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The first flowers of the year, as ever. For a change, not taken at my local park, because I no longer go there--after being harassed on more than one occasion by teenagers, I've decided it's better to keep away from the place--but at a churchyard in an area adjacent to mine, on a walk I took last weekend.

What the title says. Photographed in Stockport outside the Hat Museum, also known as Hat Works. Stockport is quite close to the Manchester Airport, hence why you see planes flying so low.

The second post of 2026--and another sunset! I could not just resist it, as the sunset on Thursday 15 January 2026 was unforgettable. (Admittedly, there is not much to photograph this time of year.) It looks like smoke coming out of a chimney, but no, it's a cloud. Top photo was taken from my bathroom window, bottom one from my living room.

Happy new year! I am posting this on 3rd January, but the photos were taken on New Year's Day. It looks like a good start.

It's the end of another year and another recap post. I make these on the actual last day of the year, not the beginning of December (what am I, Spotify Wrapped?) The highlight of the year has to 100% be my trip to Rome. It was my first solo city break. While doing things on my own is nothing out of the ordinary for me, this was the first time I have taken a multiple-day trip to a place abroad (or in my case, to a country I don't live in, as I technically…

I did a very quick photoshoot, because I have not done a Christmas-themed still life for a while (or if I have, I ended up unsatisfied with it, which resulted in deletion). I wanted to make something with this pretty Penguin clothbound collection of Christmas stories. I bought it last year on my trip to London, at the Westminster Abbey souvenir shop--though I could probably easily have got it at Waterstones.

I took a walk by the River Irwell in the Manchester city centre on Saturday; it's amazing that having lived here for so many years, I still discover places I've never been to. Because the days are short, a chance of catching a nice sunset when you're out increases. Like here, in these pictures. Photographed from the Irwell Street Bridge.

The Great Train Robbery of 1963 - Inspiration for All The Devils Are Here? So in one of my posts about the film, @samclaflin-fans left a reply that it shared some details with the Great Train Robbery....

It's that time of the year again. Bee is a symbol of Manchester, so any time the city is decorated for any occasion, it usually involves bees. Christmas markets in St Ann's Square. Nativity scene outside St Ann's Church. The markets are back in Albert Square after several years; the square has been undergoing renovations (the Town Hall still is, it won't be completed until Spring 2027, reportedly).

Two years ago I posted some shots I did with Sam Claflin's Wonderland magazine photoshoot. As it is usual for my still life photos, they featured flowers. I kept the magazine, and it is only this past weekend that I finally decided to tear out the Sam pages and throw away the rest. And as I did so, I saw that a roseleaf got left between the pages.

Or more accurately, my attempt at photoshoot that brings to mind gothic romance. Note that I had a previous post with this same title two years ago, but I have deleted it because I realised I was not satisfied with the pictures. I do that sometimes; this blog is also a learning journey. So, first I have a photoshoot with a poster for the gothic thriller…

The Hats of Monte Cristo (Sam Claflin limited series edition) So I noticed--if not on my first watch, then definitely the second--that the count on at least two occasions carries a hat in his hand,...