06-DEC-2008
A Winter's Day in an English Churchyard
06-DEC-2008
Blue Sky and Sun......flower
Not one for the traditionalists! This is my new technique - w/a lens, on-board flash and polarising
filter!! I was pleasantly surprised .... er, then the Vicar came along and enquired if I was
comfortable lying in his flower bed!! LOL!
Fathers At The Merry Go Round
28-NOV-2008
Street Life
Another Song for November - Anyone remember this one by Roxy Music?
Wish everybody would leave me alone -yeah
They´re always calling on my telephone
When I pick it up there´s no one there
So I walk outside just to take the air
Come on with me cruising down the street
Who knows what you´ll see, who you might meet
This brave new world´s not like yesterday -
It can take you higher than the milky way
Now i´m blinded I can't really see - yeah
No more bright lights confusing me - no
Don´t ask me why i´m feeling blue
'cause loving you is all I can do
Hey good-looking boys - gather around
The sidewalk papers gutter-press you down
All those lies can be so unkind,
They can make you feel like you´re losing your mind
Street life
Street life
Street life
What a life
Back to nature boys - vasser girls too
Watch what you say, or think, or do
Continental-style strasse girls might
But you know exactly if it´s wrong or right
Education is an important key - yes
But the good life´s never won by degrees - no
Pointless passing through harvard or yale
Only window shopping - it's strictly no sale
Week end starts friday soon after eight
Your jet black magic helps you celebrate
You may be stranded if you stick around
- and that´s really something...
26-NOV-2008
The Train Now Arriving
My entry for this week's T.I.T.C theme 'stripes' - more
#here# .
I enjoyed a night out with the London Dining Girls - Gail, Rose, Nicky and Linda.
It was so special to finally meet Linda. What an engaging person to spend time with.
We had a super night of laughs but I did feel like a male guest on
'Loose Women' at times! LOL!
Thanks, girls - look forward to next time!
23-NOV-2008
Get A Grip!
JCB machines awaiting despatch - assuming they have customers in these difficult times.
19-NOV-2008
Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty
An entry for the November Song, Poem, Proverb challenge - more
#here#
Winding your way down on baker street
Light in your head and dead on your feet
Well another crazy day, you'll drink the night away
And forget about everything
This city desert makes you feel so cold
It's got so many people but it's got no soul
And it's taken you so long to find out you were wrong
When you thought it held everything
You used to think that it was so easy
You used to say that it was so easy
But you're tryin', you're tryin' now
Another year and then you'd be happy
Just one more year and then you'd be happy
But you're cryin', you're cryin' now
Way down the street there's a light in his place
He opens the door, he's got that look on his face
And he asks you where you've been, you tell him who you've seen
And you talk about anything
He's got this dream about buyin' some land
He's gonna give up the booze and the one night stands
And then he'll settle down, in some quiet little town
And forget about everything
But you know he'll always keep movin'
You know he's never gonna stop movin'
Cause he's rollin', he's the rollin' stone
And when you wake up it's a new morning
The sun is shining, it's a new morning
But you're going, you're going home
17-NOV-2008
Brief Light
This pinky blue colour was only visible for 10 minutes or so!
The frosty walk yesterday was exhilerating though!
17-NOV-2008
Frosty Morning Oaks
that I have to carry a tripod to get some shots that would otherwise not work or be second rate.
And the flexibility it gives you on ISO and shutter speed is a joy!
16-NOV-2008
Feeding Frenzy (with 'Hamblur')
It's early on a Sunday morning. It's grey and drizzly. What could I take pictures of?
The biggest event in the Suffolk countryside at that time of day is feeding times for the pigs.
The feed truck is approaching from the right, but one sow still preferred to pose for me - pity she wasn't more still though!
The Fallen
I visited the American Cemetery to spend a few peaceful moments.
The carpet of fallen leaves seemed symbolic of the young lives lost in defence of our freedom.
The stone inscription is taken from the huge wall of remembrance listing out so neatly
thousands of names of American servicemen who lost their lives in Europe during WWII.
I guess I might not be here if it wasn't for their sacrifice. So this is my very small tribute.