Sea Bass fillets on a Lobster Bisque Risotto

 

A Sail Loft - Southwold gastronomy treat. Excellent cooking and a substantial plate in a great location.

Flaring Spots on the Sun's Photosphere

 

Not sure whether the bright spot at the end of the arrow is a solar flare or a facular/leaf‑like penumbral grain cluster, a small Ellerman bomb–type event, or processing/artifact from channel mis‑registration. Anyway, I was quite excited and fingers crossed it was any other than a processing artifact!

The above image was captured using specialist equipment and by an experienced solar astro-photographer.

DO NOT LOOK AT THE SUN OR POINT YOUR CAMERA AT THE SUN AS THIS WILL DAMAGE YOUR EYESIGHT AND OR DAMAGE YOUR CAMERA.

Big Skies and Fries

 

Suffolk Skies and Truffle Fries

Suffolk is famous for it's wide and 'Big Skies'

For being seen through John Constable's eyes

For Peter Grimes, War Requiem and Young Persons Guide

For Nuclear Power Plant and Bird Sanctuary hide

For rendered and thatched cottages, pretty in pink

For fish and chips suppers and Adnams to drink

For samphire and shellfish and posh Southwold pies

For moules at the Sail Loft with tasty truffle fries.

George Roberts July 2026

The Small White Butterfly

 

Flutter by beautiful Butterfly

Spreading your seed

On plant and weed

On a day overwhelmed by political shite

I am happy to watch in random flight 

The delicate and ephemeral Cabbage White.

George Roberts. July 2026

Get Tanked up with Syd Carp. No 7

 

Boeseman’s Rainbowfish ( two top right) are vibrant and active tropical fish that add a burst of color to any aquarium. With their stunning appearance and lively behavior, these fish are a popular choice among fish fans" - Syd Carp (Aquarist and tropical fish enthusiast).

Vacuum energy fluctuations

 Quantum vacuum fluctuations are spontaneous and particle and antiparticle pairs are created and annihilate continuously. The vacuum  of space seethes with energy at the quantum level. If only we could witness this energetic activity!

Imagination, astro imagery and fractals will have to do!

Sunspots come in pairs

 

After a few days of quiet,  the Sun burst into action and sunspots became visible in pairs and small groups. The above photograph was captured in the morning of the 26th of June 2026.

The Sunspots are areas of the Solar photosphere at lower temperatures than their surroundings and they therefore appear dark. 

The spots are created by the differential movement of plasma in the sun's atmosphere at different latitudes. Consequently , the magnetic field lines are twisted and contorted.  The spots are areas where heat is vented and where the plasma is cooler and darker than the surroundings. As they are a magnetic affect, they are magnetically polarised and consequently sunspots develop often in pairs or groups.

DANGER WARNING 

Dont look at the Sun or try to photograph it. The above photograph was taken using specialist equipment and by an experienced solar photographer. There is a significant danger of destroying your camera's sensor and losing your eyesight!