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Category Archives: Politics
EV – 003 – Zealotry
Drill Baby Drill or Green God…you decide. There is a very silly political squabble doing the rounds at the moment in the right wing circles. It involves the granting of new drilling licences to two sectors in British territorial waters. … Continue reading
Posted in Donald Trump, Jubilee Park, Photography, Spring
Tagged climate change, CO2, Dawn, Donald Trump, Drill baby Drill, Electric Vehicle, energy, environment, Four Dimensional Ches, Gaia, Global Warming, Green Man, Hydrocarbons, James Lovelock, North Atlantic, North Sea, Oil and Gas, Renewable Energy, River Soar, Spring, sunrise, sustainability, Zealotry
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EV – 002 – kWh
Obsession is the single most wasteful human activity Norman Mailer The Kilowatt Hour (kWh) is an unusual measurement. For a start it is a non SI Unit. The better measurement of energy is the Joule. One kWh is equal to … Continue reading
Posted in American Politics, Donald Trump, Gardens, Photography, Spring
Tagged Bluebells, Cherry Blossom, Donald Trump, Electric Vehicle, EV, Flowering Cherry Tree, Forget Me Nots, garden, Joule, KIlo Watt Hour, Kilometre, kWh, Miles, Norman Mailer, Obsession, SI Unit, Spring, WLTP, Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicles Test Procedure
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EV – 001 – Thank you Mister President…
Every now and then something happens that will change the direction of your life. Such a thing happened the other week when I went to fill my then car (spoilers??) up and found the cost of diesel had jumped by … Continue reading
Posted in American Politics, Donald Trump, Gardens, Photography, Spring
Tagged Bee, climate change, Donald Trump, Electric Vehicle, EV, Global Warming, green, Green Energy, life, Renewable Energy, Robin, Spring, Starling, travel, Trump Iran War, Wood Pigeon
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Enclosure or Closure…
I suspect that the latest war that the President of the United States has started has had a profound effect on me. Now, before I get accused of living in a privileged bubble I am well aware that there are … Continue reading
Posted in American Politics, Apple Pencil, Art, Donald Trump, Graphic Art, Politics, Procreate
Tagged Apple Pencil, Digital Painting, Doom Scrolling, drawing, Iran, Procreate, sketch, Tech Bros, United States of America, War
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Getting Old…
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
Posted in Donald Trump, Gardens, Macro, Photography, Winter
Tagged Age, Blackbird, Damp, Donald Trump, Droplets, garden, Old Man, photography, Sony f4 70 - 200 mm, winter
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I’ll have to Play…
So where were you when you heard the Americans had bombed Venezuela? It is the sort of question that has an historical sense of grandeur. An example is … where were you when President Kennedy was shot? The answer to … Continue reading
Posted in American Politics, Paradise - Consumed, Photography
Tagged Albert Village, American Politics, Ashby Canal, Blackfordby, Coal Mining, Coalville, Cold, Dawn, frost, Full Moon, Historic, Lunar, Moira, Moira Furnace, Moon, North West Leicestershire, Paradise - Consumed, photography, Spring Cottage, sunrise, Venezuela, winter
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Hustings in the Ridings…
There is something very familiar taking place in the largest country in North America – Canada. They are holding a general election. Joy of Joys they use almost the same system as we do except the constituencies are known as … Continue reading
5 Years…
Beautiful spring morning. What better way to enjoy things than to sit in the garden; capture a few images of the birds as they flit, feed, and sing and just enjoy the sunshine. Five years ago of course that was … Continue reading
Posted in Corvid 19, Gardens, Photography, Spring
Tagged Anniversary, Birds, Covid, garden, Photogarphy, Spring, sunshine
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Last Day of the Year…
No one would’ve believed in the last days of the 2nd decade of the 21st century… {Apologies to HG wells} New Year’s Eve – 2019. Looking back at these remastered images from 2019 everything seemed so much simpler. Yes Brexit … Continue reading
Posted in Brexit, Corvid 19, Photography, Street Photography, Winter
Tagged Boris Johnson, Covid, Leicester, New Years' Eve, Shopping, Street Photography
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Housebound…
I am the first to admit that I am one of the world’s worst patients. I am semi house bound at the moment. I spend a significant amount of my time with my leg resting on a stool. It is … Continue reading
Posted in Apple Pencil, Art, drawing, monochrome, Politics, Procreate
Tagged Apple Pencil 2, christmas, drawing, iPad Pro, New year, portrait, Procreate, sketch, woman, yearbook
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