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They can speak.
Animals can speak. And thanks to a nifty little app I downloaded, I now speak animal! “Say what?” says the hind. – “Hey, mister Heron…” “What’s the matter, darling?” “Have you seen those two bipeds? The one with the camera … Continue reading
Posted in London, UK
Tagged Aikido, Animal speak, Animal watching, Animals, Bambi, Binoculars, Bird, Bird watchers, Buck, Bushy, Bushy Park, Deer, Documentary, Heron, Hind, Mammals, Oak, Park, Photographer, Photography, Royal Park, Tree, Trees, Twickenham, Twickers
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For once, a good news story.
All things considered, the neighbourhood has adapted pretty well to this lockdown malarkey. Each day follows the previous one in a well-rehearsed pattern: mornings bring the pastoral visit of buzzing bumblebees and the high-speed patrol of our resident parakeets. Afternoons, … Continue reading
“I’ve Got Ninja Style Kung-Fu Grip”.
“Keep Austin weird” is, according to a brochure I happened to read some time ago, this city’s strapline. It sounds somehow artificial, not only because it was coined, as it turned out, by a group of lobbyists named the Independent … Continue reading
Posted in Americas, USA
Tagged Ai Weiwei, America, Americas, Austin, Begging, Bible, Capitol, Cormorant, Dogs, Emancipation, Ersatz, Homeless, Homelessness, Hotels, Keep Austin Weird, Lake, Latino, Lone Star, Lone Star State, Park, Planned Parenthood, Rodriguez, Street photography, Texas, Texas capitol, United States, Urban photography, USA
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Silence, Japanese gardens and peacocks.
I love Saturday mornings. Quoting freely from Stephen King, they have an air of unexpressed potential, something close to the first day of the summer school holidays: the working week is just gone and all that unfolds ahead is two … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, London, UK
Tagged Britain, Chiswick, England, Fukushima, Fukushima garden, Holland House, Holland park, Japan, Japanese Garden, Kyoto garden, London, Orangery, Park, Peacock, Shepherd's Bush, UK
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The twentieth century’s cathedral: Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord (Part II)
From steel to grass The closure of the Rheinische Stahlwerke zu Meiderich bei Ruhrort left in its wake unemployment and pollution by the bucketful. Nowhere was this poisonous legacy more evident in the vast wasteland stretching between the towering blast furnaces … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Germany, Overlooked locations
Tagged Channel, Clear water, Climbing, Deutschland, Duck, Duisburg, Duisburg Nord, Garden, Germany, Landschaftspark, Latz + Partner, Park, Photography, Phytorestauration, Rheinische Stahlwerke zu Meiderich bei Ruhrort, Ruhr, Street photography, Urban exploration, Urban renovation
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