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210815 Looky-Loo

Nothing like the neighbours putting their house on the market to attract a multiplicity of looky-loos and nosy parkers.  Although the OED has chosen the 'for sale' meaning of the word for today, there is another meaning, namely: 'A person who…
Del
August 21, 2015
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200815 Nailsworth’s Natatorium

I did think about diverting via the local Leisure Centre to get a shot of a proper natatorium, but it occurred to me that a middle-aged woman with a camera skulking around the swimming pool during school holidays might send…
Del
August 20, 2015
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180815 A Means of Psychostosy

I love the idea of weighing souls, but had to settle instead for the means of weighing soles.   Day #230 of the second 365 project, where the daily pic is informed by the OED word of the day.
Del
August 18, 2015
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170815 Holy Adiaphoron

I spent a lot of time thinking about what issues might constitute an adiaphoron and certainly struggled with something that might be 'morally neutral', and then I spotted this book in the local pop-up shop and deemed it might be…
Del
August 17, 2015
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160815 Oliver

 Cloud cover prevented any real moon sightings, so here's one I made earlier.     Day #228 of the second 365 project, where the daily pic is informed by the OED word of the day.
Del
August 16, 2015
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150815 Overcrowded

With deadlines approaching, there was no time to go further than the window on the staircase.  I'm not sure which is more overcrowded at the moment, my life or South Ken tube station (summer holidays + museums = chaos), but it was…
Del
August 15, 2015
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140815 Roister

A rainy day in Chelsea meant limited opportunities for roistering - and I didn't really have anything to celebrate and drinking champagne alone is rather sad.  But the arrival of a package provided an entertaining diversion and, arguably, some roistering…
Del
August 14, 2015
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130815 Abbey-Lubber

Abbey-lubbers are thin on the ground in August, what with it being tourist season an' all, so I thought I'd focus on the "indulgence" element of today's word.  I deliberately ordered a big slab of carrot cake with lots of buttery topping…
Del
August 13, 2015
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120815 Hand of Glory

If there are any pickled hands of executed criminals lying around London, there's a good chance that they would be found here.       Day #224 of the second 365 project, where the daily pic is informed by the OED…
Del
August 12, 2015
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110815 It’s a Sûreté

It's a surety that we are photographed hundreds of times a day.  This is the Chelsea equivalent of the sûreté - although it has now closed down and we have to leg it over to Notting Hill to report any…
Del
August 11, 2015
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100815 Querulous

Met a chum at the BL exhibition and we had a good old moan about God, the universe and the world.  I think that makes us querulous ...   Day #222 of the second 365 project, where the daily pic is…
Del
August 10, 2015
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090815 A Prolix Game

Angry Birds 2 - please note the 3 gold stars for every level so far!  #feelingsmug   Day #221 of the second 365 project, where the daily pic is informed by the OED word of the day.
Del
August 9, 2015
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080815 A Grand Panjandrum

Oh what a grand panjandrum in the car-park - aka the traffic warden.  Somewhat thuggish, sarcastic and scary.  He was going to be my pic of the day, but after our slight contretemps over the inefficiencies of their ticket machine,…
Del
August 8, 2015
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070815 Bonzo the Overner

Bonzo reassures me that she is definitely an overner; although she isn't exactly visiting from the mainland.  In the absence of actually being on the Isle of Wight, I was never going to get a proper representation of today's word.  I…
Del
August 7, 2015
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060815 To Whit

We were all whitting as the number 11 bus ground to a halt at Trafalgar Square.  Jam packed full, going nowhere and feeling like a microwave dinner.  Next time there's a tube strike, I'm staying at home:-(   Day #218…
Del
August 6, 2015
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040815 Omniana

I don't think this counts as a true omniana, but it was providential.  Great excitement in the BL camp with a five page spread in Time Out; and as I was walking along the road, I suddenly spotted it on the…
Del
August 4, 2015
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030815 Workaround

  The workaround solution to the lack of rubbish bins in the borough - carefully place them on the nearest wall. If only all my computer problems could be overcome in the same way.     Day #215 of the…
Del
August 3, 2015
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020815 Narcokleptocracy

Not much of a photo day today, more of an admin day.  I'm not personally acquainted with any narcokleptocracies (although MisterMac is a bit of an expert having read Don Winslow) but given local property prices, I reckon some of…
Del
August 2, 2015