August reading

Satori in Paris by Jack Keroauc.
A series of poems in a stream of consciousness and rambles. Post-fame Kerouac goes to France to trace his roots. Despite all the drinking, its more upbeat than his other last novel, Big Sur -which is one ugly book. If you like On the Road, you might like it.

About Love and Other Stories by Anton Chekhov
A collection of short stories themed around tragedy. The translation feels natural, the prose is lyrical and timed. I liked the 'The lady with the little dog' and 'In the cart'.??

Currently reading: The Idiot by Dostoevsky.

Hop cone comparison

Golding are aroma hops. Small fluffy cones, pale in colour.

 

Challenger has elongated cones, these have a dual-purpose -bittering and aroma.

 

Fuggle cones are a lot like Golding.

 

Pumpkins

The biggest one will be going to the scouts to carve up. The last pumpkin is odd shaped, even better for Halloween.

Olympus Trip 35 roll #2

Not long till I'm up to my neck in hops and beer

Quite odd how some buds have developed faster than others.

trip 35 test roll

Got my film back today. Olympus trip 35 agfa color 200 film. Expired 10 years ago.

Also got an old 126 film developed. It had a picture of a plane.

Photos from the allotment

Went to the allotment today. Picked the last of the broad beans, courgettes and a few peas that I eat there and then without cooking.

I need to have a huge weed out soon.