The Pixel 2 Cover came early

..and Susan surprised me with a photo shoot on a gorgeous Autumn day down by the Oslofjord :)

Pixel 2 status a week or so later

I had hoped to be out and about taking photos with this phenomenal little device, but no one has clear plastic covers available for immediate delivery, in fact the soonest I could source one will be delivered in a week\s time.

Otherwise I can report that initial problems experienced by Google with the 8.1 update to Developer Preview/Beta customers has been solved and I received my update yesterday, and it is remarkably stable.

I have taken a few photos and can confirm their excellent quality.

Looking forward to receiving the Pixel 2 cover on the 7th November, after which I will make the phone my Primary device from a SIM point of view, leaving the 6P as the twin. This will release the 5X  for transfer to Aksel by Christmas assuming his interest.

Heavens, I knew it had been a while since my last post, but a year!?

I decided to make this entry after making a decision to purchase a Pixel 2 at some absurd price, but to make this my last EVER smartphone, laptop, Mac, or whatever new technical device used to catch my interest.

Why? you may wonder..

Well, it can be connected to my also adopting a Vegan lifestyle, concern for the planet, thereby doing my little bit for the years remaining, which may be more healthy as a result :)

Since last year I would say that my major change has been to watch a number of YouTube channels on a fairly frequent basis, mostly in the mid-afternoons following lunch, my second and last major meal of the day until a substantial breakfast the following day at 7-8AM.

Admittedly too many of them have been related to the catastrophes which have hit the USA in 2017.. first the Trump abortion, then hurricane flooding of the Houston area, Florida keys and Miami, Puerto Rico which has been virtually left to themselves by Trump's administration, then huge residential areas of the North West engulfed by multiple wildfires, including friends Susan & Jarek visited in the early Summer, who were lucky to escape with serious burns..

A lot of.. broken off there by an Allo from Susan in Key West, and forgot where I was going  :)

 Oh yes, I have watched a number of Climate Change presentations by the likes of NASA, and serious scientific bodies. To be honest, I am seriously afraid the Earth is screwed.. the Arctic ice is practically non existent in the Summer, permafrost is melting, massive chunks of ice are drifting away from the Antarctic, Greenland glaciers are retracting, as are the majority of glaciers in other parts of the world, particularly those areas which millions rely on them for their crops and water.

This is bound to result in all kinds of tradgedy, struggles and war in the coming decades, yet the average person continues to fly off on their holiday, drive everywhere, eat meat, etc., etc. Thankfully there is a movement to renewable energy sources, but the cost of installing the huge wind farms, solar panel areas, etc. are fighting with the costs of the incredible destruction caused by the super storms for resources. Will the former changes be enough, and in time?

Meanwhile, population numbers increase, oceans are polluted by plastic, and runoff from agriculture, insects are vanishing in scary proportions.

Thanks heavens I am not a depressive type.. but I am worried for my grandchildren and families they may bring into the world..