Wan Dae Racing in the Pentlands
16 September, 2007DSC00916 Originally uploaded by martinlittle Last weekend was the third and final in the 2007 series of the Wan Dae adventure races, which took place in the Pentland Hills just outside Edinburgh. My plans for a partner didn’t quite come to fruition, so I had to sign up as a one-man team for the shorter…
City Cycling
14 September, 2007In an effort to increase my overall fitness and get some fresh air before sitting down for the day at work, I’ve been cycling in for the last few weeks. It’s a great feeling to jump on my bike and know that in 10 minutes I’ll be at work and five minutes later, after changing,…
Edinburgh Festival Fireworks
3 September, 2007DSC00904 Originally uploaded by martinlittle The Bank of Scotland Fireworks Concert was excellent, as always. Edinburgh is simply a great location for colourful explosions in the sky, and it was good of the weather to co-operate this year, with clear skies and fairly light wind.
RSS or Atom
31 August, 2007Thanks to dwlt’s assistance, my old 0.92 feed is redirected to a shiny new Atom feed, although there is of course an RSS feed available too. The question is, where should the old feed point by default: RSS or Atom? There are lots of comparisons on the technical merits, and I’m leaning towards Atom</a>. Let…
Growing Tomatoes
30 August, 2007DSC00901 Originally uploaded by martinlittle My tomatoes are growing pretty well in the greenhouse, but the plants were going slightly yellow towards the bottom. Lukester said they needed some food, so I’ve got this. Here’s hoping they like it, and the 12 or so small tomatoes I have grow big and tasty.