A tranquil rural landscape features a vast green field, hedgerows, and scattered trees under a cloudy sky.

A person wearing a backpack stands in a grassy field with a tree and a cloudy sky in the background.

A winding road is lined with trees and bordered by a brick wall and grass on a sunny day.

A brick wall with an opening surrounded by trees and a bollard in the foreground lines a sidewalk adjacent to a grassy area and a road.

Went on a hike along some canals!

Photos styled by Charlotte

I don't drink water YouTube video by Evie Snuggle

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My coffee grinder broke YouTube video by Evie Snuggle

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Pond surprise - save the frogs! YouTube video by Evie Snuggle

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Lilliput on Friday Morning YouTube video by Evie Snuggle

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Sunlight stretches

This one isn’t in a calligraphic style, I don’t think, but it was my first time writing Chinese characters! This is: 马到成功馬到功成 (mǎdào chénggōng mǎdào chénggōng) meaning: instant success

Starting off the new year with some beginner’s Chinese calligraphy! This is: 福 (fú) meaning: good fortune

He is wondering what’s going on!

Blep!

Been playing around with setting up a Talos Linux-based kubernetes cluster recently, although I’ve found distributed storage very difficult to do cheaply.

I need enterprise SSDs with power-loss protection (PLP) for Ceph or it won’t be stable… and then having a HDD network share for bulk storage…

Mont.

A realistic model of a dinosaur with a spiky, armored back stands on display.

Friend!

A person with glasses and a long braid sips a drink through a straw at a restaurant table.

Sip sip

Lil’a’pud

He is in the cave!

His head is so heavy!

Can’t believe it has been a whole week into the new year 2026 already. I need to catch up! 😮‍💨

Nyoooommmm, lovely holiday, safely back home ✈️🇬🇧

Went to the Garden of Remembrance in Parnell Square! Lots of history here, recommend going to read “We Saw a Vision”.

A cloudy, overcast sky looms over a calm, wavy sea with a grassy shoreline and some seaweed scattered along the beach.

Not quite seaside weather!

A bird is perched on the edge of a planter filled with flowers, with a bicycle in the background.

Beautiful massive bird. Who is this?

A coastal village overlooking the sea features rooftops, power lines, and a distant island under a cloudy sky.

Views despite the rain and clouds!

A rainy scene is viewed through the window of a bus, showing wet grass and a sidewalk outside.

SO MUCH RAIN 🌧️

Two people smiling and holding small conkers in a sunny park with a well-maintained garden in the background.

First conkers of the year! 🌳

A park pathway with a humorous sign featuring a yellow cat silhouette on a blue background.

Cat’s crossing 🐈

Two people wearing jackets pose for a selfie on a path leading to a stone archway surrounded by trees and grass.

We’ve arrived in Dublin! 🇮🇪 Visited the Irish Museum of Modern Art — very funky!

A brown Burmese cat is lying down on a light-colored carpet stretched out to look very long.

A white Burmilla cat is lying on a textured surface with its head down, in front of a pink curtain.

Two looonnnnggggg cats