I went to a planning meeting today at Landguard. I collaborate with a group of nomadic photographers who exhibit the qualities of cats, and at times exhibit photographs. About the only time we meet up is when there is tea, coffee, cake or bacon butties on offer, otherwise we just do our own thing. This […]
Gummed up eyes does mean Spring is here
What an awful strap line but nevertheless very true. I could feel some changes coming on with my body all week and yesterday’s stroll and pause and stroll and pause along the Gipping at Barham manifested itself as reaction to tree pollen. The pussy willows were looking beautiful in the balmy spring air yesterday but […]
Of Labradors and Grebe
I went out this afternoon for a number of reasons; I needed a walk after too many hours testing website products on an agile project this week including this morning I needed to get my eye back in for wildlife especially as Spring is very much on its way I suppose it was seeing a […]
Steamed up and creative
I had to go up to town yesterday for a meeting with the Rooftop Collective. We meet once per month to discuss our artistic progression and business management. Yesterday’s topic was about email lists and marketing ourselves. I had bounced down to the station in high spirits having had a very productive session with another […]
Gallery romping
I had to go up to town earlier this week so I took the opportunity to look in a few galleries; Photographer’s Gallery – but by the time I got there I’d just missed the the last show until March by 12 hours Beetles & Huxley for Joel Sternfield GX Gallery for Nicolas Laborie’s collodian […]
Some things stay the same
I have previously mentioned my commuting days and recently posted a gallery of my Old Buffers. Well, last night I was up in town for the first 2017 meeting of The Rooftop Collective and as is my want and indeed the learned practice of getting the train before the train that gets me in on […]
One of the bluest days
I’ve read some stuff lately about the ancients not having a word to describe blue. How much of this is true I do not know but blue does encompass quite a wide part of the spectrum and is a colour I am drawn to. Something else I am drawn to is a bag of chips […]
Up the swanny
I often wonder where phrases emanate from and have done so for as long as I can remember. Language is a curious thing especially when taken out of context or in cases where the context is misunderstood. Coming from up North, my expressions can still confuse people who have known me down South for the […]
The sands of time. 21st Century meets Pliocene
A few months back Mrs O and I trundled up to our local beach resort of choice – Southwold. Now, apart from knitting and stuff Mrs O likes nothing better than books so she looks forward to ‘Ways with Words’. It usually coincides with Remembrance Sunday and weather permitting (it did not in 2015) I […]
The mists of time and in the midst of idiots
The scariness and idiocy of driving standards in thick fog this week has left me speechless. I am glad that I have not had to venture out much onto the highways of England this week but it was always driving in thick fog that scared the bejeezus out of me primarily on account of other […]