information overload I think... when I get back from SA I will have to tighten it up!

@Andrew Jules thanks Andrew... at the moment I think I need to use a bit of a scatter gun to see what sticks...

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That setup looks serious. I chase pigeons with a lens that size — you just do it louder.

@Joseph Groom When I carried a rifle I found it stressful, especially when someone else was hoping to use me for target practice.

Life’s for the living — fortunately I’ve had plenty of reminders to keep doing exactly that.

🪳 The Cockroach Opportunity Gareth wasn’t having a great Tuesday. His shed roof leaked, his tea went cold, and when he opened an old storage box, 1,000 cockroaches marched out like they owned the place. Most people would scream. Gareth squinted thoughtfully. “Hmm. Protein.” By lunchtime he’d drafted a business plan titled “Roach & Roll: Sustainable Snacks for the Brave.” By dinner he’d pitched it to three friends, two neighbours, and one very confused postman. By bedtime he had a prototype: Crunchy Courage Bites. They tasted… bold. They smelled… entrepreneurial. They sold… surprisingly well at the local eco‑market. And that’s how Gareth learned the golden rule of business: When life gives you cockroaches, make a snack no one asked for but everyone talks about.

@Joseph Groom Growing up in Durban, South Africa, we had cockroaches the size of small aircraft. People think they’re fearsome, and honestly, hardly anyone escapes their midnight food raids. Picture this: you’ve had a long, exhausting day. You finally get to your hotel, step into the lift without thinking, the doors slide shut… and in the corner someone has abandoned a room‑service tray. It’s now a heaving, shimmering buffet of feasting cockroaches. After an experience like that, having an overactive imagination isn’t a flaw—it’s survival instinct.