Just
“There was nowhere to go but everywhere, so just keep on rolling under the stars.”― Jack Kerouac, On the Road
Read More JustTaking photos of night sky
Have always struggled taking nighttime photographs and hope this tutorial will help. People would probably say its about the camera but also think its about how you look at things. Heard serious photographers have a camera like mine to take scoping shots and then use a technical one to take the photograph. Managed first time […]
Read More Taking photos of night skyUK Rule Changes from July 19th
Link to UK rule changes which will be introduced from July 19th 2021. although every country across the World also has own rules which change very fast. Worried based on experiences of other countries who have lifted many restrictions – althou understand the reasoning, but we’re all living in unusual times. Personally concerned for the […]
Read More UK Rule Changes from July 19thEskilstuna – Greenest town in Sweden
Eskilistuna an hours drive from Stockholm had high unemployment rate and was grey place but since 2012 is trying to be the greenest town on the planet and has the first 100% recycling shopping mall more
Read More Eskilstuna – Greenest town in SwedenNational Health Service, Obama Care – call it what you want
If America had not introduced some sort of NHS – how many more would have died during Covid – as health care for them – was unaffordable and need to earn money – put them right at the front. ‘We have had an NHS system in the UK for quite a while. It isn’t great […]
Read More National Health Service, Obama Care – call it what you wantEnglish Rose
“Nana korobi ya oki”
“Fall down seven times, but get up eight” Difficult to know the right thing to say. We can see how hard everyone in a team tries to do well and how disappointed you must all feel when things dont go how you expect – but coming first, second or third – are huge achievements – […]
Read More “Nana korobi ya oki”Mid Summers Day
Looking out of our kitchen window very early thought i saw a fox sniffing the air and grass almost underneath the window but realised it was a very small muntjac deer – little nervous making its way in long grass at the edges past a hedge was cutting yesterday. First time for a while have […]
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Dancing in the Moonlight
Midsummer
William .. and the rescue of Rosslyn Chapel
A while ago we were up in Scotland and found my way to Rosslyn Chapel during stormy weather. We were on the east coast of Scotland not far from Falkirk and during our visit heard the stories of the Chapel and the Knights Templar. Walked round and saw all the incredible carvings which as well […]
Read More William .. and the rescue of Rosslyn ChapelReasons to be hopeful
Reasons to be hopeful in 2021. Not sure which is my favorite but pleased the kakapoo is being saved from extinction, thou cant get the image of Stephen Fry’s camera man’s run in with a lonely kakapoo, out of my head.
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UN Conference – plans to reduce extinction rate 10x
“Eliminating plastic pollution, reducing pesticide use by two thirds, halving the introduction of invasive species introduction and eliminating £360 billion of Government subsidies/year are some of the plans of a UN agreement to help reduce Biodiversity loss to help halt and reverse ecological destruction of the Earth by the end of the decade” Patrick Greenfield […]
Read More UN Conference – plans to reduce extinction rate 10xSmoke on the water (cover)
Instinct
“Don’t be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
Read More InstinctMoon
Tonight before it was really dark, wandered to the top of our garden beneath the Downs because saw the moon peeping out from behind the trees and wanted to watch it sail upwards into the dark sky. Something about the early summer night with crows rising noisely from the corn fields flying home to roost […]
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Found an old book – ‘The Face of Britain’ – English Downland by H.J. Massingham written a long time ago with early black and white prints. It wont be on anyone’s top 1000 book list, maybe costs a pound or two. The cover of the book have found is torn and shows an image of […]
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