Month: August 2020
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The Stone Lion
This stone carving, combining elements of a lion and the “green man” lives in a pillar is Pisa, Italy. What did this image teach me? Well, I’m not sure I’ve learned this yet but I do know that there’s a lot of hidden meaning behind these kind of iconographic carvings. I just need to research…
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Episode 006 – Bridge 62
In this episode we spend the whole day travelling along the Ashby Canal, to get to Bridge 62 (to gather our first Silver Propeller evidence). The day was mostly spending following other boats in a long, slow convoy – so we’ve tried to speed up some of the journey.
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The Man
Here’s an old man, with some awesome hair and a flat cap. What did this image teach me? Flat caps are cool? I don’t know?
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Little Mouse, Little Mouse
I found this small, toy mouse sitting in a shop window – it put me in mind of Bagpuss…. What did this image teach me? To always keep my eyes open, and my camera at the ready.
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The Last Condottiere
This statue, found in Florence, depicts Lodovico de Medici. who was a young fighting captain also known as Giovanni delle Bande Nere, after his mercenary group (the Black Bands). By all accounts he was quite the thug, and enjoyed his time as a condottiero – a kind of mercenary captain. He was fatally wounded in…
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Light on the Tall Grass
Around here the grass* grows very tall! What did this image teach me? That these reeds are definitely part of the grass family.
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Episode 005 – Heading to Ashby
In this episode we set off at a ridiculously early time (I mean, just look at how tired we are!) to make sure that we beat the crowds through Braunston Locks before heading on up the Oxford Canal, across the Coventry Canal, and on to the Ashby Canal – our final resting point for the…
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Hello Oscar
I do like the Oscars, all the glitz and the glamour – it would be a dream come true to attend the ceremony, but given that I am very unlikely to become a world famous actor, director, producer, or screenwriter the chances of me going in person are pretty remote. I have been to where…
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Palm Blue
Doesn’t this palm tree just put you in mind of sunny, summer getaways…. I wonder if we will ever get back to travelling, the way we used to? What did this image teach me? There are over 2,500 different species of palm tree!