewhere behind that cloud…

Jul 20, 2016: Where’s anty?

Jul 20, 2016: The buzzing this pylon makes is extreme

Jul 20, 2016: Gotta kick the habit…

Jul 7, 2016: ATC building at EMBL

Jul 2, 2016: There is no easy to make beige sound sexy!!

Jun 30, 2016: They can be such pretty things…

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Jun 19, 2016: The audio capture feature (i.e. you say a command rather than press the screen to take a photo), coupled with the OIS, really makes macro shots with …

Jun 19, 2016: Just chilling out…

Jun 16, 2016:

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Jun 16, 2016: Frozen

Jun 15, 2016: Frog Hopper

Jun 11, 2016: Tabitha (lives with my parents; photo by my dad!)

Jun 11, 2016: Come to papa…

Jun 11, 2016: Life size…

Jun 5, 2016: Thunderstorms and biblical clouds this evening!

Jun 4, 2016: Pretty clouds

May 27, 2016: Coeleur Café in Massat is awesome!

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May 27, 2016: Unreal editing…?!

May 27, 2016: O’er the Misty Mountains cold…

May 24, 2016: Dune De Pilat

May 24, 2016: From the top of Cirque Du Cagateille

May 24, 2016: Cirque Du Cagateille

May 18, 2016:

May 18, 2016: The bar for bronze must have been very very low…

May 18, 2016: Cap-Ferret

Apr 23, 2016:

Apr 23, 2016: I’m told this is an opium poppy… not sure about the spider

Apr 23, 2016: Meet this lovely old girl today. Her name is Lou

Apr 14, 2016: Lunch at PIRATES in Heidelberg

Apr 5, 2016: Awesome patina on this 5 cent coin

Mar 15, 2016: Toilet selfies are going to be a thing. Trust me.

Mar 14, 2016: Budding

Mar 14, 2016: Puff puff

Mar 6, 2016: Kaffeezimmer - awesome nerd coffee!

Feb 15, 2016: Vigil

Dec 20, 2015: War is basically shit for everyone (grave of an unknown German soldier in Dahn)

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Dec 20, 2015: View from our terrace :) The rocks on the horizon are the Lämmerfelsen

Dec 14, 2015: This one courtesy of my brother

Dec 14, 2015: Heidelberg Christmas market. Photo courtesy of my friend Anja

Dec 10, 2015:

Dec 9, 2015: nofilter

Dec 9, 2015: Moth! Reminds me of a young moth I once knew named Peter

Nov 7, 2015:

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Oct 5, 2015: Bride & groom

Sep 29, 2015: A friend we met on holiday

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Sep 26, 2015: Street leading to St Michael’s Church

Sep 19, 2015: Cirque de Navacelles

Aug 13, 2015:

Jul 17, 2015: Mayfly?

Jul 6, 2015: Miss these fields

Jul 6, 2015: Lunchtime walks aren’t so bad!

Jun 15, 2015: Beef and Potato pie #food #foodihavemade #recipe

Jun 9, 2015: Coming in to land

Jun 6, 2015: Schließheim

Jun 5, 2015: Larry on the table!

Jun 5, 2015: Bavarian Alps

Jun 5, 2015: Gentians

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Jun 5, 2015: Walchensee, Germany

May 30, 2015: Bahnstadt in Heidelberg

May 3, 2015: Balazuc, where we stayed

May 3, 2015: The Ardeche was magnificent. Back to work tomorrow…

Apr 21, 2015: From the top of Pigue Neulos

Apr 19, 2015: This is not the South of France I ordered! #rain #couldbeengland #nicecloudsthough

Mar 20, 2015:

Mar 20, 2015: SolarEclipse

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Mar 20, 2015: Taking a break

Mar 3, 2015: Another coffee break… but more deserved today!

Mar 2, 2015: Sunset for our last meal at Stephan’s Resturant as Eppelheimers

Mar 2, 2015: Having a coffee break!

Feb 28, 2015: A first hint of spring

Feb 13, 2015: doctorwho #startrek #fandom

Feb 3, 2015:

Jan 22, 2015: Still hanging on

Jan 20, 2015: Such a cutie

Dec 8, 2014:

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Nov 17, 2014:

Nov 11, 2014: A culturally sensitive number plate!

Nov 9, 2014: Schwetzingen’s Buchmesse (book fair) is a bit less crowded than Frankfurt’s

Nov 2, 2014:

Nov 2, 2014:

Oct 28, 2014: Android Wear is fulfilling all my childhood dreams!

Oct 23, 2014: Love this bush!

Oct 22, 2014: My Game of Thrones audition??

Oct 21, 2014: Chillin' in ma TARDIS

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Oct 19, 2014:

Oct 15, 2014: A visitor this evening

Oct 14, 2014: I like this black and white filter - it hides the grey in my beard.

Oct 12, 2014:

Oct 12, 2014:

Oct 12, 2014:

Oct 6, 2014: One down, three to go!

Sep 30, 2014: Not long for this world, now.

Sep 13, 2014: Moonrise

Sep 13, 2014: Shadow man

Sep 13, 2014: Roman viaduct

Sep 13, 2014: Abbey

Sep 13, 2014: Tarascon château

Aug 31, 2014: Power juice activated!

Aug 30, 2014: Suspicious bunny is mountaineering

Aug 5, 2014: Nothing like some miracle sauce to make you feel refreshed!

Aug 5, 2014: Je suis le Chien chaud!

Aug 5, 2014: Oh honey

Aug 5, 2014: Chapel on a hill

Aug 5, 2014: Just relax

Aug 5, 2014: My co-pilot

Aug 5, 2014: Why the long face?

Jul 24, 2014: Possibly edited…

Jul 18, 2014: See, Ryanair knows how to make you stand in unnecessary queues. They treat you with the efficient contempt you deserve.

Jul 18, 2014: Wizzair… I don’t want airlines to be cute or humorous. I want them to be wretched cattle trucks. I fly Ryanair.

Jul 15, 2014: The street

Jun 10, 2014: I knew someone would do this eventually!

Jun 9, 2014: No dancing dogs in this playground please…

May 23, 2014: Now that’s a view!

May 23, 2014: Lucy would like you to appreciate the length of her tongue. Again.

May 23, 2014: Everything is better ‘mit Gin’

May 19, 2014: A drop of orange

May 5, 2014: A bee wearing flares?!

May 5, 2014: Boy my eyebrows are impressive!

May 2, 2014: Nexus 7 front camera with lens blur. Not awesome, but interesting.

Apr 30, 2014: Legomentary my dear Watson… sorry, that was terrible!

Apr 29, 2014: Lucy enjoying her hobby

Apr 27, 2014: Bloom

Apr 21, 2014: A dog and her master

Apr 21, 2014: Reflecting on Woodbridge

Apr 21, 2014: A dog and her mistress

Apr 21, 2014: Dover decay

Apr 21, 2014: Lucy ‘the Tongue’

Apr 12, 2014: I assume it means something different in German!

Apr 12, 2014: Coffee in Mannheim

Apr 5, 2014: Turns out my iPhone 5C’s camera is better than my old digital camera…

Apr 5, 2014: I think we can all agree I look awesome after a run!

Apr 5, 2014: I am in love with blossom!

Mar 21, 2014: Wingmen

Mar 20, 2014: This evening’s entertainment. Grand Budapest Hotel at Brennessel cinema in Hemsbach

Mar 18, 2014: Magnolias

Mar 17, 2014: And that’s a wrap

Mar 17, 2014: First bloom

Mar 16, 2014: I taste good to lambs. The feeling is mutual!

Mar 15, 2014: His eyes were like two pools of shadow!

Mar 8, 2014: Please be seated.

Mar 8, 2014: Reflections of Betriebshof

Mar 8, 2014: I used to have one of these!

Mar 3, 2014: I find it amazing how much more interesting heavy processing can make things look. At least to me…!

Mar 2, 2014: Turn to the light

Mar 1, 2014: Skyfire

Mar 1, 2014: Highly recommend this place if you’re ever in Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof

Mar 1, 2014: Journey’s end

Mar 1, 2014: Faschingbären

Mar 1, 2014: You wish you could rock a hat like this!

Mar 1, 2014: Graffitizug

Mar 1, 2014: Obligatory travel photo

Mar 1, 2014: Cloudy with a chance of processing

Feb 28, 2014: Roof cleaning has begun!

Feb 27, 2014: In detail: leaves

Feb 24, 2014: Good evening

Feb 16, 2014: Mini-Heidelberg

Feb 2, 2014: Healthy-coloured water…

Jan 6, 2014: Moon

Jan 4, 2014: Patronus?!

Jan 3, 2014: Like the shed says…

Nov 25, 2013: Snow!!

Nov 25, 2013: Time Lord

Nov 19, 2013: Into the woods

Nov 13, 2013: Such a lovely day. This is NOT a black and white photograph!

Nov 11, 2013: In contrast

Nov 11, 2013: Morning

Nov 9, 2013: Didn’t quite look like this…

Nov 4, 2013: Unreal

Nov 4, 2013: Fade to black

Nov 2, 2013: Gold clouds meet silver clouds.

Oct 27, 2013: How rude!

Oct 27, 2013: Waiting…

Oct 27, 2013: Autumn skies

Oct 27, 2013: Uniplatz, Heidelberg

Oct 3, 2013: She’s only pretending to be tired!!

Aug 19, 2013: After a week with Lucy, his brother looked like this. Anyone else think he kooks nervous about his turn?!

Aug 19, 2013:

Aug 14, 2013: Told you they were friends…

Aug 7, 2013: Weird slug…

Aug 2, 2013: Today’s hot dog

Jul 29, 2013: It’s how I roll…

Jul 27, 2013:

Jul 27, 2013:

Jul 23, 2013:

Jul 2, 2013: There was a weird rainbow in the sky earlier. More like a rainspot. It was visible to the naked eye, so not a camera artefact. 2024 update: I now know …

Jun 30, 2013:

Jun 30, 2013:

Jun 12, 2013: The decoy…

May 31, 2013: Wild flowers

May 30, 2013: Yet another sunset

May 28, 2013: This picnic by the Neckar could be about to go horribly wrong!

May 28, 2013: A smarter look for work(ish)

May 27, 2013: No Pooh Bear, don’t touch me there.

May 27, 2013: Gone.

May 27, 2013: Going, going…

May 27, 2013: Holding on…

May 27, 2013: Sonnenuntergang

May 27, 2013: Come on Spring…!

May 26, 2013: So what if it’s raining?

May 25, 2013: Dumbledore lives!

May 25, 2013: What is that thing in the sky? I don’t remember what it’s called.

May 24, 2013: Tonight…

May 23, 2013: Sometimes the ATC reminds me of an insect colony

May 20, 2013: The storm cometh

May 17, 2013: OK, OK, enough boring flowers

May 17, 2013:

May 17, 2013: Nice weather right?

May 16, 2013: Reality?

May 16, 2013: Beauty is brief

May 9, 2013: Time to defrost!

May 9, 2013: Rather a lovely evening

May 4, 2013: Our view of the performance…

May 4, 2013: The international bluegrass festival in Buhl…

May 3, 2013: Run!

May 1, 2013: The cow whisperer

May 1, 2013: Is she tired? Impossible!

Apr 30, 2013: Poor thing flew into Sandra’s window. After a short rest, it was OK and flew off.

Apr 29, 2013:

Apr 29, 2013: Patience…

Apr 29, 2013:

Apr 29, 2013:

Apr 29, 2013: The oil seed is amazing. It sprang up in just a week!

Apr 22, 2013: Springiness

Apr 15, 2013: Our freezer has issues

Apr 13, 2013: Can I have some of your tasty breakfast

Apr 13, 2013: Drooooooooool…..

Apr 9, 2013:

Apr 6, 2013: Breakfast vigil…

Mar 31, 2013:

Mar 29, 2013:

Mar 29, 2013: Dover (unprocessed)

Mar 28, 2013: Yes, I still have toys…

Mar 28, 2013: Hanging garden

Mar 27, 2013: This new Lego series is awesome. www.lego.com/Chima

Mar 27, 2013: Sandra and I got creative for Easter :)

Mar 26, 2013: Paella is basically a massacre on a plate. Also, why the fudge don’t they peal the prawns? Why yes, I would like a tasty mouthful of leg and …

Mar 26, 2013: This bird had issues.

Mar 22, 2013: Beware of R2-D2s with ponytails…

Mar 21, 2013:

Mar 21, 2013: Lunch beneath glass

Mar 19, 2013: Last of the sun

Mar 18, 2013: Our newest employees

Mar 16, 2013: Biscuit lamb anyone?!

Mar 16, 2013:

Mar 14, 2013:

Mar 14, 2013: Is this sunlight I see before me?

Mar 5, 2013: Bathe your weary head in gold

Mar 4, 2013: To lunch (and beyond)!

Mar 3, 2013: Guardians of the twilight

Mar 2, 2013: Tastes good!

Feb 27, 2013: Visions in a microwave door.

Feb 24, 2013: Success! I have finally discovered how to keep the latte layers separate!

Feb 23, 2013: Someone is not impressed that I’m watching Dexter

Feb 22, 2013: The roses I gave Sandra on Valentine’s Day have gone black! Hopefully not a sign of anything!

Feb 17, 2013: Oh yes!

Feb 17, 2013: Why yes, I would like a slice!

Feb 16, 2013: Just a puppydoodle!

Jan 22, 2013: Some say the world will end in fire and some in ice… We had freezing rain this weekend with icicles everywhere! They’re all gone now :(

Jan 17, 2013:

Jan 17, 2013:

Dec 6, 2012: Car bunny!

Dec 5, 2012: The beard is returning… Our team raised a total of 2,600 Euros for Movember. My personal total was 282 Euros. Thank you all so much!

Dec 4, 2012: Someone wants to know why there’s a tree in the living room!

Dec 3, 2012: Last one… for now!

Dec 3, 2012: Winter sun

Dec 3, 2012: Snow fruit?

Dec 3, 2012: Have yourself a berry little Christmas!

Dec 3, 2012: Christmas hat?!

Dec 2, 2012: Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

Dec 1, 2012: Now that’s what I call a sky!

Dec 1, 2012: Last doggy training before Christmas!

Nov 23, 2012: The mo' is getting messy… mobro.co/samuelcad…

Nov 20, 2012: mobro.co/samuelcad…

Nov 20, 2012: mobro.co/samuelcad…

Nov 12, 2012: Here comes the Mo'

Nov 6, 2012: Can a lamp be interesting?

Nov 6, 2012: A better Movember update! (i.e over-processed but not blurry!)

Nov 6, 2012: Rather pathetic mo growth so far! I’m sure that donations will help! ;)

Nov 4, 2012: Lucy.. with less processing!

Nov 4, 2012: Lucy… Isn’t she adorable?!

Nov 2, 2012: Let the MO begin! Somehow, not having a beard makes my eyebrows look huge! mobro.co/samuelcad…

Oct 25, 2012: Lucy!

Oct 18, 2012: Suspicious bunny is a human too!

Oct 13, 2012: The answer is in drink!

Oct 13, 2012:

Oct 13, 2012: Ready to drink?!

Oct 13, 2012: Wine tasting today!

Oct 2, 2012: My home from home in Second Life: Wizard’s Rest in Winterfell Ebonshire. Feel free to drop by.

Oct 1, 2012: Tower & Moon

Sep 29, 2012: Model of the ATC at EMBL

Sep 26, 2012: Dinner in Nice, France (massive bowl of Parmesan risotto hidden from view!)

Sep 22, 2012: The carpet at the conference centre! Groovy man

Sep 21, 2012: Hama Bluetooth keyboard for iOS is genuinely awesome. Uses AAA batteries, great typing feel an some very nifty function keys. Only downside is lack of …

Sep 21, 2012: Welcome to Nice!

Sep 20, 2012:

Sep 17, 2012: Water tower in Mannheim

Sep 16, 2012: I don’t know why I took this picture… I’m bored!

Sep 14, 2012: This was a tasty little red.

Sep 10, 2012: A mouse!

Sep 10, 2012: Little bee

Sep 8, 2012: Chlodwig the king… I’d have changed my name…

Sep 8, 2012: This is more like it!

Sep 8, 2012: I think the stickers melted!

Sep 8, 2012: Starting off the hike healthily!

Aug 28, 2012: We have sheep up here today - they’re supposed to be eating the grass… I think they’re currently digesting…

Jul 9, 2012: C’est moi

Jun 28, 2012: The sky tonight! No filter applied

Jun 23, 2012: Wonder how much they cost!

Jun 8, 2012: Yellow sugar! As bad as yellow snow? The sugar at work is contaminated again….

May 21, 2012: Double rainbow!

May 18, 2012: Preparing for our trip…

May 18, 2012: Terrible picture, but we have and owl visiting today!

May 17, 2012: Breakfast has been sorted… At 2.30pm… It’s a holiday

May 16, 2012: Sunset over the gas power station! Or is Jesus ascending early?!

May 16, 2012: Canteen tables at work are decorated today… could be for Christihimmelfahrt on Thursday.

May 14, 2012: The guy changing my tired today… times are tough, even for ancient gurus!

May 13, 2012: Here’s looking' at you

May 13, 2012: What’s over there?

May 13, 2012: Pensive?

May 13, 2012: Delicious! Wonderful day in the Pfalz

Apr 30, 2012: Anyone else feel like a bra isn’t an appropriate mother’s day gift??

Apr 28, 2012: Suspicious Bunny is weight-conscious

Apr 7, 2012: Suspicious bunny is suspicious…

Apr 5, 2012: Admit it, you wish @Apple would make this available.

Apr 4, 2012: My but that flying dildo she’s riding looks unfortunate!

Apr 2, 2012: Triffid?

Mar 24, 2012: How young was I?!

Mar 21, 2012: Just a short coffee break…

Mar 16, 2012: Mmmm this looks delicious…

Mar 12, 2012: Venus (right) and Jupiter (left) unusually close in our skies for the next few nights

Mar 7, 2012: EMBL PhD selections have begun again! Good luck everyone!

Mar 7, 2012: No enhancement necessary… the coast north of Den Haag - stunning!

Mar 5, 2012: Tea in Delft

Mar 4, 2012: Small spelling error on my t-shirt!

Mar 4, 2012: In Amsterdam’s new Apple Store. I may be in heaven! Except it’s a bit crowded…. Grrrr

Feb 29, 2012: The Advance Training Center at EMBL in Heidelberg really is rather cool.

Feb 25, 2012: The Moon over Hauptstrasse

Feb 21, 2012: Goodnight EMBL

Feb 21, 2012:

Feb 20, 2012: Join me for eternity….

Feb 19, 2012: Heidelberg Castle

Feb 19, 2012: Fun bench in Heidelberg Hauptstrasse

Feb 19, 2012: Perfect latte!

Feb 17, 2012: Rheyol

Feb 14, 2012: The tracks of an old lady with a zimmer frame on wheels

Feb 14, 2012: The chocolate landscape

Feb 14, 2012: Somehow feels like it should be Christmas again!

Feb 14, 2012: Look what my delightful rabbi Missy did to my sweatshirt while it hung to dry…

Feb 12, 2012: Weird story, but I recommend the beer!

Feb 10, 2012: I didn’t know this was on a Euro coin :)

Feb 4, 2012: Sandra made it :) It tastes even more amazing than it looks!

Jan 25, 2012: Why yes, I am going to the Heidelberg Vampire Ball!

Jan 22, 2012: Is this not the most stylish wooden washing machine ever?!

Jan 20, 2012: Harry Potter on call?!

Jan 20, 2012: And you thought these went out of fashion in the 80s! Watching it helps me think :)

Jan 17, 2012: Our last cards evening

Jan 17, 2012: Good morning sun!

Jan 13, 2012: I’d forgotten how nice it feels to have smooth cheeks!

Jan 11, 2012: Off to Saturn we go!

Jan 9, 2012: I know, I look weird…!

Jan 1, 2012: Feuerzangenbowle!

Jan 1, 2012: Trivial Pursuit

Jan 1, 2012: His first true love…

Dec 29, 2011: The Paella begins!

Dec 29, 2011: Intrepid beach explorers!

Dec 29, 2011: ‘Breakfast’

Dec 26, 2011: I love this photo of Carolyn

Dec 25, 2011: Let the feasting commence!

Dec 25, 2011: Sinister Christmas Elf says Happy Christmas!

Dec 21, 2011: Nearly there…

Dec 14, 2011: Another rainbow! ‘Tis the season ;)

Dec 12, 2011: It was more vivid, but I was slow capturing it :(

Dec 11, 2011: Fourth advent! Can’t wait for Christmas in the UK :) See some of you there!

Dec 10, 2011: Ah Starbucks, I do love you so you delicious, reliable, corporate coffe-monster!

Dec 8, 2011: The winter sun sinks golden into night

Dec 2, 2011: Our work Christmas Tree :)

Dec 2, 2011: My colleague is extracting a power supply from a printer - it’s arts & crafts afternoon in our office!

Dec 2, 2011: Does my mug need cleaning?

Dec 1, 2011: What? This is manly!

Dec 1, 2011: My first Instagram…. inspiring, no?