Monthly Archives: July 2023

Mining the Diaries 45: Greece 2001

Posted on July 31, 2023 by Brian

Dinos, Kaminaki, Corfu 2nd July 2001 Today was planned as a ‘lazy day’, and that’s pretty much how it turned out: a day of reading (I finished Prospero’s Cell), swimming, lounging, eating, a bit of walking – crucially, no driving. … Continue reading →

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Mining the Diaries 44: Italy 2001

Posted on July 30, 2023 by Brian

Piano Rialzato, Fondamenta Gheradini, Venice, 12th -13th March 2001 Venice was enveloped in mist; La Serenissima looked forlorn and faded; boats sounded mournful warnings and bells tolled out of invisible campaniles. It was graduation time at Foscari University and along … Continue reading →

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Round House, St Davids

Posted on July 29, 2023 by Brian

Aside from the Cathedral, St Davids is not very distinguished architecturally.  An exception, and as unlike the Cathedral as can be, is the Round House.  It is listed Grade II and the index of British Listed Buildings describes it as … Continue reading →

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Only Colour: Blenheim Yellow

Posted on July 28, 2023 by Brian
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Only Colour: Blenheim Orange

Posted on July 27, 2023 by Brian
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Mining the Diaries 43: Egypt 2000

Posted on July 23, 2023 by Brian

The Sheraton, Cairo, Egypt, 3rd October 2000 Off by coach to the Egyptian Museum (the one that has Tutankhamen’s gold  mask).  Noisy and chaotic streets; half-finished buildings and grimy tenements; decay and poverty above the bustle of business. Museum crowded: … Continue reading →

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Mining the Diaries 42: Italy 2000

Posted on July 20, 2023 by Brian

Piano Rialzato, Fondamenta Gheradini, Venice, 4th May 2000 The number 1 vaporetto growled its way up to Ca’ Rezzonico and nudged its way in with the grinding of reversing engines and a bump; the boatman twisted the mooring rope around … Continue reading →

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Fen Landscape?

Posted on July 19, 2023 by Brian

Watercoulourist painting landscape with cows at Landbeach. I’m not sure whether this qualifies as fen landscape. Maybe just about.

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Cathedral Revisited

Posted on July 18, 2023 by Brian

A view of St Davids Cathedral to compare with the one included in the St Davids Scrap Book posted on the 8th July 2023: colour v monochrome; digital v analog (film). Photographs not take on the same day, so comparison … Continue reading →

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Endings

Posted on July 16, 2023 by Brian

‘To delight in the aspects of sentient ruin might appear a heartless pastime, and the pleasure, I confess, shows the note of perversity.’ admits Henry James in Italian Hours (1873).  But I too am guilty of the same strange fascination and have been … Continue reading →

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Mining the Diaries 41: North Cyprus 1999

Posted on July 15, 2023 by Brian

Dome Hotel, Kyrenia, 15th November 1999 It was Independence Day, a celebration of the declaration of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in 1975.  Martial music played around Ataturk’s statue; and three flag-decked naval patrol boats lay nodding gently off … Continue reading →

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Cape Artemisium God

Posted on July 14, 2023 by Brian

‘Zeus or Poseidon. The question is, did it hold the three-pronged spear or trident of the god of the sea, Poseidon, or is it throwing a thunderbolt like Zeus, the king of heaven? Zeus appears in a similar pose in … Continue reading →

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An Ending

Posted on July 13, 2023 by Brian

I’ve been working on a project that I’ve variously called ‘Traces’, ‘Remains’ and ‘Endings’ – more of that another time.  Irrespective on the name, it includes photographs of the remains of animals that I’ve found when out walking.  I’ve no … Continue reading →

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Mining the Diaries 40: Zanzibar 1999

Posted on July 12, 2023 by Brian

Serena Inn, Zanzibar, 27th June 1999 We booked a Spice Tour with the renowned Mr. Mitu.  His representative arrives to pick us up promptly at nine o’clock.  Waiting outside was no shiny mini bus, but a routine Zanzibar dala dala … Continue reading →

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Tenby

Posted on July 11, 2023 by Brian

‘There is a memorial tablet in St. Mary’s Church raised to preserve from oblivion the memory of Peggy Davies, bathing women for forty two years, who was seized with apoplexy in the sea and died at the age of eighty … Continue reading →

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