Cut don't kill

Please watch and listen very closely to this short video, directed by Charlotte Webster. Like thousands of others, I have spent years working crazy hours for a modest salary towards the prize of energy democracy in the UK. Whilst progressive governments across the globe have started the low carbon transition, the UK government remains impotent and cynical with it's business-as-usual roadmap to ruin. 

For more information please visit the OUR SOLAR FUTURE campaign website, simply click on the post title.

And from me, a huge and very persoanl THANK YOU to Charlotte, Gavin and Charmaine (and the whole SC crew) - I miss you guys. See you at Tuesday's rally...

Mike Kimball's Diptera emerger #26

This was filmed during BFFI 2010. Clunky editing aside (mine, not Sky's...) this went out last Friday...


Mike Kimball's diptera emerger from Andy Baird on Vimeo.

Sulphur and fry

Fish a short line...

... at close range. With little or no line to pick up you can play all trout straight off the click check. Makes for a neat work area after netting. No need for a wide arbour with limited line to manage.

prayer stick notes #1

Hardy Flyweight, 1980