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Waddesdon Manor Christmas Lights 2015.

Blasdale Home Posted on December 18, 2015 by SteveAugust 28, 2018

Waddesdon Manor Christmas Lights 2015. Bruce Munro’s installation of lights at Waddesdon Manor called SOS, This is his final year of three years at Waddesdon Manor. The lights on Waddesdon manor were by Woodroffe Bassett design.  We visited with Ian and Julie.  Lovely warm evening for December.  You must watch the video to hear the sound track associated with the lights in the tent.

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WordPress 4.4 Installed

Blasdale Home Posted on December 13, 2015 by SteveFebruary 8, 2020

Successful upgrade to WordPress 4.4

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The Amazing World of M.C. Escher at Dulwich Picture Gallery

Blasdale Home Posted on December 13, 2015 by SteveNovember 12, 2020

Rosemary and I ventured into London to see The Amazing World of M.C. Escher exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery.  His graphics were truly amazing, from his original portraits and drawings, onto metamorphosis, and tessellations.  There was also the iconic waterfall.  He worked with British mathematicians, like Roger Penrose who gave Escher the idea for the stairs picture.  Exhibitions of his work are very rare in the UK, and this one is well worth visiting.  It is on until  the 17th January.  We also ate lunch at the gallery restaurant, tad expensive, but very nice meal.

Back in Central London we visited the Chris Beetle gallery.  They are the gallery that sell the original Matt cartoons which are published in the Telegraph. I have an original Matt which Rosemary bought me for my birthday, its of Cyber Crime. Sorry Guv I had to taser the computer. R had tried to buy me a Glastonbury Matt, but it was sold in minutes of being published. The gallery staff were in fact setting up an exhibition of Matt Cartoons, presumably the ones which did not sell.  They also sell originals from many other cartoonists and etchings from a variety of books.

A coffee in a Cafe Nero, then a stare at some of the shop windows as we walked our way to Piccadilly Circus and back home.

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Crystal Palace from West Dulwich

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Fortnum and Mason

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Fortnum and Mason and Selfie

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Mars, Venus and Jupiter

Blasdale Home Posted on November 1, 2015 by SteveNovember 12, 2020

I have been meaning to see Mars, Venus and Jupiter for the last few days, but been thwarted by not waking up and the clouds.  First saw them at 2.00am on Saturday morning, saw two bright objects in the sky, low to the horizon.  I thought the other object must still be below the  horizon.  So went back to sleep, to wake at 4.45 am to find cloud.

After the Kingswood fireworks, I set the alarm for 4.45, prepared the camera and went to bed.  Woke and it was misty, but the stars were still visible.  This time I saw the two bright objects high in the sky?  Where was the third.  Puzzled, fired up google Night Sky and searched for Mars, Venus and Jupiter.  Duh, of course Mars was not as bright as Venus and Jupiter. The red planet was easily spotted with binoculars.  Here is a photograph of the planets, from left to right they are Mars (red), Venus (the brightest) and Jupiter.

Mars, Venus and Jupiter on 1st November 2015 a 5.42 EDT, Kingswood, Bucks, UK

Mars, Venus and Jupiter on 1st November 2015 a 5.42 EDT, Kingswood, Bucks, UK

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Kingswood Firework Display

Blasdale Home Posted on October 31, 2015 by SteveNovember 12, 2020

Saturday we went to our local firework display at Kingswood organised by Ian and Julie and kindly hosted by George and Annie. Ian put on the display. Burgers and sausages cooked and serverd by Duncan, Keith, Karin and Charlotte.  Good time as we get to meet and chat with others from the village we might not meet every day.  Selina, Phil and Julian came over as well.  Selina caught up with  Julie and Smeg.

Lovely still evening, no wind and remarkably warm for the end of October.  The bonfire included some of the stuff we had been collecting for years, including old doors and our “thermometer” which was placed on the crossways years ago when we were trying to get people to sign up for broadband.

 

 

 

Kingswood Bonfire 2015

Kingswood Bonfire

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