Needlessly Oblique Mission Statement (NOMS).

Hmm. Shall we start by explaining the title of this blog?

It's an homage to Percival Lowell's book, 'Mars and its canals', which you can find here. 

And here are some drawings he did - from quite a distance, obviously.

No disrespect to Percival, of course, but this is what happens when you stare for too long at something, from quite far away. As we shall see.