March 2026 Update and sorry no flowers but for a few.

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Welcome back to my little piece of the web. Thanks for returning.

As metaphorical Rome burns and Donald the proxy Emperor Nero scratches out a self congratulatory tune on his fiddle for threatening genocide on one and all. The Chinese curse 'May you be blessed to live in interesting times' flatters his every word.

But still life goes on and I would like you to put my lovely friend Sue Kersey in your thoughts and prayer as she begins to pick up the pieces after her struggle with a stroke. It was also my Fathers 88th birthday at the end of March. So happy belated birthday Dad.

It is with a big apology for the blogs lateness this month. We have been tired from packing up stuff for our move home that should have happened two weeks ago. I have been trying to get through to the local council, but its a bit like pulling teeth. And after listening to the same tune down the phone for an hour, I give up in dis-pear.

Due to the upheavals going on I did not think it wise to get any flowers this month as I normally would. It would put an unnecessary strain on Amy, which would not be fair.

So it is a bit of a short one this month. We will be back next month with something new I hope, that is if Donald Trump (has anyone noticed how troublingly those around him are talking about him like he is the second coming of Christ?) has not started World War III as he just might do.

Please enjoy this months slim offerings

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The Garden

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Well not so much from a garden, but rather St. Johns Church in town. These snaps are from the shrubs that border this Church and make the place look welcoming. Such a shame then that sadly every time I used the path in the Church to cut through to the Doctors I often come across a posse of drugged up space cadets (Junkies) ripped to their tits on methamphetamine and weed, There is a soup kitchen run by the church for the homeless and destitute. Which is a grand idea, its just that sadly it gets abused by some of the people who use it. Still the shrubs are nice to photograph.

Still Life

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Some of what you see here this month might look confusing but I hope you can see what it is. Especially the first three. They are some abstracts I took of a park bench against a black wall with some lemons on the ground (I was feeling arty farty at the time). It might be clear to you, but it looks reasonably interesting. The other images are of red tulips with a bit of an I.C.M. Touch. I thought about putting them in the I.C,M, gallery, but I thought they looked out of place. So they are in the Still Life gallery instead.

Still Life Minimalism

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These minimalist images or a fence, a road sign and some branches of a tree were taken out and about in St Johns Church. Also there is two captures of a box of eggs and an old Swanvesta Match box. All taken at their bare minimal.

Emily Bajic Second Shoot

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Welcome back Emily Bajic to her second shoot with us It was another laid back shoot with us at the Boardroom Studio in Derby. For more fashion with the gang. Everyone was there. Amy, Phil and Shadrine at Kavour Beauty on the makeup. Thanks then to all involved.

Emily will be back soon for a third shoot this year in September or august I think?

That is it for this month. Sorry its not a long one and no flowers from the florist this time around.

Bye x

February Blog Update and the clock is ticking

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Welcome back to my little piece of the web.

I am going to be short and sweet this month as I am already way behind on stuff in and around us.

Our moving date is getting closer and we have had to throw ourselves at the mercy of the local council am sure it will be alright in the end, its just the getting there that can drag out. It is just the thought of everything we have all packed away is daunting. We have amassed such clutter over the years of being here. Most of it will have to go sadly. What a waste.

We have been doing a few shoots over the time, but once again a bit behind on publishing and updating. This shoot featured here in this months update was actually taken at the end of January and itself postponed from December as we were sick with flu.

I am going to cut it short there as I am feeling tired. So I shall leave you to enjoy the pictures from Februarys photography.

Bye

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Still Life / Fine Art Update

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Amy purchased a bunch of red tulips a while ago and we got to use them for still life images, getting closer to the subject matter for an intense red and green. I found that trying to take a shot of them getting the whole subject was a biy too much for the eye to take in. So we kept it simple. I picked the two best to edit and did a few more (Yet to be edited) in the I.C.M. Style for next months update. I also took pictures of a tree close to my house and Accidentally solarized the picture, but it looked good after colouring them orange.

Munira & Mercybongo third Shoot Together

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As I mentioned this was the postponed shoot from December 2025, finally completed in January starring Munira Model and Mercybongo together for a third time. Sadly Shadrine could not make the shoot as she had had an accident and was resting up in Hospital.

So thank you then to our two star models, the lovely Munira and Mercybongo. Thanks to Phil at The Boardroom, in Derby for all his help and of course Amy for assisting me on the day.

February Flower Updates

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This is February's flowers in all their glory. I only managed to process one oil painting image this month in Photoshop. As the second picture just did not look right and after numerous attempts I finally gave up. So thanks then to Chris and the ladies at he Bramblesrist and Flowers to yours and Amy for her arranging and help.

Thank you for visiting the blog. Apologies for its shortness this month and please come back for more in March. That is if we are settled in where ever we go.

Thank you.

Take Care

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January 2026 Update, moving home and welcome to the new year.

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Welcome back to my little piece of the web. Thanks for returning.

Yes we are moving, as of yet to where I don’t know, but our Landlady has given us our matching orders after eighteen plus years. In fairness to her she did let us know this was her plan several years ago, but now it seems all real. I am sure it will turn out alright in the end, but it might mean that I may not be in a position to update this blog for a short while

We had a model shoot this month as well with Mercybongo and Munira Model at the studio, but I haven't finished editing them all yet. So there will be a delay in sending them out and posting them on the website and blog.

Talking of posting things up I still have not made myself a new Instagram page. I haven't used it in months and to tell you the truth, I have not missed it. I do not feel the need for validation of my peers. As well as been staggered by how much time I wasted on the app. Time I will never get back again wasted scrolling through shit really. I fail to see the use in it as for me it was like an orchestra playing to an empty room. Why? That said I may go on it in the end just to keep in touch.

So that's it for now. I hope you enjoy this years January blog. I hope to be in a position to be able to update at the end of February, but we shall have to wait and see. I shall miss this house and our little studio where all the flower pictures were take. I shall not miss the Baxi boiler, that I am sure was a Nazi in a previous life reincarnated.

Take care of yourselves and see you again soon

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Fine Art / Hush Abstractism update

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I screwed up last month as I did not allow the viewers to see later versions of the thumb nails. So I have corrected that and you can see it here.

Following on from that here are some fresh stuff created using coloured tissue paper all scrumpled up, rather than the normal chiffon scarfs.

*NEW*. Project – I.C.M.

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I have started a section of new stuff for the Projects tab, with some I.C.M. Pictures I took while away for the New Year. A few of them are of rides in Wickstead Park as well as other stuff. I like the results I.C.M. (Intentional Camera Movement) gives me. You have to take maybe twenty pictures of the subject to get the definitive shot, but it is worth the effort.

Projects Update – Abstract

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I haven't done much with this project in a while, but have saved up a few images for what I have done. Scenes from the Train Station ceiling. Stacked comic books. Picture frames and a Rolleiflex camera. I hope you like them.

Projects Update – Landscapes

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Just a few landscapes this time. We were a bit tired that day, yet still managed to find a few little gems to photograph.

Random Images

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Some random images this month. One including a picture of my father sitting on a park bench over looking the sea. Taken inspiration from the front cover of a Boz Scaggs LP, only thing is that the picture was taken in Wickstead Park and nowhere near the coast. The magic of Photoshop.

The Garden – Dads Winter Garden

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Whilst away for the New Year we were blessed with tranquil weather and so I took the opportunity to snap away at my parents winter garden. Here are the results. Not so much beauty, as more texture and form. Not everything has to be postcard pretty to make it interesting.

January Flower Updates

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Another year starts in great shape with a fresh batch of flowers from my favourite florist. This month we have a spray painted flower whose name I cannot remember, but it looks good.

Thanks as always to Chris and the ladies at he Bramblesrist and Flowers to yours and Amy for her arranging and help.

That is it for this month.

Be sure to come back next month.

Bye x

December updates and farewell my old friend

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Geetings to you all for this time of the year, but apologies if I no longer feel the Christmas cheer this year.

On Wednesday December the 10th my friend Colin Greatorex slipped away from us due to complications with sepsis. His daughter Sonia called me that evening in a flood of tears to inform me of his passing. It is a strange thing that as you grow slowly into old age, you a doomed to see more of your friends and colleagues slip away from you like a thief in the night. It is both humbling, as well as saddening.

I have found myself thinking of Colin and how he always turned up for our meet ups in the bus station wearing his duffle coat, wool hat and brandishing a pile of papers under his arm in a plastic bag. Quietly spoken, we would visit the Capo Lounge and grab a bite and a cup. Chewing the fat, putting the world to right and once again saving the universe as we know it in the hours we spent chatting. They were fun times, good times and to be treasured. When I first heard of Collins illness I tried to contact him via the phone. But never got a response. Thankfully he called me on the third day and we agreed to meet up early in January. I would grab a taxi and go to see him. I guess that was not to be. It will join my growing list of regrets that I did not get to see him one last time and say a proper goodbye. So it is the smallest of things I have done to add his name on the landing page of this website in the dedications. Grief can be a selfish thing, as we think of what 'we' will miss rather than what others are going through. So for all my regrets I am aware that Colin leaves behind his daughter Sonia and granddaughter Queenie as well as a wider family unit. Their loss is the greater.

We will meet again one day, so until then … sleep well my friend.

On a lighter note there was supposed to have been a fashion shoot this month with Munira Model and Mercybongo, but it was moved to January. Reason for this is that Amy came home with a dose of the flu and gifted it to me as her generosity knows no bounds! So we were both feeling bad and I thought it better to postpone. Infact I still have the remnants of the flu with a rasping cough. This thing is holding on to me for dear life like its a home sick turd.

This years craft was not achieved by itself. It was a team effort. So I wish to thank all involved: Shadrine from Kavour Beauty. Phil Lynam at The Boardroom Studio. James at ACE ABC Taxis. And the following models Fern Thompson Munira Model, Mercybongo, Maryna Sedin, Ivory Flame, Lyra Rose, Sonia Greatorex and Emily Bajic

And finaly a shout out to my long sufering wife Amy. Love you xx

It is Christmas so I am mindful that this blog is not to gloomy. So here is wishing everyone who is reading this a merry Christmas and a great New Year.

Please enjoy this months scaled down update.

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