Ciaran’s Random Writings

We had what seems to have become our annual day of snow last week. Sadly I spent all of it working, so here’s a picture of it from my office window to commemorate the non-event. As it turns out, I didn’t miss much as there wasn’t even enough to build a snowman.

Also in the picture you can see that my anti-chicken/turkey fence which I cleverly made out of untreated wood hasn’t rotted away yet, and perhaps even more miraculously the hastily constructed shed hasn’t blown away in the perpetual gales.

It occurred to me that I haven’t posted anything here for a while, and strangely I haven’t received any complaints. If it wasn’t obvious, I posted this purely for the sake of it.

There seems to be an overdose of techy stuff being written here lately. Let me rectify that with a demonstration of my defensive measures on our western frontier:

As you can see, it’s the perfect outpost for taking potshots at anyone attempting an invasion from that direction, and since our neighbour that way is a bona fide knight of the realm it seems wise to be prepared. I’m convinced my solid construction will withstand his lance long enough for me to hit him squarely on the nose with a plum* or two.

The original plan was to have the hatch open outwards, landing horizontally on the hedge and thus forming a perfect place to set your drink down, but it was a bit tricky to get the hinges in the right place and in the end, frankly, I couldn’t be arsed.

*We are paddling in the pesky things at the moment. If you like plums, feel free to come and get some. Unless you’re a knight.