THE SKINNER

Here's some wildlife shots taken today. Anyone know the name of this butterfly ... and don't say 'Eric'.

Wednesday 22nd June I have to make some mention of the wildlife up here in the mountains (if I haven’t already done so and then forgotten)...

Wednesday 15th June It’s always difficult to know how to respond to an email that begins ‘I like your books but...’ The instinctive reacti...

If you read and enjoy Alastair Reynolds writing then go buy this. It’s all wonderful engaging stuff. Oddly my impression was that all these ...

Here's one of The Skinner from Audible read by William Gaminara. Here's one at World in Ink of The Line of Polity : The corrupt...

Wednesday 8th June It was 21C at 6.00 this morning and kept on climbing. Before it got too hot I spent a little time removing a tap from a...

Thursday June 2nd There was more about Cuba on the news today. Sugar production was at its lowest ever last year whilst world sugar prices...

Thursday 26th May I see that Switzerland, just like Germany, noted for its earthquakes and tsunamis, is going to phase out nuclear power r...

Wednesday May 18th I’m not a believer in the supernatural, but it seems almost as if the gods of Crete are smiling on me. First we had tha...

I got halfway through this in March then put it in my hand luggage to read on the plane and finish here. The fact that I only finished it i...

Last time I brought my camera down here to Makrigialos the sea was too rough for me to take pictures to show how much beach has been regaine...

Wednesday 11th May Well, as predicted, we’ve had rain most of the day. Responding to various emails I received during my last Internet ses...

Wednesday May 4th Ah, I see in my last post I got the date wrong on the last entry. Losing track of time here is a common thing. In fact th...