Dr Koning

@drkoning.bsky.social

Sandgrownun moved south. Crunchy deviant. Not a real doctor.

I wish Vinted would stop showing me shit once I’ve bought it. I don’t need more of <insert name of some shit or other I barely needed but could just about justify spending money on>, I’ve moved onto new ways to part with my money!

Visited the Southwick Reef this afternoon; man made enhancements put on both the sea wall and in the water to act as refugia for wildlife. Cracking little project. More of these, please!

A concrete (not actually concrete) block put in the sea, with lots of holes and pockets in to give space for wildlife to thrive. Little plates with ridges and pockets, attached to the sheet piling to create a bit more space for wildlife. More concrete (not actually concrete) blocks put in the sea, these ones are fully out of the water at low tide, but the pockets in them remain full of water.

Thought we’d sit in the garden and enjoy the sun. Bad smell coming from somewhere, looked around and found it (grim), poor foxy. Bagged it up, took it to the tip, they wouldn’t have it “You’ll have to call a vet or something” (“Erm, think it’s passed that!”…nothing). Grateful for communal bins.

I read this to Thing 1 a few years ago, I’m now reading it to Thing 2; it’s brilliant. Genuinely brilliant. I think it’s in the top 3 books I’ve read to my kids.

A book, “The Midnight Guardians” by Ross Montgomery

Missed out on a record on eBay by pennies. Always galling. (and yes, I know that you don’t know what the winning bidder was prepared to pay, it’s just it’s always annoying when it’s *just* above what your maximum was)