A recent ‘event’ happened in the Gardens of the Brighton Pavilion which reaffirmed why stereotypes, in isolation, are misleading and…
Churches – feelings
I don’t consider myself as religious but I am drawn to old churches, particularly in the country. The feeling I…
Away with the … time
I have had a rash of false starts again. The keenness and spirt has been there but I have struggled…
Big breakfast
Brighton Market in London Road, yes Brighton, has changed and this cafe is no longer there. It was not posh…
Just a good notice that I liked
I often see signs and read something funny into them. I walked past this sign and felt a warm empathy…
Away but really want to be home
Hotel life is not for everyone. Location to where you need to be is great. Comfort of them good, the…
I can park where I fing well like, another
Over the years I have developed a dislike for liberty takers of any persuasion. I am sure you can name…
A wink will always catch an eye!
A wink is a special message bearer. It can be a slow drop of the eyelid – I may want…
It was ok a moment ago!
Hi-tech equipment has a hidden life that waits patiently to do you in. The PC will just give you grief…
I can park where I fing well like
Over the years I have developed a dislike for liberty takers of any persuasion. I am sure you can name…
Posh cafe
It surprises me that with the proliferation of cafe society over recent years that the self esteem that some cafes…
Two chaps, two days, two identical modus operandi
I often wonder what my street-life would have been like, say 100 years ago. Would I be on the wealthy…
Spam and Chips
In Crawley there is a parade of shops that always appear busy to the untrained shopper. Life is hectic early…
Travelling companion’s
I travelled regularly on the Gatwick Express and it has always offered many opportunities to capture the idiosyncrasies of the…
Coloured now – Whatever Next!
Well it had to follow. Improving on the experience of working in pencil on paper. Then pencil on paper and…
Mixed Feelings … now
Early morning, autumn time, brings a whole host of different lighting that really does spruce up our environment and with…
Big Boys Toys
Playing on the beach is a pleasant pastime for many. Learning about buckets, spades and catching sea water builds memories.…
Peaceful Travel
Long time no do! For me travelling to work in an office stopped nearly two years ago (Jan 2020). Don’t…
Simple – but beautiful
A bridge too long! Spanning the river Arun is a simply no frills bridge, that is in my opinion: and…
Seat for someone!
Colour and texture together! Sometimes it takes a moment to appreciate something. Yes, arrive, take coat off, settle down, ah!…
Returning – after a break
It was a discipline that I needed at the time and served its purpose. However, it was a punishing regime…
Watch out, there coming – aliens
I have looked at this view many times before wondering what is means to me … then it dawned on…
Lunch time – a romantic view
Table decorations in cafes alway grab my attention: they set an atmosphere based upon the owners wish to make you…
Vertical garden … magic
I had to capture this at this time as I would like to capture the season and colour This is…
These shoes were made for walking, not dumping!
Shoes of this size are purchased for children, so the inference is these were abandoned by an adult Shortly after…
Coronavirus – A fresh haircut is all I wanted
After four months of waiting I needed a good shearing: that is my first step to returning to normality Once…
Dry dock – interesting to see
On an evening walk across the lock gates at Shoreham Harbour, in a dry dock was this wonderfully rigged ship…
Double take … yes … check both edges
Panoramic photography is a very good choice when it is intended to express width of a scene The ability to…
Life amongst the congestion
Lewes is full of treasure just for the want of looking Taking your time is essential if you want to…
Brighton Pavilion – at night
Occasionally I am in Brighton at night – I can’t resist to take a better photograph than before
A man’s meal
Shocked! However it was all eaten, and desert was ordered It was staggering to see this meal, but manual work…
No escape
This chap was trying escape the police after taking part in a demonstration His friend had tried to evade the…
Lunchtime amble
I had to work in Maidstone for a time. It was refreshing to step outside the office front door directly…
Desperate times – Financial Times
Lewes in East Sussex is a very independent town, and has been so for a long time – and long…
Well … it had to be done …
Horsham is festooned with ornate lampposts, until I noticed this your chap I had not fully appreciated just how inviting…
An anniversary today
Today I have published one or more blog entries each day for a year I set out with a overall…
Closed but remembered dearly
I have grown into cafe life with ease as Brighton and Hove are relaxed places and I have had the…
Strange but true …
I often have to turn tail to re-walk, perhaps 10 steps as it has taken a moment to appreciate what…
Litter bugs should be squashed
This car had young people in who had a Macdonalds’ meal and were so lazy or stuffed, neither of which…
Superimposition – cafe society
Superimposition in photography is used to show the passage of time These three photographs are low in quality. However, they…
Set flowers
While providing a family taxi service I have to stay active otherwise the waits become frustrating I sat waiting with…
Plymouth Lido
A lido is fantastic amenity to have but is a dwindling resource This lido is featured in a trailer on…
Egg too
Now this was different! I do know why I had just received a new set of pen and I needed…
Egg
We had visitors and the next morning … Don’t know. Did not ask.
Coronavirus – cafes
Public eating – not quite yet History – cafe’s were a lunchtime necessity when working. I was never any good…
Plymouth Hoe
Early morning walk from the bed and breakfast shocked me When I parked on arrival in Plymouth it was late…
Coronavirus – Worthing
Don’t be fooled – UK summers can be good, so why would you want to be anywhere else? Away from…
Automatism – 16
A smudgy day Not planned but smudges appear out of nowhere. Well not really nowhere but unintentional. There is dichotomy…
Cycle the time away
A Sunday afternoon, a few hours to spare, freshly serviced bikes … close to the South Downs … well ……
Automatism – 15
Lesson learned: a simple date on everything will save untold frustration and anguish This is the earliest dated doodle I…
Automatism – 14
A conflict occurs here – light or not light – that be the question At a regular meeting I goto…
Automatism – 13
A good meeting was had 🙂 See whether you can identify a pineapple, a rabbit, a bird and a crocodile…
Automatism – 12
Hieroglyphics It is strange how connotation of an image changes with time. I have viewed this small doodle many times…
Automatism – 11
Upside down residence with all upside down mod cons This was a coincidence of spookiness! I drew this several years…
Shadows – deep and meaningful
Crosses always have a hidden symbolic meaning for me. I always consider and respect the meaning they have which is…
Automatism – 10
Time sheet drive Nearest minutes to decimal of hours to rounding minutes. All in the name of repeated accuracy. But…
Coronavirus – hunker down
Surprised to say the least: by the governments own reckoning the statistics for reducing the constraints of lockdown are supportive…
Automatism – 9
Spot Homer Simpson! It happened by accident: Simpson appeared as if by magic Once I noticed him, a little work…
Tranquility!
Tranquility – away from life, a chance to contemplate ones navel This is not a grand place, it’s not a…
Automatism – 8
Using colour added a zest to my frenzy and also made me less receptive to the purpose of the meeting…
Coronavirus – life is back
Once garden centres were open it was a relief to be able to go out I am not a natural…
Automatism – 7
Fabric Structures intrigue me I had the privilege of working on a very large fabric structure that was to celebrate…
Coronavirus – Oh Deer!
Due to coronavirus restrictions I was looking for another local place to walk with the family. Thanks to Ordnance Survey…
Rain and Rainbow
The day started deceptively summery looking but very cold , not much changed Late afternoon through strong sunlight rain fell…
Automatism – 6
During a group meeting staying engaged is the order of the day. I mostly fail The blackness in the left…
Automatism – 5
As I revisit my Automatism sketches I see different things Today Jonathan I see wiggly maggots. I think this is…
Hitchcockess – who is this?
I was working away and a stranger stepped into my life for a moment: I had a cameo roll in…
Automatism – 4
Flowers in the rain with fluffy cloudy things with faces … it still needs unpacking … The pot was stated…
A weathered bench on a country walk
On a well trodden route through the wooded area was a large well weathered bench Strange in a much as…
Ants ants and baby ants
In an unsuspecting place in the garden a stone was turned as a matter of course and beneath was the…
Hmm! Left in gear and …
Any easy thing to do! One driver parks up, another driver goes to leave and cracked and properly broken wall…
Well what a surprise!
Being a dog owner leaving home without poo bags is a catastrophe and once noticed changes the feeling of pleasant…
Coronavirus – I cannot express my self without … swearing …
A group of people who had this picnic should be found and publicly pilloried at the Band Stand in Crawley…
Wigwam – Fairy House
Slightly off the track the top of something could be seen … a hmm moment followed, which was in turn…
Plastic – single use – I fear not even that
The worse piece of plastic I have ever had the misfortune to buy I have had this piece of plastic…
A beach day on your own
A walk along the foreshore revealed a lone sun bather or is it?
Sssllloowwllyyy does it :)
Quick, quick, come and see – his moving – his moving … shocked me back into reality It was an…
Coronavirus- Brighton i360, no flights today
160m high, and particularly for those who like engineering (me) a spectacular free standing slender building On this day the…
Bines Bridge
The road network locally often exposes views to the South Downs: having a river with a meandering flow adds to…
Big bug to be sure
This chap was as bold as brass and walked out of grass cover straight towards the car as though it…
Small Creatures – a part of my life now
Our garden has become a Mecca for finding small creatures by little people A little chap here loves the garden…
Coronavirus- Monastery Bells
On an early morning cycle ride I stopped to view the surrounding country side as the coronavirus outbreak and being…
Lazy lunchtime
A ten minute amble over to the park, that is still deserted, and a plonk on my favourite park bench…
Was a beautiful landscape view!
This was once a part of a beautiful landscape view looking towards the South Downs The creation of this earth…
Done in the garden where nobody goes there lives …
In the voice of David Bellamy: there lives a strange looking chrysalis that is about 20mm long This was a…
Bridge crossing
The turning point of return on a walk is a small foot bridge: from which this photograph was taken I…
Felled tree
On a recent walk I was attracted to this felled tree Looking is the first stage of seeing. I look…
Morning cycle ride
I drive this road often and know by memory how beautiful the view is over the hedge row. Today I…
Coronavirus – Banking
Banking still has to happen and at the consumer level it is the oil that eases the gears of commerce…
Coronavirus – in our village
I am just one person who is sharing this global pandemic As of 10 May 2020, there are only 13…
Coronavirus – lets think about this
In a newly redeveloped part of Horsham Town is a new cinema Not been there long, but have provided a…
Stickers … stickers and more stickers
A parcel arrived and someone was happy 🙂 and it was unwrapped in a delightful frenzy Shortly after a trail…
Coronavirus – and they are still out there
I know several people who have difficulty walking and walk with sticks and another who is wheelchair bound. They could…
Coronavirus – The Simpsons Clouds
Cumulus clouds gather between 200m and 2000m and are uncommon to deliver rain Walking the fields on a spring afternoon…
We’re going on a bear hunt …
Gonna catch a big one, we’re not scared … We had a bear hunt in the village to provide a…
Wookey Hole – take two
Wookey Hole attracted my attention many years ago as I visited it while on holiday At the time it was…
Death of an era – my paper diaries are dead – long live their digital replacement :)
It was a long time coming, not because of reticence to change, (I am an early adopter), but to perfecting…
Strange view – a gate alone
This tickled my sense of humour – a lone gate. I was asked by a sharp-eyed youngest what was it…
South Downs – Chantonbury Hill
Walking today was a pleasure as the sun was back with us Scan the green horizon and atop of the…
Coronavirus- Rain, just rain
Working from home has exposed me to all sorts of different aspects of life I don’t have the same interaction…
The view from my eye alone 