Monthly Archives: February 2026

We Are In Uncharted Waters….

Posted on February 26, 2026 by Guthlac

Before I start I think it is very important to state upfront. I am not passing any judgment on the guilt or innocence of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor nor Peter Mandelson. That is for the investigation and should it come to … Continue reading →

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Springish…

Posted on February 26, 2026 by Guthlac

It was a lovely spring day yesterday whilst we had a walk around the city centre of Leicester. Let’s hope it is the first of many. I’m sick to death of all those gray damp days we’ve experienced so far … Continue reading →

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Another Task on the To Do List…

Posted on February 23, 2026 by Guthlac

Another one bites the dust…(1) I’m quite proud of myself. The previous year’s Yearbooks completed before the end of winter. What will I do with myself now? FN (1). Nothing is new. According to Google AI (I’ll let you place … Continue reading →

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Father McKenzie…

Posted on February 21, 2026 by Guthlac

I’m in full blown Father McKenzie mode. Instead of writing a sermon I’m writing the text for my latest yearbook. Far fewer people will read what I write than may well read this post and I find that strangely satisfying. … Continue reading →

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C.M.Y.K!!..!!..

Posted on February 18, 2026 by Guthlac

I’m pulling together my annual art/photography yearbooks and I have hit the CMYK problem. I know. I know. Commercial book production uses CMYK printers. Normally this isn’t a problem as I usually use a very restricted sRGB colour space and … Continue reading →

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Once more to Farthing Hill…

Posted on February 14, 2026 by Guthlac

It was freezing on top of Farthing Hill this morning. The last time I stopped on the hill to take photographs was 10 years ago. (That is if you discount the 10 minutes just before Christmas – but this was … Continue reading →

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A Bit More … Opalite …

Posted on February 13, 2026 by Guthlac

I apologise to any Taylor Swift fans who might have been headed this way by whatever search engine algorithm of AI bot they are using. This really isn’t about Taylor swift or anything really to do with Taylor swift. No … Continue reading →

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A bit more…

Posted on February 11, 2026 by Guthlac

As soon as I finished writing my last post the sun came out and, by the standards we are now judging these things, it wasn’t a bad day weather wise. On a personal basis I’ve still got a bloody cold … Continue reading →

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A Bit or Not A Bit…

Posted on February 9, 2026 by Guthlac

The weather has been appalling over the past week or so. Nothing outlandish – we don’t really do that round here. Instead with get mush. It snows we get sleet. A gale blows and we get a few broken branches. … Continue reading →

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Getting Old…

Posted on February 4, 2026 by Guthlac

There are some days when you realise you are not as young as you were or think you are. They are randomly scattered amongst other days. On good day you forget or at least try and forget they are there … Continue reading →

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