First barbecue of the year
First barbecue of the year. Photograph of smoke emerging from a barbecue.
Future history
Future history. Photograph of an empty WKD Blue bottle partially buried in the ground, with leaves out of focus on the floor in the background.
The introduction of a fee in a community tennis court.
The introduction of a fee in a community tennis court. Photograph of a green metal gate with a lock and key pad to the right, a section of the gate has been cut away so people can still access the tennis court behind.
We escaped to the sea and it was wonderful.
We escaped to the sea and it was wonderful. Photograph of a jetty covered in seaweed leading out into the sea, with two posts with triangles at the top to the left and right, and a pale blue sky above
Three days ago I sat in the sun in a T-shirt
Three days ago I sat in the sun in a T-shirt. Photograph of a forsythia plant with yellow flowers, surrounded by trees and plants, with snow falling all around.
Something noticed while I was supposed to be resting
Something noticed while I was supposed to be resting. Macro photograph of a curled, dried bambook leaf.
In the woods
In the woods. Photograph of a fallen tree in the woods, upon which someone has placed a pair of googly eyes, so it looks like a face with teeth where the split in the trunk is.
Eating suggestion
Eating suggestion. Photograph showing 4 stages of eating a Ferrero Rocher, left to right: the outer chocolate and hazelnut shell, second shows part of the shell removed to show the wafer below, third all the shell has been removed to just show wafer, fourth the wafer is part removed to show soft chocolate and a hazelnut within.
A quiet walk on a crisp day
A different view on a walk I’ve donn many times before. Photograph of an Instax Square print showing a river with wintry trees either side, a field in the distance and pale blue sky above.
The first signs of spring
Blossom and blue sky in the garden. Photograph of blossom on a branch, with just one flower in focus, blue sky and more plants out of focus behind.
Someone else’s bookmark.
Someone else’s bookmark. Was this where they stopped reading? Were they visiting someone? Did they have a nice time? Photograph of a train ticket balanced on the pages of an open book, blurred words on the page visible behind. It’s a young person’s superadvance return from Letchworth to Gloucester dated 26 October 02, £23.10
A sudden burst of snow
I was about to go to the shops when I remembered I had some zines to make and post, which meant I missed being in a sudden mini-blizzard. Photograph of snowflakes falling, with the window frame visible to to the left and right, plants behind and a wooden fence running from the centre to right of the frame.
Dishwasher Rainbow
An unexpected bit of colour. Photograph looking down from the side of a small dishwasher, with the door open showing a streak of rainbow, and the drawers visible to the right.
Canterbury Cathedral shopping list
Photograph of a stone floor in Canterbury Cathedral with a small piece of pager with a handwritten shopping list that says ’29/12/21:- SQUASH X 1. BISCUITS X 1. APPLE JUICE X 1. SALAMI/BEEF. DUO-CRUNCH X 2. … PIES X 2 ‘
Still life with grey and yellow
Still life with grey and yellow. Photograph of an iron, small glass vase of emerging daffodils, glass bowl with three lemons and black candles on a wooden table, with a dark grey wall behind.
01/02/22 A brilliant sky
01/02/22 A brilliant sky. Instax square instant photograph of a purpley sky with a line of trees silhouetted at the bottom and ’01/02/22 A brilliant sky’ handwritten below.
Rituals: my weekday tea mug
A cup of tea on a Sunday. Photograph of a mug with a picture of Miffy and an orange handle, on a window frame
Chelmsford, Essex, UK, February 2022
Chelmsford, Essex, UK, February 2022
A pink and blue evening
A pink and blue evening. Bright pink clouds against a blue sky, taken at sunset
A change of mind
Puddings over flowers. Photograph of shelves in a supermarket selling ice pops, custaartd and trifle sponges, with three pots and one bunch of daffodils that appear to have been left there randomly.
Spaghetti on the cycle path
Spaghetti on the cycle path. Photograph looking down at a cycle path with a painted white line towards the right of the frame and dray spaghetti lying across the path
X
X. Photograph of a canvas artwork of flowers with a cross cut in the middle to make a big whole, leaning against a brick wall at the side of a pavement
I hope they are okay
I hope they are okay. Photograph showing what looks like a passport photograph of a person, with the face burnt out to leave a circular hole, lying on a tarmace pavement.
Whilst I was watching TV
While I was watching TV. Photograph of a foggy street scene with a silhouette of a black pant in the centre, telegraph pole to the right and red brake lights of a car lower right
15:28-15:32
15:28-15:32: Everything went bright golden yellow, the rain came down and then it was night. Photograph of rainfall as the sun sets, close up, selective focus and dark so you can just see droplets, bokeh and blur.
Haven’t yet been able to identify the book.
Haven’t yet been able to identify the book. Photograph looking down at a book that’s been dropped/blown at the side of a pavement, along with some dried leaves. A white wall is visible at the top of the frame, a broken green lighter to the left and the surface of the pavement below.
29/12/21 Seagulls at Clacton
29/12/21 Seagulls at Clacton. An Instax square instant photograph of a cloudy sky with four seagulls, and ’29/12/21 Seagulls at Clacton’ handwritten on the stip at the bottom.
A soothing Saturday scene.
A soothing Saturday scene. A steamed up window in a hairdresser’s salon, with pink leaves against the glass outside, a hood dryer to the left and a pink wall below
A leaf I doubled-back to look more closely at
A leaf I doubled-back to look more closely at. Photograph of a red leaf with water droplets on the surface, lying on a tarmac pavement.
