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Tuesday, 14 January 2025

Mist and Monstrose

I was in a bit of a miserable mood today, sulking that I was trapped in work on a really gloomy and misty day, which I knew would be very photogenic. It was probably a visual hangover from last night's Nosferatu film and I needed to fund some visual feasts of my own.

Mrs E was starving though, having worked through her lunch break and so a trip to our local chippie was needed. And en route back to the this little misty scene caught my eye and satied my need for a pic of the mist: 🙂


Had a wee bit of energy in the evening and did a much needed repotting of my root-bound Trichocereus bridgesii (monstrose long-form) cactus. The prize cactus looks like ir has had a tough winter and is desperate for warmth and a nice, long drink...