Monthly Archives: April 2024

A Bit Rum…

So I seem to have caught whatever the bug that is doing the rounds. So a couple of days of coughing and mopping and generally feeling sorry for myself. Luckily my long suffering wife is used to this and she … Continue reading

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Well Look Who is Back …

Hubris is a great political teacher. Yesterday my great friend and I spent the day consuming art and talking politics. We discussed many subjects dealing with matters of the day from the forthcoming UK general election to inevitably ‘the Donald‘. … Continue reading

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Get Around Town…

I don’t know why but I just have been making some silly images just recently! Plus I got the colour space a bit wrong with the middle image – I did sort it out in Photoshop but then forgot to … Continue reading

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Damp Belton House…

When will this damp cold spring end? Certainly not yesterday at Belton House, Lincolnshire that is for sure!

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A few months with the iPhone 15 Camera…

As with all cameras the iPhone 15 Pro camera isn’t perfect. The ability to capture large RAW files is really its saving grace. Although this is a dual edged sword as it means family snaps or reference shots are also … Continue reading

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Dashing Between the Showers…

So after a couple of days of nice warmish spring days we’re back to April showers. Only I woke up this morning to thunder and hail – not quite April showers! The rest of the day has been on and … Continue reading

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Walk in the Woods…

So very idyllic. So very….? Whatever you might think it is or it isn’t we had an enjoyable time walking through the local Botanic Gardens which, like so many things in British life, at the moment is looking in need … Continue reading

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Be careful what you wish for…

So the Conservative Party has got a great victory – Greater Manchester Police are going to look into whether the Angela Rayner, Labour Deputy Leader, failed to pay circa £1500 in capital gains tax on a house sale back in … Continue reading

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Rain Rain go away…

A nice spring day – so far no rain. So what a better way to spend the morning than capturing some spring flowers in the garden.

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On this day…

I thought I might start an occasional series of ‘On this day…’. Not sure how long I’ll keep things up but lets see. So the image above is from 2013 – the River Soar from what is now the Everards … Continue reading

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