Category Archives: General

This is for posts that have no real specific category, such as Art or Photography

Mad World…

All around me are familiar facesWorn out places Roland Orzabal The world (a bit unfair on Gaia) appears to be going through one of its crazy destructive purges. On these occasions I find walking around a pleasant garden helps restore … Continue reading

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O Superman…

Here come the planes.They’re American planes. Made in America. Laurie Anderson – O Superman The other week I asked about the kidnapping of the Venezuelan President ‘…So where were you when you heard the Americans had bombed Venezuela? …’ and rifted … Continue reading

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A Bit or Not A Bit…

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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15:03 hrs…

This morning at sunrise a number of people banged drums, danced, pranced and pretend they knew what the hell happened at Stonehenge 3000 + years ago. (Spoiler Alert: – nobody knows for certain.) Yes winter solstice is here again. Yippee?? … Continue reading

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Looking the right way…

The other day I was standing on the wrong bridge over the M1 pointing my camera in the wrong direction. This morning I corrected that. M1 in North West Leicestershire District council. It was a damp morning but great photography … Continue reading

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Heatwave No. 04

“…There’s a 4:30 in the morning now? … Bartholomew Jo-Jo Simpson Another heatwave. Out this morning walking through the dew.

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London # 02

It is very easy to think that London is some form of special place. It is not. It is the product of almost two millennia of human interaction. The highs are incredible but the lows are vomit inducing. Each time … Continue reading

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London # 01

If the Greater London area is from Mars then the rest of England, or Britain for that matter, is from Venus. Following on in the same vain: The City of London is from Alpha centauri.

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Inside the Space of an Atom…

I am not going to pretend I have anything other than the most basic understanding of quantum mechanics. Interestingly, after reviewing the images I captured whilst visiting the excellent Cosmic Titans: Art, Science and the Quantum Universe exhibition at the … Continue reading

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Five Years in the Making…

It has taken five years but it is done. Gartree Explored is no more an active project. All that is left is to arrange the images in order then publish the book of the project. No problem?? It was a … Continue reading

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