@variablepulserate Wow. Mine is a 2012 model and it's fast approaching the 30,000 mile mark. 🤔 Well, not fast, it's actually on 28,924, but hopefully I'll add 600 to that when I get up to Yorkshire next month.
@nitinkhanna I'm not averse to a spot of birdwatching, as long as it’s not competitive. I enjoy being able to identify some of the birds I see or hear. I definitely enjoy seeing more rare birds. It was a real treat to see the only known albatross in the northern hemisphere. I enjoy watching birds of prey, and birds in the forest when I’m out early. They make quite challenging photography subjects, too. Time slows and it’s good to pause for a while. Currently YouTube is doing a good job with some live nest cams of ospreys not far from me.
// @variablepulserate
@variablepulserate Ooh that sounds like rather good fun. Perhaps not with a nosey Schnauzer on the loose - though most of the time I'm gardening I have to shut her indoors, because she’s an absolute pest.
@peemee You’ve had a rough time of it recently. Intractable pain is very demoralising. I hope you get some relief soon.
@variablepulserate It’s much better now. A bit tender in places, but nothing significant. And the way it responds to external sensation is back in line with my other fingers - for a while everything felt different when touched with that finger. There’s a slight dent along the line of the cut, but that’s probably less noticeable than the redness and swelling of the nearby joint which is arthritis. I was lucky, could have been a whole lot worse.
@variablepulserate That’s good news! Tendon issues are awful - I’ve had issues with various ones over the years. The pain can be really nasty.
Howling winds and lashing rain pummelling my window (unusually, as my bedroom faces East). British Summer Time starts this weekend. 🙄