Maidenhead Art on the Street
A short while before Christmas the lovely people at Boville’s in Maidenhead organised Art on the Street, being a two day art market aimed at local artists, with the benefit of sponsorship it only cost...
View ArticleBooks of joy #1 – Highrise Buildings of Shanghai in 80′s
Hurrah for books, especially obscure books that serve no purpose other than being intriguing. I’ve been practicing my (not so) l33t photography skillz on my esoteric book collection. Here’s part 1:...
View ArticleBooks of joy #2 – Typaedia
Hush now Daily Mail readers, Typaedia has nothing to do with children. I love this book, mostly for nostalgic reasons but also for the little bit of history as well. The Typaedia is exactly what it...
View ArticlePhoto Catchup
In lieu of actually writing anything, here’s a quick roundup of recent(ish) photos… Knowl Hill in the Snow: Braving the wastelands of Knowl Hill in the snow: Katie – Rescuer of abandoned Christmas...
View ArticleSpring Darkness
Quick photo catchup. Accidentally have a mix of slightly dark/gothic looking pics and assorted spring pics (not really a surprise). We took a trip to West Wycombe with Emily and Katie during which...
View ArticleQuack?
We took a day off last weekend. No work, no study, etc and went to feed the ducks on Ray Mill Island (not for the whole day, there’s only so long you can spend distributing bread to waterfowl). Was...
View ArticlePhoto Spew (Salisbury Plain Day Trip)
Got back into the bad habit of leaving weeks worth of photos on the camera, also not really had much of a chance to take too many photos recently. Work has been a shit. Processed a load today, some...
View ArticleChinnor & Princes Risborough Railway Trip
Having another massive camera clearout. Here’s the first set. Sometime last year we went on a big hike around Bledlow Ridge with Emily and Katie, while walking we kept hearing weird loud noises which...
View ArticleBirthday Trip to Runnymede
For my birthday we went for a walk round the assorted attractions/historic monuments of Runnymede. We visited the Air Force Memorial first (after accidentally interrupting doggers in the car park). The...
View ArticleGuards Club Island
After being antagonised to the point of hiding under the desk by work related stupidity I went for a walk to the river for lunch. Although I’ve lived in Maidenhead most of my life I’ve never been onto...
View ArticleTrees in silhouette
I really need to get my photos in order. I’ve been photographing some nice silhouettes of winter trees but have not bothered to tag anything so can’t find half of them. There’s a lesson here: tag stuff...
View ArticleBraywick Nature Centre, Maidenhead – August 2015
I’ve been out practicing with the camera at Braywick Nature Centre on my lunch breaks (also I need to get some exercise before I can no longer fit in any of my clothes and I need some peace and quiet...
View ArticleAll Saints’ Church, Binfield – Photos
I like churches. Historically and architecturally I find them fascinating, as an environment I find them calming. They are one of the few places I can be where no-one is yelling at me. Being somewhere...
View ArticleBurnham Beeches in Autumn
Due to a whole bunch of unnecessary nonsense I’m no longer working in Maidenhead but have relocated to Bourne End, which is not so bad. One of the great positives is it’s much closer to assorted...
View ArticleHoliday Pics – Liberty’s Owl, Raptor and Reptile Centre
We went on holiday in October because I need to be away from computers for a while and because we’re weird and prefer to go away in Autumn. We spent a week in the New Forest which is beautiful and...
View ArticleHoliday Pics – Buckler’s Hard
It has a funny name, the promise of naval shenanigans, it’s in the New Forest and we were on holiday. What could go wrong? My child. My child could go wrong. Deciding he HATED it from the moment we got...
View ArticleFresh air, tea and a glimmer of sanity (in the Chilterns)
It’s been a long year already and bought some unexpected changes, some harsh but which have over time worked out for the better. I’ve been putting off writing this for a good few weeks and that’s...
View ArticleSt. James the less – Stubbings – Photos
I’ve driven past St. James the less in Stubbings (Maidenhead) repeatedly over the last couple of decades but never had the chance to stop and take a look around. I was on my way back from hiking in the...
View ArticleYour Carriage Awaits – Prints on Society6
I remembered I have a Society6 store – https://society6.com/anxioussilence so I’ve remembered to upload a design for print. I’ll add some more next weekend. I’ve been primarily focusing on photography...
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