Matt Maber 📷🔴

Most of my “followers” are on the conspiratory Meta. I am from an activist background and I utilize social to communicate. It’s now clear to me the algorithm is not kind to me for the reasons I thought long ago.

The zombies of post-democratic America are here. Social is circumspect but here I am.

For some reason basically every federal US department has joined Bluesky all at once so maybe uh, block that fascist propaganda shit

📕 Currently reading* and just bought today.
*well not much _current_ reading as baby Willow is taking up spare time

YouTube video by James Hoffmann The Best Espresso Grinder Under £250

It was in James’ cheap grinder roundup youtu.be/G7xGhGtvYIs?...

I used it on the espresso setting but that is a tad too fine for my little espresso machine. It can’t quite push the water through. So it’s now on the very edge of espresso setting. Still finer than the finest on the wilfa.

Old and new. The Delongi is struggling a little with the much finer grind from the Fellow. So experimentation required.

New coffee grinder

(Not for me I hasten to add)

This QuarkXpress stress ball I picked up at a MacUser Expo a few decades ago came in VERY handy during the birth of Willow

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After one ear being blocked for a week or more I finally went to #solentearwaxclinic in Fareham Enterprise Centre PO141TH to get it sorted. AND OMG 🤤 thanks Mike, 🙌

Netflix of now is awful so not sure it could be worse?
They picked up on the dumb distracting Amazon carousel thing.

Been quite the first week with baby Willow, but yesterday was by far the best and most settled so far. She became an official person, took her first trip to the shops with us (cried for food once we’d been out for a bit) and also stayed rested in her basket for 40 min all by herself ❤️❤️❤️

Lee on Solent Lee on Solent.

Lee on Solent, Leica M11

Morocco Cat Morocco, 2012.

Morocco Cat

Dappled Woods A lovely visit to picturesque dappled Creech Woods.  

Dappled Woods, Leica M11

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Kate and I (mainly Kate tbf) did a thing today. Photos next few days 👶

Los Dave 2017 Los Dave at Coastguard, 2017.

Los Dave 2017

Sunny Southsea We had a trip to Southsea in March.

Sunny Southsea, Leica M11

A dreamy, blurred shot of wildflowers with soft white and purple tones The image captures a dreamy, ethereal scene of wildflowers in soft focus, blending delicate white seed heads with pops of purple blooms against a backdrop of muted greens and golden grasses. The diffused light and blurred details create a painterly, almost abstract quality, evoking a sense of calm and gentle motion in nature.

A dreamy, blurred shot of wildflowers with soft white and purple tones

Alverstoke Beach From a wander down to the first earlier in the year.

Alverstoke Beach, Leica M11

Morocco Morocco, 2012.

Morocco

Morocco, 2012.

Nature’s Creations

Nature's Creations

A view

A view

Lee on Solent flats

Lee on Solent flats

Alley

Alley

Lee On Solent Seafront

Lee On Solent Seafront