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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 ....

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a freezing cold friday ...

and the prospect of a weekend at home with tea, blankets and some good films

is just fine by me.

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oh look who's in my garden it's Yang Guang! ......... [thank you latest edition of Radio Times] ........

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snow is forecast for the weekend

and i'm worried for all the bulbs that have already sprouted

and the little outbursts of blossom on the trees ...

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a wonderful cloudless day but so cold - the ice puddles from this morning never thawed.

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(day 32: this is where things start to get confusing.)

february. the daylight is definitely lingering:

a pause in the late afternoon before it starts to get dark.

hopeful.

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a detail of my all time favourite ancient gates ......

......and so into February - I always think upon this as being the last month of winter - hurraaaaah !