An evening in Brighton for the Banff Mountain Film Festival Tour.

A large screen showcases a snowy mountain scene at a dimly lit event with attendees seated in front.

Miscellaneous Adventures:

It started as any walk should, with the discovery that the entire contents of my Kleen Kanteen flask had emptied itself inside my rucksack. My jacket, gloves and everything else I knew I would need that day were drenched in coffee.

Now, that’s how to start a newsletter.

This evisceration of worldly experience is evident in news stories of people dismayed to find themselves suddenly sharing their spaces with other animals. My anti-favourites include ‘Vicious badger roams Scots school grounds as farmer warns parents’ (Daily Record), ‘Man calls 999 because he’s scared of a hedgehog’ (ITV News), and ‘Rewilding of Horsham Park a “mad idea” amid fears long grass could house “lots of insects’ (Sussex Express).

— From Groundbreakers by Chantal Lyons 📚

Cold, frosty and misty Sunday morning in the South Downs.

A serene landscape features a frosty field at dawn, framed by bare tree branches and a rustic fence.A large tree stands by a fence in a frosty field under a clear sky.

If you’re contemplating getting into (or back into) blogging for the New Year, micro.one might be worth a look. Blogging with fediverse compatibility — for $1 a month.

Headline only RSS feeds are an abomination.

It’s update your Apple devices day: bug fixes for iPhones and iPads.

How I escaped my desk, and spent the day at WWT Arundel:

www.coffeeandcomplexity.com/walking-a…

Stunning wintry photos from Chris Townsend.