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A Very Merry Unchristmas

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4 January (Book of Days) We should wait until Twelfth Night, but there are those businesses, shops, banks and […]

January 4, 2024 back to school, black and white photography, Book of Days, Bourges, Christmas, depression, France, Kids, photography, school, Small town, street photography, urban, Work, writing

Behind the Wall

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This isn’t East Berlin. For stark Cold War style clichés, I just take a stroll down my street. […]

November 23, 2021 black and white photography, Bourges, depression, drifting, France, Landscapes, photography, street photography

Vintage RV (something for the weekend getaway)

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he RVCamper vans (or RVs as our Americans call the these lumbering homes from home on wheels), are […]

November 19, 2021 Art, black and white photography, driving, photography, street photography, Weekend

Hard Times for Old Warriors

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Walking round an army maintenance depot. There’s a big modernisation programme going on, smart new fighting machines, bristling […]

November 8, 2021 black and white photography, History, Military, Motoring, photography, Retirement, Stree Photography, war

Is This Art (or crap)?

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It is the season of garage sales and antique fairs and any occasion is good to get rid […]

November 7, 2021 Art, Bourges, photography, Stree Photography

Autumn Spire

Seasons of mist and mellow fruitfulness. An autumnal chill in the air, and our local cathedral just visible […]

November 7, 2021 Bourges, photography, street photography, Weather

Dancing In The Streets

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Back to the world and how it was before. Street festivals are back down my street . Here […]

November 7, 2021 photography, Rock 'n' Roll, Rock and Roll, Saturday, Smoking, street photography

JESUS AND MARY DRIVE IN KITSCH

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What penniless priest of impecunious ministry has left these icons ? Broke Bishops and skint Vicars and Nuns […]

July 14, 2021 Bourges, drifting, Museum, photography, Religion, Shopping, Small town, street photography, Tourism, TRAVEL

Fair People

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Last weekend of our annual funfair, and the fair folks in my town are still out having a […]

July 9, 2021 Bourges, Culture, deepest france, Fun, funfair, Life, photography, street photography, Weekend

On The Edge

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Saturday night walking and stalking round the local fun fair, night time photo safari. All human life is […]

June 28, 2021 black and white photography, Bourges, Culture, deepest france, drifting, France, French, Fun, Home, Life, photography, Saturday night, Stree Photography, street photography, Uncategorized

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    • Bourges – My Accidental Place of Exile
    • Slipping into my small town
    • On The Edge of Nowhere
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    • On The Fiddle In Bourges
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