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Who will replace Bozo? #ramble
Read more: Who will replace Bozo? #rambleIt’s Sunday afternoon and I’m late writing today’s ramble. I usually tell you what’s on my mind on Sunday morning. I went out this afternoon with the intention of photographing something. I nearly photographed some shops but they all have shutters over the windows so didn’t look very attractive. I checked out Wednesbury town centre […]
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Discretionary income and inflation #financefriday
Read more: Discretionary income and inflation #financefridayInflation is eating away at our discretionary income. Many people have no discretionary income when they have paid for all the essentials like food, housing, energy, taxes and telecoms. We can keep tabs on our energy consumption and we need to do that as winter approaches. Changing our habits can shave bits off our energy […]
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Photo-Ideas. #photography
Read more: Photo-Ideas. #photographyThis is Bromwich Hall, a 12th or 13th century Manor House in West Bromwich. In this picture, I have photographed just part of the building so making it appear a little secluded. It is owned by Sandwell Council and you can often visit it when they open it to the public for guided tours or […]
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Buddhist and enlightenment? #ramble
Read more: Buddhist and enlightenment? #rambleIt is Sunday morning again so I’ll share my thoughts with you. The heat wave continues here in the UK with temperatures expected to go up to 33 C this afternoon. That is a bit too warm. The air con in the car stopped working too. Yesterday afternoon, I closed the curtains in my bedroom […]
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Camera settings on a DSLR #photography
Read more: Camera settings on a DSLR #photographyIf you’re new to photography the first thing to think about is composition. In the above photo, I’ve included a bench in the foreground to give the picture depth and the trees also add to the sense of depth. The path gives me leading lines and they lead to Highfields House which is in West […]
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The next PM? #ramble
Read more: The next PM? #rambleIt is Sunday morning and here in the UK the sun is shining and it is a pleasant 20C with a cool breeze. I haven’t written so many posts this week as I haven’t been too well. I keep on going, though. New PM? The battle for leadership of the Tory party continues with Liz […]
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In the dark #photography
Read more: In the dark #photographyToday’s picture is of a Midland Metro tram and obviously, the only light available is the lighting at the tram stop and in the tram itself. If something is lit up like that tram that makes getting the shot much easier. There wasn’t much light and so I raised the ISO to 3500 and took […]
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Living for today #ramble
Read more: Living for today #rambleIt has been a week since my last post on this site. I haven’t been too well this week, I need to sort myself out! After the intense heat of the heatwave we are back to “normal” English weather this week and it’s raining as I write this. I like to take photos on a […]
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Mad dogs and Englishmen #ramble
Read more: Mad dogs and Englishmen #rambleIt is Sunday morning and so as usual I’ll share my thoughts with you. It’s wet and cloudy here in the Black Country but I am thinking of an afternoon out taking photographs today. This week was one to remember as the temperature soared to 37 C. Noel Coward’s song said that “Mad dogs and […]