view from below, the time was late afternoon with the sun on an angle. I enjoyed just sitting there and absorbing the stillness.
a view from the car, the bushes look like they're dancing by the road, or running to catch up.
Friday, 26 December 2008
Beehive Tombs
These ancient tombs, over 5000 years old, are out in the open for anyone to walk up to. In a remarkable shape for all that age, nestled in the rocky mountains.
view from below, the time was late afternoon with the sun on an angle. I enjoyed just sitting there and absorbing the stillness.
view from below, the time was late afternoon with the sun on an angle. I enjoyed just sitting there and absorbing the stillness.
UAE - Oman in 15 hours
A trip to Oman with Rae, leaving 5am through the desert fog, visibility was about 1 car width! After negotiating the fog VERY SLOWLY and adding an hour or two to the trip, we got into Oman. The difference between landscape around Abu Dhabi and Oman became palpable as we drove down the endlessly straight road, something like 1 hour of straightness
. Craggy rock/mountains, like everything's been drained from them over thousands of years.
here we are in... the ancient and quite touristic city. But not badly tourist, no haggling, no chasing, no bad t-shirts, just a few stalls full of HORRIBLY overpriced beautiful beads and daggers.... the daggers a big NO but the beads were v nice.
Little Big Person
Time in Cooma spent reevaluating high school past plus generally getting into that timeless space of being at home and being on holidays. See photos.
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Tuesday, 23 December 2008
Sunday, 26 October 2008
A Week in France
I flew down to the south of France to meet Jean Michel and his mum on her farm near Perpignon, near the Pyrenees. Beautiful wine-growing district, tiny wine-growing villages in the valley, steep rocky wind-blown mountains all around. Great bakeries, got hooked on chocolate chip bread, and fresh baguettes for breakfast, dipped in the coffee.
Then we went up to Paris, overnight train, stayed with JMs dad near the Eiffel Tower for one night, and central Paris for the other two nights. Visited Palace of Versailles with a surprise exhibition by American artist Jeff Koons (which worked surprisingly well in that setting), and the Mondial bi-annual motor show. Also it was the annual Nuit Blanche, White Night, where all cultural venues eg museums were free. Heard some Gregorian Chants at Notre Dam at 9pm, then walked to the Pompidou at 11.30pm, but there was a HUGE queue so we walked back to the hotel. Paris still busy - and mostly sober - at 12 midnight, a good mix of age groups on the street even at that time, young and old. Stopped for nutella crepes with bananas from a steet vendor.
Drove back to the ferry, via a nice old town with a grand old cathedral, France's oldest, with dramatic black and white tiled floors, including a maze.
Then we went up to Paris, overnight train, stayed with JMs dad near the Eiffel Tower for one night, and central Paris for the other two nights. Visited Palace of Versailles with a surprise exhibition by American artist Jeff Koons (which worked surprisingly well in that setting), and the Mondial bi-annual motor show. Also it was the annual Nuit Blanche, White Night, where all cultural venues eg museums were free. Heard some Gregorian Chants at Notre Dam at 9pm, then walked to the Pompidou at 11.30pm, but there was a HUGE queue so we walked back to the hotel. Paris still busy - and mostly sober - at 12 midnight, a good mix of age groups on the street even at that time, young and old. Stopped for nutella crepes with bananas from a steet vendor.
Drove back to the ferry, via a nice old town with a grand old cathedral, France's oldest, with dramatic black and white tiled floors, including a maze.
Tuesday, 26 August 2008
Morrissey at Hyde Park
Went to see Morrissey in the Hyde park as part of the V-Festival in August. Good night. Highlight songs included How Soon is Now, Death of a Disco Dancer, and First of the Gang to Die. For the Disco Dancer song, Morrissey got so into it that he lay on the stage, backwards, gesture of despair, yet pretty spunky for a 48-year-old. Also in How Soon he hammed up a couple of lines, It was great, he was a pretty top performer, I felt moved. Beck was showing beforehand - ok but a bit too blase.
Sunday, 24 February 2008
Friday, 22 February 2008
Thursday, 21 February 2008
Tuesday, 19 February 2008
test email to group
This wont work if the photos look crap, because this is the whole point of getting blogger over wordpress...
this is a test email to group
this photo is also a test
and this is another one, uploaded larger
Think you just have to keep 'entering' to get the space and wrap-around
Lucy the Lurcher
These photos come from the walk with my Aunt on her morning walks with the dogs and friends around Godalming Surrey, the dog in the picture is Lucy the Lurcher, a totally loony dog of a breed I've never seen before. The Lurchers are a gypsy breed, not recognised by the kennel clubs, and consisting of EITHER a greyhound or whippet mixed with some kind of terrier. The mixture creates a jack-in-the-box sprinbok of a dog, the likes of which I've never seen before. Lucy's owner Linda was a devoted lurcher fan, and keen for them to remain the characteristic 'wild cards' of the dog breeds.
Tuesday, 12 February 2008
Abu Dhabi - photo album
Well this is the first go at a slide show - will be a quick method of uploading new photos - of which there are heaps, with my new Canon G9.
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