Monthly Archives: November 2025

November 23rd…

Posted on November 28, 2025 by Guthlac

What was so special about the 23rd November? I am sure there were many births, marriages and deaths on that particular day. Perhaps people were distracted by other things happening? Whatever the reason I didn’t get any visits to this … Continue reading →

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Sticking things together…

Posted on November 22, 2025 by Guthlac

I’m too tired to make any sense of these. They just drawings I made over the past few days.

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Living with a Chronic Condition…

Posted on November 21, 2025 by Guthlac

Every now and then I start to realise that I am not as young as I was. This is usually associated with my chronic medical condition making an appearance. Over the years I have been prodded and probed by any … Continue reading →

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AI Slop…

Posted on November 18, 2025 by Guthlac

Am I an AI personality? A Bot? If I am then does that mean that this is AI slop? Well I hope that you few visitors to this small and obscure blog will have realised by now. I am a … Continue reading →

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Soggy Claudia

Posted on November 15, 2025 by Guthlac

Well Claudia has blown through. Plenty of wind and driving rain (I guess you can’t have one without the other). We’ve had the first flood of the season. Suddenly the drought conditions of the summer seems a very long time … Continue reading →

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Lights on During the Day…

Posted on November 14, 2025 by Guthlac

‘Fast flowing or deep floodwater is likely, causing danger to life‘ Thank you Storm Claudia. Seems that autumn has decided to impress the awesome majesty on we mortals up here in very damp England. Just for good measure there is … Continue reading →

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The moment the clock struck 12…

Posted on November 11, 2025 by Guthlac

Many years ago I remember going on a course where I was told with certainty that the Soviets would drop the bomb within the next two to three years. So much for certainty. I hope no one who might come … Continue reading →

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Way Too Big…

Posted on November 11, 2025 by Guthlac

How big is too big? The above photo asks this question. In its raw state it is almost 1 GB which is huge. That is what you get when make a panorama out of 7 x 61 MPixel images. Crazy. … Continue reading →

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I am an Island…

Posted on November 9, 2025 by Guthlac

If you ever despair about the value of human creativity, take a trip to the latest exhibition at the Djanogly gallery, Nottingham. AI nonsense might produce a tidal wave of slop, but this exhibition restores faith in creativity. (Full disclosure: … Continue reading →

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Looking the right way…

Posted on November 5, 2025 by Guthlac

The other day I was standing on the wrong bridge over the M1 pointing my camera in the wrong direction. This morning I corrected that. M1 in North West Leicestershire District council. It was a damp morning but great photography … Continue reading →

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