Bird

Bird, originally uploaded by nogbad the bad.

400102

IMG_5310, originally uploaded by nogbad the bad.

Birling - Looking east

IMG_5277, originally uploaded by nogbad the bad.

I think that this shot is about lines and colours. The cliff face is at about midpoint and the horizon intersects at midpoint on the right. The line between the sea and the rocks is at just about the third line. The colours are generally muted but the white on the left is balanced by the blues on the right.

Banana

This banana came to talk to me in Brighton

Hands

Hands, originally uploaded by nogbad the bad.

I decided I wanted to take a self-portrait of my hands and this is what I ended up with.

Sunset

Sunset, originally uploaded by nogbad the bad.

The sun on the river at East Farleigh

Sunrise

Sunrise, originally uploaded by nogbad the bad.

Carole Ann

IMG_5155, originally uploaded by nogbad the bad.

Oil

IMG_5118, originally uploaded by nogbad the bad.

Meet the new boss...........

I saw them play this in concert in 1976 at The Kings Hall, Belle Vue. Roland queued overnight to get the tickets. 

IMP Awards

The Internet Movie Poster awards is a great site showcasing some great movie poster designs - well worth checking out!

Loose scarecrows

Click here for details

Rother Valley Brewing Company

Rother Valley Brewing Company, originally uploaded by nogbad the bad.

Music for Sunday

The Fat Controller

IMG_5082, originally uploaded by nogbad the bad.

It was Thomas the Tank Engine day at Tenterden today

False positives

Chrome keeps warning that this blog is malicious. It may be but the code isn't - it's Chrome throwing a false positive (it also does it on other sites). The long and short of it is that I'm taking out the Blogroll for now until Chrome behaves.

Ashurst church

Thank goodness for that!

I'm really pleased to see this happening. Teachers hide behind an artificial power distance which inhibits the maturity of the interactions in the school and often leaves people with hang ups about people in authority for many years. This very week I attended an event at my son's school and I'm happy to bet that I wasn't the only person in the audience who felt patronised by people far younger (and less qualified) introducing themselves as "Mr" or "Miss" without any regard to forenames and their audience.

Pier head - Worthing

pier head, originally uploaded by nogbad the bad.

The voice and the words

High Street, West Malling

High Street, originally uploaded by nogbad the bad.

Just wanted to get out of the house for an hour and I wound up here

The Devil went down to Georgia

Jemma - This is that track we were trying to listen to in the car!

Apples in the rain

IMG_4852, originally uploaded by nogbad the bad.

Mighty Imps

Yummy! Imps!

Liquorice

Been eating this today - it's wonderful! It's salty liquorice from Denmark. Nom nom nom!

To make everyone smile

Working on my tan

This was while sitting in traffic on the M25. I was on the Heathrow stretch so at least I could watch aircraft jetting off to exotic places.

The Blue Bell, Beltring

The Blue Bell, Beltring, originally uploaded by nogbad the bad.

Sadly this pub is boarded up following a fire earlier this year.

Just before sunrise

Wild clematis

Wild clematis, originally uploaded by nogbad the bad.

Oast houses

Oast houses, originally uploaded by nogbad the bad.

Great tits

Great tits, originally uploaded by nogbad the bad.

Although the one at the back is a blue tit

Sometimes....

IMG_4485, originally uploaded by nogbad the bad.

...I know exactly how he feels

Staircase

Staircase, originally uploaded by nogbad the bad.

Door

Door, originally uploaded by nogbad the bad.

More reflections

IMG_4288, originally uploaded by nogbad the bad.

Playtime

Model animals as part of school outreach work. Emma is stock taking

...at the most inopportune moments

...at the most inopportune moments, originally uploaded by nogbad the bad.

Shadows

Shadows, originally uploaded by nogbad the bad.

Old lamps

Old lamps, originally uploaded by nogbad the bad.

How much is the RSPB badge worth?

About £50!

Check out these binoculars on the RSPB web site and then take a look at these from Argos. I've looked at the specs and the images and can't see much difference.

I'm a member of the RSPB and I'm happy to support them but this looks to be a bit over the top for the logo.

One day like this

So throw those curtains wide! One day a year like this'd see me right!

The Pullman Car Company Ltd

IMG_4267, originally uploaded by nogbad the bad.

Red fire bucket

Red fire bucket, originally uploaded by nogbad the bad.

Imp Pints

IMG_4264, originally uploaded by nogbad the bad.

Theodora

From The Pullman Car Company Ltd, Birmingham

Virol

Virol, originally uploaded by nogbad the bad.

I took this shot at Pickering and today I finally spent a bit of time finding out what it is. It's a mix of cod liver oil and unsweetened orange juice and it was popular during the war as a way of giving children vitamins and minerals they might otherwise have lacked. It reminds me of the cod liver oil and malt that we were given as children. Any malt in my diet now still comes in liquid form and is generally in Guinness or another stout.

The barn

IMG_4241, originally uploaded by nogbad the bad.

Yummy

In what universe does it make sense to block the aisle whenever you stop to read the label on every item in the chiller?

Traditional sweets

Lovely van but I'm not sure how traditional it is!

Yummy

Latte and the paper in town

Apples

IMG_4176, originally uploaded by nogbad the bad.

Welcome to the Crab and Winkle Line Trust

Welcome to the Crab and Winkle Line Trust

I'm blogging this for Phil. During our trip to Canterbury I mentioned the Crab and Winkle line and he suggested that we walk along it - all the way to Whitstable. For those not familiar with the geography of the area that's about 6 1/2 miles! What kind of madman would contemplate a trip of this distance on foot?

Crates

IMG_4166, originally uploaded by nogbad the bad.

M26

Set out early so I'm not pleased that mway is stuffed

It's like psychology porn!

Sun up

Causing......

Causing......, originally uploaded by nogbad the bad.

I'm still not sure that this is grammatically correct. It works up to my possible death but then appears to suggest it might also cause my fellow occupants whereas I'd have thought that they were caused by their parents and the university allowing them into the same building.

Reflections

reflections, originally uploaded by nogbad the bad.

An HDR shot of the sky over Leysdown earlier today