Simon tells me there will be an API for WLNY soon, so you can write an app to find out, for instance, where the nearest Komodo Dragon to Basingstoke is, or perhaps you just want to go somewhere interesting at the weekend and find out what you can see and where. I could definitely see myself using the site for that.

Check out my profile – several of my favourite photos are linked from there. For now, here’s a photo of a European Robin from Pulborough Brooks:

As I’ve recently moved closer to the South Downs, this snowfall was a great opportunity to wander over the downs with a thermos flask of freshly ground Monmouth Coffee beans from Coffee@33, and to take some photos of this rather picturesque area.

Here’s a photo of the area before the snow:

Here’s one with several inches of snow:

At the top of the downs there were drifts everywhere, some of which were several feet deep. You can see the surface snow being blown around in this video:

Of course, not all drivers know how to drive in this weather, such as the refuse truck driver who thought it was a great idea to speed along a one-track icy road, almost hitting me and another car. The driver than managed to get the truck stuck, and blocked the road for several hours:

Another driver thought it would be a good idea to speed along the road too, and unsurprisingly ended up in the ditch:

Anyway, nobody was hurt, and I thoroughly enjoyed exploring the area. The rest of my photos can be found on Flickr, or have a look at the slideshow here (hit the button in the bottom-right for full-screen):

New iPhone 3GS:

…and here’s a shot from the old 3G:

That’s quite a difference!

However, it’s nowhere near as good as the camera on the N95, and there are some great photos taken with that phone. Still, it’s a vast, welcome improvement.

Cwm Bychan was as spectacular as usual, and I visited Dinas Oleu for the first time, which is definitely worth visiting if you’re in the area.

As usual, I took a number of photos. Here’s some to bore you I recommend going full-screen.

An excellent photo by Brighton’s Rob Orchard! I absolutely love this photo. I’ve got to go try something like this myself now

This feeling has something to do with the blog’s description: “the concrete world is starting to get ya” – which is also lyrics from the Flight of The Conchords’ song “Inner City Pressure” (which is hilarious).

Here’s some photos from 2007:

They’re probably best viewed here, as a slideshow.

[update]: Ah, I didnt know you could embed a set, nice one Flickr!

My parents took this photo today. Does anyone know what it is?

It looks like a Circumzenithal arc, but it’s got another rainbow.

Could it be a Kern arc? Those have only been seen 6 times.

More info on Flickr!

Update
Les from Atmospheric Optics tell me that the top half is a circumzenithal arc, and the bottom half is a "rare supralateral arc made by hexagonal column crystals"

Apparently seeing this is quite rare: "the combination of the two would be once a year or less"

Thanks again to Les for clearing this up

More photos are on Flickr.

Robin

Great Tit

Chaffinch

Jackdaw

Pheasant

Robin

I know, I know, I take a lot of photos of spiders. I don’t particularly like them, they just make good subjects!