Yesterday I took the day off (or most of it) and went with Hels and my parents to The Savill Garden in Windsor Great Park. Plants do a great job of looking very phallic at this time of year, none more so than the skunk arums, in this case Lysichiton camtschatcense.
Category: photography
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Day off
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Sailing
We visited Gosport and Portsmouth this weekend to see my brother at his girlfriend’s house. These days, one thing stands out, begging to be photographed. I took a whole bunch, and reckon this to be the best, not for any technical reason but simply because it was caught in sunlight at that moment with dark clouds behind. The Spinnaker Tower:
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Asleep
I told you that they aren’t much company…
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Cat company
When I’m working at the table in the conservatory, I often have some company on the sofa behind me.
As you can see, today I’ve been joined by Monty – Treacle has retreated to the other sofa, in the living room. Neither of them are much company, to be honest, spending their time asleep. The only interaction occurs when they get up for lunch.Incidentally, Hels and I have noticed that Monty has developed curly tips to his whiskers.
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Heads up
Two new header graphics – hit refresh endlessly until you see Hels’s shades close-up and "…grayblog…" daubed on the roof of St Paul’s, Fathers4Justice-stylee.
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Gathering storm
St Paul’s Cathedral, with a heavy dark shower cloud looming behind.
I took this picture, then we quickly dashed for cover before the heavens opened. -
Borough Market
Newly restored. And rather lovely.
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Dilettante
Monty has been bringing magpie feathers to me all morning. So far, he’s amassed a nice little pile.
I’ve just seen Treacle running through the garden with what looked like the rest of the magpie carcass in her mouth. Clearly she’s the pro here. -
The ghost of Tommy Cooper
Budget day today. The BBC has used this picture of Gordon Brown on their front page:
I felt that he needed a fez:
Just like that!
