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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

Cloudbusting…

Posted on June 21, 2023 by Guthlac

It’s a nice day so I thought I would sit out in the garden and see what happens…

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Is this the last day of the Rishi government?…

Posted on June 19, 2023 by Guthlac

So today is the day…will any of the Conservative MP’s dare to vote against Boris Johnson in tonight’s debate on the Privileges Committee report ? Or to put it another way will they dare to vote against their membership? I … Continue reading →

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This Summer’s Birds…

Posted on June 18, 2023 by Guthlac

Each summer I seem to capture a number of images of one breed of bird: In 2021 it was the Wren; 2022 it was the Robin and this year it would appear to be the Blackbird. This doesn’t mean I … Continue reading →

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Incredible Shrinking Boris…

Posted on June 17, 2023 by Guthlac

Oh how the mighty do fall. It wasn’t too long ago that there was 10 years of Boris as PM. Now? Well it is far from certain what his new role is other than destroy the current iteration of a … Continue reading →

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Always…

Posted on June 11, 2023 by Guthlac

I’ve finally got around to making my yearbooks for 2022 (as I wrote that there was a huge crack of thunder overhead – ominous?) and I have to say I am finding the whole process a lot more enjoyable than … Continue reading →

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Summer Fun…

Posted on June 9, 2023 by Guthlac

So the summer is here and boy have we had some glorious sunny days. Problem is the breeze has been blowing in straight from the arctic it has been really cold, by summer standards, at the same time. I’m still … Continue reading →

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Vision Pro

Posted on June 6, 2023 by Guthlac

My initial thoughts… I watched this evening’s presentation by Apple of Vision Pro their latest wearable technology and marvelled at what would appear to be an incredible feat of engineering. However, I cannot say I understand the purpose of such … Continue reading →

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Catch Up # No. 03

Posted on June 2, 2023 by Guthlac
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Catch Up # No. 02

Posted on June 1, 2023 by Guthlac

So why do you need a lot of equipment to make photographs? Afterall a smartphone can deliver incredible images given the opportunity. I think the answer to this can be summed up in one word ‘quality‘. This is a really … Continue reading →

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Catch Up # No. 01

Posted on June 1, 2023 by Guthlac

It has been a busy few weeks and I have found that I have let a number of things, this blog included, slide. Well I am trying to play catch up and this is the first (not sure of how … Continue reading →

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