2021-05-24: Doom Wash So this is an idea for a computer game. i cannot make it but I desperately hope someone on the …
2021-01-10: Koala-works. It was a strange start to 2021… well it was hardly going to be routine! We had a cluster of …
2020-07-26: Abbey Park Festival Photos Abbey Park Festival many years ago… A find from Facebook - as many who may enjoy these belong to the …
2020-07-14: New Dark Age New Dark Age is a novel I’ve been trying to write for a while. I’m looking for friends willing …
2020-06-11: ... Soldier On Listening to ” …yet” on Do By Friday and it just feels like my heart is breaking. I just put …
2020-04-04: Loving running from the new place in Rothley
2020-02-14: Writing a bit So, I haven’t been blogging much over the winter. I’ve found that the change of job …
2019-11-10: King of Hackney I’m not a guitarist. I’m barely a bass-player in truth, but to work out some ideas for …
2019-11-10: Longtooth and Wasterman in the Flesh and in the Fruit So here are a couple of Longtooth and Wasterman related pictures…. The first was taken at this …
2019-11-10: Stan, Stan the Musicman This is Stan. I’m relearning how to play him at the moment - and discovering how truly painful a …
2019-11-10: Just before doing the Prestwold 10k run I had a fair bit of time to kill - and as it had been …
2019-10-06: Rain on Freehold Street From the same late night photo-walk - what you can’t see in the photo because of the long …
2019-10-06: Wild Wales Maybe ‘wild’ is overstating it - I’m spending most of my time in Wales on an …
2019-10-06: ZiggyEsque? This was taken late at night in the rain - walking home. There’s something about the colours …
2019-10-01: River Rising! #soar So the river rose and rose.
2019-09-28: Burgess Park - the tour of London #parkrun continues! Saturday is parkrun day - but sometimes I’m not at home and I’m slowly chalking up a few …
2019-09-24: For the Fox that Got Away Not entirely sure the story I was told about this is accurate - but I liked it - apparently every …
2019-09-21: Big big day Good luck Oscar and Julia!
2019-09-20: My Dark Bulb Is just resting
2019-09-17: Shopping Good shops in Bangor! Well this was the only one I want to visit in truth.
2019-09-17: Hey! Sheepy!! Sadly sheep in Wales don’t shout back hey ho - very difficult to fit a good run in around work at …
2019-09-17: Free pudding? Living on biscuits, restaurant food and Gregg’s breakfast, suddently fruit seems more …
2019-09-16: Welsh without the water! So Wales on the Sunday in the rain was frankly, not a happy place. This evening with the clear air …
2019-09-15: Wet Wales Long drive. Wet roads. Not a happy bunny!
2019-09-14: Park Run 102 Easily the toughest #parkrun I’ve ever done - really did not want to take it on today so …
2019-09-10: Not My Own Work Got Milk #milk #brexit #cows #liquids
2019-09-09: Open Air Rummicub The scupltures in Regents Park are outstanding.
2019-09-09: Just More Art Was really hard to limit the number I snapped - Art in Regents Park #publicart #sculpture #parks …
2019-09-09: Prevarication That would be nice! This one made me smile - I had literally done a 10km run to avoid doing …
2019-09-07: 101 Not Out I get to wear this for the first time today in probably my last ever binary parkrun (well unless I …
2019-09-06: “Chickens Won’t Lay” Longtooth and Wasterman - just awesome.
2019-09-06: The Wasterman It’s like having a strange new kind of punk superhero on the backseat of your car… …
2019-09-06: Hard Drive Festival Not my typical Friday night. Good stuff.
2019-08-28: Morning Sunrise over Victoria on the way in from Clapham Junction.
2019-08-27: New Circuit - the Quorn Loop Found a new training run on Strava RunBuilder (or whatever it’s called) - it has no sheep but …
2019-08-26: Lost! Happily half an hour later it was gone - found or adopted but not abandoned.
2019-08-23: So, I seem to be taking Food Photos on instagram Don’t worry, normal service will soon be resumed. Excellent onion rings. #onionrings …
2019-08-22: Prestwold Hall 10k Vicki took me on the 10k run at Prestwold Hall which was great - some very good runners, and now …
2019-08-18: So we wondered whether.... We could have a trending photo on instagram by combining Rummicub, and pork pie and photographing it …
2019-08-17: Dove From Above Yes, SoundHouse has an original Dove from Above.
2019-08-17: Sound House Went to see Low Spark at the Soundhouse in Leicester - nice little venue.
2019-08-17: The Soar Nice day. House Hunting. Sadly no house with this view is available!
2019-08-17: 100 “Well I did my 100th #Parkrun and finished just 10s from my PB - in truth it was definitely …
2019-08-17: More corroded metal 😀
2019-08-17: 100 today
2019-08-14: Must admit it makes less sense in monochrome
2019-08-12: Bittersweet.
2019-08-12: Good Morning Mr Cat Not as nice as Chata. This cat was clearly telling me “you, sir, are an idiot and now you …
2019-08-07: Manga, British Museum
2019-08-05: Pirates in the Park
2019-07-31: Wall-E in Harborough I love the way this industrial piece of equipment somehow transforms into a toy.
2019-07-24: Shade Scorching hot day in Battersea Park and this secret little section with remarkably uncomfortable …
2019-07-20: Sleepy Boats This was in Finsbury Park and bizarrely there were about 200 people standing behind me chatting …
2019-07-16: Love the idea that the US military had a material so secret that they forgot how to make it. Humans …
2019-07-14: Can of Lager and a Seagull and still he won’t cheer up
2019-07-14: Chips with Gravy, and Gravy on Chips
2019-07-13: This Corrosion This is a lampost, not a tree.
2019-07-08: As Seen In Shoreditch
2019-05-26: More Stuff: Creative ICT in the Classroom. Another link on the Stuff Page, this time for a book I worked on back at the Learning Discovery …
2019-05-13: Show Apartments Open
2019-05-13: Show Apartments Open Another from the Harborough Rubber Company building - this time from the back. The sign I think …
2019-05-12: Decisions, Decisions!
2019-05-12: Decisions, Decisions! Beautiful day to run.
2019-05-11: More Curriculum Design Stuff I’ve added another item to my ‘Stuff Page’ - this time a booklet called Curriculum …
2019-05-09: So maybe as a DIY project….
2019-05-09: Grand Design on a Rubber Factory This used to be part of the Harborough Rubber Factory and I walk past it pretty much everyday on the …
2019-05-09: Disturbing on several levels!
2019-05-09: Bad Influence I found this disturbing on several levels: it’s painted on the side of what is actually quite …
2019-05-08: Not even slightly creepy!
2019-05-08: Tower of Doom? Borough, misty morning, tower shrouded in mist. What’s not to like?
2019-05-07: More cables (yes I like parallel lines way too much)
2019-05-07: Parallel Lines I really don’t know what it is that attracts me to taking photos like this! I think I just …
2019-05-04: Comedy Night
2019-05-04: Comedy Night Ha-Ha-Harborough is an ‘every now and then’ comedy night in the bar at the Harborough …
2019-05-02: I like onion, don’t judge. They are a fruit though aren’t they?
2019-05-02: Onion Judge I like onion, don’t judge. They are a fruit though aren’t they? In truth I just like the way the …
2019-05-02: Winchester Quite an old photo this one - seeing that Robyn Hitchcock is back in the UK gigging made me remember …
2019-04-29: Cables
2019-04-27: New Page on the Blog: Stuff I’ve been lucky over the years to work on some projects I’m really proud of - but the …
2019-04-27: Petal! The wind last night managed to strip some cherry trees of virtually every bit of the blossom they …
2019-04-21: Fork! So in an effort to prove she will not be using the fork to eat chocolate brownie she dips it in the …
2019-04-17: Pigeons Enjoying a Spike Free Sitting Spot For some reason the manual focus in my camera isn’t working as I’d like - so most of …
2019-04-04: Guidance for schools on ICT Alongside the excellent policy paper “realising the potential of technology in education” a few …
2019-04-04: Not the best football pitch I’ve seen Poor old Dartford getting stick again - this is actually a little lot next to a car-park where a …
2019-04-01: Bit of Railway Garden I think I’m spending too long on trains.
2019-03-29: Empire State Human For a while I’ve had that naggy-nag-nag that calling your blog “Guy’s Blog” is not the …
2019-03-28: Ethereal St Pancras looking especially ethereal: until I get around the corner and discover every train going …
2019-03-17: Fishing or Football? I know this is by no means a great photo but I shared it because the smell of mouldy net in a bin is …
2019-03-14: Sleepy Lamposts Whilst loitering by a building site saw these stacked up. Not sure whether there’s a better …
2019-03-12: Alternative Apprentice Cafe If ever the Apprentice decide to use a restaurant rather than a cafe for the losing team to debrief …
2019-03-07: My Ultimate Cheese on Toast Experience (so far) Now I hesitate to venture into food-blog territory but this iteration of cheese on toast was so …
2019-02-15: Pages on the Pavement 3/3 Some of the *** you see on the roadside when out running in the countryside is pretty weird, …
2019-02-15: Pages on the Pavement 2/3
2019-02-15: Pages on the Pavement 1/3
2019-02-15: HATS! Taken in London on a clothes shopping journey around Sloane Square (not for me, needless to say) - …
2019-02-02: Long Way Down London, for the Winter Run 2019, but a different hotel this year - featuring the special …
2019-01-27: So Halfords are asking me for my email address to give me a receipt and WhatsApp is being more …
2019-01-25: Trade Show: BETT 2019 BETT, as ever provided a great opportunity to catch up with friends to find out what they are up to, …
2019-01-14: Shop Eat Play (Southport seafront)
2019-01-13: How I Failed to Get a Masters Three Times (and passed the fourth time around) This week is my graduation at Leicester Uni - there will be photos and a big lunch, Hurrah! But it’s …
2019-01-11: Toy New York This was taken from the top of Empire State Building. In the gift shop I played with a macro lens …
2019-01-05: So Luther Transitions into a Superhero Franchise I’ve really enjoyed the latest series of Luther. Did it live up to the hype? Yes - for the …
2019-01-02: Boat + Bottle
2019-01-01: Panda!
2018-12-31: San Silvestre 2018 The San Silvestre Vallecano 2018 was a really good experience - incredibly well organised, a great …
2018-12-25: After a big festive lunch “Settlers of Catan” is the Hipster Monopoly #losttwogames
2018-12-22: Tulips Line Up
2018-12-20: Digital Maturity and Appropriation How can you reliably evaluate the extent to which a school or educational organisation is …
2018-12-18: MarsEdit with micro.blog I’m so pleased I went with micro.blog for this project (and went for the paid plan) - after my …
2018-12-17: From the QE2 Conference Centre Once I had a “proper” camera (and roughly knew how to use it) I tried to get into the …
2018-12-17: Struggling to make micro blog do what I want it to! Markdown is incredibly clever but it just …
2018-12-17: My Favourite DRET Thing >click on image to watch video I wanted to mark my time with the David Ross Education Trust with …
2018-12-15: Pleasureland I grew up in Southport but I don’t think I ever really paid any attention to the seaside-side …
2018-12-09: Atten-Shun! This was taken in Rome - we were footsore after a good day of exploring and found a palace-like …
2018-12-04: Dark Out Running So it’s been a bit busy at work of late and time to go for a run has been limited - and I need …
2018-12-02: SubEtha Edit is Back So pleased to see this app has made a re-appearence. I can’t remember what the original name …
2018-12-01: New York's Take on Leicester's Iconic Carron Building Always good to see that New York architects had visited Leicester and had a wander around the end of …
2018-11-30: Leicester's Own Flatiron This was taken while J was taking her driving theory test a while ago on a very rainy Saturday …
2018-11-25: Sinister Rabbits Something slightly sinister about those rabbits… …and I always thought it was just …
2018-11-24: Warming up for #parkrun saw this bicycle either abandoned or parked in the shade - has definite …
2018-11-24: So Here Goes with a Bloggedy Blog So I’ve had a few attempts at Blogging over the years - some for work (ChromeStead, Star …
2018-11-24: Yoda-Cluster
2018-11-24: Lucky? Not sure if it’s a lucky coin or not but loved the texture and light in the photo.
2018-11-24: Well this is a first post with Micro.Blog - looking forward to seeing how it works!
2018-11-21: Well Dressed In Hogsthorpe After a training session at Hogsthorpe Primary I was walking back to the Village Hall car park and …
2018-11-09: Lovely Harborough Evening! A Friday night at the train station watching the rain go sideways.
2018-11-08: Fuencarral A bright winter’s day on Calle Fuencarral
2018-11-02: Southend on Sea A very wet and windy walk on the sea front with a camera whose battery was about to give up the …
2018-10-27: The Figurehead Playing with a new phone in Greenwich at the ships figurehead collection under the Cutty Sark.
2013-07-20: Salzburg A day killing time in Salzburg with a camera - a very photo-genic city.
2013-07-20: Man on a Ball Apparently it’s an Art Project Photo Guy Shearer 2018
2013-05-28: Rain on the Nene... Sometimes as a parent hanging around waiting is a pain, but waiting at the Oundle Rowing Club was …
2013-05-28: ...Falls Mainly on the... The rowing club have this strange floating dock thing for people to get into and out of the (insert …
2013-03-30: Zut! Think this was somewhere in Paris - but actually a small feature in a frieze of some kind but framed …
2013-03-30: What IS the collective noun for Mona Lisae? A whole flock of merch for the Lady.
2013-03-28: Oeuff!