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Damp Feet and Damp Memories…

Human memory is the vital element that makes us individuals. Many people may experience the same incident, perhaps a goal being scored, and yet they will all remember the incident slightly differently. Within those differences sits a person’s soul. I … Continue reading

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Last Tree?…

Is this the first or last tree in Blaby District Council? I’m really not sure other than it depends on where you observe the tree from. The same question could be asked about the ruins of St. Mary in Arden … Continue reading

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Filling in the Blanks…

If its Sunday then it must be time to visit villages in Harborough that I have missed. Today it was Newton Harcourt. For anyone unfamiliar with Newton Harcourt it is a small village around 10 miles outside of central Leicester. … Continue reading

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Every Now and Then….

I am not an art critic. I have a working knowledge of western art history. However, I do know quite a bit about the history of Leicestershire. (Note: Over the years I have thought I knew a lot about a … Continue reading

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The view from Freezeland…

The last 10 years of my photographic journey is captured in this photograph. It was taken near a point where the district councils of Harborough, Melton and Charnwood meet. The last time I captured this view it was living upto … Continue reading

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Something Dumb to Do…

It’s Sunday afternoon and I’ve got nothing to do so hay why not remastered some images from 2006 and 2009? Why not indeed. Nearly 20 years on and so many new ways to make the image that I wanted in … Continue reading

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In Heaven I can…

On the road again in chocolate box country or should that be Jane Austen? This is what the early 19th century looked like – right? In Austen’s time, as well as her literature, the Church of England was very rich. … Continue reading

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In Memory of William Reeve…

The one fact I know about William Reeve is that there is a grave remembering him in a beautiful little churchyard set on a valley side deep in the east Leicestershire countryside. The church itself is some distance from the … Continue reading

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On this day…

This image was captured on this day in 2013. As such the image I have created here is not that different from the image I made back in 2013. However, the way I got there has. Of course in the … Continue reading

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Stay With Me…

Another dawn…another cold photographer. It is getting lighter earlier each day but we are still in the middle of winter. Still a bit of cold isn’t going to stop me (I wasn’t that positive whilst walking the fields of Wistow this morning!) … Continue reading

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