Lizzi B

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Deck Officer. Hoping to get away with more comments until The Company finds me (again). Views entirely my own (but probably -unofficially- shared by many of my colleagues).

A Herring Gull (I think, gull experts don't shoot me) stood on the pebbles of Chesil Beach, looking at the camera with a rather stern looking eye.
A black T-shirt with a large, white screenprinted image of a very large cat on it, with a backgroubd of a forest & night sky, and writing around it which says Jólakötturrinn. That's the yuletide cat who eats people who don't receive new clothes before Christmas Eve.
A screenshot of a Facebook post from The Dunedin Herald which confidently announces, "Man, 32, ejaculated three metres out of a car after a head-on collision with a farm fence."
A set of old gateposts, which do not have fences, walls, or anything on either side. There's an assembly of rocks between the gateposts, but they are anachronous. The sky beyond is bright blue, with various trees in the background on the horizon.
Steve Carrel's character in the US version of The Office, placing his head in his hands in an exasperated manner.
A screenshot from the MCA website detailing the different alcohol limits for STCW & UK legislation. Blood - STCW 0.05%, Railway & Transport Safety Act 2003(R&TSA) 50 milligrams in 100 milliliters Breath - STCW 0.25 milligrams per litre, R&TSA 25 micrograms in 100 milliliters Urine - STCW N/A, R&TSA 67 milligrams in 100 milliliters. So nice & clear and easily understandable, yeah LOL
The patchwork quilt top laid out on the floor. The centre square is a leopard cub with wings sleeping on a cloud surrounded by the moon and stars. The assorted squares around it are a variety of similar motifs with lions, giraffes, meerkats, and elephants, as well as small star pattetns, and white fluffy clouds on a grey background. It'a a mostly grey and white pallette, but there are splashes of yellow here & there.
I am trimming the excess off a patchwork square for a baby quilt using a yellow-handled rotary cutter on my new IKEA Bamboo chopping board. They don't show this kind of improvisation on Sewing Bee!
A screengrab of the Daily readiness part of the fitbit app. It shows a score of 100 & says I have High Readiness. There's a little icon of a person doing some sort of stretch/yoga pose (a wonky starshape, I guess) with a full gauge above it. It says, "A high score indicates your body is well-recovered based on sleep and heart rate."
A picture of a red, 4-string bass guitar in a stand, with 2 ukuele cases and an acoustic guitar gig bag next to it leaning on the wall.
A ginger tabby cat with green eyes & a white bib is doing his best 80's glamour shoot pose, looking off to the distance with the sort of focus only rotisserie chicken pieces can inspire in an orange cat. Unfortunately for Leo, the chicken was being held above the camera, meaning he was intently staring at nothing at all.
A picture of a Wildcat helicopter on the flight deck of a grey ship, with a member of air crew looking at it. There's a raindrop in such a position on the camera lens that it obscures the cab, but not the rotors or anything else around it.
A screenshot from Google Maps showing popular times at a location. The pink bar indicating current levels of business is maybe an eighth of what it would normally be at this time on a Monday.
Leo, the orange cat formerly known as Garden Cat, staring at something intently. At the time, I was eating Lasagne, so he earned the name Garfield for a while.
A mural in the Suez Canal showing the Ever Given, and the little digger who made best efforts to free it. There's also a man wearing a dark coloured suit, and sunglasses who looks very pleased with himself but I don't know who he is, or what his significance is. Heading Southbound, this is the first nod to the Ever Given you come across
An open kitchen drawer with a dark grey cutlery organiser in it. There is one stainless steel fork, one stainless steel knife, and a waiter's friend corkscrew. We'll not mention that there's an NATO Stock Number just about visible on the blade of the knife. Or that there's also one on the underside of the fork. These eating implements were obtained through honest means, honest...
An empty room, with a guitar bag & 5 ukulele bags of varying sizes and colours leaning against a wall.
Light brown silhouettes of a tank (don't @ me if it's not), a soldier stood with a wide stance holding an old-style rifle, and what appears to be a Solider running away from a goose whilst holding a rifle (or maybe a pipe wrench). The running soldier appeared several times, but only appeared to be chased by a goose here.
Two unopened chocolate bars. The top one is a Nestlé KitKat, four finger bar in red metallic packaging with Nestlé's pledge to pay more money to Cocoa farmers taking up half of the front. The bottom packet is divided into three equal stripes of red, yellow, and green from top to bottom. The red section has the Freia brand logo in it, the yellow section has "KVIKK" across it in red text, whilst "LUNSJ" is in the green part in white.
A picture of the Bay of Gibraltar taken from halfway up the rock, with HMS Dauntless, HMS Richmond, HMS Prince of Wales, RFA Lyme Bay, and RFA Tideforce alongside in Gibraltar, and various merchant ships at anchor in the Bay beyond.
A night time picture of Stromboli, with a minor eruption visible as an orange glow near the top of the silhouette of volcano. There are shore lights visible at the base of the volcano, and part of the Orion constellation can be seen above.
An evening sky taken at sea. The top part of the sky is still a bright blue, but the part closest to the horizon is golden orange. The division between the two colours is marked by a clump of stratus cloud, which is also obscuring the setting sun (still about a diameter & a half above the horizon). The ship's wake is visible in the water, with a fairly distinct dink in it. I left the OOW with a straight line to follow, so I'll be asking what happened when I get back to the Bridge.
A picture of a lighthouse taken from behind (in the blanked sector). The lighthouse tower is divided into three equal stripes, the upper & lower being white and the middle being red. The white light of the lighthouse is shining out through the glass at the top of it.
A picture of my open cabin door with the curtain pulled across. There's a piece of yellow duct tape between the edges of the doorframe that has the words, "WARNING: PLAGUE" written on it in black marker pen.
A photograph of a crisp blue sky, with a scattering of white clouds. The sun is unobstructed above a mountain range across the bay, and there are a couple of ships visible at anchor, but most of them are obscured by the handrail around my ship's walkway
The Bridge of the ship I'm on, with low-level lighting activated. You can see the ECDIS terminals, and the radars, as well as the centreline gyro repeater.
A mirror selfie (phone covering my face) showing my white T-shirt which reads, in black text, "Strengths:-Nil"
The front cover of NP5011, the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office's Symbols and Abbreviations used on ADMIRALTY Paper Charts. The title is in the lower half of the A4-sized cover, written in white over a dark blue background. The top half of the cover is an image of a port, showing a breakwater with a black & white striped lighthouse in the foreground. There are wind turbines on the shoreline on the left side of the picture, and a number of ships & small boats.
A taxidermied Slender Loris photographed at Manchester Museum a few weeks ago. It has been positioned on a thin branch, holding on with very thin, hairless arms & legs. Its large brown eyes are glassy.
A screenshot of my play queue in the Qobuz app. It reads as follows: Wide Open - Ov Sulfur Blessed with Boredom - The Dali Thundering Concept locked club - Deftones This Place is Deafening - You Win Again Gravity The Bogeyman - Caliban Overthrow - Veil of Maya taikai - Kokeshi Pyhä Vitutus - Mokoma
The main hall of Quartier des Capucins in Brest, which holds a large lathe which was used to repair ship propellor shafts for the French Navy until 2003. You can also see a propellor from Jeanne d'Arc R97 behind the lathe.
My cabin fridge, with the door open to show the top shelf being stocked with Split Pot Yoghurts, Lidl Multivitamin Juice Cartons, and 2 ready meals with a tub of hummus on top. The bottom shelf has two tubs of Lidl's "Cucumbears" (mini cucumbers), and a bag of Radishes. In the door, you can see a part bottle of Vimto, two packets of snacking Chorizo, and a can of Tutti Frutti Fanta.
A picture of the potted plant - an Aglaonema with a large, variegated pink leaf visible above several smaller, less colourful leaves - in the porthole of my cabin, next to my Mood Octopus which is a pastel, tie-dye coloured plush toy with a grumpy face. If I turn the Octopus inside out, he would be smiling but he never gets turned that way when I'm at work.
A picture of my Kindle Oasis on the fold-down table in front of me, with the Author Name, Russel Jones, & the book title Baby's Breath visible. My metallic pink water bottle & a black notebook are also in this picture.
A drumming practice pad with a pair of drumsticks resting on top. The pad is a decagon, made of orange-coloured rubber on top of a plain wood base.
My Monstrosity Pizza before it went in the oven, so you can see the cut up fish fingers, tater tots, beans, and grated mozzarella cheese. I've also included the tin of Heinz Baked Beans at the top of the picture to prove I don't skimp on my ingredients.
A Ginger cat asleep on my knee.
The Fleetwood Promenade Parkrun sign, propped against the beach wall, with a silver sparkly Happy Birthday banner behind it.
A Ginger cat with white socks and white patches on his belly is rolled on to his side on a fluffy grey pet bed. He looks very relaxed.
A scruffy-looking blonde Maine Coon cat asleep on a navy blue cushion on my lap
The Cardinal Buoyage Flip Cards arranged on a pub table, marking out a muffin case of spicy peanuts as a hazard. There's a yellow post-it note folded into a triangle to indicate a Power Driven Vessel.
A screenshot of a Dorset Echo news headline which reads, "Incredible sight of three ships in Weymouth Bay" The accompanying picture shows two container ships on the horizon, & the closest one has a small tanker alongside for bunkering operations. The Gaff Cutter TS Moonfleet is also visible in the photo, under sail. I'd argue this means there are actually four ships visible, but why be so pedantic? As you'd expect for a picture taken from the beach, there are several people on the sand & out in the water enjoying the sunny day.
A photograph of Nana Mouskouri, a Greek singer who represented Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1963 (she came 8th, apparently). She has dark brown centre-parted hair, and is wearing thick rimmed, square-ish glasses. The make up on her eyes is dark smokey, but her eyebrows look natural. In this picture she's doing the classic 'arms crossed, gentle fingers, chin resting lightly on hand' glamour photo pose.
My view of the wicket at Old Trafford for the England v India IT20. I'd love to describe it better, but aside from the green grass, blue sky, and red cladding on the Hilton hotel, I'm not entirely sure what's going on.
A photograph of a band called China Crisis on the stage at The Brit Fest. There are 5 band members in the picture: a drummer, a guitarist with a red guitar, the lead singer holding a turquoise melodica, keyboard player, and a bassist playing a black 5-string. There are bubbles blowing across the stage above the crowd's heads.
The view from the top of Rivington Pike, looking Westwards towards Southport & Blackpool. It's mostly green grass & trees, but the bits of sky peeking through the fluffy white clouds are a lovely, bright blue. On one of the lats of the fence, someone has engraved the song lyric, "Would you lie with me & just forget the world" It's not really visible in the picture unless you zoom in, so this is probably an abuse of alt text, but I thought it was sweet bit of graffitti.
A photograph of the bridleway at the start of my walk. There's a rocky path running between thin trees & ground-covering plants.
A grey backpack with triangle decoration. There's a label on the front with the Muse band logo on it. I suspect I got this at one of the tour dates circa 2009.
A European Hedgehog eating cat kibble from a green & copper-coloured cat food bowl.
Wicket, a brown Maine Coon cat, relaxing on the blue cat sofa. Candy Skull cat toy is model's own.
A blonde tabby, long-haired cat (allegedly she's a Maine Coon, but I think I got a dud) is curled up asleep on a miniature chaise long. The sofa itself has pink floral fabric for the main cushions, with a plain pink bolster cushion. The upright of the chaise long on the left side of the picture has a flower & leaves carving on it. The flower is pink, with a long pink stamen with a yellow tip.
The wrapper showing the brand name Cyalume, and calling the glow stick a ChemLight Tactical Light.
A screenshot of the Electricity North West website stating that there have been no reports of a power cut in my area, but letting me know I can report an issue either online or by calling 105.
A path next to a fishing lodge, which is obstructed by 11 ducks, most of which are sleeping. My non-expert eye thinks these are male and female Mallards.
NCL Salten, a container ship with a green hull & white superstructure, aground in Norway precariously close to a house. If you look at the mast above the Bridge centreline, between the two flags, you can see one black ball. This is incorrect, because COLREGS requires 3 balls in a vertical line where they can best be seen for a vessel aground. One ball indicates a vessel at anchor, and should be displayed in the forward part of the ship. For clarity, the bridge on this ship is aft.
A photo of a paper bag from a veterinary practice with the name Leo written on it with a live heart underneath.
A Ginger cat curled up on a blue Armchair, with his tail wrapped around his paws, and his chin rested on top as he sleeps. There's a scab under his left ear, which has started oozing green gunk again & is the reason for tomorrow's vet trip (thankfully, only the dry bit is visible in this picture)
A bottle of Cien Sun (Lidl's finest) SPF30 Sun Protect Spray. It's in an orange coloured bottle, with tropical-looking flowers on the label, and it claims to offer UVA & UVB protection that is Transparent, Non-greasy, Fast absorption, and Waterproof.
A chip barm with gravy on a white plate. A barm - shortened from barm cake - is basically a large, soft white bread roll. The bread is leavend with Barm - aka ale yeast - so is technically a distinct type of bread roll commonly found in Lancashire. In this picture there's a generous helping of golden chip shop chips and gravy in the barm cake, making a very overfilled sandwich.