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RPS exhibition

We visited this year’s “Pink Lady” food-related photography exhibition at the Royal Photographic Society. I was surprised to see, in and exhibition of classic old film cameras, a rather battered Kodak Cresta II, a plastic (bakalite?) superior version of the … Continue reading →

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The Wildlife Photographer of the Year, 2022

At the M-Shed museum, Bristol. Some heart-breaking and heart-warming pictures. Copyright of photos and text is acknowledged. The bonobo and the mongoose.Christian Ziegler (Germany) records this unusual sight of a young male bonobo gently holding a mongoose pup, deep in … Continue reading →

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Another Wave

This sculpture, in the Floating Harbour, by eco-artist Wren Miller highlights the scale of littering in central Bristol. The contents of the wave represents, I’m sorry to say, the litter dropped in one street on a typical Friday – about … Continue reading →

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See (more) Monster

Back in September we first saw Weston Super Mare’s See Monster. As conversion problems have now been resolved it is open to visitors. It seems popular, but will close in the next week or so. The first picture was taken … Continue reading →

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Hawkridge reservoir and Kilve beach

Hawkridge reservoir in the Quantock Hills: Kilve Bay near East Quantock on the west Somerset coast:

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End of season chillies

…and the last few tomatoes. And a couple of aubergines. The greenhouse has done well this year.

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RWA exhibition 2022

Our annual visit to the Royal West of England Academy Autumn exhibition. The first picture was my favourite – just a pencil on paper, but so three-dimensional.

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Beneath Neath

Neath, north of Swansea and Port Talbot, is steeped in industrial history. And where there was industry, there were usually canals. We like a canal, and my knowledge of them has grown considerable since I met Sal. Even better, Neath … Continue reading →

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Penzance and Newlyn

A few days in Cornwall at an interesting B&B, Venton Vean in Penzance. We thought we knew Penzance fairly well, but it has many undiscovered gems. Although not camping, we had the campervan, which meant we could eat fish and … Continue reading →

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#11583 leads the field in the Bristol Half Marathon!

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