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Ride ’em

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Guthlac

For those of you who do not know the east midlands of England is made up of five counties, Northants, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Lincolnshire – well that is the case as far as central government is concerned.   Its most … Continue reading →

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Walking through the past

Posted on December 4, 2016 by Guthlac

There was a time when I used to visit the canal around Abbey Park in Leicester on a regular basis.  I know this will be hard to believe but more than once I have run around this area.  Those were … Continue reading →

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Walking through the woods

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Guthlac

Winter is coming The last few days of Autumn have felt like winter yet the first day of Winter was in comparison quite mild.   One of the joys of living in this part of England is that we can … Continue reading →

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Hunting the Bumps on Farthing Hill

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Guthlac

First off some housekeeping:   This is the second post on the HS2 line through Measham and I have already broken the rule I set myself – a number of these images don’t look like Kodachrome 64 for two reasons: … Continue reading →

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HS2 – Goodbye to Farthing Hill

Posted on November 24, 2016 by Guthlac

As you get older every now and then you become aware that perhaps there are less days ahead of you than are behind you.  Usually such thoughts can be brushed aside without too much concern.   Last week was one … Continue reading →

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Some say you’ll go to purgatory….

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Guthlac

Perhaps there is a special place in hell for photographers who play around with reality in their images – well if that is so then it is going to be very full indeed.   A few years ago when I … Continue reading →

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Under the shadows

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Guthlac

One of the things you tend to forget about London is that you have to walk an awful lot.    Yes you could take a Taxi but you would miss so much.   Yesterday, my friend David and I spent … Continue reading →

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Charnwood… a final pass thro…

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Guthlac

I am getting towards the final phase of preparing my book on the Playground of the Midlands project and I thought I would have one final look at the images I captured to see if there were any others I … Continue reading →

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Walking the Dog

Posted on November 13, 2016 by Guthlac

There is something about a park on Sunday morning, especially on a lovely late autumn day, that is quite magical.   The life of the city is out promenading catching a few rays whilst they can before the winter coats … Continue reading →

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Hubris

Posted on November 13, 2016 by Guthlac

The city of Leicester has the graves of two men who fell foul of ambition and hubris and between them did more to usher in the modern world in which we live – although neither would have known this as … Continue reading →

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