Monthly Archives: November 2011
The powers that be?
I remember, one day at primary school, when our teacher, who had recently returned from an ‘exchange’ period (she had worked in an American school) relating to us, in class, some stories of what her experience had been like. In … Continue reading
Are You Sure?
“How’s it looking, then, Hugh? “FRED! Don’t come in like that and give me ‘eart failure. And yep, it’s lookin’ just fine. As you can see. Not that I’d ‘ave chose this colour for me dinin’ room walls, but there … Continue reading
The Gallery: Week 81 – 11.11.11
The eleventh day of the eleventh month of the two thousand and eleventh year, at eleven o’clock in the morning. The ninety-third anniversary of the armistice at the end of World War One. Once again, an anniversary acknowledged in a simple but … Continue reading
Silent Sunday: 20 November 2011
Mystery Picture – Week 4
OK, then. The correct answer for week 3 is, of course, a lightning conductor down the side of a church wall. Well done to Phil (@inxta) who guessed correctly. Here is the (ornate) top end of it : And here … Continue reading
And on further reflection…
The hour after sunset is a wonderful opportunity for the photographer. Some people call it ‘magic hour.’ Here, I just happened to be in the right place at the right time.
Lest we forget…
I’ll put it here, lest we forget: If we say “The government should do more for…” and name a part of society or a worthy cause, then either we must also say that we agree to more taxation, or we must … Continue reading
The one that got away…
Just a reminder of summer, sunshine, and activity in nature. It didn’t fit a ‘gallery’ prompt, and I’d posted a bee photo for my ‘Silent Sunday’ the previous week. So I’m sharing it now, in grey November. And yes, it … Continue reading
Fragments from Firefly Phil 