Notable local garden artefact
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Giant nipple or crashed spaceship
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Pen portrait (well, landscape)
Convalescing dog update. Dylan had her six week post-op checkup after
having a plate inserted in her front leg to offset the crippling
effect of elbow dysplasia.
She is now strong & stable enough to wander around unprotected, but
still can’t run, jump or slip for six more weeks.
In practice, this has meant we have all been housebound, but with the
weather so nice we have set up her old puppy pen on the decking to
allow her to safely bake-snooze-bake in the sun, and us to enjoy a cup
of tea and read in the garden.
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day of the tripods
Photography is, of course, a constant learning exercise – and that’s part of the pleasure and satisfaction.
On a recent road trip to the USA, I thought I would take a tripod but also lazily get by with handheld shots wherever possible. I kinda knew that I should keep shutter speed to a minimum of 1/125 to cope with shake, and thought all would be OK. However, after snapping Mt Rushmore, just as an experiment, I also took a shot with the tripod.
The difference in clarity is smack-in-the-face. I stand chastised and will now always pack a tripod
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USA win world cup of geography
Prediction game FACT, sponsored by Toblerone: no-one predicted the Swiss would ‘roll’ over the Spanish. El lolololols all round.
Your predictions for tomorrow’s international food fight: France v Mexico
Cheating French to win (while cheating)
| Paul Revy |
| Twoshedz |
| Gordon “Scotland was robbed” Crawford |
| Rory |
| Ethan and Finn Andrews |
| Alex |
| Andrew Hartland |
| David Crook |
| Tim Donnelly Smith |
| Sally Mesner Lyons |
| Kate Williamson |
| Nik Goodman |
| Chris Boulter |
Drawn out draw
| Keith Pringle |
| Simon Barnes |
| Nick T |
| Paul Conroy |
| DK |
| Stephen “Stan” Matthews |
| Andrew Robb |
| Darren Gavigan |
| Carl Mesner Lyons |
| david hickson |
| Jon D |
| Dan McGrath |
| Matthew Woodeson |
Hasta la vista, hombres
| Eddie Vassallo |
| jim chambers |
| Andy Young |
| Deana |
| Tom Laidlaw |
| Martin Borrett |
| Berry |
Overall standings at end Wednesday
| 1st= | 11 | Dylan’s Cosmic Sister |
| 2nd= | 10 | Estuary England |
| 2nd= | 10 | Lorem Ipsum |
| 2nd= | 10 | Roger Milla |
| 5th= | 9 | El Pringle |
| 5th= | 9 | It’s been a long road |
| 5th= | 9 | Outlaw |
| 5th= | 9 | Terry’s Tackle |
| 5th= | 9 | Hand of Dog |
| 5th= | 9 | carlosfandango |
| 11th= | 8 | Twoshedz |
| 11th= | 8 | DK Willy |
| 11th= | 8 | Scotland’s Revenge |
| 14th= | 7 | On the ball city |
| 14th= | 7 | SoccerBowl XIX |
| 14th= | 7 | roar times three |
| 14th= | 7 | The Andrews Family |
| 14th= | 7 | Peter Reid’s Love Child |
| 14th= | 7 | TwoHalves |
| 14th= | 7 | Danish Bacon |
| 14th= | 7 | Rooney Who? |
| 22nd= | 6 | The Italian Stallion |
| 22nd= | 6 | Totalfootball |
| 22nd= | 6 | anybody but england |
| 22nd= | 6 | The Wizard of Dribble |
| 22nd= | 6 | World Cup Widow |
| 22nd= | 6 | hand of job |
| 22nd= | 6 | Jules ‘Rimmer’ |
| 22nd= | 6 | Guinness Original |
| oof | 5 | it is now |
| oof | 5 | Magic Sponge |
| oof | 5 | keegan’s fro |
| oof | 5 | Golden ‘Berry’ Balls |
Thanks to Tim for the picture. If you see anything funny, please send it over
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That Rob Green moment. In Lego.
Prediction game FACT: only Deana had Paraguay down to beat Italy.
| 1st= | 8 | Terry’s Tackle | Andy Young |
| 1st= | 8 | Dylan’s Cosmic Sister | Kate Williamson |
| 3rd= | 7 | It’s been a long road | Paul Conroy |
| 3rd= | 7 | Hand of Dog | Tim Donnelly Smith |
| 3rd= | 7 | Estuary England | Darren Gavigan |
| 6th= | 6 | El Pringle | Keith Pringle |
| 6th= | 6 | DK Willy | DK |
| 6th= | 6 | Outlaw | Alex |
| 6th= | 6 | Peter Reid’s Love Child | Andrew Hartland |
| 6th= | 6 | Lorem Ipsum | Jon D |
| 6th= | 6 | TwoHalves | Tom Laidlaw |
| 6th= | 6 | Roger Milla | Matthew Woodeson |
| 6th= | 6 | Rooney Who? | Chris Boulter |
| 14th= | 5 | On the ball city | Simon Barnes |
| 14th= | 5 | Totalfootball | Nick T |
| 14th= | 5 | Twoshedz | Twoshedz |
| 14th= | 5 | Scotland’s Revenge | Andrew Robb |
| 14th= | 5 | carlosfandango | Carl Mesner Lyons |
| 14th= | 5 | hand of job | david hickson |
| 20th= | 4 | The Italian Stallion | Eddie Vassallo |
| 20th= | 4 | SoccerBowl XIX | Paul Revy |
| 20th= | 4 | anybody but england | Gordon “Scotland was robbed” Crawford |
| 20th= | 4 | roar times three | Rory |
| 20th= | 4 | The Wizard of Dribble | Stephen “Stan” Matthews |
| 20th= | 4 | The Andrews Family | Ethan and Finn Andrews |
| 20th= | 4 | Magic Sponge | David Crook |
| 20th= | 4 | keegan’s fro | Deana |
| 20th= | 4 | World Cup Widow | Sally Mesner Lyons |
| 20th= | 4 | Jules ‘Rimmer’ | Dan McGrath |
| 20th= | 4 | Danish Bacon | Nik Goodman |
| 20th= | 4 | Guinness Original | Martin Borrett |
| Oof | 3 | it is now | jim chambers |
| Oof | 3 | Golden ‘Berry’ Balls | Berry |
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At least someone’s happy
After five games (as at Saturday night):
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Nick having a bit of a Rob Green there.
As for today’s games, and this will be the only time I ever say this, COME ON AUSTRALIA!!
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Carl’s world cup prediction game
I’ve been doing world cup prediction games since 1990. Originally involving hand-drawn forms, then grainy photocopies of spreadsheets and finally entering the electronic age via email.
Now thanks to the cloudy web magic of google forms, it can all be web 2.0 and be easy-peasy for everyone.
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Carhenge, Nebraska
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Music for road trip
We’re shortly going on what looks like a great road trip: Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana, Utah and back to Colorado.
Of course, one part of the fantasy is to have lots of great American music to while away the hours on the highways. Here’s the first stab at CDs to take. What else should we take?
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Going nowhere
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Convalescing
Dylan has one more week with the plastic hat on. By and large, she’s
doing remarkably well. She’s stoic and doesn’t complain even though
everything must be frustrating and bewildering.
This sunny Sunday morning is a treat for both of us. I’m reading a
book and she’s chomping at passing flies.
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Chorizo at Whitecross St market
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Dylan after knee op
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Chaise Lounge
Years ago (like, 1994) I stumbled across a club called Chaise Longue* in Regent Street. It was a crooner/cheesey listening night and devoid of any sneering/irony – they loved the tracks. This was before the flaccid irony of Mike Flowers Pops (though I liked him too), “I love the 70s” TV shows and Peter Kay.
I left the club with a free home-made cassette which I’ve played to death. Literally – this morning it won’t play without wowwwwwing and slurrrrring.
So for posterity, I’ve re-created it** on Spotify. Crank up and enjoy.
* I always thought it was Chaise Lounge as a clever pun, but nope
** with the exception of Something Stupid by Frank and Nancy Sinatra which isn’t available on Spotify yet
Blake’s Auguries of Innocence is on the tube as ‘Science poems on the Underground’.
That poem has nothing to do with science!
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Virginia Water II
Frosty February fun
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Woodland fun
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Cameraphone pix
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Cascade, Virginia Water
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Camber Sands
Dylan on the beach today. Still trying to get those action shots nice and sharp
