Stuart Aken's Blog, page 10
May 18, 2024
Oddities Observed On Outings #11
This continuing series looks at things observed when out walking. Some of these objects will be familiar to some readers, but many are likely to be unfamiliar to most. I’m presenting those that catch one’s attention perhaps by their unusual placing, incongruity, idiosyncrasy, or simply their oddness. This one looks at something entirely natural that …
#ScenicSaturday18th May 2024:
This continuing series of posts depicts our beautiful world, encouraging viewers to share them and help save our unique home from human carelessness and indifference. Today’s photo shows the sea and sky just after sundown on the Greek island of Skiathos. I found a sense of tranquillity and peace here at that moment. No one …
May 16, 2024
A Short Visit to Wiltshire: #4 Stonehenge.
This short series of posts, relating to places of interest in the English County of Wiltshire, is intended to help visitors know what to expect. I’m not presenting any details of history, etc., simply describing as well as I can, with the aid of photographs, how to get there and what you might see. There …
May 14, 2024
How Goes the WIP, 14th May?
To update you, I last posted about the WIP on 29th April. The word count was then 77,854. Subsequently, the Lawn Bowls season began. I don’t play, but my darling wife’s a keen team member of her local club and, as she doesn’t drive, I’m her taxi for the games. It can be a little …
May 11, 2024
#ScenicSaturday11th May 2024:
This continuing series of posts depicts our beautiful world, encouraging viewers to share them and help save our unique home from human carelessness and indifference. Today’s photo is of the amazing natural feature known as ‘Rocky Valley’ in Cornwall. It is aptly named. Steep, confining a lively stream, lined by precarious paths, and full of …
May 7, 2024
Oddities Observed On Outings #10
This continuing series looks at things observed when walking. Some of these objects will be familiar to some readers, but many are likely to be unfamiliar to most. I’m really just presenting those objects that catch one’s attention, perhaps by their unusual placing, incongruity, idiosyncrasy, or simply their oddness. This one looks at the habit …
May 6, 2024
A Short Visit to Wiltshire: #3 Salisbury.
This short series of posts, relating to places of interest in the English County of Wiltshire, is intended to help visitors know what to expect. I’m not presenting any real details of history, etc., simply describing as well as I can, with the aid of photographs, how to get there and what you might see. …
May 4, 2024
#ScenicSaturday 4th May 2024
This continuing series of posts depicts our beautiful world, encouraging viewers to share them and help save our unique home from human carelessness and indifference. Today’s photo was taken last May in Cornwall when we were celebrating my 75th birthday. We stayed in the well-known village of Tintagel and this shot is from a coastal …
April 30, 2024
How Goes the WIP, 29th April?
Just to update you, I last posted about the WIP on 7th April. At that time, the word count was at 62,531, it has now reached 77,854, following a short break away from home and the computer. In the meantime, I’ve also produced a few short pieces on Oddities Observed and on places visited on …
April 28, 2024
Oddities Observed On Outings #9
I’m reposting the introductory paragraph for this series, as it’s been a little while since I posted this. Skip it if you already know the framework. When I’m out and about, whether in urban chaos or rural tranquillity, I’m often attracted by the odd, the misplaced, the unusual, the item that smacks the eye with its …
