Monthly Archives: July 2012

Margate 2

Rukenfigur and seascape framed. Photo: Margate, July 2012

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Margate 1

I passed this woman as I strolled along the promenade at Margate.  She was there, still staring across the beach to the sea, when I walked back later.  Was she waiting for someone?  Was she dreaming of being somewhere else? … Continue reading

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06.15

Photo: 25th July 2012; the 06.15 London to King’s Cross

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Ceres

The Spillers mill building at Cambridge station in new trompe-l’oeil dress, an ephemeral skin.  ‘Ceres is an iconic new development of 19 beautifully restored Mill apartments and 87 prestigious modern apartments set within the new city quarter Cambridge, CB1.  Sales … Continue reading

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Doorways

‘Wet paint’.  Temporary signs.  Urban ephemera.  Houses are redecorated.  Urban ephemera.  Rented houses.  The tenants have move on.  A deracinated community.  Urban ephemera. Photo: Doorways, Devonshire Road, Cambridge, July 2012

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Oak 2

‘darsan’ [Sanskrit]….’suggests a face-to-face encounter with the sacred on earth’   The Old Ways, Robert Macfarlane Photo: Mature oak, Cherry Hinton Hall, Cambridge, July 2012

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Oak

Information on the design of the grounds of Cherry Hinton Hall seems to be very sparse.   It boasts some fine mature trees.  This oak is a very recent addition. Photo: Oak tree, Cherry Hinton Hall, Cambridge, July 1012

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Beechwoods 3

Summer sunlight picks out the texture of last autumn’s beech mast.  Two seasons in one.   Photo: Beech mast, The Beechwoods, Cambridge, July 2012  

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Beechwoods 2

‘Chestnut Palings are an ideal form of temporary or permanent fencing. Constructed with untreated home grown Sweet Chestnut and 3 lines of galvanised wire. Chestnut Palings are very strong and naturally durable.’  They have a semi natural feel, but still jar against the openness … Continue reading

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Beechwoods 1

Anyone who has read Robert MacFarlane’s The Wild Places and will know how important the Beechwoods near Cambridge are to him, though they are perhaps only wild set against the surrounding golf course and agri desert.  But they are a … Continue reading

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Bicycle

Both bicycle and stand trashed. Photo: Cambridge, July 2012

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Shingle Street 6

‘The notice boards you see before you leave the car park rightly declare the area as a “special place” which is also formally designated an SSSI – Sight of Special Scientific Interest – because of the rare flora that survives … Continue reading

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Shingle Street 5

‘You can guess what is in abundance at Shingle Street…  There are, of course, miles of what seems like well-sorted 25mm shingle (gravel) beach.’  Woodbridge Suffolk Information Photo: Beach, Shingle Street, July 2012

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Shingle Street 4

‘The first houses in Shingle Street were built here in 1810, the villagers then worked as fishermen and river pilots. At the start of World War II, Shingle Street was evacuated and the fishing boats destroyed. Shingle Street did not … Continue reading

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Shingle Street 3

‘This isolated holiday home is the northernmost building in the tiny village of Shingle Street. It is also the closest to the sea and therefore prone to storm damage.’  Geograph Photo: The Beacon, Shingle Street, July 2012

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