Stuart Aken's Blog, page 21
June 10, 2023
#ScenicSaturday 10th June 2023
My photos here show the often-fragile beauty of our world. My hope is they will encourage viewers to act in ways that will help save it from the destruction we humans constantly cause to nature.This one depicts the uneasy relationship between nature and farming to grow food. These hills, part of the Yorkshire Wolds, were …
June 6, 2023
Gliding Into the 70s
Last year, we celebrated Valerie’s birthday with a hot air balloon flight launched from Bath. This year, she wanted to try gliding. I’d flown with the RAF (only 55 years ago, so the memory’s still quite strong), so made the event entirely for her. I searched for ‘Gliding flights near (my home postcode) and the …
June 3, 2023
#ScenicSaturday 3rd June 2023
My photos here show the beauty of our world. My hope is they will encourage viewers to act in ways that will help save it from the destruction we humans are causing to nature.This one depicts part of the Jurassic Coast in southern England. # If you comment, like, and share the post, it’ll help …
June 1, 2023
Artificial Intelligence, or #AI: Just Sayin’
Recently, there’s been a sudden increase in interest surrounding Artificial Intelligence; in particular the fear of potential dangers of this development have come to the fore. The subject has long been popular with science fiction writers, and I’ve had a go at it in a couple of my novels. In ‘The Methuselah Strain’, my story …
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May 27, 2023
#ScenicSaturday 27th May 2023
I share my pictures here to show the beauty of our world, encouraging viewers to take action to save it from the destruction we humans are causing to nature.This one, for the end of the month, displays a tiny uninhabited island in Troulos Bay of the island of Skiathos. The sun was just setting as …
May 21, 2023
The Five Feathers (The Filey Chronicles, Book 2) by Janet Blackwell: #BookReview.
The second book in the proposed trilogy of The Filey Chronicles continues the story begun in The Bridge and the Butterflies, which I read and reviewed after being introduced to the series by a writing friend.The story carries on the fast-moving, emotionally challenging trip of adventure combined with multiple life questions. Meg, the main player, …
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May 20, 2023
#ScenicSaturday 20th May 2023
I share my pictures here to show the beauty of our world, encouraging viewers to take action to save it from the destruction we humans are causing to nature.This was taken locally in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, a place I walk almost daily with my wife. It’s a commercial forest run by Forestry …
May 19, 2023
The Bridge and the Butterflies Vol 1 (The Filey Chronicles) by Janet Buckwell: #BookReview.
A YA Contemporary Fantasy novel packed with adventure, relationships, humour, tension and family matters. There’s some magic and alien science along the way, too. Meg, Mirabel and Will are characters easy to empathize with. We come across courage, angst, youthful certainty and doubt, and that wonderful teenage willingness to take risks. This bunch of kids …
May 13, 2023
#ScenicSaturday 13th May 2023
I share my pictures here to show the beauty of our world, encouraging viewers to take action to save it from the destruction we humans are causing to nature.This was taken at Agistros Bay on the Greek island of Skiathos, a place we walked during May 2022. Many of the beaches were being cleared of …
May 6, 2023
#ScenicSaturday 6th May 2023
I share my pictures here to show the beauty of our world, encouraging viewers to take action to save it from the destruction we humans are causing to nature.This was taken in West Porlock, Dorset, England. The wide bay with the flat land leading to the sea is just one of many places in danger …
