We are so often attracted to flowers by their stunning and vibrant colours — a lemon yellow daffodil or a deep red rose. But back in the early 20th century a radiologist, Dr Dain Tasker, was interested in the anatomy of flowers using his professional skills and X-ray film to highlight the soft layering of petals and leaves. This produced ghostly, monochrome images looking more like pen & ink drawings than photographs.
Pussy porn again this week …
Meet the latest two additions to the household: The Tuxedo Twins.
Born: 6 April 2016
Arrived here: 3 June 2016
Mother was rescued, very pregnant, and cared for by our local animal rescue group, Guardian Angels Animal Support. These two were our choice from the five kittens. Needless to say our existing cat, Tilly, is not impressed. Well not yet anyway!
Tuxedo Twins (Primrose and Wizard) Enjoy a Lie-in and a Radiator Greenford; June 2016 Wizard (Tuxedo Boy) Practices his Ninja Moves Greenford; June 2016 Primrose (Tuxedo Girl) Attacks the String Greenford; June 2016 Click the images for larger views on Flickr
This week a photograph from a few weeks ago, taken on a rather hazy (read, polluted) morning on the way into central London on the A40. I was struck by the sheer amount of metalwork adorning the sky as well as the road.
Metalworks A40 Acton, London; May 2016 Click the image for a larger view
This will probably be the last of the photographs here from our early April trip to York — but there are quite a few more on my Flickr photostream. This is a montage of 5 or 6 shots of York Minster from the SW.
It is well known, at least around here, that Britain has more than its fair share of eccentrics. And we have had for a very long time. Think back to John Aubrey, John Evelyn and even Samuel Pepys. Then there are the eccentric Victorian clergyman, with too much time on their hands, who investigated everything from stone circles to the propagation of primulas and photography.
Should we therefore be surprised that, even today, the eccentrics are still amongst us? And the latest example: David Brewer, from Chorley in Lancashire, who has spent the last 8 or 9 years photographing every single railway station in mainland Britain. Why? Because they’re there.
Another doggie picture this week. Well, this one isn’t so much a dog as a bear. I certainly wouldn’t like to have to keep the animal in meat! Spotted at Castle Howard a few weeks ago.
Not So Much a Dog, More a Bear Castle Howard, April 2016
This week’s photograph is for Sue … One very mucky small terrier seen a couple of weeks ago on York station. Heaven knows where it had been as it wasn’t exactly a wet day.
As many of you know we were in York last weekend for as conference. And on the Sunday we had an outing to see the glories of Castle Howard. So here’s a panorama of the rear of the house.
Castle Howard Panorama
April 2016 Click the image for a larger view
Eccentric looks at life through the thoughts of a retired working thinker
