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

Once more to Farthing Hill…

Posted on February 14, 2026 by Guthlac

It was freezing on top of Farthing Hill this morning. The last time I stopped on the hill to take photographs was 10 years ago. (That is if you discount the 10 minutes just before Christmas – but this was … Continue reading →

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A Bit More … Opalite …

Posted on February 13, 2026 by Guthlac

I apologise to any Taylor Swift fans who might have been headed this way by whatever search engine algorithm of AI bot they are using. This really isn’t about Taylor swift or anything really to do with Taylor swift. No … Continue reading →

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A bit more…

Posted on February 11, 2026 by Guthlac

As soon as I finished writing my last post the sun came out and, by the standards we are now judging these things, it wasn’t a bad day weather wise. On a personal basis I’ve still got a bloody cold … Continue reading →

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A Bit or Not A Bit…

Posted on February 9, 2026 by Guthlac

The weather has been appalling over the past week or so. Nothing outlandish – we don’t really do that round here. Instead with get mush. It snows we get sleet. A gale blows and we get a few broken branches. … Continue reading →

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Getting Old…

Posted on February 4, 2026 by Guthlac

There are some days when you realise you are not as young as you were or think you are. They are randomly scattered amongst other days. On good day you forget or at least try and forget they are there … Continue reading →

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Coalville Noir…

Posted on January 31, 2026 by Guthlac

Cold, damp and a bit exhausted. Welcome to a damp wintery dawn at Coalville.

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Ashby de la Zouch by the Sea…

Posted on January 29, 2026 by Guthlac

You either know or don’t know what the meaning of the title. I suspect if you are curious some light Googling will move you from one state to the other. Yesterday found me pounding the pathways and parks of Ashby … Continue reading →

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Not Sure What is Happening…

Posted on January 25, 2026 by Guthlac

I seem to be in the middle of some automated scraping of my blog. Over the past week I have had a huge increase in the number of visitors to the site. When I break this number down it would … Continue reading →

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A bit of GAS?…

Posted on January 24, 2026 by Guthlac

Do I suffer from G.A.S? (1). I’m not sure. I have just replaced my venerable 70 x 200 mm zoom with the latest version. The reasons for this were simple. The old lens was starting to struggle with the resolution … Continue reading →

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No Title to Mention…

Posted on January 18, 2026 by Guthlac

An uneventful day in Coalville. However, I have scouted out some more interesting photographic sites.

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