Friday, 31 August 2007

A Little Red, White And Blue

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This classic American car was one of many that Gail and I saw at a local show on Bank Holiday Monday. It was a good sunny day & we had ...
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Thursday, 30 August 2007

It's A Curly Wurly World

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Whilst walking around the Lace Market area of the city, I was enticed by this sign for a nightclub called Faces. Looking at it for a minute...
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Wednesday, 29 August 2007

Lights, Camera, Action

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I was passing through the Square at lunchtime today when I came across this VW camper van promoting Myspace films. There was a lot of peopl...
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Tuesday, 28 August 2007

It's Still Rock n Roll To Me

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Today I came across a new busker. One I'd not seen before. He was actually rather good & wouldn't surprise me if he was semi p...
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Monday, 27 August 2007

Afternoon in the Sun

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This is Highfields park. I have shown some parts of the park before, but this is of one end of the lake. It is a large lake and this is th...
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Sunday, 26 August 2007

The Mane Attraction

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A few weeks ago, I took a photo of a lion that was made out of grass. Well he's back, this king of the urban jungle. This photo shows h...
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Saturday, 25 August 2007

A Question of Life?

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This is a new living sculpture that has appeared on the streets of Nottingham. It is located on Canning Circus, which has recently gone thr...
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Friday, 24 August 2007

Mine's a Pint

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This pub, the Nags Head is on Mansfield Road, and is a typical example of a city centre pub. It's quite old (110 years) but has been s...
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Thursday, 23 August 2007

Art For Art's Sake

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Here's an interesting piece of urban art. The shop that the wall is part of, sells turntables, amps and other DJing stuff. I'm not...
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Wednesday, 22 August 2007

Howzat!

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That is what this floral display and sculpture is called. Obviously as it takes a cricketing theme. The design was originally on display a...
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Tuesday, 21 August 2007

Exit, Stage Right

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You can tell by the wear and tear on the metal, that this turnstile at the Castle has been in use for some years. I have no idea how long, ...
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Monday, 20 August 2007

Red Alert

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I'm back after my trip down south, and as promised, here's a photo of a 1950's fire engine. Nothing like the sophisticated mach...
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Thursday, 16 August 2007

Emergency

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This week in the Old Market Square, various emergency services have been publicising what they do. To compliment this, they have been disp...
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Wednesday, 15 August 2007

Stand Up And Be Counted

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There has been a recent publicity drive by the council, reminding people that they should register, so they can vote in both future local an...
Tuesday, 14 August 2007

A Merry Man?

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Robin Hood's band of outlaws were collectively known as Merry Men. This actor posing as one at Nottingham Castle doesn't look too m...
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Monday, 13 August 2007

You Can Have Any Colour...

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...as long as it's black. So goes the famous quote from Henry Ford about his Model T. It might be red now, judging from this photo tak...
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Sunday, 12 August 2007

Messing About On The River

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What better than chugging along on the canal at no more than about 3mph? The owners of these 3 narrowboats have stopped off for a drink bef...
Saturday, 11 August 2007

Summer's Here At Last

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Spotted this girl queuing up to buy an ice cream. I never saw her face, but I was taken by her outfit and punky style. She reminds me of o...
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Friday, 10 August 2007

Riders on the Storm

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After leaving the railway station on Monday, I walked to where I was going to meet Gail for dinner. As I was walking along the canal, I loo...
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Thursday, 9 August 2007

Cartoon Time

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Besides the funfair rides at the Riverside Festival, there were a number of stalls and workshops. Gail & I sat in on a cartoonist calle...