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

Labour Cinemascope…

Posted on November 9, 2023 by Guthlac

As the current government collapses in front of our eyes more attention will be focused on the probable replacement Labour government. Just what will they look like and how many ‘big beasts‘ will emerge over the next few weeks and … Continue reading →

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Long Ago, Not Far Away…

Posted on November 8, 2023 by Guthlac

When is a volcano not a volcano? I’m sure there is a perfectly sound geological answer to that but I can’t be arsed to find out. Instead, I like to think I was standing on a volcano yesterday even though … Continue reading →

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Shot on iPhone…

Posted on November 7, 2023 by Guthlac

Over the past few days a small but interesting corner of the Internet has slowly been consuming its own babies over whether recent Apple event which was ‘shot on iPhone‘ was actually ‘shot on iPhone‘. This is so ridiculous but … Continue reading →

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A Lovely Dawn…

Posted on November 6, 2023 by Guthlac

One of the joys (?) of the clocks being turned back is that you don’t have to get up at a silly hour to capture a cold sunny dawn. There was a time I would be found driving miles across … Continue reading →

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What Was he Thinking?….

Posted on November 4, 2023 by Guthlac

If I find the whole ‘..when Rishi met Elon…’ nonsense just that then what must the archetypical Conservative party member, let alone his fellow Conservative MPs, think? I think it is time that some one reminded our Head Boy that … Continue reading →

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You Look Like….

Posted on November 3, 2023 by Guthlac

I love capturing images with my phone but please don’t believe the hype when push comes to shove an iPhone really does have its limits.

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Damp Toes….

Posted on November 2, 2023 by Guthlac

So the plan was to get out and capture few images in the neighbourhood before Storm Ciaran arrived. The images were going to reflect the very damp nature of things at the moment and perhaps maybe also capture some rich … Continue reading →

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Young at Heart….

Posted on November 1, 2023 by Guthlac

There is a point where the World Wide Web just can’t do justice to an image and three of these image proves that point. They contain so much detail that you need to look at them really closely. Unfortunately that … Continue reading →

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Lamplight from your Window…

Posted on October 30, 2023 by Guthlac

Make the most whilst the sun is here. I was out this morning walking a very old road Fosse Way. It was first established back in the 50’s CE which means it is almost 2000 years old. There are some … Continue reading →

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And the Walls Kept Tumbling Down…

Posted on October 28, 2023 by Guthlac

Standing at the top of the ridge upon which Knaptoft stands you did get a feeling that you are looking out on a very green and pleasant land. This is of course is true right upto the point it is … Continue reading →

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