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Jan 29 2026
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Daily Post, Urban scene

Approaching the Temperate House, Kew

Tuesday 27th January 2026, 12 noon (day 5,269)

Kew Gardens, 27/1/26

A first-ever visit to Kew, and yes, it counted as work — as the nation’s premier botanical gardens this was a crucial node in the networks of information, learning and capital which formed the basis of the British Empire from the 18th century on, and to which St Helena and Ascension Island were intimately linked. Ahead, one of the entrances to the Temperate House, which at one point was the largest glasshouse in the world, and is still the largest surviving Victorian one.

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Jan 17 2026
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The treetops

Friday 16th January 2026, 9.40am (day 5,258)

Treetop houses, 16/1/26

The ‘treetop’ houses on Heptonstall Road have featured before, I am sure, but forgive me if I don’t dig out the hyperlink right now. But once again, you were getting something that could be seen from my place. At least, after today, my marking duties are over for a while.

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Dec 12 2025
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Sunset, way too early

Thursday 11th December 2025, 3.40pm (day 5,222)

Manchester sunset, 11/12/25

God, look at the time. If this looks like it is taken over some misty marshland somewhere, it’s an illusion — instead it was captured from the 3rd floor of the Ellen Wilkinson Building, as I made my leisurely way to my 4pm class, which doesn’t even manage to start before sunset at this time of year. And still ten days to go until the solstice.

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Nov 13 2025
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On the roof

Wednesday 12th November 2025, 10.45am (day 5,193)

On the roof, 12/11/25

This is not a time of the year when much seems to happen. Four years ago I was on St Helena in November but even then, 12/11/2021 was being spent in quarantine (and battling ants). There have been a couple of late November trips. But right now I’m just happy not to have been in Manchester today. Meanwhile, shot n+1 of ‘bloke(s) working on a roof’. With autumn leaves.

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Aug 19 2025
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Fishing in the canal

Monday 18th August 2025, 3.25pm (day 5,107)

Huddersfield Narrow Canal, 18/8/25

Not the Rochdale canal, as is usually depicted on here — today it is the Huddersfield Narrow Canal, which follows its previous appearance (22/3/2015) with a shot that may be equally pleasing to traditionalists. In the depths of August, a small boy (well, OK, about 12-13) casts his line for sport. Get it while it lasts, kid, in a couple of weeks you’ll be back at school. Then again, so will I. (Actually the HNC has been on three times now: the other was 21/9/19.)

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Aug 08 2025
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Avenue, Savile Park

Thursday 7th August 2025, 8.30am (day 5,096)

Avenue, Savile Park, 7/8/25

Back to work, so technically this was the first day of my 25-26 academic year. It will be a year of transition, if things pan out: but all that is to come. See this as a possibly symbolic shot, perhaps. Taken in Savile Park, Halifax, after I’d taken the car back to the hire depot. Not symmetrical, but that’s too much to ask.

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Jul 23 2025
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Local jungle

Wednesday 23rd July 2025, 2.10pm (day 5,081)

Nutclough woods, 23/7/25

“Green” is definitely the dominant theme on this shot, and the general soft-focus vibe also in evidence has been applying to all shots taken since my most recent attempt to stop the zoom lens from conking out saw me bring some WD-40 to bear on it two days ago. It’ll dry out eventually. The combination seems to work for this shot; the whole place feels very lush at the moment, alternating bouts of sun and shower are making everything grow most enthusiastically. Which is a good thing, I guess.

Anyway that’s enough Hebden Bridge, for now. Time to go somewhere else.

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Jul 06 2025
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Caught in the rain

Sunday 6th July 2025, 3.10pm (day 5,064)

Chimneys in rain, 6/7/25

Taken while sheltering under the tree on our allotment. Showers like this came in every half an hour or so for most of the day. Nothing else happened, but that’s the way it was planned.

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May 02 2025
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The red parked car

Thursday 1st May 2025, 9.45am (day 4,998)

Red parked car, 1/5/25

Or should it be, the parked red car? I know there is supposed to be some kind of innate order to English adjectives, but here I am unsure. Anyway it is often seen in this position — this was not a lucky capture. And yes, it tilts to a noticeable degree: otherwise, this shot is faithful enough to the perpendicular.

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Apr 15 2025
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The Thames, sort of

Monday 14th April 2025, 8.50am (day 4,981)

Thames side stream, 14/4/25

The Thames breaks up into a number of channels as it flows through Oxford. This one isn’t marked on the map as the main river, but the water, flowing in the direction seen ahead, will be back there, and heading down to London, fairly soon. An unscheduled morning here, but I am home now.

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