24 December 2017
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A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away (assuming the Milky Way has displaced itself by a suitably cosmic sounding distance) I took some photos of one of our long-standing Christmas ornaments: a ‘UFO’ sprouting a crest of … Continue reading
15 December 2017
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I now have my tomatoes watercolour framed and up on the wall: Having taken the trouble to set up a tripod, allowing me to use a slow shutter speed without having to worry about camera shake, and having custom set … Continue reading
10 December 2017
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I’m sure that when I checked the forecast last night, we were going to be getting sleet during the night and most of the morning and light snow only in the afternoon. However, that’s definitely snow blanketing the ground outside: … Continue reading
8 December 2017
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Earlier this week, I realised that a few days had slipped by without me splashing some paint around, so I slipped out to my studio (ie. the workbench in our utility room) to do something – anything – to keep … Continue reading
5 December 2017
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Have you seen the movie Inception (2010)? Without giving too much away, it has layers within layers within layers. However, Bourton Model Village – visited when I was camping near Bourton on the Water in 2016 has had something similar … Continue reading
25 November 2017
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The walk Jane and I took yesterday was to Shotover Country Park on the east side of the Oxford ring road. Rather than taking my camera, I just carried my sketch book and I managed a couple of quick drawings, … Continue reading
17 November 2017
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Much of the autumn display is now past but this cherry, in one of the gardens near where I live, is at its glorious, flaming peak. With a clear sky behind it today, I jumped on the chance to get … Continue reading
5 November 2017
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Here is one of the photos I have been sitting on since my visit to Canada in April this year: I took it using my LensBaby lens while walking down a section of the Bruce Trail, a former railroad line … Continue reading
29 October 2017
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This was the glorious sky I saw on Wednesday evening: Does that count as a red sky? If it does, it suggests that “Red sky at night: shepherds’ delight” is rather useless as a guide for meteorology as Thursday was … Continue reading
23 October 2017
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How many seeds are there inside a tomato? It turns out that it varies quite a lot but I got 133 from the ‘Artisan Purple’ one I picked the other day: I scrape the seeds out and put them in … Continue reading