20/02/2026

I haven’t posted one of these in a while! But I have been posting actual blog posts, so… that’s probably better.

Ephemeral Dawn hasn’t structurally changed much in the last seven months, but behind the scenes some efforts have been made to bolster its security. This doesn’t affect your experience on the site, but just notes for the record that effort has gone into that.

Now that saga is mostly over (aside from an insane amount of bot traffic chewing through my visitor allowance, which I do still need to fix), I want to target the blog post pages and make them more readable. Text is a bit bright against the background I think, causing eyestrain on long posts… and I write long posts. It could also be a bit bigger, and more generously spaced.

Also, links in orange suits the blog’s ‘brand’ colour but does make them harder to read.

Watch this space. No ETA… it’ll be ready when it’s done. I’m still writing to myself at the moment anyway. 🙂

18/07/2025

There has been a silence here – it will remain a short while, but not forever. I moved a web design portfolio over to a new site and pursue that in the hopes of getting it off the ground. There is a little more work to do before everything is complete.

I recently returned from a first-time trip to York and loved it. I hope to write about it eventually. I have other things to post here first though. An ‘About Me’ blog post has stalled me for months. I find it ever so difficult to write about myself like this. But, at least for now, I write to an audience of only one. There are worse things it could take than time. There is no rush. Ephemeral Dawn is for the journey, not the destination.

16/06/2025

Re-instated Signals, but removed scrolling functionality. Partly for design, partly because Signals are supposed to be ephemeral. The archive can still be viewed by clicking on the post, though.

Tried to make Signals and Reports responsive to screen size alterations. Hidden on Mobile, though, to keep page streamlined.

08/06/2025

Re-instated the FAQ section on my About page, and edited content.

Most answers are still too long, and better for blog posts.

07/06/2025

Added a scrolling functionality to Signals and Reports so one can view previous entries without needing to go away to a new archive page. Scroll bar is even colour themed too! 🙂

Signals temporarily hidden as they contain no entries – for now.

06/06/2025

Added a Logbook for visitors to sign when coming aboard or before going overboard.

05/06/2025

Archive page designed for Signals. Now one can look back on older ones for posterity.

“I really do not see the signal.”

– Horatio Nelson, Battle of Copenhagen.

05/06/2025

Added Signals (in-theme ship updates) and Reports (meta blog/admin updates) respectively to avoid clutter in the main Articles.

Trialing functionality – may edit or remove in future.