Big cat

Posted on February 28, 2023 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Abandoned, Big cat, Black and white cat, Cat, Happy cat, Hubby, Life, Photo, Relaxed, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

For the first time ever our big cat sat on my hubby’s knees! He as an abandoned cat and we have looked after him for five years. Gradually over that time he has become more appreciative of being stroked. He used to just sit on the chair arms between us, but now he’s venturing further. He’s a sweet cat, and he’s very big, but very gentle. He will tell you when he doesn’t like something. He rarely likes being lifted up, but he’s much calmer now. He loves his food and he’s quiet around our other two cats. I love them all….

Alien sky

Posted on February 26, 2023 Posted in UncategorizedTagged 90° turn, Alien, bodies, Faces, Fun, Pareidolia, Photo, street lamps, Symmetry, ViewLeave a comment

Have I posted this before? By twisting an image by 90° and mirroring it you can get some strange effects. The lines on here are Street lamps going off into the distance. The light behind the clouds give it an alien appearance, what sort of atmosphere could it be. I can also see strange figures in the sky. Possibly faces? A bit of pareidolia? Symmetry does odd things….

Jupiter and Venus

Posted on February 26, 2023February 26, 2023 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Blue, Jupiter, Photo, shaking arm, Sky, Sunset, Tired, tonight's walk, Venus, wobbly photoLeave a comment

Jupiter above, Venus below. In a dark blue sky. Wobbly photo tonight during a walk. Shaking arm makes photography difficult!

Falcon Works

Posted on February 24, 2023 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Bottle oven, Building, Bushes, Dereliction, Falcon works, Landscape, Photo, Pottery factory, SadLeave a comment

Old bottle oven at the falcon works in Stoke. Bushes are growing out of it and the old pottery factory next to it was damaged by fire last year. Its terrible that the industrial heritage of Stoke-on-Trent is gradually crumbling. It should be renovated and reused, but it will probably be allowed to fall down. But there is no money, there is no support, there is no hope for these buildings I think. A few years ago it was suggested it could be a museum but I think the local residents opposed it because there would be traffic issues. I wish there was a chance that the dereliction could be stopped!

Red sky this evening

Posted on February 19, 2023 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Beauty, Clouds, Colour, manual mode, North, Photo, Pink, Red, Reflection, Sky, Stoke, Stoke-on trentLeave a comment

Using manual settings for this photo of the sunset reflection off the clouds. I didn’t have the chance to go up to the top of our hill, but the colour was glorious. This is looking north towards the centre of Stoke. I love it when the sky gets a warm glow and blossoms pinky red.

Water is blue

Posted on February 19, 2023 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Blue, Colour, Green, h2o, Ocean, Photo, Purple, Red, Sea, Sky, Water, YellowLeave a comment

How do i know the water is blue? Surely it’s transparent. But look at the sea. As you go deep into it you can see it stays blue until you go deep when it’s black. Then look at water at sunset. It stays blue even when the sky turns red doesn’t it? And in yellow white sunshine its very blue. Not green, not yellow, not red, not purple – Blue.

Relaxed cat

Posted on February 18, 2023 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged belly, Belly rub, Black and white cat, Cat, Cute, Photo, Poem, Poetry, Relaxed, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

Oh you sweet cat

One belly rub required

To make him happy

But beware the claws

That protect his tummy

From your intrusion

Be careful

Or you may lose your hand!

The actual Chapel

Posted on February 18, 2023 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Bricks, Building, Chapel, Keele University, Life, Photo, urban sketching day out, ViewLeave a comment

Just to show you what I was trying to draw today. Dark and forbidding on the outside. Great place to hear classical music concerts on the inside. I think it was built in the 1950’s or 60’s. Part of the Keele University campus.

Only colours

Posted on February 17, 2023 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Close up, Colours, Experiment, Exploring, Ideas, macro, perspectives, Photo, Thinking, ViewLeave a comment

I saw this canal boat and just wanted to take a photo of the colours and the perspective lines. You don’t always have to take a photo that shows the entire object. Close ups and distant shots can be good. Macro photos can be very interesting. There are bad photos, but then you can crop them to show a different aspect. Be open to different ideas. Be creative, be comfortable with trying something new.

Sky this afternoon

Posted on February 16, 2023February 16, 2023 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Afternoon, Bright, Cloud, Hill, Life, Photo, Sitting, Sky, Stoke-on trent, Sunshine, Tired, View, WalkingLeave a comment

I sat and watched the sky, there was an interesting looking cloud, but it was too bright to see initially because if the low sun. Then after a few minutes the cloud gradually crept over the sun. We needed to rest as we were on our walk around our local hill. Sitting on the bench I could feel a cold breeze ruffling my hair and I pulled my coat a bit closer. Apparently a storm is due tomorrow so the gusts of wind might be the beginning of it.

Mallaband-Brown

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