Normal Service resumed

By Paul Cecil | Published November 2, 2011

I'm pleased to report that my computer troubles are over for now. My desktop machine is back up and running. It's been scanned thoroughly, and two pieces of malware removed. They were in my cache, which is slightly bizarre as I clean that nightly; but I guess it was 'sticky'. Everything is now back to normal. I may well still do an upgrade, though it's less urgent than it was.

Trouble over, it's back to photography and a few shots taken early this morning, starting with sheep grazing on a hillside.

There were numerous crows in the area, which is hardly unusual but I got some nice poses.

The pied wagtails were also showing off.

Among all the normality there was one new sighting for me. A little grebe.


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Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 7D EF and 400mm f/5.6L USM lens.

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14 Comments

  1. Cynthia23 November 3, 2011 at 1:11 am #

    More nice shots. Looks like a fine day.

    Glad it wasn't such a BIG, big deal to get everything back up and running smoothly. :up:

  2. serola November 3, 2011 at 10:11 am #

    :yes: :hat: You tamed the "computer beasts" 😀

    Wonderful crow pictures :wizard:

  3. Words November 3, 2011 at 8:11 pm #

    Sami, I've only once given up on a computer and even then I did manage to rescue all my data. This time proved relatively straightforward.

    The crows were on good form yesterday!

  4. Words November 3, 2011 at 8:11 pm #

    Erwin, thanks!

  5. Words November 3, 2011 at 8:11 pm #

    Cynthia, thanks! We're hitting very changeable weather now. It was windy, but otherwise pretty good.

    The computer wasn't as bad as feared, but I'm still planning to upgrade to Windows 7, but at least can take my time over that and make sure I've got everything saved/secure.

  6. SittingFox November 7, 2011 at 8:11 pm #

    Nice catch of the dabchick! We got taken to a corvid roost last week for learning counting techniques. I now compulsively count every bird flock that flies overhead :insane:

  7. Words November 7, 2011 at 11:11 pm #

    Adele, thanks! You'll know counting has become compulsive when you start insisting on going in search of starlings!

  8. derWandersmann November 8, 2011 at 4:11 am #

    And the crows counted you.

  9. SittingFox November 8, 2011 at 8:11 am #

    Originally posted by derWandersmann:

    And the crows counted you.

    …and probably used the data to extrapolate the entire student population on campus.

  10. derWandersmann November 8, 2011 at 3:11 pm #

    They can only count to three.

  11. Words November 8, 2011 at 10:11 pm #

    That'll cover the music department in a year or so :whistle:

  12. cakkleberrylane November 14, 2011 at 10:11 pm #

    Gorgeous shots! I love the crow on an angle!:D

  13. Words November 14, 2011 at 11:11 pm #

    Lois, thanks. 🙂

  14. Wulpen October 19, 2012 at 8:10 pm #

    Interesting Shots