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David Thorpe's website, a software engineer, musician, pianist, non-duality nerd living in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.
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Yorkshire Hike
Taken on a work-outing with the Go Ape management team.
Ribblehead Viaduct
A most rainy hike to the Ribblehead Viaduct in the Yorkshire Dales.
Francis Crick Institute
Taken on my walk around London for Laravel Live 2025
Ixworth Bridge
A restored historic footbridge over the river in Ixworth.
Morning Run Sun
A morning 6am run and I'm presented with these beautiful colours!
Springtime 2025
Taken during a walk around Ixworth, Suffolk
View Across Pakenham
Out on a run and treated to this wonderful view across the village of Pakenham in Suffolk.
An Alien Landscape
A particularly cold, foggy morning in Great Livermere resulted in this colourless looking landscape.
Kessingland Beach
Taken during a run with the cousins
Content Creators Ruined The Internet
Content creators are the worst, I truly believe they killed the internet.
Corton Beach
The beach at Lowestoft. Taken on a recent family holiday.
The East Coast
A view of the sea around Great Yarmouth.
Thoughts On A More Offline Life
I talk about my experience trying to actively live a more offline life.
Giant Wood Rail
A South American bird found in Banham Zoo.
Christmas Cows
These little fellas and gals were grazing opposite the river pathway at Knettishall Heath. One of them did a piss that was so loud, it was like an industrial farming irrigator going off.
Logged Mushroom
Rotting Pine logs are a great source of mushroom photos!
Hay Bails
A view of a nearby farm across the river in Knettishall Heath.
Wild Horses
These are wild horses that roam Knettishall Heath throughout the year. They're pretty curious and gentle things.
Wild Horse
These are wild horses that roam Knettishall Heath throughout the year. They're pretty curious and gentle things.
Berries
Taken at Knettishall Heath from within the river.
Blood Moon
Taken over the fields from where I live...
Wild Mushrooms
Within the pines.
Chestnuts
Nervously positioned on my walking stick.
Mushroom
Autumn brings out all the best colours and fungi.
Stanton Fields At Night
Taken on an extremely clear and bright moonlit night from my garden.
The Harry Potter House
In Lavenham, Suffolk
Pakenham Water Mill Pond
Taken during the annual craft fair.
Workspace
This is where I work everyday.
Pines
Thetford, Norfolk
Clouds
Taken With: FUJIFILM X-T4 16-80mm f/4 Settings: f8 1/3500 ISO-640 80.0 mm
Land Rover
Taken at Vauxhall Holiday Park in Great Yarmouth.
Stanton Windmill
Taken during a particularly colourful evening.
My Hallway
An interior of my hallway. Wonderful...
Fields In Stanton
The rapeseed coming through strong here.
Lemur
From Banham Zoo. If you visit, avoid the wasps.
Meditation Bowl
Taken With: FUJIFILM X-T4 16-80mm f/4 Settings: f4 1/55 ISO-800 80.0 mm
A Selection of Books
I highly recommend Japonisme!
Angel Hill
On the corner of Angel Hill in Bury St Edmunds
Squirrel
Found in Abbey Gardens. If you pretend to hold out food they will gravitate towards you.
Wyken Vineyards
Our local vineyard where there is often a farmers market on Saturdays.
Winter Field
Taken in the nearby Walsham-Le-Willows
@inc
The coworking space that I work at has this wonderful array of warm soft lighting.
Kick The Shit Out Of Procrastination
Do you find yourself checking feeds, making tea or struggling to execute work? If so, you need to devise a battle plan to kick the shit outta procrastination.
On Being Average
It’s likely that this post will mean something to you if you’re a keen follower of software development trends and projects. Even if it doesn’t, I want to share my thoughts and feelings on a pervasive attitude that I see knocking around inside the heads of software developers.
Thorndon Woods
This was taken at Thorndon Country Park back when I lived in Essex; a few days before my wife gave birth to our first child.
The Bench
Langdon Hills Country Park from back when I lived in Essex
Leigh-On-Sea
A sunset longboard session across the sea wall.