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Still here: photos from Hoylake
Tuesday 16th of April 2019
I have been lax updating this, I know. Looking after an 18 month old really takes it out of you, such that I’ve not really had the motivation to write blog posts. I’ve still been making pictures, but for now they exist almost exclusively within my Capture One library. To break the fast, here’s some pictures from Hoylake I took during a visit to Zoe’s parents in Cheshire. I’ll make an effort in the…
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Walking with baby
Sunday 25th of February 2018
Although it’s cold and wintry, last weekend the sun was out so Zoe and I decided to go for a walk in Dunwich Forest. Given the rough terrain we decided against Emily’s pram and instead took the baby harness to put her in instead. yellow flowered bush in cleared forest land trees ready for logging Zoe at the end of the road forest path 1 forest path 2 archery range sign forest pond bench in the woo…
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The sea and the sun
Saturday 27th of January 2018
My parents are staying at our house while the purchase of their new house grinds along. I don’t get on well with them and have been feeling stressed lately, so Zoe and I took Em out for breakfast at the Lighthouse Café in Lowestoft, then for a walk along the seafront. A lovely shiny day it was, too! Cold, but good for clearing one’s head. After being up and alert while Zoe and I ate breakfast, Em …
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Walking in woods and fields
Saturday 22nd of July 2017
A while back I went for another nice walk in nearby Dunwich Forest, but for whatever reason didn’t get around to making a blog post of it. So, here we are: some pictures of a roughly hour-and-a-half walk. field edge forest path leading into shadow trail of stones over a large puddle field gate latch hot, dusty forest road red tree and green trees telegraph pole and wires extreme closeup of forest …
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Holiday in Malta 2017, day 6
Monday 1st of May 2017
And so we come to the final day. Indulging in an abundance of caution, we decided not to go anywhere further than walking distance away, lest we be late for our flight home. Even though the flight wasn’t until 8 in the evening, we still felt it prudent to arrive several hours early, even if it meant sitting in the departure lounge reading to pass the time. Still! That doesn’t mean we didn’t go an…
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Holiday in Malta 2017, day 3 (part 2)
Thursday 20th of April 2017
Il-waqfa li ymiss : Rabat, and thence Mdina. Eventually, at least – we got a bit lost in Rabat as a result of my not-very-clear memory of the town’s layout, and my attempt to find what I thought was a nice café (it wasn’t that great in the end). petrol station in Rabat narrow alleyway me in a circular mirror After lunch we headed into Mdina itself. bright blue door plant pot in the sun ramp and st…
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Holiday in Malta 2017, day 3 (part 1)
Wednesday 19th of April 2017
Today was quite a busy one, so I’m splitting this post into two parts to avoid having 33 pictures one one page. blue railings on a red wall First up: the Blue Grotto. We had planned on going here the previous day but the bus didn’t show up, which turned out to be a good thing as it started raining not long after we got on a different bus to head back to the flat. hikers at the airport bus stop The…
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Holiday in Malta 2017, day 2
Sunday 16th of April 2017
This day: Valletta, the capital city of Malta. We were a bit concerned as the weather forecast was for cloud and rain, but we got lucky: it stayed sunny almost the whole day, only raining once we were on the bus back to the flat. We started out with a short wander around Birżebbuġa, where the flat is located, then had a coffee while waiting for the bus. looking down at power cables Zoe and a frien…
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Gunton Cliffs
Saturday 15th of April 2017
Had a bit of a headache, and had been sitting indoors all day, so I went for a nice walk around Gunton Cliffs. X-T2, 14/2.8, 23/2, 60/2.4 pink helmet on Goldwing motorbike view south along Whapload Road abandoned plastic doll leg path next to Denes Oval view north along the beach at Gunton concrete cube thing dog running past bush view up the hill at the end of Links Road sunlit caravans on Tingde…
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Carlton Marshes, somewhat desiccated
Sunday 26th of March 2017
I last went to Carlton Marshes just under two months ago , and it was rather wet and muddy then, despite the sun. Now, in late March after a week or so of sun and no rain, it’s much drier. Still cold, but not unpleasantly so – in fact, by the end of the walk I was wishing I hadn’t brought my coat. X-T2, 14/2.8, 23/2 and 60/2.4 rusty chain around gatepost gravel road towards river crossing marsh g…
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Carlton Marshes in winter
Sunday 5th of February 2017
As mentioned in the previous two posts, the atmosphere has been conspiring against me. New camera, no good light for taking pictures. Well! Today that all changed, as finally the sun came out at the same time I had the opportunity to actually go out and make the most of it! Hurrah! Carlton Marshes is a nature reserve I’ve been to before , but until now have never managed to really make any pict…
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Gorleston, a Sunday stroll
Sunday 9th of October 2016
It’s getting a bit wintersome now, with the sun hanging lower in the sky and vanishing over the horizon earlier and earlier. It’s still fairly warm, but soon it won’t be pleasant going out without a coat. It’s a nice time of year, and perhaps a bit melancholic – I mourn, in a minor way, the cheer and brightness of summer, and once again feel a little shame in knowing I didn’t really make the most …
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OCOLOY Week 38
Sunday 29th of November 2015
For some reason I’m at loss to explain, a couple of days ago I started a Week 39 OCOLOY album in Capture One, thinking I’d already done 38. I was a rather dismayed that I’d left it so late in the week, further so because of the dreary weather since then. Of course, this post being titled ‘OCOLOY Week 38’ shows I was mistaken, and could in fact make use of several nice pictures I took earlier in th…
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OCOLOY Week 27
Tuesday 15th of September 2015
Quite a local week, this one, as I didn’t really have time to stray far from the house during the day, and the weather was often quite a disincentive to venture further out anyway. Still, there were moments of light, although few enough that I had to use some of the photos I took the previous week to make up the numbers (which allowed by The Rules!). Regarding the last picture: yes, that’s our hou…
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