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Monthly Archives: April 2026
Blithe Spirit…
There are certain parts of England that are what everyone who has never visited England expect England to be. They are populated by characters from the great second world war film Blithe Spirit. The villages in and around Canons Ashby … Continue reading
Posted in Gardens, Photography, Spring
Tagged Blithe Spirit, Bluebells, Blulbs, Canons Ashby, Flowers, Gardens, Litchborough, National Trust, Noel Coward, Northamptonshire, photography, Radar, Second World War, Spring, Tulips
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EV – 003 – Zealotry
Drill Baby Drill or Green God…you decide. There is a very silly political squabble doing the rounds at the moment in the right wing circles. It involves the granting of new drilling licences to two sectors in British territorial waters. … Continue reading
Posted in Donald Trump, Jubilee Park, Photography, Spring
Tagged climate change, CO2, Dawn, Donald Trump, Drill baby Drill, Electric Vehicle, energy, environment, Four Dimensional Ches, Gaia, Global Warming, Green Man, Hydrocarbons, James Lovelock, North Atlantic, North Sea, Oil and Gas, Renewable Energy, River Soar, Spring, sunrise, sustainability, Zealotry
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Necessity …
It was such a schoolboy error. Setting off to takes some photographs without the SD Cards! I can’t think of anything more stupid, well at least in the world of photography at least, but there you have it. What to … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged Church of All Saints, Country House, Derbyshire, iPhone 15 Pro, iphoneography, Kedleston, Kedleston Hall, Kedleston Park, National Trust, photography, Robert Adam, Spring
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Half a Century….
The other day I was walking around a garden centre when radio station they were playing in background started to play Roxanne by The Police. I was suddenly aware of the fact that this song was fifty year’s old. (Actually … Continue reading
Posted in Apple Pencil, Art, drawing, Graphic Art, Procreate
Tagged Apple Pencil, Digital Painting, drawing, Gordon Sumner, Procreate, Roxanne, sketch, Sting, The POlice, woman
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Gazumped…
Gazump is a wonderful word. So earthy. So full of meaning. For those who are not old enough to remember Gazump or its past participle Gazumped was a popular word in the 1970’s and 80’s. It’s meaning, according to Google … Continue reading
Posted in Gardens, Photography, Spring
Tagged 1970's, 1980's, Anthropomorphising, Blue Tit, garden, Gazump, Gazumped, Great Tit, photography, Spring, Wild Life, Yiddish
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EV – 002 – kWh
Obsession is the single most wasteful human activity Norman Mailer The Kilowatt Hour (kWh) is an unusual measurement. For a start it is a non SI Unit. The better measurement of energy is the Joule. One kWh is equal to … Continue reading
Posted in American Politics, Donald Trump, Gardens, Photography, Spring
Tagged Bluebells, Cherry Blossom, Donald Trump, Electric Vehicle, EV, Flowering Cherry Tree, Forget Me Nots, garden, Joule, KIlo Watt Hour, Kilometre, kWh, Miles, Norman Mailer, Obsession, SI Unit, Spring, WLTP, Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicles Test Procedure
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EV – 001 – Thank you Mister President…
Every now and then something happens that will change the direction of your life. Such a thing happened the other week when I went to fill my then car (spoilers??) up and found the cost of diesel had jumped by … Continue reading
Posted in American Politics, Donald Trump, Gardens, Photography, Spring
Tagged Bee, climate change, Donald Trump, Electric Vehicle, EV, Global Warming, green, Green Energy, life, Renewable Energy, Robin, Spring, Starling, travel, Trump Iran War, Wood Pigeon
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