Tuesday 11th March 2014, 12.30pm (day 929)
A good dry stone wall evolves. It’s built, yes, but with the landscape, not despite it.
Being 42
Life, one day at a time
Monthly Archives: March 2014
Waiting for the Manchester train
Monday 10th March 2014, 8.55am (day 928)
When awaiting the 8:56 morning service to Manchester, stand by the first station sign board beyond the edge of the canopy. That’s where the front coach stops and there are plenty of seats. Because it was a gloriously sunny morning, my spot was occupied by these guys today, but their cute dog caught great rim-light so I let them off.
Bubble wrap
Sunday 9th March 2014, 1.45pm (day 927)
We are still getting through the packing for Joe’s birthday presents. Is it possible to resist the lure of bubble wrap?
Clare, packing
Saturday 8th March 2014, 12.40pm (day 926)
I did virtually nothing today. The pic encapsulates my indolence (those are my feet on lower left) and Clare’s industry, as she packs for her night away performing. Packing in this instance is a matter of pressure and counter-pressure.
Baby broccoli
Friday 7th March 2014, 12.45pm (day 925)
As growing on our window sill at home, getting itself established before we introduce it into the big, wide, adolescent world that lies outside.
Conference venue wall
Thursday 6th March 2014, 2.45pm (day 924)
At a conference today, though in Manchester. Held at one of these ‘workspaces’ festooned with motivational messages. I don’t mind this one, except the subliminal attempt to highlight the value of work (for whom….?); it all looks kind of Photoshopped, but isn’t.
The Slightly Foxed brewers
Wednesday 5th March 2014, 9.00am (day 923)
This morning I was invited to visit the workplace of my friend Simon, on the right here; he is the boss of the Slightly Foxed Brewing Company. I just had an interest in seeing the process of making the very nice beer his company come out with on a regular basis. We started early — the brewer, also called Simon, had started on the day’s batch at about 6.30am. Here, the two Simons inspect a brew that has been in these fermentation vats for a few days and should have been ready to go out, but it is still too cloudy.
Lancashire & Yorkshire railway mural, Victoria station
Tuesday 4th March 2014, 5.05pm (day 922)
I continue to be in a long run of time spent at home and around familiar places. This mural, next to one of the entrances of Manchester Victoria station, has been here a very long time, since the services round here were run by the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway, rather than Northern Rail. The red lines on this map were theirs. Some have now gone but quite a number remain actively operational.
This is how Galileo felt
Monday 3rd March 2014, 7.30pm (day 921)
I had a really nice, artistic shot of some alley in Manchester city centre lined up as today’s choice. It was a beautiful day, with great light throughout.
But…. this is JUPITER. And Io, and Europa, and (I am taking a stab at this) Ganymede. And there are colours (look how Ganymede to the right is whiter than the rest.) With an ordinary digital camera. Pictured from Yorkshire. It’s awesome.
The electric guitar
Sunday 2nd March 2014, 4.45pm (day 920)
Joe has graduated up recently from his acoustic to this axe. Note the book of music as well — his choice (he is often observed putting the very brilliant Won’t Get Fooled Again on jukeboxes). A boy of taste.
Being 42 