Special interests

Thank you for this post. It has reminded me of my interests past and present.

When I was at school I was fascinated with aspects of Physical Geography. After doing a project on Iceland I was pleased to get the opportunity to visit. Likewise the glacial geography fascinated me, so I loved visiting Switzerland. I remember the first time I saw mountains with snow on finding the sight amazing. Then actually going up to the snowline was something and seeing a goat on a rooftop. The sound of cowbells I also found very relaxing. 

Trains are another interest, so my second visit to Switzerland was by train. When I was single I enjoyed going on train lines I had not used before. I love the little branch lines that go through the countryside.

Wildlife is another interest. I could sit for ages watching estuary birds. I also enjoy watching birds visiting the garden. That reminds me of a holiday when I was young in the Scilly Isles as you could go on a peaceful walk with few vehicles and find an almost deserted beach. It may be a bit different now. 

Someone mentioned guinea pigs. We had a couple a few years ago. They were very entertaining and I loved when I arrived home and went in the garden that they would squeak. I discovered they had several different noises. There was an excited one when I went out with a carrot top or end of a cucumber.

Things have changed a lot in my life now, but I still enjoy knitting, crocheting, sewing, the occasional other craft and particularly problem solving. This includes creating something useful from things I have around the house. My face masks during the pandemic were probably a lot more colourful than most, but I enjoyed matching then with my clothes.

I also enjoy the ever changing challenge of creating colour in my garden and particularly growing plants from seeds.

Thank you for this post. It has reminded me of my interests past and present.

When I was at school I was fascinated with aspects of Physical Geography. After doing a project on Iceland I was pleased to get the opportunity to visit. Likewise the glacial geography fascinated me, so I loved visiting Switzerland. I remember the first time I saw mountains with snow on finding the sight amazing. Then actually going up to the snowline was something and seeing a goat on a rooftop. The sound of cowbells I also found very relaxing. 

Trains are another interest, so my second visit to Switzerland was by train. When I was single I enjoyed going on train lines I had not used before. I love the little branch lines that go through the countryside.

Wildlife is another interest. I could sit for ages watching estuary birds. I also enjoy watching birds visiting the garden. That reminds me of a holiday when I was young in the Scilly Isles as you could go on a peaceful walk with few vehicles and find an almost deserted beach. It may be a bit different now. 

Someone mentioned guinea pigs. We had a couple a few years ago. They were very entertaining and I loved when I arrived home and went in the garden that they would squeak. I discovered they had several different noises. There was an excited one when I went out with a carrot top or end of a cucumber.

Things have changed a lot in my life now, but I still enjoy knitting, crocheting, sewing, the occasional other craft and particularly problem solving. This includes creating something useful from things I have around the house. My face masks during the pandemic were probably a lot more colourful than most, but I enjoyed matching then with my clothes.

I also enjoy the ever changing challenge of creating colour in my garden and particularly growing plants from seeds.

Thats facinating that you have been to Iceland and Switzerland. I often think I would like to live in Switzerland one day, it seems a very calming, well ordered place and I like that they have a very outdoor lifestyle spending time in the countryside. Did you do the Grand Train Tour of Switzerland when you were there? Ive watched a lot of YouTube videos of that and its something Ive always wanted to do. My favourite singer is Swiss too, Beatrice Egli.

I love birds, especially wildfowl. I spend most of my time feeding the ducks, geese and swans. They are like friends to me. I like estuary birds too, when I was younger we used to often go to Langstone Harbour near Portsmouth and that was a wonderful spot for watching estuary birds. Whats your favourite? Mine is plovers.

My wife loves crocheting. When our first baby was born she crocheted so many blankets for him. She also made me and her football scarves in the colours of our favourite teams