Ideal

Ever had one of those days where things just go from good to better?

That was this day. Thankyou to everyone who kept the upward trend going.

Day 67 - Photo 67
Pinnacle

Into focus

Look beyond the immediate scene, and glimpse the far-off paradise.

It's closer than you think...

Day 66 - Photo 66
Rats

Outlook

Take a step back. Raise your eye-line. Expand your field of view. And don't forget to breathe.

Day 65 - Photo 65
Vista

Holey

A bit like a hole.

Some days you're on the outside of the hole, looking down at the depths and thinking "I don't really want to be down there".

Some days you're halfway in the hole, looking out and thinking "I can still see over the edge, so it's not that bad".

And then there's those days where you're at the bottom of the hole with the filth and the muck, thinking "how did I end up here, and how do I get out".

And that's when you find out what you're really made of. Do you have the skill and mental ability to get yourself out of the hole? or are you going to be stuck there for a while, until someone else gets you out?

Personally, I'm aiming to stay out of the hole altogether.

Day 64 - Photo 64
Unholed

Stereo

I'm experimenting with this whole phase shift thing. If you own 3d glasses, you might want to pop them on.

So that the rest of us can laugh at you for looking a little bit silly.

Day 63 - Photo 63
Unvision

Hotter

Just a quick question - how did the very early inventors get on with the matter of making electricity? By all accounts (well, my dodgy memory), they turned a magnet around an iron core, and made a current flow. And then they thought 'wow, this is really hard work, lets get something else to do the turning'. And so you had the basic steam-generator born.

The idea is pretty simple. Put a fan on the thing you're trying to spin. Now put a pot of water under that. And then heat the water, causing the steam to turn the fan, turning your generator, making your electricity.

The thing I don't understand, is why has this not changed in the past 100+ years? We've basically been making electricity the same way for ages. So why has no-one come up with something better? Sure, people have proposed better and better ways of heating the water. First it was coal, then oil, then gas, and now nuclear reactors. But they're still just really neat ways of heating water. Heck, I'm fairly sure that the 'green' alternative in Spain (this shiny bugger http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PS10_solar_power_tower_2.jpg) is essentially just a solar oven, heating water to turn a turbine.

I'm not saying scientists have been lazy. I know they've been busy doing all sorts of really cool shit. But come on, if the entire fabric of society has completely changed in the past 100 years, why haven't we done something better than heating water?

I can hear you saying 'what about solar/wind/tidal/hydro energy'. Which I agree, should be utilised far more than they currently are. And yes, these are excellent examples of how electricity can be generated without resorting to the whole 'heating water to spin stuff' idea. However, until they become widely adopted (to the point of being the norm), I'm afraid I'm still a little bit underwhelmed by scientific advancement.

Day 62 - Photo 62
Taking off?

Warmth

I'm not talking about the weather here. More that inner warmth you get when you're half asleep, just enjoying laying there.

Day 61 - Photo 61
Calming Fire