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i always think that the top of county hall looks like something on the deck of a warship

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first blossom of the year against a grey february sky.

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baaaaaaaaaaaaaa ......... is the odd or disreputable member of this group called the white sheep of the family?

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london skyline, dusk.

much as the city is exciting,

much as it intrigues and mystifies and inspires,

much as it scoops you up

and shakes you about

and surprises at every turn,

i sure am glad to leave it behind at the end of each day.

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when days like this offer little of inspiration outdoors i'm glad i can rely upon a curiosity or two for my next photo .......

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name wars in chichester harbour ........

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it really felt like spring today:

look at that light!

hooray!

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exploring east london and its niche window displays ...

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and so an adventure to North Island once more! :o)

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a day to take a closer view .........

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for some reason, no matter what i do i can't get this photo to display the right way up.
however, as it's a view from the sofa this technical hitch seems strangely apt.
i didn't even manage to drink the wine, i was so tired.
i just closed my eyes and fell sound asleep.

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minimalism is ............... calming

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hello.

minimalism.

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ok so this one's not edible but it is at least food-related.

the faberge eggs have arrived in london; hurrah!

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must be something about february that makes work a trial ....... so good to get home to ordered peace and quiet .......

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this is what swans leave behind on the mud .....

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sticking with this week's unintentional food theme.

today was just one of those days
where i waded through phone calls and e-mails
interruptions and annoyances
and upset people
and imagined i was sitting on top of a hill
in the sunshine
with nothing at all to do all day.

i came home and bashed out the stress
into some home made bread.
warm from the oven with a bit of butter;
there aren't many things in this world better than that.

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a party just isn't a party these days

without traffic light jelly.

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what a fine morning to start the day ....... pity i can't convey the birdsong, the fresh coolness and feeling of spring on it's way ....

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it was a picture postcard sort of morning so a short walk around Arreton ..... in the afternoon much eating and good conversation with family

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a strange day.

a happy visit, and a sad one.

a new baby,

a new home,

an old friend,

family, 

wine,

whisky,

and lots of good food.

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a weekend on the isle of wight.

i learned to make rock cakes...

 

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my souvenir from the beach at hamstead ....... it's bigger than it looks!

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what a teasle ...... abundance

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i hope i always live somewhere where i can see trees.

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beside the canal, guildford.

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ceiling St Nicholas-in-Castro ......... went to ccm agm (!) this evening followed by short talk on traditional turkish weaving of anatolian nomads - what beautiful stuff

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we have decided that from now on

we are not going to 'do' valentine's day.

and it feels really good.

i saw a queue that wound round the whole card shop

and somehow it all seemed a bit ridiculous.

why set aside one day

to be extra nice to each other,

to say and do what you should do every day?

why wait a whole year

when you should be celebrating every moment?

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i think i have a thing about old doors ....... an attractive mix of function, design and age ....... these ones belong to Newport Minster

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south bank, 6pm.

there's an unreal wind chill here!

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Newport goods yard starts to take shape .......

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sunday. i still can't decide whether i like or loathe them.

the sunday evening routine

preparing for the week ahead

monday morning hanging over you

and especially in winter when the daylight's gone and that's the weekend over

but sunday mornings ... that lovely feeling of not having to be busy

of staying in bed just a little bit longer

of lingering over your breakfast, savouring your coffee

and feeling content that the rest of the world is doing just the same.

bliss.

 

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the Spinnaker tower this evening which i said goodbye to as i raced home to see Countryfile on the IOW ......

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spent the day exploring windsor great park.

we walked for hours

and as the sun went down

the world changed from black and white

to blue and gold and lilac...

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a beautiful afternoon at Arundel - the Castle viewed from the banks of the Arun

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we woke up this morning

and everything was white again,

and so quiet.

i could have posted a hundred pictures of the trees here

(but here are some people as well).

a real feel-good friday.

happy weekend!

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en route through Havenstreet ....... i missed the photo of the day having passed on the roadside a magnificent icicle formation - will have another try if it doesn't thaw !!!!

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the nature trail at Brading - looks nice, but was freeeeeezing ....... i was also extremely busy and the day shot by ....... and finally to pottery to end the day creatively .....

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day 40; hurrah!

i can't believe how quickly this year's going by.

today was flat-out, non-stop, crazy busy.

i've been on auto pilot all day.

but coming home

it doesn't take long to forget about it all.

thank you, h.

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I resorted to a view of the hall window because it was far too cold to go out ....... there was a good programme on TV last night about Ice Age animals - I had every expectation of encountering woolly mammoths on the High Street this evening

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such a busy, busy day.

i felt like i hardly looked away from my screen all day;

i dislike days like this.

so it was so nice to come home to peace,

and quiet,

and pie.

glorious, delicious pie.

mmmm.

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I have an improved view from the kitchen sink which hints of spring being on its way - my daffs are coming out :o)

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i love the way that when i walk home

the sound of the traffic disappears the moment i turn off the main road

and all i can hear as i walk towards home

is the sound of my footsteps and the snow dripping from the trees.

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the gateway of Carisbrooke Castle makes a nice frame for what lies beyond ........ my office! Had hoped for some snow to make the place more picturesque, but had to do with a misty grey damp morning.

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seagull footprints in the snow:

hungerford bridge, london.

sadly most of last night's snow had turned to slush today;

but that didn't mean i didn't have chance to go and make a snow angel

and throw some snowballs

and act like a complete kid

at midnight last night .....

we went to the preview of the lucian freud portraits exhibition today

and then spent most of the afternoon in the pub with friends ...

before slithering home through the slush

to sunday night: ironing, preparing

and wishing it would all last

just a little bit longer .....

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taken from high up in the air looking down on ......... the New Forest? ....... er, no, a moss covered slate tile on the outbuilding in the back yard.

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st andrew's church, farnham.

before the snow.

now everything outside is white

and the whole world looks different.

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confined to barracks today, so the kitchen seemed to offer up a suitable culinary photo ....