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A couple of things; I know only a little bit of the history of Dorset. I know even less of the history of Hampshire. I wonder how different it is between the two counties. I am sure that Winchester Plays a big role in that history. I am sure that politically Hampshires history is asContinue reading “786 – Dorset Mysteries”

Last nights post arose from a thought I had. What I wanted to do was to paint a moving vibrant picture of a major geological event that ended up giving the people who visit Lulworth Cove a visual feast. I don’t think it worked very well. Strangely, I had the thought that I would tryContinue reading “785 – Words”

Thirty Five Million years ago, in the area of what we know as the Mediterranean it was getting very hot and heavy. The African continental tectonic plate is heading north. In the way, and waiting for it is the European plate, as big and as solid as the African. The two plates collide and theContinue reading “784 – Geology”

It was one of those days, we didn’t have any plans, had a late breakfast and seriously considered just sitting in the lounge and snoozing.  The problem was that it looks a really nice day and it seems churlish to stay in.  So we decided that we would head over to Titchfield Haven.  My betterContinue reading “783 – Pebble Hunting”

Is it possible to have too many books? Even if space for them is running out? I have no more bookshelf space to give and have resorted to having a couple of piles, plus I have several books on the go. I am lucky that audio books only take up storage, not physical space. TheContinue reading “782 – Books”

Can’t think of anything to write about? You end up with either a really feeble post, such as a couple of nights ago or sometimes a bunch of waffle that, just very occasionally turns in to something interesting. At this moment in time, I have no idea which way this post is going to go.Continue reading “781 – What happens when…”

I have had the distinct feeling that the morning walks are a bit jaded, especially at this time of year when an increasing portion of the walk is done in the dark. I must have thousands of very boring pictures of the Spinnaker taken during the walks between the autumnal and spring equinoxes. Just occasionallyContinue reading “780 – Atmosphere”

I’ve come back to the B&W article (Issue 270, page 62 Abstraction) The article looks at the photography & art of a number of different people. I’ve been taking a look at their various efforts https://bit.ly/GabrielleCroppi https://bit.ly/GiorgiodeChirico https://bit.ly/Frank_Stella https://bit.ly/Raymond_Moore Now there are more names in the artcle. and I’ll post them possibly later, but theContinue reading “779 – Arty Stuff Again”

Afew days ago I wrote about the book that my wife had acquired for me at the Alverstoke Michelmas Fair. The books is about the Soldiers of the Queen, the military in Gosport. It starts around the middle of the eighteenth century. Many of the buildings that serviced the military have gone, but many remainContinue reading “778 – Book of the week”

I’ve had the most recent issue of B&W Photography. There is usually at least one article that for one reason or another grabs my attention. This time it was an article y Tim Daly entitled “Abstraction”. I don’t think it matters where you live, I am sure that there will be lots of opportunities forContinue reading “777 – Abstract or Surreal?”