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Photos from Deepest Nowhere

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It was that time of year when my work takes me the middle of deepest nowhere. Here are […]

March 22, 2020 Café, deepest france, drifting, French Village, Ghosts, Military, photography, Provincial France, Road trip, Small town, Time Travel

Marshland Paradise

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A popular local haunt for amateur photographers -“Les Marais”. It loses something in the vulgar translation of “marshes” […]

January 26, 2020 Boats, Bourges, canals, Environment, Gardening, History, Landscapes, photography, Provincial France, Small town

Random Sunday

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Like all good folks in small town France, Sunday morning is a trip down the dumpster and then […]

November 24, 2019 Art, Christmas, Cooking, drifting, Home, junk, photography, rubbish, Small town, sunday, Television

Sunday Photos

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These photos could only be taken on a small town Sunday. They encapsulate Sunday

January 27, 2019 Bourges, Home, photography, Provincial France, Small town, sunday, Uncategorized

The Morning After the Revolution

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“That wasn’t a revolution,” scoffs my intellectual friend. Well, 6000 protesters in town, violence, vandalism, tear gas thick […]

January 13, 2019 Bourges, Culture, deepest france, France, French, photography, politics, Provincial France, Shopping, Small town, sunday, Weekend, writing

Autumn Writings – Weekend

Early Saturday Evening In a red brick North London street Endless drab grey rooftops, Tall clay chimney pots. […]

November 4, 2018 Autumn, Small town, sunday, Weather, Weekend, writing

Why Are All These Photos Rubbish?

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“Why are your photos all rubbish?” asks a friend. Well I wouldn’t say they are ll rubbish, but […]

October 13, 2018 Edgelands, photography, rubbish, Saturday, Small town

Pointless Places

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I got the idea listening to that Tom Petty song “Freefalling”, living in a house with a freeway […]

July 19, 2018 Bourges, Cemetery, deepest france, drifting, driving, Edgelands, Environment, Landscapes, photography, Road trip, Rock 'n' Roll, rubbish, Small town, summer, TRAVEL, Weather

Is There Life on Mars?

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There’s no life on Mars. I know. I’ve been there. Photos of those parts of France that the […]

April 15, 2018 administration, Cemetery, countryside, Death, deepest france, drifting, Economy, French Village, Ghosts, Life, Paris, photography, politics, Provincial France, Road trip, Small town, Time Travel, TRAVEL, Uncategorized

Let Them Eat Cheese Cake!

In this current spell of cold weather, I am always starving and I hanker after a slice of […]

February 9, 2018 Britain, cake, Cooking, Culture, deepest france, Food, France, gastronomy, History, language lessons, Small town, Tea

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