The Martlets

Burgess Hill is, I think, a marmite place Burgess Hill has a shopping mall – The Martlets. (photograph is of … More

Cubical Art

Signage in this country is excellent really. Where standardisation is necessary it is followed and adhered to, vis Highway signage, … More

No matter how hard I try

Chocolate is a sticky thing that gives me pleasure to eat and annoys me when I can’t get the last … More

Walkies I said … you will come … you willll comme

I often see a headline and a story to a potential capture before I take a photograph. With this one … More

Our garden

Springtime means change, it will really kick-in when the clocks spring forward. For young inquisitive minds the garden is a … More

It’s spring again

This afternoon was very warm and demanded time in the garden should be spent on hands and knees – looking … More

Flowers at night

These flowers were picked from our garden by a family member without anyone’s knowledge. The first I heard was … … More

Newt

It’s a slow coronavirus day at home. We are practicing how long we can all be indoors without getting cabin … More

Kings of the road – professional drivers – not

Standards have dropped! At sometime in my life it was suggested that professional drivers were a special breed – ‘Kings … More

Travelling home

It was a normal Coronavirus day, precaution, precaution and washing hands every time I thought about it We are in … More

A gasp of surprise

A chance resting of my trusty camera (iphone) on top of a kitchen appliance resulted in a sharp intake of … More

Small Americano – please

I have mentioned before it is not always vision that attracts my attention to take a photograph. … with ice … More

A little bit of Italy in Horsham

In an unsuspecting part of Horsham, on an memorable road is a memorable cafe I have stopped here once before … More

The Tower

I have watched this residential tower block being constructed for over a year I suspect. It has been a slow … More

Night light – treasured!

Sleeping at night needs a little setting up The Mouse in the Lighthouse is 30 odd years old and served … More

Concrete and Clay – my feet begin to rumble

I have never lived in a city, have no desire to, but I have worked in several. I don’t have … More

Dump and run

I happened to be waiting for someone to buy a few forgotten things from this store and was, as usual, … More

Coloured Building

This is a favourite of mine. It is a dominant building and grabs the skyline with good effect I need … More

Curves, more curves and …

A bored lunchtime walk surprised me. This is the backside of the Centrale Shopping Centre. To me it’s better than … More

Hard to find local pubs

This not a generational thing, I am happy, mostly, with life; it’s an observation of the changing desires of society. … More

Smiled at while cooking

My culinary skills leave a lot to be desired. In effect I could burn water if left to my own … More

I was shocked …

I am not a prude, I am not churlish and I am not easily shocked but today I was I … More

Sleeping Traveller

This chap was resting while travelling. Masked-up to sleep and wired for sound to entertain There is a dichotomy here: … More

Croydon – absolutely the cheapest place to park in the country

Now, for the sharp eyed people amongst you, you might recognise this scene, and a red car parked here that … More

Extreme Makeup

I have seen a lot of extreme makeup artists work. I have mixed feelings! Today I enjoy it, tomorrow I … More

New Lanes – Brighton

I know, I know, I’m late. It’s catch-up Friday. It’s taken me time to get my act together putting these … More

Piano man – Brighton

You may have noticed other films about street performers in Brighton, but it is not apparent that it is the … More

Bank Holiday – its Mod time – Brighton

Part 2. This is the film taken on the day I photographed the Mods in Brighton last August (Film below) … More

Beat Box – Brighton

More of the treasure chest that is Brighton! (Film Below) It appears to me the better street performers are those … More

Lap Steel Guitar

Brighton holds a treasure chest of public performers: this chap appeared in an earlier blog with just a photograph: this … More

Chuggers on duty

These people where incredibly industrious but on the hit rate I witnessed at a peak time could not make a … More

Tower Bridge – London

An imposing building with history that never fails to excite me It must be the love for engineering inside me … More

Only Fools and …

This must have been a tried and tested routine to be sure … it amused me that how in this … More

Red Hill – Gravel Sunrise

Twas a delightful morning, one that I have waited for. I was lucky enough to have a window seat and … More

… quick .. quick, the aliens have arrived

Dont panic our national defences have managed to skewer the advance party’s first vessel … As I walked the rivers … More

… another sad moment …

Today we are gathered here to witness the new destruction of someone’s pride and joy I walked towards this poorly … More

Munch . munch .. munch …

I was forced into a delay and passed an hour in a cafe in the South Terminal. This is a … More

Brighton – Biblical Rain

While arriving in Brighton the heavens opened and I was held captive under a bus shelter (Film Below) When I … More

All that road and (s)he could not resist the temptation to park like this

My flabber was gasted! I packed my daily things into my neat and tidily parked car and wondered whether I … More

Leonardslee Gardens – Night time Walk

(Film below) Following the single photograph I published on 16 Dec 2020 (can’t link it at the moment) I have … More

Night – moon – car lights

It was the night after the super moon, which happened to be too wet to go out I was on … More

Not an everyday town scene

While sitting in a new cafe in Horsham I spied two people outside with antics like the chuckle brothers … … More

Rain rain go away

Rain was just a part of the day. It was very windy but we did not suffer like many people … More

Photo bombing with a twist

Photoshoots in the public realm are always frustrating. This was double a problem: the photo bomber wanted to both be … More

The long walk

The end of the day brings the inevitable journey home. This chap soon disappeared into the cold night gloom of … More

Croydon Stations’ own cafe society

Stations are, some of you might have detected this, a regular feature in my life In my eyes there are … More

Croydon Stabbing

Under the circumstances it is difficult to say, but life continued unabated, with people just carrying on as though nothing … More

Spot the error

I looked and noticed straightaway … but why ? Since when are trains run on their sides?

Snapped cord … mans solution

This is a typical solution I would arrive at quickly … until someone noticed I smiled immediately I spied this … More

Tree felled … but still a home

This surprised me greatly as well as worried me. How long does the installer of this bird box think this … More

With respect …

This lady held her composure with grace and elegance

Timely night glow

I have published photographs of this building before … yep still like it … As I left work the graded … More

Homeless in Horsham

This might sound as though I am a middle-class boring old fart with a wish to get someone else to … More

Special cafe

A surprise find with a pleasant surprise: a cafe with real service – Richards, Hove I had strayed to far … More

Another bike … another story

Mr Claude Butler would be sad to see this bike in this condition. In 1928 he started his chain of … More

Jubilee Library – Brighton

Been here many times. This library is, to me, a pleasant place that provides sanctuary for many people with diverse … More

Finding Family

A number of years ago it was in the press that Family Research was the second highest type of research … More

Sucker for sunsets and silhouettes

I enjoy a sunset, I can always find something different in them. There is about a ten minute window to … More

Cafe society

I enjoy the spirit of cafes and while I do frequent chain stores I would prefer independents. As dusk turns … More

A lonely wait

The cafe was closing, the advertising board was returned for safe keeping, the outside table were being stacked and the … More

Rocks away

No rocks in my life … then two come along together Well, surprise surprise. This was found in Roffey. The … More

You would think people are not this stupid

Parked at 90 degrees to the kerb resulting in the front of your car blocking the public highway is as … More

London Bridge Station

Praise is steeped on the Victorian Engineers for the legacy of their work and how it has stood the test … More

Travelling companions

This couple had, I think, forgotten where they were: Right in front of the digital departure board on a packed … More

Rocks away

Gesture of friendship from a never-to-know person I am a firm believe that there are more kind and considerate people … More

The Shard

I have a rule: everything 16:9 horizontal so I can integrate video and stills without having black edge bands However … More

Squashed jellyfish

Now, I have an active geometric mind that often, in fact more often than not sees things in other things … More

Irony here …

It took a moment for the significance of the little girls comment, which did not even draw a comment from … More

Norfolk Steam

Norfolk Steam is a snapshot of a visit we made I want to tell stories – not block busters or … More

It’s not only kids who like to get splashed

This nonchalant pair thought no one was looking when they decided to run the gauntlet of the giant squirt run … More

Another snail … or is it?

Well, great debate was had and I don’t think I won. Mr Snail living here was, I thought, Mr Snail … More

Let’s be honest here

This parking spot (or not as the case) is a particularly invidious place to park I say that as I … More

London sky-line

Uninterrupted view across the river, then the times change The greyness of the day helps to separate the river side … More

London sky-line

Both embankments of the river Thames supply me with spectacular sky-line. However, to much time to do it justice is … More

Curly thing of a handrail

Shape and form intrigue me: at one time it looks like this, move, and it looks like that … This … More

Battle Ship Grey

This part of London is not one I have frequented other than using London Bridge Station, so really just passing … More

Well, a sentiment that should be made more prominent in life

Life, like being a parent, does not come with a manual … Enough said …

Parking issues

Yet again a driver just parks and leaves everyone else stuffed This is an informal round-about in a small cul-de-sac … More

Related to a Christmas Turkey

Walking around a garden centre this little chap spooked me! He is genetically related to a Christmas Turkey by virtue … More

Brighton-by-night

The seafront is having a revamp to return it to its format glory but in an appropriate style with a … More

Cubical Art

Same location, but a different tagger Inspector Cluso here! Now, using the poor skills I have (not) got at graphology … More

Parking ticket

Another bike for the record. Is this for parking on doubles yellow lines? Brighton City Council ‘ticket’ bikes regularly. I … More

A bird of birds

I have seen video of a Barn Owl (not this bird) in flight: flying directly, full square into the camera: … More

Slowly – but surely

These little creatures amaze me. While being very slow moving, vulnerable and unable to evade prey by running: They can … More

Miniature everything

A part of a standing display at Leonardslee is a model village of very impressive detail and complexity In an … More

Just because I like geometry …

The difference between ‘shape’ and ‘form’ is: shapes on their own do not cast shadows, whereas forms do. This is … More

While the cats away …

The back streets of Horsham town contain English enchantment that is always a pleasure to walk and enjoy Regularly asleep … More

Cubical Art

It’s a strange person who daubs walls in public places with, to me unintelligible tagging, and perhaps a strange person … More

It may be Christmas but …

I am guilty of walking past … I could find out more on how to help but I have not … More

Chaos – ah! – That be the roads now

Mrs Satnav is always right – so don’t argue Following the previous delays on the trains, the roads thought they … More

Chaos – ah! That be the trains again

I travel regularly to Croydon and I am usually on auto-pilot when I leave home. Today was no exception 30 … More

Chaos – ah! That be the trains

Travelling generates fatigue. Travelling by rail generates excessive fatigue. Travelling in the southern region is, in my opinion, dangerous to … More

Don’t be fooled

Choosing a parking bay is a science not an art! It’s taken me all my road time driving to fully … More

Happy Christmas

I wish everyone I know, and all those I don’t know, a happy Christmas My life change greatly this year, … More

Nativity – the last reminents

The Nativity has a declared number of people. This scene is few in numbers due to the fact that this … More

Dark and intriguing

I enjoy sitting and looking at the world at large and remembering Mr Ford at Hogarth Primary school getting the … More

In the words of Victor Meldrew, I really don’t believe it …

Sorry. In my opinion, this arse hole of a driver, who abandoned his car across the footway, needs know how … More

Strong wind … causes mayhem

A windy day in Croydon knocked this, quite heavy, motorcycle over High winds around here are not uncommon and finding … More

Memory for all … including strangers

Memorials start as a personal statement expected to be recognised by a wider audience, this is no exception – I … More

Made the effort … and praise due

I happily enjoy Christmas and all it brings to families and people everywhere This shopping centre has done a lot … More