Thursday 16th October 2014, 11.55am (day 1,148)
Well-lit Moments During a Day on Campus, number several dozen and twenty. This is one of the secret entrances into my personal courtyard by the way, so consider it a clue to its whereabouts.
Being 42
Life, one day at a time
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Escalator, University precinct
Tuesday 7th October 2014, 9.50am (day 1,139)
Yesterday’s pic prefigured a day of truly foul weather, the worst in months. After trudging down — and later, back up — Oxford Road in the rain it was a relief to get inside, even if it was to the university’s mostly empty and sterile shopping precinct. Anything was preferable.
The George Kenyon Building (and another tree)
Wednesday 1st October 2014, 9.35am (day 1,133)
September was balmy and mild, though not necessarily graced by good light, at least, not where I have been for the last couple of weeks. The first morning of October made up for this, however. Yes, OK, it’s another ‘tree on campus’ shot, but autumn’s here, expect more of this kind of stuff.
My courtyard, Ellen Wilkinson Building
Tuesday 30th September 2014, 12 noon (day 1,132)
This is ‘my’ courtyard because I never see anyone else in here. There are — and I know them all — three entrances into this courtyard, surrounded by the brown-grey concrete expanses of the Ellen Wilkinson building. One is a fire exit, one looks like it’s just a conduit for the trash and one is a gate that is always closed, but never locked. None are welcoming, so this place is always deserted. Fine by me… this is my space.
Stairwell, Ellen Wilkinson Building
Tuesday 23rd September 2014, 4.05pm (day 1,125)
An abstract perspective on a familiar spot.
Scaffolding, Oxford Road
Monday 18th August 2014, 1.55pm (day 1,089)
Not very exciting I know, but then there’s not much outwardly going on at the moment on campus — though seeing as the A-level results are out, probably rather more behind the scenes. There is a sort of underlying green-ness to this shot that I quite like, however.
Outside the graduation marquee
Tuesday 15th July 2014, 10.00am (day 1,055)
None of my students are present — they all usually graduate in December — but the summer graduation ceremonies bring a last burst of life to the campus before it really shuts down for high summer. Not that there were any attendees yet present this morning when I took this shot. Not much light in Manchester this morning but the seats have caught a dim flicker.
Huddle
Friday 13th June 2014, 12.35pm (day 1,023)
The main thing that annoys me about this shot are the fire exit warning signs. The non-parallel nature of the lines at the top is explained by the fact this building is cylindrical in shape. So ends a week spent mainly on campus in Manchester.
Goddammit…
Thursday 12th June 2014, 11.00am (day 1,022)
“…. you mean it starts today?!”
OK, this probably isn’t the real Lionel Messi. Welcome to the blog’s first World Cup month.
Rear entrance, University Place
Tuesday 10th June 2014, 11.25am (day 1,020)
Instalment n+1 in the irregular series: “Obscure but Well-Lit Corners of the University of Manchester campus”.
Being 42 