Speed Snapping

Finally some daylight left after work, time for some quicks snaps..
A male Bullfinch..

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..and some beautiful eletricity pylons (about as scenic as it gets within 10 minutes walking distance from home).

RIP Tiddles

June 1988 - Feb 2008

Blakehill Farm

Quick visit to Blakehill Farm wildlife reserve sunday, on the site of a world war 2 airbase it makes for a pleasant wander.

Somerset

Medieval tiles from Mulchelney Abbey (below), relocated to the church after the abbey was destroyed during the reformation.

Part of the ceiling of St Peter & St Paul church, Mulchelney.

Burnham Hovercraft Rescue service whizzing about in front of Burnham lighthouse.

Truck Stop

Quick snap of a trucker waiting at a lay-by fast food van that I quite liked.

Mov Revs

Cloverfield - HDR in movie form. From the dazzling highlights to the deep lowlights, the contrast of this film makes it quite difficult for me to tell if I liked it or hated it overall. I did like the beasts and the effects are stunning, but the characters and action interspersing scenes just missed my interest zone completely. Switching from fantastic action to waffly and boring scenes makes for good dynamics, but for me just watered down the experience.

$9million out of $15million.


Juno - Excellent. Just about on the American Beauty side of the chick flick border, I think it's safe for me to say it was great! Good storyline, great acting, well cast and well put together. If it kept me interested and entertained then it's done a good job as I was expecting to stereotypically not like it. Recommended.

$6million out of $6.5million.

Another World

Visited the Steam museum in Swindon yesterday and thought it was excellent. Not quite as I imagined it, but lots of interesting glimpses into a fascinating period of time. Didn't really take any steam engine photos, but plenty of great details, textures and period curiosities.

Ticket machine.

Boiler rivets.

GWR (Great Western Railway) bridle, looking like it's straight out of the wild west.

The Magneta Time, battery-less clock.


Clocking in/out board.

Misty Morning

6 crow pics combined in photoshop

Icy mist collecting on frozen Hawthorn flowers

Odds and ends

One of the ruined paper mill water wheels near Slaughterford. The crystal clear waters of By Brook were used to create paper from 1635 until the mid 19th century.

Springwatch Chippenham

Long tailed tit, Greater spotted woodpecker, a hoverfly and a swathe snowdrops spotted on local walks. There were a few woodpeckers, but they proved to be quite elusive.

Moon, Sun, Frost, Ice and Rain

A mix of scenes from an early walk around the edge of Chippenham on saturday.

Spring on its way

Amongst all the chaotic weather that's kicking off around the world, spring is starting to creep nearer with snow drops and daffodils appearing.