Dec 08 2023
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Daily Post, Urban scene

Being watched

Thursday 7th December 2023, 7.20pm (day 4,487)

CCTV cameras, 7/12/23

Watching them, watching me? Actually it’s very unlikely anyone is actually ‘watching’ at any given moment, but that’s Michel Foucault’s point about the surveillance society — people discipline themselves anyway. What I’d really like to know is why someone felt two cameras, pointing in the same direction, were really needed to monitor the ‘forgotten footbridge‘ at Manchester Victoria station. Why buy only one, when money can be wasted on two to do exactly the same pointless job?

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Dec 07 2023
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Daily Post, Flora/Fauna

On the rooves

Wednesday 6th December 2023, 12.05pm (day 4,486)

Jackdaw and roofers, 6/12/23

Both species — jackdaws and roofers — are becoming perennial aspects of the house view. The roofers on the Mill have been working there for nearly six months now, and I have the photos to prove it. Even on another frosty morning. Maybe they just like the view too.

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Dec 06 2023
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Art and architecture, Daily Post, Hebden Bridge, Interior

Wire Man

Tuesday 5th December 2023, 3.00pm (day 4,485)

Wire Man, 5/12/23

Wire Man — his official name, according to the ‘information sheet’ he dutifully carries — sits in one corner of the Albert pub in Hebden and has done so for some years now. He is quite an interesting creation, but he doesn’t do much. Visitors like him at first. Then they get annoyed that he is basically occupying two seats in a prime spot, particularly on busy weekends (and they’re all busy at present).

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Dec 05 2023
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Daily Post, Portrait, Stranger

The vendor rests

Monday 4th December 2023, 4.25pm (day 4,484)

Outside Arndale, 4/12/23

It’s the Season of Tat, it starts some time in mid-October these days so by now I reckon this guy feels like he needs a rest. However he might also be Deliverooing at some point as he has the masked look of the typical cyclopath (I’m tired of dodging them on the streets of Manchester). The definition is low on this shot but that’s because the light’s very dim, even by 4.25pm.

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Dec 03 2023
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Daily Post, Hebden Bridge, Urban scene

Another damn building site

Sunday 3rd December 2023, 2.00pm (day 4,483)

Building site, 3/12/23

Until last week this seemed to be a perfectly functional car park — and Hebden Bridge town centre certainly needs such amenities. Christ knows what it’s going to turn into from this point. And yes, it’s still cold.

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Dec 03 2023
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Daily Post, Hebden Bridge, Landscape

View from the house

Saturday 2nd December 2023, 11.15am (day 4,482)

House view, 2/12/23

Continuing a theme, but why not — this was definitely the nicest thing to be seen today, and it didn’t even require leaving the house.

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Dec 02 2023
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Daily Post, Hebden Bridge, Urban scene

Last of the sun

Friday 1st December 2023, 2.35pm (day 4,481)

Last sun, 1/12/23

Living in a valley you just have to get used to the sun disappearing early. This happens, in relative terms, all year of course, but in the winter it’s particularly noticeable. By 2.40pm it’ll have gone: and there’s 20 days left until the solstice yet.

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Nov 30 2023
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Daily Post, Hebden Bridge, Urban scene

First snow of the winter

Thursday 30th November 2023, 12.10am (day 4,480)

Snow dusting, red light, 30/11/23

OK, it’s not much, but the first snow of the season fell on Hebden Bridge while I was out in Blackburn last night. It didn’t last, but here it is. A curiosity: one of the few pictures used to represent a day despite being taken before going to bed the night before; in fact in pure calendar terms this is the earliest ever shot in all the 4,480 days so far. Times on here are rounded to the nearest five minutes, but this does take the award from the previous holder, 27th September 2014, by one minute and twelve seconds: the exact timestamp on this shot is 00:08:03.

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Nov 30 2023
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Daily Post, Sport, Urban scene

Heading home

Wednesday 29th November 2023, 9.50pm (day 4,479)

Leaving Ewood Park, 29/11/23

The match is over, they are happy their team won (these are Blackburn Rovers fans) but it’s a cold night — time to go home. Which I also tried to do from this point, but another two hours were to pass before I enjoyed its comforts. That’s another story however.

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Nov 29 2023
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Daily Post, Urban scene

November sunshine, campus

Tuesday 28th November 2023, 11.30am (day 4,478)

November sunshine, 28/11/23

At this time of year you just take what comes, when it comes to the weather. This week it appears to be coming sunny — though cold. As you can see, most of the leaves are gone, but a few trees are still determined to sustain their blaze of glory for a little while longer yet.

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