Author Archives: Guthlac

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About Guthlac

An artist, historian and middle aged man who'se aim in life is to try and enjoy as much of it as he can

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Posted on December 21, 2025 by Guthlac

This morning at sunrise a number of people banged drums, danced, pranced and pretend they knew what the hell happened at Stonehenge 3000 + years ago. (Spoiler Alert: – nobody knows for certain.) Yes winter solstice is here again. Yippee?? … Continue reading →

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Good News Everyone…

Posted on December 20, 2025 by Guthlac

It looks like I am going to survive! Another scrap with an uncertain future. I fight to live another day or something like that. (1) Fn (1). AI is completely nonsensical. I asked co pilot to rewrite ‘I fight to … Continue reading →

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Cold Stopped Play….

Posted on December 19, 2025 by Guthlac

Just what anyone needs…with Christmas less than a week away. I’ve got a cold. My wife is giving me knowing looks but she just doesn’t understand. We men really do need to mope around bemoaning our lot. It is in … Continue reading →

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What we leave behind…

Posted on December 15, 2025 by Guthlac

We are the first generation that may well be known far better than almost all of the people that walked on this planet before us. Yes we have some idea as to what Henry 8th did. We also have some … Continue reading →

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A Land of Vistas…

Posted on December 11, 2025 by Guthlac

This morning I listened to a podcast where a man claimed that he still understood the country of his birth whilst living in another country. When challenged about this he had a one word explanation: Aircraft. Now I have no … Continue reading →

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Passing the Time of Day…

Posted on December 10, 2025 by Guthlac

Cock a Doodle do…oink oink….

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Welcome To…

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Guthlac

The longer one hangs onto this crazy third rock from the sun the stranger things you see. It is probably a statistical anomaly. An infinite number of whatever trying to make a living. Something like that. Yesterday was certainly one … Continue reading →

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Puzzling…

Posted on December 7, 2025 by Guthlac

What do you get when you cross the latest camera technology with 50 year old lenses? Strained eyes for one thing. Also a lot of fun. Well fun if you enjoy taking photographs that is. I suspect most of the … Continue reading →

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Winter from Afar…

Posted on December 5, 2025 by Guthlac

The alarm fades, and I rise slowly, the chill of winter lingering in the air. Pulling back the curtains, the world outside greets me with a quiet brilliance. Frost clings to every branch, turning the trees into delicate sculptures of … Continue reading →

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Winter Sunlight…

Posted on December 3, 2025 by Guthlac

Bright winter sunlight. A chill in the air. A photography project to work on. What’s not to like? Actually a great deal. It was bloody hard work to get some half decent photographs. But I guess that is half the … Continue reading →

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