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I'm three today

My blog is three years old today. This has been one of those projects that I've really enjoyed doing. It's an ongoing work to document myself and what I find interesting and how I interpret it through work. It is about doing rather than copying what has been done before and that is the point of this. I can't stress that highly enough. There are other places and times for that on the internet. Here I try to endevor to have "made the effort" in creating or expending energy. Both physical or temporal endevours. So many thanks to all of those who have visited, made comments, been inspired by, those who have inspired myself or have made comments and shared ideas. Many thanks from this part of the global village.

So that leads us to the question....

Answers?

Who likes school anyway?

Found this plaque in Norwich today.
It brought a smile to my face.

Comparing maps

I've been using a combination of the first Ordinace survey map of 1883 and Google Earth to see what is recognisable from the past into todays landscape. Some parts seem to register quite well using a combination of key points such as the field system which in places is recognisible. There fore keying in the map as a whole to what you can decipher from it. This makes landscape images interesting. Something in which I want to explore more in my photgraphy to give it more meaning and less cliche. Rather than just the shapes or tones but what the actual landscape is. Therefore how we interact with it and shape ourselves through this.

The Ley Hunters Manual

From the blurb on the back cover:

The sacred places and settlements throughout the British Isles are founded on an esoteric pattern of 'leys' - a system of accurately aligned monuments, stretching far across the landscape and laid down by the astronomer priests of prehistoric times.

Alfred Watkins, a Herefordshire business man, magistrate and photographer, discovered the ley system (and coined the word 'ley') in 1921. This manual, first published in 1927, is still indispensable for anyone interested in the sacred sites of Britain. As John Mitchell writes in his introduction: 'Behind the chaotic spread of modern buildings and development the ley hunter discerns faint traces of a far older pattern in the landscape, a linear pattern which integrates the traditional landmarks and spots of sanctity with the natural features of the countryside... For those who are inclined to accept Watkin's invitation to test the leyline thesis for themselves, this manual provides the perfect guide and companion.'

Blockage

A small blockage of a public footpath. It may not seem alot but it's the thought that has gone into this. Impassable from the otherside and I seriously ripped my trousers whilst trying to get over this on the barbed wire fence. Joking aside the spoke person from Suffolk County Council said do not directly speak to the farmer and would send someone to have a look at this.

The Angles Way

Walked to Beccles along the banks of the Waveney on the Angles Way. From mine I timed it as being around four and half hours to do this. In the grand scheme of walking this is no great distance.
But allows greater distances to be built up. Let me encourage the thoughts of how the area of Lothingland was connected to the rest of the landscape. It left me thinking of people through the ages who had traveled along this way and of their stories.

Found

In stark contrast to the previous post

Lost

The failure of the James Paget Hospital management to spend seven and a half million pounds. So they have to re apply for this money if they are to be successful to spend it. Is this covering up something else or is it just a self taxing prophecy made real? Either way that's alot of executive sandwiches/carpets/chairs etc if you look on the bright side. Patients I hear you ask I'm sure they count. Last year I had my retinal scan and was pleased with it and the reading material...a good selection of Natinal Geographics that somebody donated to the reading room.
Politics and art do meet how ever intangible. What seems separate does infact link. So what would you spend on seven and half million pounds in the context of health care?

First Light Movies

Attended a presentation about funding about film making projects for young people at the Arts Picturehouse in Cambridge on Wednesday. This was given by www.firstlightmovies.com

Have a banana

Break a record by joining people all over the world eating a Fairtrade banana between noon on Friday 6th March and noon Saturday 7th March. Register online at www.fairtrade.org.uk