Dave Lauchlan
@davelauchlan.bsky.social
Cats, music, planes, weather, science fiction. Programmer Archeologist.
This wasn't my cat, rather my late Dad's cat. This is Claude, a Saudi street kitten that adopted my Dad in 1997 and they were inseparable for the next 18 years. Claude never really liked me or my brothers. But he adored Dad, Dad adored him, he gave Dad something to live for.
November 15, 2025 at 11:44 AM
This wasn't my cat, rather my late Dad's cat. This is Claude, a Saudi street kitten that adopted my Dad in 1997 and they were inseparable for the next 18 years. Claude never really liked me or my brothers. But he adored Dad, Dad adored him, he gave Dad something to live for.
Weather still weirdly mild for November. Nic has harvested delphiniums from the garden this morning. That's just mad!
November 15, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Weather still weirdly mild for November. Nic has harvested delphiniums from the garden this morning. That's just mad!
I have to admit that I preferred the polar bear nearby.
November 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I have to admit that I preferred the polar bear nearby.
We have a WhatsApp group for the golden retrievers in our village and they get together at weekends for wrestling and general ear chewing. I think the collective noun for golden retrievers is a "romp"
November 8, 2025 at 11:33 AM
We have a WhatsApp group for the golden retrievers in our village and they get together at weekends for wrestling and general ear chewing. I think the collective noun for golden retrievers is a "romp"
Every morning, Barney waits for me to wake up and takes me for a walk round the park. Today's photo at Sparrowfart!
November 5, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Every morning, Barney waits for me to wake up and takes me for a walk round the park. Today's photo at Sparrowfart!
Sleeping in a puddle of sunshine
November 4, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Sleeping in a puddle of sunshine
Barney does not like fireworks.
October 31, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Barney does not like fireworks.
I have something similar, Sony WI-C200 BT earbuds. I use them to cope with insomnia - if I can't sleep I listen to an audiobook or podcast, and the connecting cable makes them harder to lose. You can still get similar direct from Sony UK (the wi-c100 are in stock.)
October 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I have something similar, Sony WI-C200 BT earbuds. I use them to cope with insomnia - if I can't sleep I listen to an audiobook or podcast, and the connecting cable makes them harder to lose. You can still get similar direct from Sony UK (the wi-c100 are in stock.)
I think this portrayal of orange cats as being not so bright is unfair!.
For example, Barney here has trained me to
a. Take him for walks and
b. To open the door for him whenever he clicks the flap relay using his chip!
For example, Barney here has trained me to
a. Take him for walks and
b. To open the door for him whenever he clicks the flap relay using his chip!
October 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
I think this portrayal of orange cats as being not so bright is unfair!.
For example, Barney here has trained me to
a. Take him for walks and
b. To open the door for him whenever he clicks the flap relay using his chip!
For example, Barney here has trained me to
a. Take him for walks and
b. To open the door for him whenever he clicks the flap relay using his chip!
Oh gosh! Mine too! I've just just checked the audio book of it, the one from audible. It skips the whole two paragraphs from just after Hallam saying " fireworks night" resuming at the protagonist saying he went to the sofa. I wonder if later editions have had that whole section redacted?
October 24, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Oh gosh! Mine too! I've just just checked the audio book of it, the one from audible. It skips the whole two paragraphs from just after Hallam saying " fireworks night" resuming at the protagonist saying he went to the sofa. I wonder if later editions have had that whole section redacted?
It is blowing a hoolie outside. The rain is heavy and horizontal. Barney is deeply unimpressed with my weather choices this morning.
October 23, 2025 at 5:20 AM
It is blowing a hoolie outside. The rain is heavy and horizontal. Barney is deeply unimpressed with my weather choices this morning.
If you see this, quote with a vampire that isn't Dracula.
October 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
If you see this, quote with a vampire that isn't Dracula.
Barney fetched me for a walk round the park at Sparrowfart this morning.
I think he listens out for the alarm going off, and then comes in to get me!
I think he listens out for the alarm going off, and then comes in to get me!
October 21, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Barney fetched me for a walk round the park at Sparrowfart this morning.
I think he listens out for the alarm going off, and then comes in to get me!
I think he listens out for the alarm going off, and then comes in to get me!
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only
October 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only
Ugly? I grew up in Rugeley with its 500MW coal fired power station. It was majestic in its brutal ugliness. It dominated the skyline. The only pretty thing about it were the jobs it brought to the area. Give me a solar farm any day.
October 15, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Ugly? I grew up in Rugeley with its 500MW coal fired power station. It was majestic in its brutal ugliness. It dominated the skyline. The only pretty thing about it were the jobs it brought to the area. Give me a solar farm any day.
It's a bumper year for acorns isn't it? Last week on a dog walk, I saw this dude near an oak that had shed a multitude of acorns.
October 8, 2025 at 1:17 PM
It's a bumper year for acorns isn't it? Last week on a dog walk, I saw this dude near an oak that had shed a multitude of acorns.
Taking the orange boy for a stroll round the park so that he doesn't follow Mabel on her morning walk!
October 6, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Taking the orange boy for a stroll round the park so that he doesn't follow Mabel on her morning walk!
Ca 1997: My late Dad and his beloved Saudi street cat Claude. The beginning of a beautiful eighteen year relationship
October 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Ca 1997: My late Dad and his beloved Saudi street cat Claude. The beginning of a beautiful eighteen year relationship
Has someone blown up an oil storage depot? For 0845 on a September morning the light is more like November! So dark and grey!
September 27, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Has someone blown up an oil storage depot? For 0845 on a September morning the light is more like November! So dark and grey!
"All this has happened before, and it will happen again."
September 27, 2025 at 6:53 AM
"All this has happened before, and it will happen again."
Fair point, especially seeing as you now get to take custody of the castles!
September 23, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Fair point, especially seeing as you now get to take custody of the castles!