Monday 8th December 2014, 4.10pm (day 1,201)
It’s really not an exciting period in my life. But it is, at least, the last week of teaching. Note the photographer to the left.
Being 42
Life, one day at a time
iPad boy
Sunday 7th December 2014, 5.10pm (day 1,200)
The 21st century child passes his time… Sunday afternoon in the pub. Joe on iPad duty.
Stir-fry ingredients
Saturday 6th December 2014, 6.20pm (day 1,199)
It says a lot when you get a photo of my dinner, or rather dinner-to-be, as photo of the day. But on a grey, dull and uneventful December day, this was a splash of colour and form, at least.
December morning
Friday 5th December 2014, 10.10am (day 1,198)
The Wirral — the peninsula on the other side of the Mersey from Liverpool — might not be the most glamorous place in the world but this is a spectacular debut on the blog. I am very pleased with this photo, it came out exactly as was intended when I took it, and that’s always a pleasing thing.
Canal boats (stock Hebden shot)
Thursday 4th December 2014, 2.30pm (day 1,197)
I am trying not to repeat myself on this blog even after nearly 1,200 days, but it’s still something of a surprise that this view hasn’t previously made it. It’s a standard Hebden Bridge shot and I pass it whenever I go to and from the railway station. At least, I don’t think it’s made it before — though I’m getting on a bit these days and may have forgotten.
Mallard
Wednesday 3rd December 2014, 12.50pm (day 1,196)
Pictured on the Hebden Water this afternoon. A sunny day but a damn cold one, certainly the coldest so far in 2014.
Three shadowy figures
Tuesday 2nd December 2014, 3.20pm (day 1,195)
As pictured on the steps of the St Peter’s Chaplaincy at the University, a location that has featured once before.
My students try out the Raspberry Pi
Monday 1st December 2014, 2.50pm (day 1,194)
The Raspberry Pi is a small computer which one can buy for £25 and is targeted at kids who can use it to learn programming. That’s it visible bottom right of centre, with all the wires connecting it up to the keyboard and monitor so you can see what you are doing on it — Mandy and Sarah Jane here were using it to compose a version of ‘Jingle Bells’ as it happens. It’s nice to get a shot of people being this engaged in a class…
Riverside walkway
Sunday 30th November 2014, 10.50am (day 1,193)
St. Andrew’s Day, and a beautiful morning. This is the walkway down by the Hebden Water in town. I like the lines of the building, the trees in the background and the random arrangement of café paraphernalia waiting to see if any customers realised it was quite warm enough to sit outside despite it being the last day of November.
Half time, Halifax v Alfreton
Saturday 29th November 2014, 4.00pm (day 1,192)
Have not had the chance to see Brighton lately and nor, to tell the truth, much motivation to, as we’re having a lousy season. Felt like watching a match today and as Halifax were at home took Joe there. Good grief though, that’s a bunch of fans with a stratospheric whinge factor. Maybe some of them started out like fresh faced kids when they were 10 years old or so, like this one. But they’ve changed, boy have they changed. Halifax 2, Alfreton 0 today.
Being 42 