Birth of a Star

Jim Cromwell October 5, 2023

Bored at home while a man services the air-source heat pump. It’s a rock and roll lifestyle at Cromwell Towers. Spent the morning taking this astronomical image of a blueberry.

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June 2024
- Jun 27, 2024 Habitual Clotheslessness Jun 27, 2024
- Jun 23, 2024 Chelmsford WNBR Jun 23, 2024
- Jun 16, 2024 Cambridge WNBR Jun 16, 2024
- Jun 10, 2024 Rosie's Graduation Jun 10, 2024
May 2024
- May 24, 2024 After Stevie Smith May 24, 2024
February 2024
- Feb 14, 2024 Things I am utterly indifferent to thanks to photography. Feb 14, 2024
- Feb 9, 2024 Conversation with Small Boy Outside of Our House Feb 9, 2024
January 2024
- Jan 1, 2024 Fictional Album Covers Jan 1, 2024
- Jan 1, 2024 Giant Silent Kindness Jan 1, 2024
December 2023
- Dec 27, 2023 Bookcase Dozers Dec 27, 2023
- Dec 9, 2023 Laser-pointer thought Dec 9, 2023
October 2023
- Oct 29, 2023 Lynne Blount Oct 29, 2023
- Oct 14, 2023 Vegetarian Christmas Oct 14, 2023
- Oct 12, 2023 13:52 AM Oct 12, 2023
September 2023
- Sep 23, 2023 Bus Replacement Service Sep 23, 2023
August 2023
- Aug 20, 2023 Good Shit Aug 20, 2023
July 2023
- Jul 11, 2023 Geocaching Jul 11, 2023
April 2023
- Apr 29, 2023 A Sample of Balms, Unguents and Tinctures at Rivendell House, Bassingbourn Apr 29, 2023
- Apr 9, 2023 Hike-u Apr 9, 2023
January 2023
- Jan 31, 2023 Once... Jan 31, 2023
- Jan 19, 2023 Jonathan Vaines Jan 19, 2023
- Jan 4, 2023 Gender Jan 4, 2023
December 2022
- Dec 15, 2022 Insulation Dec 15, 2022
September 2022
- Sep 9, 2022 Sep 9, 2022
- Sep 3, 2022 Ordination Sep 3, 2022
June 2022
- Jun 1, 2022 Drone recovery! Jun 1, 2022
May 2022
- May 6, 2022 Then and now May 6, 2022
- May 4, 2022 "Comet" May 4, 2022
- May 4, 2022 International International Day Day May 4, 2022
April 2022
- Apr 21, 2022 "Ridiculous Hats" Apr 21, 2022
March 2022
- Mar 19, 2022 “Titans of Industry” Mar 19, 2022
- Mar 18, 2022 "Tropical Islands" Mar 18, 2022
- Mar 15, 2022 "Rejected Pokemon" Mar 15, 2022
- Mar 12, 2022 YouTube Mar 12, 2022
December 2021
- Dec 24, 2021 Happy Christmas Everybody Dec 24, 2021
October 2021
- Oct 23, 2021 BBC and Social Media Oct 23, 2021
September 2021
- Sep 13, 2021 Tow flight #1 Sep 13, 2021
- Sep 13, 2021 Bales Sep 13, 2021
July 2021
- Jul 14, 2021 New blinds Jul 14, 2021
- Jul 4, 2021 New House Jul 4, 2021
June 2021
- Jun 9, 2021 Sabotage Jun 9, 2021
May 2021
- May 22, 2021 Domi and JD again. Always brilliant. May 22, 2021
January 2021
- Jan 6, 2021 Trickle Up Jan 6, 2021
December 2020
- Dec 22, 2020 Christmas 2020 Dec 22, 2020
November 2020
- Nov 18, 2020 Yellow Sumbarine Nov 18, 2020
- Nov 12, 2020 Lockdown 2 Nov 12, 2020
- Nov 11, 2020 Tigran Hamasyan: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert Nov 11, 2020
October 2020
- Oct 5, 2020 Poem Oct 5, 2020
June 2020
- Jun 3, 2020 USA 2020 Jun 3, 2020
May 2020
- May 27, 2020 Eye Chart for Dom May 27, 2020
April 2020
- Apr 28, 2020 Life As We Know It Apr 28, 2020
- Apr 15, 2020 It is time for social media distancing Apr 15, 2020
- Apr 13, 2020 Social (Media) Distancing Apr 13, 2020
- Apr 11, 2020 Salford, April 2020 Apr 11, 2020
March 2020
- Mar 27, 2020 Coronavirus Lockdown Mar 27, 2020
- Mar 27, 2020 Dominic Cummings Mar 27, 2020
- Mar 16, 2020 Shaldon Ness Mar 16, 2020
- Mar 1, 2020 Hound Tor Mar 1, 2020
February 2020
- Feb 27, 2020 Fernworthy Circle Feb 27, 2020
- Feb 24, 2020 Gene Koshinski - As One Feb 24, 2020
- Feb 19, 2020 CBE Feb 19, 2020
- Feb 19, 2020 Regression Camper Feb 19, 2020
- Feb 15, 2020 Philosophically dense and sweetly put. Feb 15, 2020
January 2020
- Jan 28, 2020 Schrödinger's Cunt Jan 28, 2020
- Jan 28, 2020 Linus and Lucy Jan 28, 2020
- Jan 28, 2020 Information Theory and Privacy II (Minute Physics) Jan 28, 2020
- Jan 28, 2020 Information Theory and Privacy I (EFF) Jan 28, 2020
- Jan 3, 2020 Imagine what King Canute could have achieved Jan 3, 2020
December 2019
- Dec 27, 2019 Trivial Pursuit Dec 27, 2019
- Dec 8, 2019 The Revolution Will Be Live-Tweeted Dec 8, 2019
November 2019
- Nov 24, 2019 Freedom of speech is not freedom of reach Nov 24, 2019
- Nov 19, 2019 Brexit - It's Simple As Tea Nov 19, 2019
October 2019
- Oct 27, 2019 For Kev Jones Oct 27, 2019
- Oct 6, 2019 Haldon Belvedere Oct 6, 2019
September 2019
- Sep 29, 2019 I Know You Know Sep 29, 2019
- Sep 16, 2019 DBS Self Statement Sep 16, 2019
- Sep 6, 2019 A globalised solar-powered future is wholly unrealistic – and our economy is the reason why Sep 6, 2019
- Sep 1, 2019 Sunroom Sep 1, 2019
August 2019
- Aug 30, 2019 Bedruthan Steps Aug 30, 2019
- Aug 26, 2019 Tippytop Sequoia Aug 26, 2019
July 2019
- Jul 26, 2019 How to Pitch a Hammock up a Tree Jul 26, 2019
- Jul 20, 2019 Exmouth Parkrun time lapse Jul 20, 2019
- Jul 7, 2019 Mark III Trio Jul 7, 2019
June 2019
- Jun 20, 2019 Got a Spherical Camera Jun 20, 2019
- Jun 15, 2019 Hunting for a Tree Jun 15, 2019
- Jun 8, 2019 She's No Slouch III Jun 8, 2019
May 2019
- May 27, 2019 Swing Test May 27, 2019
- May 10, 2019 Moon Hooch May 10, 2019
April 2019
- Apr 30, 2019 JD Beck and DOMi Apr 30, 2019
- Apr 26, 2019 She's No Slouch II Apr 26, 2019
- Apr 21, 2019 Limb Isolation Trick Apr 21, 2019
- Apr 15, 2019 When a Cover Goes Beyond - Purple Rain Apr 15, 2019
- Apr 5, 2019 Tal Wilkenfeld Apr 5, 2019
- Apr 2, 2019 Late-Stage Capitalism Will Eat Itself Apr 2, 2019
March 2019
- Mar 29, 2019 Nice Slender Pine Mar 29, 2019
- Mar 24, 2019 Surprisingly Tricky Beech Mar 24, 2019
- Mar 20, 2019 Postmodern Jukebox Mar 20, 2019
February 2019
- Feb 27, 2019 Emma Thompson Still Wonderful Feb 27, 2019
- Feb 15, 2019 U-Bass Sounding Good Shocker Feb 15, 2019
- Feb 10, 2019 >35m Sprydon Sequoia Feb 10, 2019
- Feb 3, 2019 Blue Sunday Feb 3, 2019
- Feb 2, 2019 Red Right Hand Feb 2, 2019
January 2019
- Jan 25, 2019 Tigran Hamasyan's with the Berklee Middle Eastern Fusion Ensemble Jan 25, 2019
- Jan 11, 2019 Song for Bilbao - with Bona! Jan 11, 2019
December 2018
- Dec 27, 2018 The Robot Uprising Dec 27, 2018
- Dec 23, 2018 Monumental Coastal Douglas Fir Dec 23, 2018
- Dec 17, 2018 Mancave Dec 17, 2018
- Dec 16, 2018 Dean Town Dec 16, 2018
- Dec 11, 2018 Gaelynn Lea Dec 11, 2018
- Dec 11, 2018 A House Full of Women Dec 11, 2018
- Dec 9, 2018 Meridianum Ensemble Dec 9, 2018
- Dec 5, 2018 Facebook hates you Dec 5, 2018
- Dec 4, 2018 Sprydon BigShot* Dec 4, 2018
- Dec 4, 2018 Furtive Five | TUSC Open Mic | December 2018 Dec 4, 2018
November 2018
- Nov 30, 2018 George Soros' World Economic Forum Remarks Nov 30, 2018
- Nov 4, 2018 "A Paradigm Shaft" Nov 4, 2018
October 2018
- Oct 31, 2018 Cute. Astronomical Unit Recipe. Oct 31, 2018
- Oct 28, 2018 Autumn Sun | Danes Wood Oct 28, 2018
- Oct 27, 2018 Words born when I was Oct 27, 2018
- Oct 26, 2018 Acoustic Quartet Thunderstruck Oct 26, 2018
- Oct 21, 2018 Salmonpool view Oct 21, 2018
- Oct 21, 2018 Being a parent Oct 21, 2018
- Oct 12, 2018 Clare Seal's Jabberwocky Oct 12, 2018
- Oct 8, 2018 Core Hill Beech Oct 8, 2018
- Oct 3, 2018 Today's beach find Oct 3, 2018
September 2018
- Sep 28, 2018 Microsoft Sep 28, 2018
- Sep 28, 2018 Vegetarian menu Sep 28, 2018
- Sep 28, 2018 4.48 Psychosis Sep 28, 2018
- Sep 24, 2018 Wingwalking Sep 24, 2018
- Sep 16, 2018 More Senri... Sep 16, 2018
- Sep 16, 2018 16th Tokyo Jazz Festival - Senri Kawaguchi Sep 16, 2018
- Sep 16, 2018 Campout at The Turf Sep 16, 2018
- Sep 14, 2018 The Big Canopy Campout Sep 14, 2018
- Sep 7, 2018 Carlsberg glues beer cans together becoming first brewery to abandon plastic rings Sep 7, 2018
- Sep 6, 2018 The Fundamental Interconnectedness of All Things Sep 6, 2018
August 2018
- Aug 27, 2018 London Underground Live Aug 27, 2018
- Aug 24, 2018 Goodbye Twitter Aug 24, 2018
- Aug 7, 2018 What's the difference between an onion and a ukulele? Aug 7, 2018
- Aug 5, 2018 Djazz Aug 5, 2018
- Aug 5, 2018 On Using an 'O'-ring Part II Aug 5, 2018
July 2018
- Jul 29, 2018 Tree Chilling Jul 29, 2018
- Jul 25, 2018 Old-Growth Forests vs. Second-Growth Plantations Jul 25, 2018
- Jul 20, 2018 My Funeral Jul 20, 2018
- Jul 19, 2018 Mastodon - Open Source Decentralized Facebook/Twitter Alternative Jul 19, 2018
- Jul 18, 2018 Chomsky Gets to the Core of it Jul 18, 2018
- Jul 14, 2018 Nadal Jul 14, 2018
- Jul 6, 2018 Think Twice Jul 6, 2018
- Jul 5, 2018 Ancient Beech in Ill-considered Leggings Jul 5, 2018
June 2018
- Jun 30, 2018 Summertime Jun 30, 2018
- Jun 28, 2018 Noah Lee - "Julie-O" Jun 28, 2018
- Jun 26, 2018 Twitter Jun 26, 2018
- Jun 26, 2018 BETTER Dancing in Movies Jun 26, 2018
- Jun 24, 2018 Raising Sophisticated Young Ladies Jun 24, 2018
- Jun 24, 2018 Shaldon Ness Jun 24, 2018
- Jun 22, 2018 Five Old Blokes and a Million Kids Jun 22, 2018
- Jun 21, 2018 Shaldon Ness climbing Jun 21, 2018
- Jun 17, 2018 The Poor People's Campaign Jun 17, 2018
- Jun 15, 2018 DEET and Climbing Ropes Jun 15, 2018
- Jun 14, 2018 Hit Like a Girl - Yokoya Jun 14, 2018
- Jun 13, 2018 Protecting the Free and Open Internet: European Edition Jun 13, 2018
- Jun 13, 2018 Grace VanderWaal Jun 13, 2018
- Jun 13, 2018 Rookie DdRT Error. How not to tie yourself to the top of a tree. Jun 13, 2018
- Jun 13, 2018 Parkrun and the NHS Jun 13, 2018
- Jun 12, 2018 How Technology Keeps Us Hooked. Jun 12, 2018
- Jun 10, 2018 At Sprydon Beacon with Jos Jun 10, 2018
- Jun 9, 2018 Mashup Not Shit Shocker Jun 9, 2018
- Jun 9, 2018 Bath Skyline Parkrun Jun 9, 2018
- Jun 4, 2018 This is Nigeria Jun 4, 2018
- Jun 4, 2018 Why America is the World's First Poor Rich Country Jun 4, 2018
- Jun 3, 2018 RTCUK Sleepover 2018 Jun 3, 2018
- Jun 2, 2018 Treetop lodgings Jun 2, 2018
- Jun 1, 2018 Rachael Talibart's Amazing Seascapes Jun 1, 2018
- Jun 1, 2018 Wakazono Jun 1, 2018
May 2018
- May 24, 2018 Man Cave May 24, 2018
- May 23, 2018 The midst of GCSEs May 23, 2018
- May 22, 2018 Up a tree in the sun May 22, 2018
- May 20, 2018 Brilliant Steganography May 20, 2018
- May 20, 2018 Mohini and Marco May 20, 2018
- May 19, 2018 More wisteria. May 19, 2018
- May 18, 2018 Top Cache Award May 18, 2018
- May 16, 2018 Blue Angels 360 May 16, 2018
- May 13, 2018 Almost at peak Wisteria May 13, 2018
- May 11, 2018 Westonbirt Arboretum May 11, 2018
- May 8, 2018 Jim's Ukulele Songbook May 8, 2018
- May 7, 2018 Facebook's T&C Reading Level is College-Age May 7, 2018
- May 6, 2018 Fingle Bridge May 6, 2018
- May 4, 2018 How to Fight Climate Change: Figure Out Who's to Blame, and Sue Them May 4, 2018
- May 3, 2018 What was I thinking? May 3, 2018
- May 2, 2018 How to Strike May 2, 2018
- May 1, 2018 Who Gives a Crap? May 1, 2018
- May 1, 2018 Kevin B Parry May 1, 2018
April 2018
- Apr 30, 2018 We love you Simone Apr 30, 2018
- Apr 29, 2018 RSS Readers are Due for a Comeback Apr 29, 2018
- Apr 29, 2018 Swan Songs Apr 29, 2018
- Apr 28, 2018 Bad Lipreading does Zuckerberg Apr 28, 2018
- Apr 28, 2018 Waitrose and GDPR Apr 28, 2018
- Apr 27, 2018 Chroma Keying Fun Apr 27, 2018
- Apr 24, 2018 Tiny Desk Concerts Apr 24, 2018
- Apr 22, 2018 Another rescue Apr 22, 2018
- Apr 22, 2018 Deaf profile in cinema Apr 22, 2018
- Apr 15, 2018 Tinkering With Democracy Apr 15, 2018
- Apr 11, 2018 Post-industrial Plymouth was broke. So it took business into its own hands. Apr 11, 2018
- Apr 10, 2018 Holly and Rosie Apr 10, 2018
March 2018
- Mar 28, 2018 Farewell Ken Mar 28, 2018
- Mar 26, 2018 I have dumped Facebook Mar 26, 2018
- Mar 23, 2018 Smarty Plants Mar 23, 2018
- Mar 18, 2018 Obligatory Mar 18, 2018
- Mar 17, 2018 Peripheral Brain Spruced Up Mar 17, 2018
- Mar 10, 2018 Daft Mar 10, 2018
- Mar 10, 2018 She's no slouch. Mar 10, 2018
- Mar 1, 2018 Well the snow is here then... Mar 1, 2018
February 2018
- Feb 27, 2018 Congratulations Wife! Feb 27, 2018
- Feb 27, 2018 Holly and Rosie's Stuff fixed Feb 27, 2018
- Feb 25, 2018 Danes Wood Redwood Climb Feb 25, 2018
- Feb 21, 2018 The Mental Health 5-a-day Feb 21, 2018
- Feb 12, 2018 English Breakfast Feb 12, 2018
- Feb 12, 2018 The Science of Happiness Feb 12, 2018
- Feb 11, 2018 Jacob do Bandolim - Santa Morena Feb 11, 2018
- Feb 7, 2018 Fake News Feb 7, 2018
- Feb 6, 2018 Get Emotional Feb 6, 2018
January 2018
- Jan 12, 2018 Alan Moore's Jerusalem Jan 12, 2018
December 2017
- Dec 10, 2017 A Multisite Cross-Cultural Replication of Upper's (1974) Unsuccessful Self-Treatment of Writer's Block Dec 10, 2017
November 2017
- Nov 12, 2017 The unsuccessful self-treatment of a case of “writer's block” Nov 12, 2017
May 2016
- May 25, 2016 Dr Jim's Gig Criteria May 25, 2016
July 2015
- Jul 15, 2015 Aquarium Jul 15, 2015
June 2015
- Jun 10, 2015 That Be the Verse Jun 10, 2015
January 2015
- Jan 3, 2015 Fifty Ways Jan 3, 2015
October 2013
- Oct 4, 2013 Tank's Tree-Climbing Primer Oct 4, 2013
May 2012
- May 11, 2012 I Haven't Got A Mum Now May 11, 2012
January 2007
- Jan 4, 2007 Technobile Jan 4, 2007
November 2004
- Nov 11, 2004 Run with your client, not after Nov 11, 2004
February 1990
- Feb 20, 1990 Ma Bell's Feb 20, 1990
January 1990
- Jan 1, 1990 Index to All Posts Jan 1, 1990