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Tuesday, April 16th, 2013
An empty glass that previously contained orange juice on a light wood background taken by the artist whilst waiting for a plane at Hamburg airport.
Lighting was not ideal for photography and it may be seen that there is a yellowish glare on the table in front of the glass. The presence of a shadow is also an illustration that lights were used although the non-symmetrical effect does nothing to detract from the overall effect and value of the piece.
Clicking on the image will produce a larger that will permit closer examination of the imagery on the glass.
Davies took this picture on his way home from a technical forum he had attended in Hamburg. It may be seen as a classic case study of the unglamorous nature of what is often perceived to be a jet setting lifestyle.
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Monday, April 15th, 2013
Get yer meat ere. C’mon darlin yev nevver seen such a good deal. Feed the family fer a week. Larvley bit o steak. Pork chops, you can cook em with a bit of apple sauce. Shove in a bit o mustard. Laarvley. Fresh free range chicken. These hens were laying eggs yesterday. Nice bit o breast or leg – whichever you prefer darlin. Treat them to a nice joint on Sunday with lotsa rich, thick gravy. Pork or beef. Sausages? You want sausages? Make em meself. Only use the best quality pork with a bit o sage. Get yer meat ere darlin, get yer meat ere.
Tags:meat
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Monday, April 15th, 2013
Elo elo young feller me lad. Vot’s goin on ere zen? Vere did you get zat expensif looking jacket from? You dont vont to be vanderin around zees place ven you could be home votchin the teevee. Ze Hahmburg versus Munchen football match is on. Run along now zen sonny und don’t let me find you hanging around zis place again.
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Monday, April 15th, 2013
Now then children, how many different types of fruit and vegetable can you see in this photo? See if you can count them all.
It’s a very tidily laid out stall in Lincoln market at the Cornhill isn’t it. Why don’t you make a drawing of the stall. It’s got lots of nice colours you can use to make your picture pretty.
Look at the prices. They are very good value aren’t they? Tell your mummy to buy her fruit and veg from the market. It’s much cheaper than Tesco.
Tags:fruit, Lincoln, market, stall, vegetable
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Monday, April 15th, 2013
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Sunday, April 14th, 2013
Another in the series of shots taken of drinks behind the bar of a pub. This time it’s the Strait and Narrow on Steep Hill in Lincoln. The pub has a huge selection of beers and spirits including my fave Timothy Taylor’s Landlord.
In my mind it isn’t the best pub in town partly because it’s down the hill and partly because it is too big. A pub needs to be intimate, cosy. I guess it has its market.
On a different note when I was there last Friday evening I do believe I managed to recruit a stone masonry correspondent for Philosopherontap and have possibly also identified a railway engineering correspondent. Stay tuned…
Tags:Drinks, Lincoln, Narrow, Strait
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Sunday, April 14th, 2013
These literally are tulips from Amsterdam. Would I lie to you? It is also spring again. I won’t be taking any back to my true love though. We already have some in the ground at home though they don’t appear to be ready to come out.
Do you hear the tune in your head now?
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Thursday, April 11th, 2013
Brisbane has a large and thriving Vietnamese community, and they have a really big celebration for Tết every year.
My favourite part of the festival is the food (in fact, my favourite part of life). There are also fairground rides, a part of the festival I’m not such a fan of, but they make for great photographs, which is where today’s photo is from.
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Tuesday, April 9th, 2013
The town of Amiens is in the north of France, half way between Paris and Calais on the A16 Autoroute.
I took this shot on my last visit to the cathedral there. A beautiful large gothic cathedral, not unlike the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. I take great pride in the fact that the blokes from the Australian army defended Amiens from the Germans in world war 1.
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Saturday, April 6th, 2013
Sounds like a racehorse doesn’t it? Alcatraz by Plumb-it. Actually this is part of a small parade of shops in Bromborough. When you need a hair cut or some plumbing tape (or a spanner) you can kill two birds with one stone.
Ironically we talk about escaping from Alcatraz. In Bromborough blokes escape to Alcatraz. They pop out with a parting shout over the shoulder saying “just nipping out for a hair cut loov (or plumbing tape or spanner)”. When there they sit in a line waiting for their turn in the chair. Short back and sides and a bit of a trim off the top please. Or number one all over. Whatever suits. Off to the match this afternoon?
Something for the weekend sir?
No birds were killed during the making of this post and no mention was made of holidays.
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Friday, April 5th, 2013
This one is from a trip I made to the japanese gardens in Toowoomba, QLD, Australia.
The botanical gardens there have a few themed areas, my favourite is definitely the Japanese section, I hope this image illustrates why.
Toowoomba is a more regional town in the drier parts of Queensland, they must have a very good watering system as it always looks lovely and green.
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Thursday, April 4th, 2013
As I have mentioned before I visit France regularly. When I do, my destination is usually Sancerre.
My best friend, who as since passed away, moved there from Australia when we were both teenagers and became a winemaker.
I still visit his family there and always have a good time.
This is my favourite photograph of Sancerre, It makes a good wallpaper for my computer to remind me of the good times.
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Thursday, April 4th, 2013
Imagine this to be a ten million piece jigsaw, the work of a lifetime. You get to the end and find that one piece is missing.You would want to count all the pieces before starting just to avoid that eventuality.
On a further practical note this lawn must be a nightmare to mow.
Photo taken at the caff at Eastham Ferry on Easter Sunday.
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Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013
Another one from my recent holiday.
I’m not a religious man by any means, but I’ve never been one to let a visit to an old chapel, church or cathedral pass me by.
Today’s entry is from the small chapel on St. Michael’s Mount. It’s a relatively new sculpture, but still a timeless and powerful image. St. Michael himself defeating Lucifer.
It would be rude of me not to credit the sculptress, Lyn Maxwell.
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