I cycled past and had to stop to take some pictures. I’m not going to say much more, but isn’t it just cool?
The Heron Tower in evening light:
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It looked promising from below, was high to climb and looks outright scary from on top: Panorama from the Lighthouse on Big Brother Island, in the Egyptian Red Sea.
Live aboard dive boats are anchored of the reef in the lee of the main current, little brother rests in the haze on the Horizon. There’s some fantastic diving to be had around the brother islands, and apart from a supply boat to the lighthouse crew, divers are main human interest in the area. Enough, isn’t it gorgeous?
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Discipline of the week: Cycling
The Majority of London
Where do I start? Boris bikes, cycle super slipways, crowded roads. If you ever cycled to work around London you’d know for yourself that there are 7 million of us. And somehow we’re all squeezing through the same tight roads. But what if you need to leave your beloved velo somewhere?
We all own two locks. My bike is electronically tagged. I didn’t wash mine, on purpose. The lights are detachable as a matter of course. Quick release fasteners replaced with nuts and bolts and the fancy paintwork covered up with shabby bits of inner tube so it’s less shiny and attractive than next bike. You need to keep you head down, not be noticed or prepared to be your bike dealership’s best friend. Hopefully they’ll steal the one next to you. Not that I wish anyone’s bike to be stolen, good gracious, no. But we all know that a bike will be stolen from this rack today, that much is certain.
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MDR (medium dynamic range) image of Lloyds Underwriting Room in the City of London. Iconic Building, streaming evening sun light, Nodal Ninja.
Why I didn’t get arrested putting down a tripod in the City beats me – London cops are known for harassing and intimidating photographers.
But hey ho, job done!
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an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe…
Inspired by this post: http://www.boingboing.net/2011/03/31/symphony-of-science.html, about a new autotune track from the cool gang over at Symphony of Science, I went on listen and download all the tracks from the Symphony of Science. And once catch phrase (because it is so brilliantly executed) was Carl Sagan singing:
“If you wish to make, a pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe”
Awesome. Check it out yourself!
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coffeemoon moved host, again. Hopefully I’ll stay here for a long time, as we’re hosted back in the UK (at least that’s what I believe) and the page loads a hell of a lot faster…
Wolfgang
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Absolutely amazing colour photographs of life in rural North America between 1939 and 1943.
Reblogged from http://blogs.denverpost.com via http://putthison.com/
http://blogs.denverpost.com/captured/2010/07/26/captured-america-in-color-from-1939-1943/
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What Can I say, the Womad festival is truly inspired. And for what it has done to my music collection I am am truly grateful. As in 2008, when I saw Toumani Diabate on stage, playing in total bliss with his smile beaming from the stage for the entire duration of the set. And what that man does with the 21 stringed Kora is mind-bending. The instrument is only played with the thumbs, making the dexterity and virtuosity of this man only the more inspiring.
If you like west African music, the harp or the sound of acoustic guitars, you will appreciate and admire this. Among his growing body of work Kaira is my favourite album from the Prince of the Kora (his father being the King of the Kora)
Below a few links to reviews:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/arts/2010/03/100329_strand_toumani.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/worldmusic/a4wm2007/2007_toumani_diabate.shtml
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The Woodbine Pub, originally uploaded by Wolfgang Haak.
Let me introduce to you: The Woodbine. My local pub is cool enough to warrant an entry on the blog. It’s open late, there’s no carpet, the decoration is fun and eclectic, the crowd is pleasant and good looking, the bar staff attentive, the music genre is mostly classic rock, it’s open late, got sofa’s and armchairs. If it had a fireplace it would be the best pub in London. I’ll be back plenty of times.
See the rest of the set over at flickr.
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One of my favourite travel web-sites is the fabulous Atlas Obscura. If it didn’t exist, one would have to invent it. Although I doubt I would be able of such great feat myself.
To make a long story short, it’s simply a fantastic sight to visit, for everyone interested in Landscape design, sculptures, overgrown gardens, romanticism, esoterica or whatever morbid fantasies may draw you there. Even a cold and cloudy Easter Saturday made a worth while trip. Entry is £7 for an hour-long guided tour. The guides are volunteers and the money goes towards funding restoration, which the place is in dire need of.
As the lady the lead my group noted:
We don’t receive any government money so it’s more of a case of managed neglect.
Below you marvel at my snaps, there’s more info at the Atlas Obscura Website
and the Highgate Cemetery Website here.
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