Category Archives: Winter

Using Someone Else’s Lens…

Posted on March 22, 2022 by Guthlac

I had a great time this morning using the new Sony 70-200 f2.8 that my friend has bought for his business. My god it’s a great lens – sharp as a pin and the focus is so quick. Would I … Continue reading →

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A Long Walk….

Posted on March 1, 2022 by Guthlac

Given everything that is going on at the moment it does seem just a little bit self indulgent to say I spent Sunday enjoying myself walking through the streets of London. Yes it is but what can I do about … Continue reading →

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TV is no Substitute for the Real Thing….

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Guthlac

Yesterday was a lovely early Spring day and because of this the weather was a bit all over the place. One moment it was blue sky and sunshine the next grey skies rolled in with just a hint of dampness … Continue reading →

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Ents…

Posted on February 21, 2022 by Guthlac

Perhaps I’ve been spending far too much of time researching all things neolithic but walking around the park this afternoon I came across this fellow and it made me start to think of a much older time. A time when … Continue reading →

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The wind from the West…

Posted on February 19, 2022 by Guthlac

One of the advantages to living somewhere that, if it was in the USA, would be described as a flyover state is that we don’t get really bad weather. Over the past week the British Isles has been hit by … Continue reading →

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Feminine Touch…

Posted on January 28, 2022 by Guthlac

Over the past few weeks I have read a lot of archaeological reports about the Neolithic period in southern Britain and they are full of amazing details about the people who died between 4 to 6 thousand years ago. They … Continue reading →

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Coming Together….

Posted on January 15, 2022 by Guthlac

Every now and then life throws one a convergence in the strands of one’s life. Yesterday was one of those days. Ever since Christmas I have been enveloped in a fascinating examination of Neolithic Leicestershire in general and stone axe … Continue reading →

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The Most Wonderful Time of the Year….

Posted on December 25, 2021 by Guthlac

So it is Christmas Day and we’re all having fun – thus the dogma states. We are jolly and and overflowing with good cheer to all mankind. Horrah! I have lived long enough and professionally seen enough hardship, mistrust, pain … Continue reading →

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Walking the Night Shift….

Posted on December 19, 2021 by Guthlac

A long time ago in a world far far away… from the one I inhabit now I used to work nights on a regular basis. Many of my colleagues at the time thought that nights were the best time I … Continue reading →

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A Walk in the Cold….

Posted on December 11, 2021 by Guthlac

As we slowly crawl towards the shortest day the winter is really starting to take hold and the temperature is descending towards freezing. There was a time in the past where I didn’t mind such matters but now the cold … Continue reading →

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