Tuesday 1st July 2014, 6.30pm (day 1,041)
I knew you wouldn’t make it all the way down the road in those heels, dear. Anyway, even if the exact date is tomorrow — happy wedding anniversary, hun. My, 15 years… as long as Basil and Sybil Fawlty 🙂
Being 42
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Platform 1 roof, Hebden Bridge station
Monday 30th June 2014, 8.40am (day 1,040)
After 1,040 days I need now and again to try to see something more than the usual scenes. Heavy cropping made something of what was otherwise a standard ‘train coming in’ snapshot. Does the modern display board spoil the shot?
George and Kelly visit
Sunday 29th June 2014, 10.20am (day 1,039)
George is originally from Cyprus and his wife Kelly, from Minnesota. They had been living in Austin, Texas, but have recently moved to Vancouver Island, Canada. He used to work with me at the University of Manchester and was passing through Hebden Bridge (England) today, on their way to fly home, from Scotland, so we met in the morning for tea.
I don’t know if they were planning to appear on my blog as well as all these other places in their life, but as they look happy and I like this picture of them, they have.
Walker, summit of Arthur’s Pike
Saturday 28th June 2014, 12.20pm (day 1,038)
Another Lake District walk today. I was sat down having my lunch on the summit of Arthur’s Pike (1747 feet above sea level) when this other walker came over to admire the view and I just snapped him from below, the Pennines in the background. More photos and text will appear on my other blog tomorrow, but not tonight. A cloudy day, as you can see; OK for walking but June is never a great month for photography.
Let sleeping ducks lie
Friday 27th June 2014, 8.30am (day 1,037)
I make it there are 20 mallards in this picture, and unless I’m mistaken, every one of them is asleep. Proof of one thing anyway — ducks are sensible creatures, who keep leisurely working hours.
Trainspotters, Doncaster station
Thursday 26th June 2014, 2.45pm (day 1,036)
I admit I take many photos of railway stations and trains but at least I’m travelling on them at the time. I know it’s a fine line but I’ve never seen the point of people going to a railway station simply to watch the trains go by, and at Doncaster this practice is particularly prevalent. Pictured on my way home from Brighton this afternoon.
Subway, near the University of Sussex
Wednesday 25th June 2014, 12.30pm (day 1,035)
This subway takes you from the Sussex campus under the A27 and to Falmer station — a route I took after my half-day’s work at the conference.
Summer evening, Brighton beach
Tuesday 24th June 2014, 7.55pm (day 1,034)
Yes, a conference I want to attend in a place I want to go to full of people I want to see. There is a reason that Brighton, despite being hundreds of miles from my house, has featured on this blog reasonably regularly.
National Football Museum
Monday 23rd June 2014, 4.40pm (day 1,033)
Time to slip in another football reference, as we are now 11 days into the World Cup. Beautiful day in Manchester (and in most of the rest of the UK) today.
The cave spider, again
Sunday 22nd June 2014, 12.15pm (day 1,032)
Apologies to the arachnophobes amongst you but I think these are beautiful and impressive creatures. I have no idea whether this is the same one I’ve captured before; there is definitely more than one living in our sheds, possibly three big ones or more. As long as their webs are not disturbed they make quite willing models.
Being 42 