Tag Archives: City of Leicester

Silent Running….

Posted on September 15, 2020 by

Another day another test of my new Sony A7 R3 camera body so I decided to take the electronic shutter for a test whilst hanging around the Clock Tower in Leicester this morning. The overall result was that it wasn’t … Continue reading →

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The Leicester Lockdown….

Posted on July 16, 2020 by

So we are approaching decision day – will the Leicester Lockdown Continue?  If it does will the outer suburbs of Leicester which, whilst not within the boundaries of the city, are still part the lockdown be included or should they … Continue reading →

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How to Kill the Buzz…

Posted on July 11, 2020 by

So two weeks in and what little reserve of fun I had has totally evaporated.   Every day around 4pm I hit the UK Covid dashboard for the latest figures on just how the infection in Leicester is doing and I … Continue reading →

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Be careful what you wish for…

Posted on July 3, 2020 by

Was it just one week ago?  Was it really? Well yes it was and boy have things changed since I moaned about the tiny heatwave we were enduring at the time (by we I mean me!).  Since that day it … Continue reading →

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Lines on the ground…

Posted on July 1, 2020 by

So here we go again…we are back into lockdown – sort of I think – but as I sit here writing this the nearby major road seems to be just as busy as it was yesterday when weren’t back in … Continue reading →

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15 weeks….

Posted on June 14, 2020 by

It is 15 weeks since I last visited Abbey Park in Leicester (A lot can happen in 15 weeks – over 41 thousand of me fellow citizens can die from the coronavirus for instance – but life must go on).  … Continue reading →

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Parklife…

Posted on March 1, 2020 by

The sky is blue….and it was this morning.  However, it didn’t disguise the fact that it was cold in the wind still it was nice to get a bit of parklife.

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Time to dry out I hope….

Posted on March 1, 2020 by

Well that was a winter to forget.  None of the crisp dawns this time around just the thuds of rain on the conservatory roof as clouds rolled in from the west and did their best to make everything muddy! There … Continue reading →

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Inane Ramblings….

Posted on February 25, 2020 by

Clean Bandit. For some time now I have quite liked some of the singles that Clean Bandit have out out – especially with Jess Glynne – so this morning I thought I would take a much deeper dive into their … Continue reading →

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Time is a funny old thing…

Posted on December 31, 2019 by

  So that was 2019 and of course the second decade of the 21st century.   We should all go out and celebrate and rejoice – hurrah!   Of course as I write this on New Years’ Eve over half of the … Continue reading →

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