Who am I and what am I doing here?

I'm an Australian living in the UK.  Although I've spent some time here over the last decade, I'm no less fascinated in England, Britain and the UK. The posts that grace this blog will be a mix of my observations and adventures across this comparatively compact, but busy island. Some posts may be live drafts of articles I hope to get out in the land of print.

I see it as bit of a chance to dust off some aspirations of being a non-fiction writer and for friends and family to see where I'm up to. Other than that, I'm happy to pick up friends along the way and engage in discussion and debate that may arise.

I'm still getting my head around the mechanics of the site layout and template, so if it ever looks messy I can only say that it's an ongoing and organic work in progress. Back in the 80s I could do BASIC programming language, but things have moved along and passed me by since then...so please don't expect too many html hi-jinks.

My interests include nature, birding and other conservation matters. I also enjoy a quality ale.

Thanks for reading - Graham