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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

Harry Potter and the Raw Photo Image…

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Guthlac

One of the problems that any photographer faces when trying to capture images in the Harry Potter Studio Tour is light or the lack of it. Fortunately, we live in a world where digital cameras provide opportunities that were not … Continue reading →

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Give me Harry Potter…..

Posted on March 23, 2023 by Guthlac

If you’re a fan then you really must visit Warner Brother Studios at Leavesden. It is described as a ‘Studio Tour‘ but it really isn’t. No it is a museum, a very well supported museum, but a museum all the … Continue reading →

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Unusual Faces and Where to Find Them….

Posted on March 18, 2023 by Guthlac

Not quite sure where these faces or at least the impulse to make them came from but here they are for whatever it is worth. To me they’re interesting…your mileage might vary.

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Has Spring Sprung…Part 2.

Posted on March 10, 2023 by Guthlac

So much for the theory that Spring started in February! The last few days of March have been a blast – that is if you like cold and frosts and 4-6 cm of snow. Otherwise it has been horrible. Of … Continue reading →

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The Stench of Decay…

Posted on March 8, 2023 by Guthlac

Is it me or is there really there the smell of rot and decay hanging over our current ruling elite? They really are well past their sell by date and should be thrown out. Yet there they sit slowly poisoning … Continue reading →

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Has Spring Sprung?….

Posted on February 20, 2023 by Guthlac

Is spring coming earlier? I don’t know but this is the second year where it has felt very spring like at this time of year. Two years worth of anecdotal data is hardly conclusive, especially as the February of 2021 … Continue reading →

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Gone, Gone and Gone….

Posted on February 16, 2023 by Guthlac

Life is brutal – politics doubly so. Just over three years ago the political party leaders of Britain’s main parties, in their own different ways, controlling all they surveyed. Now they are all gone. Some more quickly than others – … Continue reading →

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What is a Shenanigan?…

Posted on February 5, 2023 by Guthlac

‘..it’s a type of flocking bird…’ – David Tennant 1 So yesterday…what to say about yesterday? Well the best that can be said is that I was just not in the mood to do anything and so I just sat … Continue reading →

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The Hepworth…

Posted on February 3, 2023 by Guthlac

Call me someone stuck in the past if you will but I really do believe in localism. Gone would be the need to refer everything back to Whitehall for some form of rubber stamp before you can proceed. No I … Continue reading →

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New Month…

Posted on February 2, 2023 by Guthlac

A new month and new hopes? Perhaps. What I do know is that the 1st of February was a grey old winter’s day neither that cold nor that dry just one of those shrug of the shoulder days.

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