Making posts

Today we'll be doing things a bit different having been out this morning as the computer that wasn't working properly has been replaced by something a bit better

Naturally being a Chromebook I have to set up my account again which is quite straightforward as you sort out your Wifi connection first and then enter your account details which having comfirmed it is really you puts everything in place.

Well almost as I have transfer over some of my vintage pictures by hand that I had backed up and any photos get transferred straight from camera to Chromebook as needed.

It's a Chromebook Plus 14 inch model which means it comes with A.I. theykeyboard is backlight and has more Ram to help with very busy websites that can "gum up" your machine as you try to read them.

The modern cub uses technology for projects and generally keeping in touch and having a great quick to get going  machine really would help.

Post heatwave update

 

Well it is thank goodness cooling down so we can get on with a bit work rather than just beng centred on staying cool and hydrated.

Indeed it's been so warm I've had to sleep with just my trusty Scout blanket downstairs on the couch with the fan running overnight just to keep cool.

One thing I have been working on is gathering up images here as a chromebook that I use to make posts on has having major connecting issues that weren't responding to resets and the like so I can see myself getting a new machine and I did find an older one whose technical bits and bods are way too out of date that needed scrubbing down electronically to remove anything I don't wish for others to access and desposing of.

2,000th post

When I started writing this piece temperatures had started to climb so we'll be keeping cool, drinking much and with the fans running but there is something really special about today that we're marking.

The blog started out of a tumblr during the period of great tumblr purges of 2018-20 when I discovered that I was increasing blogging around scouting and related topics and felt that really it needed a focus so a tumblr was launched with a blog elsewhere that would have more extended posts on as with tumblr you tend to eith make original posts or you reblog perhaps with a extra bit.

That went in suspicious circumstances in 2020 but that did leave a legacy issue of posts whose images were "hyperlinked" that either went or for various reasons blocked.

It was never just a blog about past scouting or heaven's above just uniforms although past connections to Scouts, knowing those who were in GirlGuiding too were a part of but about how we take that on be that formal involvement fundraising, helping your local group or perhaps doing more of those activities seeing yourself as that eternal scout.

We also look at interests such as hiking, camping, visiting places and places that I remember in that context as a young boy and what they mean to me, the things I learned.

Obviously things in my lifetime have changed, the rebranding of and creation of new scouts programs open to girls and boys, the changes in the programs and perodic changes in Guide uniforms which you, like me may have opinions on but nonetheless we must focus on what their achievements and the amount of effort they put in have done for them.

Scouting in its differing forms is above a program, a way of life that helps you be the best you learning things that will help you throughout your life it's the adventure of life we joined.

What I learned picking up from where things were parked have helped me immeasurably in recent years deal with many challenging situations. Being the eternal cub is good for me.

Here's to the next set of posts.

The visit

 

Visiting places is a part of what exploring is although by defination that will be man made settlements  be they castles, deserted villages or busy centres of which this is a scene of and a popular choice for a day out.

Llandudno has a number of advantages such as ease of access from much of Wales and the West Midlands of England, a fairly flat terrain which helps if you have a physical disability and a number of attractions that tie into say a school residential trip or a scout day out that might take in beach activities, museums, walking along the Great Orme, noting wild life and flora plus sailing opportunities.

Achievements

 

After a medical incident on Friday we're back with what might be seen as new-old Cubs look from a formal presentation so while the socks may be short and the necker plain, much of the spirit of the pre 1967 wolf Cub is here and by modern standards fairly smart.

Given the many award badges gained, he's on his way to not only being a great scout but a real asset to the community.

Baa II

Cattle walking down a country lane is not an uncommon appearence from Farmer Rowe's cows in the 90's nearby to sheep while holidaying in North Wales and this picture realy appeals giving some idea of scale in the hilly area and what looks like a semi deserted farm building.
 

Now that's better

 

While it was a bit hot, so hot I slept with the windows open, fan running with just my trusty scout blanket over me, I decided to enhance this classic 70's Cubs picture that was scanned in at a lowish resolution as it reminded me so much of my own era.