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

Into the MIsty Morning….

Posted on November 7, 2020 by Guthlac

I don’t know about anyone else but I have been trying not to get too worked up about what is currently going on in that once great country of the United States of America. Anyone who has visited will know … Continue reading →

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Kodachrome

Posted on November 6, 2020 by Guthlac

They give us those nice bright colorsThey give us the greens of summersMakes you think all the world’s a sunny day Paul Simon This morning I went out for my first Lockdown walk and it was a glorious experience, well … Continue reading →

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Remember Remember the 4th of November….

Posted on November 5, 2020 by Guthlac

Here we go again. England has joined the other nations of the Union (actually that is not true. Only Scotland is a nation: Wales is a Principality and Northern Ireland I believe is a province but I am not sure … Continue reading →

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Variations on a theme…

Posted on October 28, 2020 by Guthlac

I’ve been busy the last few days with other matters to think about making any photographs – in truth I didn’t really have any motivation. So yesterday evening and dawn this morning I put arse into gear and went a … Continue reading →

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Are we there yet?….

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Guthlac

We have just one week left of the American presidential campaign. One week left for Donald Trump to pull things around. Things don’t look promising for the incumbent and this is mainly due to his own shortcomings. Back in April … Continue reading →

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Autumn comes but once a year….

Posted on October 24, 2020 by Guthlac

Up until last week autumn hadn’t really happened. Yes some of the trees were turning but not as many as there should be by now. (My measure of this is personal experience so not very scientific I know.) Now, oh … Continue reading →

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The future belongs….

Posted on October 20, 2020 by Guthlac

I think anyone who has taken the time to read my blog will know that I am not a fan of Donald Trump. Whilst it is very important to me to express my thoughts on the man on this blog … Continue reading →

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Well Done HMG….

Posted on October 18, 2020 by Guthlac

I’m that sort of guy. I like to see the data wherever possible, that backs up policy announcements. Since quite early on I’ve been downloading the UK Government’s Covid data and analysing the data myself. It has not always been … Continue reading →

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Nonesuch…

Posted on October 17, 2020 by Guthlac

Does anyone really know anymore what the hell is happening? I fear we all know the answer to that. In Britain we have a government who try to pretend everything will be fine as they demonstrate a total lack of … Continue reading →

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Not I….

Posted on October 16, 2020 by Guthlac
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