Monthly Archives: July 2013

House guests

Over the past three days we’ve acquired a couple of house guests. They appear to be racing pigeons who have got lost. Compared to their wild cousins they just sit around all day expecting to be feed… needless to say … Continue reading

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Sunflower

Hardly worthy of Van Gogh but this is the first sunflower of the year Simon Marchini http://www.simonmarchini.co.uk

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New Bic Ballpoint Pen Portraits On Ephemera By Artist Mark Powell

New Bic Ballpoint Pen Portraits On Ephemera By Artist Mark Powell http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2013/07/new-bic-ballpoint-pen-portraits-on.html — Sent from Zite, available for free in the App Store. Simon Marchini http://www.simonmarchini.co.uk

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New dig at King Richard III’s gravesite turns up medieval pottery

I guess this says it all about the power of Richard the 3rd – you can read all about a medieval dig in Leicester on the NBC website…crazy world New dig at King Richard III’s gravesite turns up medieval pottery … Continue reading

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Living People Linked to 5,500 Year-old DNA

Living People Linked to 5,500 Year-old DNA http://io9.com/living-people-linked-to-5-500-year-old-dna-707236154 — Sent from Zite, available for free in the App Store. Simon Marchini http://www.simonmarchini.co.uk

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Did Florida Accidentally Ban All Computers and Smartphones?

I just love Florida – have taken many holidays there – but if this is true then there are an awful lot of unprosecuted (not sure if that is a word) criminals in Florida. Did Florida Accidentally Ban All Computers … Continue reading

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Clearing the detritus from the iPhone

It’s that time of year but my iPhone is slowly clogging up with image I have captured so this afternoon I’m clearing the harddrive…whilst I’m waiting for the files to upload to dropbox I thought I’d see what images I … Continue reading

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A tough day for Sky in the Mountains

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I don’t care that Andy Murray won at Wimbledon

As I sit here looking at my iPad I wonder what is wrong with me. All the papers are in celebration, so are the radio channels, well at least the one I listen to, and no doubt all the TV … Continue reading

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I’ve just got to say this….

Maybe it is the heat, I’m not a great heat lover, but having spent most of the afternoon watching the Tour de France I think my head is about to explode. All afternoon I was told by the British Eurosport’s … Continue reading

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