I spotted some unusual clouds over the house the other day!
Panorama shot of mammatus over the house
I have always enjoyed identifying clouds and if I can take pictures of any unusual formations. This type, Mammamtus, is pretty rare in these parts; I can count on one hand the number of times I have seen Mammatus clouds.
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The Gruesome Twosome, Swallow, Lincolnshire, UK.
Category
Hilly (mostly) off road half marathon in teams of two.
Date
17th October 2015
Time
Mid morning, 11:00 start.
Weather Conditions
Dry with broken cloud and a nagging North Easterly wind.
Course/Road Conditions
The course was a mixture of wooded sections, open fields, small country roads and technical sections with logs to clear. The course profile provided very few flat sections; it was mostly either up a hill or down one! Conditions were largely dry; a choice of road shoes rather than trail shoes would not have significantly disadvantaged anyone.
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The Great North Run, Tyneside, UK.
Category
All road half marathon. Probably one of the most famous half marathons in the world.
Date
13th September 2015
Time
Mid morning, 10:45 start.
Weather Conditions
Warming up as the morning went on, broken cloud.
Course/Road Conditions
Road was mostly dry; course profile was largely flat with gentle undulations where there were bridges, underpasses and so on. Only a couple of miles before the end presented any kind of real slope.
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The Caythorpe Dash, Caythorpe, Lincolnshire, UK.
Category
Mostly off-road/trail/track half marathon. 4 person (2 man, 2 woman) teams with aggregated times or solo.
Date
1st February 2015
Time
Mid morning, 11:00 start.
Weather Conditions
Dry, cold air temperature (only just above freezing) with a fresh northerly breeze bringing in quite a wind chill. Broken cloud.
Course/Road Conditions
Road was mostly dry; trail and track were occasionally muddy with puddles. Course profile was largely flat for the first 16 km after an initial drop, followed by a hillier last 5 km or so.
more ...This is a brief memory aid for me with some small, and perhaps useful, tips when writing articles using reStructuredText [1]. I am aiming to keep on top of this document and maintain it as a living thing; when I find something new and useful, it will be appended.
more ...This brief article focuses on only one part of using Pelican as a static site generation tool - the day to day usage once the set up is established. There are loads of really good articles on how to get started with Pelican and I am not about to add to that growing pile; there is just no need.
I don't use the default make tool that comes with Pelican, because having a Python programming background made me feel much more comfortable with utilising the ever excellent Fabric tool.
more ...I finally have some energy back and am getting on with some projects again. It is about time really. I have spent most of the summer evenings not doing a great deal; just feeling like I needed the time to recover from the rigours of a very busy working day …
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