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Gig

The gig economy in action from my window.

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Diffusion

Seen through a window diffusion screen at the Fitzwilliam Museum on Sunday.

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Akhenaten

Fragment of a statue of Akhenaten from the Karnak Arten Temple c. 1300 BC in the Fitzwilliam. I’m reminded variously of an emoji, Mick Jagger, and Gogol’s story The Nose.

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Building by Numbers

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Landbeach Swifts

Stopped off at All Saints Landbeach, Cambs, on Tuesday to see the swift’s nests on the webcam.  Young from three of the four nests have fledged; those in the remaining nest look close to fledging. The swift is now on … Continue reading

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Only Colour: Loosestrife Purple

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Round House, St Davids

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 Orange

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Photo Wallets 2

I spotted this display on a recent visit to the Tenby Museum and Art Gallery.  It includes nice examples of bespoke photo wallets printed for a local photographer in the 1930s-40s.  See post 8th May 2023.

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Omaggio a Miro

Immersive art at the Miro exhibition, Muse Revoltella, Trieste, May 2023.

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Shutter Hub – To The Sea

Shutter Hub has called for submissions under the title of ‘To The Sea’. We want to share an exhibition that broadly encompasses all of your visions of the sea – be it environmental, actual, or emotional. Take the theme ‘TO … Continue reading

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Trieste Scrapbook May 2023

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Something Fishy

A diverting pair of signs on the bank of the River Cam near Bait’s Bite Lock, Milton.  Reflections.  One, I hope the Environment Agency is as keen to tackle sewage discharge into rivers as it is to bring errant anglers … Continue reading

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Photo Wallets

More Than a Snapshot by Annebella Pollen, Professor of Visual and Material Culture at Brighton University explores the world of photo wallets, the envelopes used by film processors.  Like so much ephemera they are easily discarded, yet they are reflections … Continue reading

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Lost Innocence

‘Kids on bikes rule the streets in Syd Shelton’s portrait of pre-gentrification south Dublin’, was the sub-title to the big picture feature in the Observer on 30th April.  The photograph was taken in 1985.  Sheldon says, ‘you can’t take pictures … Continue reading

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