Seaside Man

• An Interview with Banana The Poet From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (17 hours old)

  Some of you reading this will be familiar with Banana the Poet, sometimes also known as Michele. She has a series of poetry books being released, and has organised a “blog tour” to help publicise th… more

• Misty Morning From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (1 day old)

  (Click on the picture to enlarge it) It's a glorious but very cold morning. I can't hang about as I need to get out and about before the mist disappears. I took the above picture from my bedroo… more

• I wonder how many people have this sort of job From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (2 days old)

  There are very many "blogs" here at BCUK selling things. This one for example: http://bestsellerlcdtv.blog.co.uk/2009/11/08/samsung-ln19b360-19-inch-720p-lcd-hdtv-review-7331249/ So I thought I'… more

• Snow on the Hills? From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (2 days old)

  My apologies for the poor quality of the picture, but is that snow on those distant hills? Brrr! Very cold morning. I was privileged to see a rather nice moon last night. Here it is (it gets sl… more

• Monsters From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (3 days old)

  The waves are monsters today. No surfers though. I wonder why that is? I hope everyone is well and having a good weekend. Cheers, Tom.… more

• Old Red-Eye is Back From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (4 days old)

  (click on the picture to enlarge it)Last night was Guy Fawkes Night when we commemorate burning an effigy of a Roman Catholic who tried to blow up parliament, and let off lots of fireworks. I was ho… more

• The Illusion of Democracy From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (5 days old)

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8342888.stm The article is about banning smoking in hospital car parks and grounds, but it was this that caught my eye: “Last month MPs supported a backbe… more

• So, it seems BCUK have deleted lots of tags From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (6 days old)

  Hello SeasideMan, in order to use your tags to improve the searchability of your blog posts, it has been necessary to make a few changes to the tag system. The changes are as follows: - tags … more

• A Glimpse of the Sea... From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (6 days old)

  ...for anyone who wants to see it. I'd say more but I'm in a hurry! Cheers, Tom.… more

• Fish Out of Water From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (7 days old)

  I spent 25 years in a scientific world, getting my degree and then as a computer programmer. The world I inhabited then was a very precise one. To get the computers to do exactly what you want and… more

• Surfboards From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (8 days old)

  Sometimes, a natural photo opportunity just sticks itself under your nose and says "Here I am!". The surfing students were getting a short talk from teacher so I grabbed the moment to snap their b… more

• Learning from Lanterns From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (9 days old)

  Last night was the Machynlleth lantern parade for Halloween, so Helen and I toddled over there to photograph it. It was quite a difficult shoot. There were people milling around all over the place… more

• Insomnia From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (10 days old)

  Deep in the bosom of the gentle night Is when I search for the light Pick up my pen and start to write I struggle, fight dark forces In the clear moon light Without fear... insomnia I can't … more

• "Two men look out the same prison bars; From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (11 days old)

  One sees mud and the other stars" - Frederick Langbridge A quote which makes you think, but you can sometimes see interesting things by looking down instead of up: Cheers, Tom. … more

• Poisoning Pigeons in the Park From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (12 days old)

  The mind works in mysterious ways. When sorting through my pictures to make deletions last night (Woohoo now down to 4500!!), I found the above picture of a pigeon that I took in a small square in… more

• It's Weird From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (13 days old)

  It was 20C here yesterday. For the end of October, t-shirt weather feels strange, but I'm not complaining. Bees were out and about and so were butterflies: I wonder if this means we are in for a … more

• Squirreling Things Away From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (14 days old)

  I was horrified to discover last night that I have over 6000 photographs stored on my computer. I thought I was quite good at sifting wheat from chaff, but clearly I‘m not! I shall slowly work my … more

• When the Light Gets Low From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (15 days old)

  It was dark at 5PM last night. I can't believe how quickly these winter nights seem to have come upon us this year. We have 4 or 5 months of long dark nights to look forward to. I'm not a fan o… more

• Very Succesful 350 Day From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (16 days old)

  http://www.350.org/ Congratulations to all the organisers and participants of the event in Borth, and the global organisers too. The events round the world gained much publicity and media coverage. T… more

• Today Is 350 Day From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (17 days old)

  http://www.350.org/ "On 24 October, people in 181 countries are coming together for the most widespread day of environmental action in the planet's history. At over 5200 events around the world, pe… more

• New Monitor From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (18 days old)

  I treated myself to a new monitor we couldn't afford yesterday. *sigh* It was essential though: the old monitor I was using just didn't show the colours properly. This one is 22 inches wide and… more

• A Film Star In My Street From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (19 days old)

  In this post here: http://seasideman.blog.co.uk/2009/09/01/the-last-picture-show-6866073/ I mentioned the Welsh film Sleep Furiously. That is the library van from the film, and it's parked in fron… more

• She's a Rainbow From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (19 days old)

  So there I was yesterday in the conservatory, communing with ma dawg, bright sunshine streaming in. And then, heavy rain on the roof. And I thought "How queer - rain and sun together"! The above w… more

• Wet Donkey From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (20 days old)

  Donkeys really do look like they have the weight of the world on their shoulders. Have you ever seen a happy-looking donkey? If you were expecting something rude from that title, bad luck! C… more

• Busy busy From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (21 days old)

  Blimey, have I got a lot of stuff to do today and for the next few days! I'm being paid to rephotograph some B&W photographs digitally and then get them printed and framed. It's a good project… more

• These cows are small; those are far away From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (22 days old)

  We like the comedy series Father Ted in this household. There is one funny moment where Ted is trying to explain perspective to Dougal using small toy cows. Dougal can't get his head round how the… more

• Railway station at night From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (23 days old)

  Last night I was on my own, so I went to the cinema to see Lars Von Trier's latest film Antichrist. It's quite a dark and peculiar work and towards the end a few things happen that are definitely … more

• Please don't throw me off the sofa Tom! From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (24 days old)

  (click the picture to enlarge it) I didn't :-) Cheers, Tom.… more

• Anyone know what sort of tree this is? From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (25 days old)

  One set of leaves: Another set of leaves: The whole thing: Cheers, Tom. P.S. the pictures get bigger if you click on them.… more

• Robin From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (26 days old)

  To prove that we do get colourful birds in this country, here is a Robin to add to yesterday's Bluetits (click it to enlarge it): Have a most excellent day! Cheers, Tom.… more

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