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I am not sure what, if anything, you can read into this but there was a bit of a queue when I went to vote this morning. I say queue there were three people in front of my wife and me. However, if this is a trend then it means that there will be a… Continue reading →

I am trying not to get too excited but I have just received some encouraging news – I have just ‘ …One … of your pictures have been short-listed for the final round of judging…’ of the very prestigious Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photograp… Continue reading →

The latest quirk – annoyance. When the computer wakes up from going to sleep sometimes the sound doesn’t work. This can be very frustrating. The only way around this is to log off and log on again. I suppose this doesn’t happen with Apple. Simon M… Continue reading →

I have to say I don’t believe it but according to some source on the web Belgrave Hall is the most haunted place in Britain. There are youtube videos and assorted stories. Well I have been around the building at the dead of night and I can’t say I… Continue reading →

I know this is me being really pedantic but I have had to clarify the rules in the recently announced RHS Garden Photography Competition. One of the first things I do when considering whether to enter a competition is to paw over the rules. In thi… Continue reading →

I have just been clearing out my spam folder and came across the usual emails offering riches… I am …., from United States of America, recently my Doctor diagnosed that i have limited days to live due to cancerous illness which i am suffering … Continue reading →

I was up early this morning and decided to walk down to the paper shop and collect the paper. It was a wonderfully uplifting experience – the dawn chorus was in full swing and it was almost deafening but at the same time beautiful. It never ceases… Continue reading →

So what have we learnt from the election debates? Well the first is just how resilient Gordon brown is. Agree with him or disagree with you have to say it took guts to stand up on the stage instead of curling up in a ball and wanting the world to … Continue reading →

Gordon Brown RIP. I have just witnessed a Richard Nixon moment. Gordon Brown today put his foot well and truly in the soft stuff after talking to an ordinary person he was wearing a radio mic. In what he thought was the safety and confidentiality … Continue reading →

You know when spring is in full swing when you hear your first cuckoo. Well that was what it was like when I was a kid but recently cuckoos have been disappearing, they are a Red list bird, so it was great to hear one this afternoon. I was walking… Continue reading →