Seaside Man

• They all look the Same To Me From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (13 hours old)

  Is this a Greenfinch? I think it is. Really good birdwatchers amaze me. When I was out on Borth Bog with my camera a few months ago I met a serious twitcher who asked me "Have you seen anything in… more

• Mae hi'n Stormus yn Borth From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (1 day old)

  Sorry about the rubbish picture, but I snatched it quickly through the balcony door taking my life in my hands as I did so. You should have seen Molly our cat move when the wind and rain raged in!… more

• Oblique Strategies - Turn It Upside Down From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (2 days old)

  (click on the picture to enlarge it) In 1975, Peter Schmidt (Painter) and Brian Eno (musician and producer) produced a set of 113 inspirational cards in a box. The set was called "Oblique Strategie… more

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

  I did a very very stupid thing yesterday. I was cutting the edges off a picture to put it into my sketchbook using a craft knife and a metal ruler, something I have done hundreds of times before. … more

• October Rust From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (4 days old)

  Lost in silence, sitting here remembering the first gold-green of early spring. So sweet the breeze, so soft the days of misty bliss, of memories. The birth of total trust. Into the heat,… more

• Sunshine on the Waves From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (5 days old)

  I couldn't have asked for a more cheery sight when I poked my head out of the bedroom door this morning. I hope nature looks as lovely where you are today. Cheers, Tom.… more

• Sigur Ros - Heima From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (6 days old)

  Helen and I watched Heima last night. It’s a documentary about the 2006 homecoming concert tour by the ethereal Icelandic post-Rock band Sigur Ros. It’s a stunningly beautiful film that shows … more

• I Thought I'd Missed Autumn From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (7 days old)

  It's been one of those years when the leaves stayed green for ages until a massive storm knocked them all off before they had a chance to turn autumnal. Luckily, yesterday, I saw the above. The ma… more

• When you Borrow Money, Borrow it from Pessimists From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (8 days old)

  They won’t expect to get it back! Cheers, Tom.… more

• You Know How Sometimes You Like Something But Don’t Know Why? From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (9 days old)

  That’s how I feel about the picture above. It’s grainy and low quality but something about it just appeals to me. I get the same thing from certain pieces of music and certain films. This piec… more

• An Interview with Banana The Poet From SeasideMan ^Pro in Seaside Man (10 days 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 (11 days 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 (12 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 (12 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 (13 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 (14 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 (15 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 (16 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 (16 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 (17 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 (18 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 (19 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 (20 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 (21 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 (22 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 (23 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 (24 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 (25 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 (26 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 (27 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

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