Dave Lauchlan
@davelauchlan.bsky.social
Cats, music, planes, weather, science fiction. Programmer Archeologist.
It took Barney a year to get over us getting Mabel. Now they join forces to scold us if we dare go.out to the pub without them.
December 9, 2025 at 12:11 PM
It took Barney a year to get over us getting Mabel. Now they join forces to scold us if we dare go.out to the pub without them.
Alien (1979, Ridley Scott)
December 9, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Alien (1979, Ridley Scott)
Alien (1979, Ridley Scott)
December 9, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Alien (1979, Ridley Scott)
To be fair, back in the 2000s my kids had the Playmobil police station complete with villain and cell. Pretty sure it was this one. I recall there was even a working safe, though that might have been in a different set!
December 9, 2025 at 6:16 AM
To be fair, back in the 2000s my kids had the Playmobil police station complete with villain and cell. Pretty sure it was this one. I recall there was even a working safe, though that might have been in a different set!
I'd rather be hungover in the rain with a dog than without one.
December 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I'd rather be hungover in the rain with a dog than without one.
Barney has injured his tail, he's been bitten near the base. Vet has given him some antibiotics and sent him home with cat anti-inflammatory liquid. No cone of shame though his tail has been shaved around the base so it looks like a stem of pampas grass! His dignity has taken a battering!
December 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Barney has injured his tail, he's been bitten near the base. Vet has given him some antibiotics and sent him home with cat anti-inflammatory liquid. No cone of shame though his tail has been shaved around the base so it looks like a stem of pampas grass! His dignity has taken a battering!
Went up Fulham way to have lunch with the boys to celebrate Nic's birthday. Had a very nice roast pork Sunday lunch at a bustling Italian restaurant.
November 30, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Went up Fulham way to have lunch with the boys to celebrate Nic's birthday. Had a very nice roast pork Sunday lunch at a bustling Italian restaurant.
Definitely a ginger cat thing.
November 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Definitely a ginger cat thing.
We've just been to the pub for a sneaky burger and chips. I think Barney and Mabel are annoyed that we went without them.
This was the sight that greeted us on our return.
This was the sight that greeted us on our return.
November 20, 2025 at 8:08 PM
We've just been to the pub for a sneaky burger and chips. I think Barney and Mabel are annoyed that we went without them.
This was the sight that greeted us on our return.
This was the sight that greeted us on our return.
Woohoo, my eBay bargain has arrived. New stereo for my office. Not bad for £25 + £6 postage.
This does almost everything - plays tapes, CDs, MP3 CDs , audio on USB and SD cards! And it has DAB.
This does almost everything - plays tapes, CDs, MP3 CDs , audio on USB and SD cards! And it has DAB.
November 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Woohoo, my eBay bargain has arrived. New stereo for my office. Not bad for £25 + £6 postage.
This does almost everything - plays tapes, CDs, MP3 CDs , audio on USB and SD cards! And it has DAB.
This does almost everything - plays tapes, CDs, MP3 CDs , audio on USB and SD cards! And it has DAB.
Mabel is miffed that I won't share my breakfast with her. Meanwhile Barney is sleeping off a busy night.
November 18, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Mabel is miffed that I won't share my breakfast with her. Meanwhile Barney is sleeping off a busy night.
First frost of the season. This is great news as it means my wife can now plant her tulip bulbs. Photo taken at 6am when my cat took me for a walk around the park.
November 18, 2025 at 8:01 AM
First frost of the season. This is great news as it means my wife can now plant her tulip bulbs. Photo taken at 6am when my cat took me for a walk around the park.
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!