Something beginning with ‘N’…
I read an post on Gills blog (That British Woman) recently which described a game that I thought would be fun to play. The rules are simple:
- You leave a comment on her blog, she assigns you a letter
- You then write a post about 10 things you like, beginning with that letter, for your own blog
- When people comment on your list, you continue the game by assigning them a letter
I took the plunge, and Gill gave me the letter ‘N’. Here’s my list, achieved with only a little cheating!
Nat, also known as Dweezeljazz
Nat My first ‘N’ is easy, my wife Nat, also known as Dweezeljazz. Life just keeps on getting better with her and because of her.
Night-skies I have had an interest in astronomy ever since I can remember. As a kid I used to make telescopes out of whatever spare lenses I could find. You couldn’t see much through them, but I had fun anyway.
Hermit Crab at night
Night-dives Looking down instead of up, I’ve been on a few diving holidays to the Maldives in the past. Night-dives are something special, seeing how the reef changes. I’ve dived the same reef in the afternoon and the evening of the same day, and it’s like it’s a different place altogether.
Nature, in general, has also been a lifelong interest for me. At school, the teachers had to persuade me to read fiction-books in the reading lessons, instead of books about things that live at the bottom of a pond. I suppose they had their reasons!
Notocactus Tabularis
Notocactus, a type of cactus with very pretty flowers. Even though they are apparently now called Parodia instead of Notocactus, they were still called Notocactus when I started growing them as a kid, so I’m sticking to the name. I had over 400 species of cactus in my collection as a teenager, nearly all of them died when I went to university and they could not be looked after in winter. Now I have space for only a few plants, and Notocactus Tabularis is among them.
Nemo and Dory
Nemo. “Finding Nemo” has to be one of the best films of all time. I just love those characters, I even have a little plastic Nemo on my desk. Sad, I know…
New Technology. My first computer had 1kB of memory. I’m glad things have progressed, and I do my best to keep up with what’s new.
Nudibranch
Nudibranchs, or sea-slugs, are some of the most colourful and beautiful creatures in the sea. They’re small, so can be hard to spot, but I enjoy looking for them. After all, anyone can spot a whale.
Neige. I know, that’s “snow” in english, which begins with an ‘S’, not an ‘N’. But this is supposed to be a bilingual blog, so I can use a French ‘N’ too, can’t I? We’ve had a lot of snow here this winter, and I just love the way it changes the landscape.
Nat, again, because every fun thing that I do begins and ends with her.
I have to say, that was harder than I thought it would be, even though Gill was kind to me with the letter (thanks, Gill). Still, I did it, so does anyone else want to play?
(Possibly) related posts:
- Earth Day 2009, it’s here!
- An hour, a day, a week, for the earth
- High-rise House Martins
- Goldfinches
- Sunflowers
Tags: Cactus, Dweezeljazz, Diving, Nudibranch
January 26th, 2009 at 11:40
Hello Tony
Good list explainig a lot of your likes, not as easy as I thought either even tho’ Gill was ‘kind with the letter’ for me as well lol
Take care
Cathy
January 26th, 2009 at 12:18
Hi Cathy,
I guess half the fun is that it’s not as easy as it seems, and it makes us think of the things that we do like.
I love that cat photo in your ‘T’ list!
Tony.
January 29th, 2009 at 20:59
Tony,
Fun to read! Do you SCUBA dive, then (I’m assuming that’s what the Night-Diving is). My husband has twice while on vacation, although I chickened out each time. He’s going to take lessons this spring and is working on convincing me.
If you do, in fact, SCUBA dive, I would love to hear more about your experiences! I need to get over my fear.
January 29th, 2009 at 21:55
Hi Mary,
yes, SCUBA-diving it is. I learned the PADI system, in the Maldives. I can highly recommend it, it’s tailored to getting you in the water early and letting you have fun, not being stuck in a classroom learning lots of difficult theory. There’s a strong emphasis on safety, and as long as you follow the system and don’t panic, you’ll be fine. I hope you do take to diving, it’s an amazingly different world down there. I’ll write a post soon about my experiences, maybe that will help convince you.