Think I might be falling in love with my little dwarf 3 telescope (apologies for the contrived framing!)
Robin Bedford
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Professor. Chemistry, dogs, allotment and homemade wine - what’s not to like? He/him.
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Got a smart scope recently (dwarf 3) - first attempt at andromeda galaxy:
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I was given this pond liner for Xmas nearly 5 yrs ago- at last I’ve got it in on the allotment! Slugs and snails beware!
I’m inordinately proud of my first homegrown cantaloupe melon - the aroma coming off it is dizzying!
First day since May that there has been sufficient rain here in Exeter to make any appreciable impact on the allotment!
I love homegrown, homemade food. I love cooking with lovely ingredients and finding new recipes. I also love butterscotch angel delight. Don’t judge me, I’m a child of the ‘70s.
It’s taken a while, but I have at last finished the 31m pallet fence that’s stops the weeds from the unoccupied plot next to mine spilling over constantly
I do thing one of the nicest things about my allotment is the 180 view of the horizon above Exeter
Pallets and some pointed cabbage seedlings: happy times ahead on the allotment!
Can everyone please stop posting their rain pics - mrs B is about to kick off! 😂
Red sky in the morn, shepherd warn ‘sun god will be angry at tea time’
I remember at the beginning of my career enjoying submitting a paper. Now the process is yet another ballache that sucks any joy out of being an academic
