Author Archives: Guthlac

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

Goodbye Pale Moon….

Posted on January 26, 2021 by Guthlac

Whilst the bitter cold had seeped into my bones every time I stepped out of the door it did have one bonus – wonderful views of the moon. Now, I’m afraid I won’t see the moon for a while as … Continue reading →

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Too Old, Too Tired…

Posted on January 25, 2021 by Guthlac

The beautiful dawn light this morning was so very very inviting. What great photographs might await the intrepid photographer? What photographs indeed – I’ll never know. I’ve been busy over the past few days and I was just too tired … Continue reading →

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The fields of Leir…

Posted on January 24, 2021 by Guthlac

People have been living in the area where I live since the early Bronze age. Indeed, thanks to all the development over the past 30 years I know live in perhaps the best known prehistoric landscape in the whole of … Continue reading →

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Covid Confinement…

Posted on January 23, 2021 by Guthlac

And so things drag on. Winter has provided a covering of snow and the sky is a foggy grey. The depths of January – possibly the bluest month of the year – can be felt in everything. Add onto this … Continue reading →

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Covid Walk…

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Guthlac

So today is a portentous day; A day that will go down in …well I’m not sure what type of day it will be other than to say today many of my fellow citizens will no longer be alive at … Continue reading →

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Cats and Dogs….

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Guthlac

A the lockdown curtials any real opportunity for new and interesting, at least in my view – your view may well vary, photography I have found some relief by making dog and cat drawings. Woof Woof or should that be … Continue reading →

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Slack Jawed….

Posted on January 7, 2021 by Guthlac

I feel like a slack jawed yokel as I watched the disintegration of the United States of America live on primetime TV last night. I am sure there are many people out there justifying what happened yesterday in Washington DC. … Continue reading →

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We Know Better Than You….

Posted on January 2, 2021 by Guthlac

Those were the days my friendWe thought they’d never end Eugene Raskin So, according to the New York Times Britain is yet again going off on another crazy wild stab into the dark by trying to get as many people … Continue reading →

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It Never Ends…

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Guthlac

A good number of years ago I learnt a very valuable lesson. None of us are irreplaceable. Some of us are more talented in one form of human endeavour than most of the rest of us but we all have … Continue reading →

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Platform 9 3/4….

Posted on December 26, 2020 by Guthlac

Sometimes I find I capture a photograph without really realising the significance of what I have captured. This photograph is of a normal set of train platforms. I was attracted by the the arrangement of the three men standing there … Continue reading →

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