6x9

 

This snap was taken some years back in Lancs on t'canal of Mondo my lovely cycling pal. Not sure why I didn't use these cameras more as despite their age, were fine picture takers.

Arab Baths

 

It wasn't crowded

down the road a bit

 

Somehow my health has been playing up a bit so have not been up to much but here's a snap from a recent car trip to Harris. A lovely day despite our preferred cafe being shut

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yes, digi ir. sorry about that.

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Vic

 

Sad to say our great pal Victor Posse died yesterday.

Think this picture sums Vic up - always up for a challenge here riding a tandem criterium race with Evelyn some years back. 

A fine fellow, he will be missed by everyone not least his wife Gwyneth and the rest of his family.

Rest in Peace Sir

Loom

 

We went to the picture houde the others  to see a talkie. Very nice at was too, lots of good actors and all that.

While we were there we bumped into all manner of local minor celebs taking in the opening of a LooM retrospective. Was lovely to see a few familiar faces again. We have not been to an art opening in ages. Well, not for a month anyway. One of the pieces on display was based on our brutalist bus stops we have here , like this one in our village below a brutalist church building.

normal service has resumed

 Normal as in wind and rain over the village here. 

Been out but better indoors.

binscapes

 Perhaps I will rerun to a fav of mine - binscapes

conflicted

 

We got off the bus because it looked like it might be an interesting place. It wasn't that interesting to be honest so we sat on the pavement till the next bus appeared; then we got off by a harbour full of gin palaces and yahoo Henriettas and a welcome cafe - once we had negotiated the extensive road works. such are the delights of the last day abroad place when you have run out of energy and drive. I mean, me on a tourist bus? I'm from Bath-Spa and quite the better class of snob don't you know.

It's peeing with rain atm. Tis cold and windy. I did enjoy a short stroll to the crofters this morning to take some greens for the wee animules of which they have plenty.

Now, as I write this on wednesday I am trying to decide whether to go to indoor bowls in Stormoway or  else stay home and watch the many bike races that are happening and being broadcast. Mmm, now what to do?

bikists

 

Lots of them, in every cafe we passed and on the road as well. Looked lovely and I so wanted it to be me.

can't resist

 

I think this is an Oooof

 

There you are, the very next snap on the film is lovely. {obvs I shan't show you all the failures] but this is why I continue to make these snaps. For the moment.

ATM, the weather has gone very cold. Bitter in fact. I back in my winter garb,

Poor thing

 

I hate seeing these horse carriages especially in warm weather. At least I saw the driver man hosing the poor beast down while they awaited more tourists.

Not sure why I do this type of snap now since I probably have done it to death. My only reasoning is that something 'new' will reveal itself. And anyway, I still have Polypan-f film :-) Lots of it as it happens.

 

back in the old country

 

What a  marvelous stroll we had along the waters of Leith that day. Before the rain and me falling over that is.

We had been to the Museum of contemporary Arts before that. [nice cup of tea thanks]. Twas lovely till it wasn't.

What?

 

No idea since you ask. 

Saw it and had to snap it. 

That's the sort of excitement I have on holiday.

bin on hols

 Did I mention we been on hols. I'm recovering well since you ask. In fact I went out for a leetle island photo jaunt with me pal Toots the other day. Sunshine and everything. It was a digital trip so I won't show it here but we had a lovely coffee and kake in a cafe. made it all worthwhile.

I still have a couple of films from me hols to develop. Somehow I don't seem to be 'on it' quite so quickly these days. I mean there's an unscanned film right in front of me as I type. Obviously full of masterpieces but perhaps they need to mature before I look at them.

scootering

Told you they were everywhere. whizzing this way and that - all ages aboard and not an obvious problem anywhere. 

Got the bike Eve is going to use for a forthcoming retro bike ride down from the loft. A lovely campag equipped Euroba - race owned by a good pal Vic Posse. The freewheel is being super-efficient as I write, freewheeling in both directions which it shouldn't. I have let loose on the wd40 and hope that will do the trick.

Bear with me while go out to the darkroom to develop a film. Will not be long.

 

Birthday

 

It was Eve's significant birthday recently so, as it happens, once we had paid our carbon offset took the nightmare that is traveling by plane to a warm place. Lots of bikes and electric scooters all over the place. Cafes here and there and all places;  blimin cars everywhere too. 

We have just about recovered from this trip. Not sure I'll do it again.