Just a dad and his son on an adventure
As you will already know Reubs and I love our outdoor adventures, whether that be going to the park, walking, geocaching, exploring or one of a million other things. So we felt the need for another adventure and this time its in aid of a good cause. We are taking part in the Pancreatic Cancer … Read more
As a photographer I am aware of Sir Isaac Newton and in particular his work with light prisms, in particular the discovery that light is split into a colour spectrum via a process known as refraction. This same principle happens in reverse with the apparent removal of colour when light is refracted, such as in … Read more
Now it only seems like yesterday that Reuben was in nappies and still a baby, of course he will always be our baby. He started nursery in September and one of the first things we were told to sort out was his school application. This made him seem so much older and we were happy … Read more
So Reuben and I decided to do something a bit out of the ordinary, as the weather is getting better and the nights are lighter we went for an evening walk. Yes we set off a about 5pm and didn’t get back until 7pm (normally Reubens bathtime). We live in such a lovely place in … Read more
As the lockdown rules are starting to relax, some of our favourite places are starting to reopen, although with the usual social distancing and Covid-19 restrictions. One of these is in our own town, Richmond Castle. Thanks to English Heritage who decided to open this amazing location, it meant we could have a good old … Read more
We decided to try something a little different, as we have been playing with fire recently and bicarbonate of soda. We thought how can we combine the two. Then it struck me the candle and water experiment. What You Need Plate Water Tea-Light Candle Glass Lighter / Match What You Do Pour a enough water … Read more
So as we are still under lockdown but allowed out for exercise we decided to take a walk down to the river, and when we arrived I checked the android app c:geo to see if there were any geocaches nearby, and we found one. So on the way back from the family walk along the … Read more
If you take some Skittles and a plate and some warm water what do you get…A cool rainbow thats what. What You Need Bag of Skittles (you will needs lots as some will get eaten during the experiment) Plate Warm Water We bought both big and small Skittles to see the different patterns. What You … Read more
As we approach the end of lockdown, during lockdown Reubens school has been absolutely brilliant, not only with the online schooling but the school cook has been brilliant. She Realised that Reubs loves cooking and has actually gone out of her way to send him recipes to try at home. So here we are what … Read more
Reubs and I love geocaching so he is already very familiar with a compass and as we love a bit of science I suggested we made our own compass. Reubs loved the idea so we went all bushcraft and made a compass out of cork and a needle. What You Need A Sewing Needle about … Read more