Tag Archives: City of Leicester

City of Leicester….

Posted on September 13, 2022 by Guthlac

The other day I took a walk around the mean streets of Leicester that I once knew very well. However, in the 40 plus years since our first acquaintance things have changed. I had to check myself from writing… “I … Continue reading →

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Walk in the Park…

Posted on August 7, 2022 by Guthlac

It is a while since I went for a walk around Abbey Park, Leicester. Last time was just before Christmas and I seem to recall a bit colder than today. Most of the birds have had their broods for the … 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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Testing Times….

Posted on July 6, 2021 by Guthlac

I spent most of yesterday testing new focusing setting on my camera to see if I could improve things. I learnt a lot.

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Goose Porn…

Posted on March 8, 2021 by Guthlac

It’s almost 3 months since I visited Abbey Park – can’t think what stopped me taking the short trip. As of today some of the restrictions have been lifted and so I thought that it would be alright for the … Continue reading →

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Nowhere to Go….

Posted on February 9, 2021 by Guthlac

Yesterday I was allowed out of my local area – I had to take the car into town to be serviced and MOT’d. Now I am aware that my sticking to the lockdown rules are certainly more strict than many … Continue reading →

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Slipping on Goose Sh*t…..

Posted on December 24, 2020 by Guthlac

If you’ve ever spent anytime with Canada Geese (or any geese for that matter) the one thing they are very good at is converting grass into goose and and goose shit. Combine the later with a heavy down poor and … Continue reading →

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Park Life…

Posted on December 17, 2020 by Guthlac

The older I get the more I seem to enjoy just sitting around watching the world go by and there is no better place to do that in than a city park. Of course the world I was watching was … Continue reading →

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Silent Running….

Posted on September 15, 2020 by Guthlac

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 Guthlac

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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