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Photo Post Of The Weekend

In which we remember Latvia

Written by Forest Pines; published at 6:59 am on January 16th, 2010.
Filed under: Photobloggery, The Family.

All that snowy weather we’ve been having – almost all gone now, apart from the enormous pile of snow cleared from the office car park – reminded me of the holiday we took a couple of years back, to Rīga, Latvia. “Make sure you wrap up warmly,” said The Mother. “Get proper thermals. Lots and lots of layers.” “You’ll need to take sunglasses, too,” said Dad, “or you’ll get snow-blindness.”

All of which we ignored, fortunately, because we’d have looked bloody silly. Rīga in February was not too dissimilar from Britain in February, being grey, damp, and largely snow-free; it shouldn’t really have been surprising, because it’s on about the same latitude as Dundee. We took plenty of photos; but for some reason they never appeared on here.*

* Unlike the above anecdote about the snow-blindness, etc, which definitely has.

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Keyword noise: Baltic, cold, Europe, February, grey, holiday, Latvia, photo, photography, photos, Riga, snow, travel, USSR, weather, winter

Photo Post Of The Week

In which we ignore the weather

Written by Forest Pines; published at 7:30 am on January 8th, 2010.
Filed under: Photobloggery.

Everywhere at the moment, of course, is full of photos of thick winter snow. Sometimes, though, it’s good to be contrary.

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Keyword noise: boatyard, Bristol, Bristol Harbour, building, Floating Harbour, Georgian, harbour, Hotwells, photo, photography, photos, shipyard, terrace, Underfall Yard

Photo Post Of The Year

In which we look at the Christmas tree

Written by Forest Pines; published at 9:57 am on January 1st, 2010.
Filed under: Photobloggery.

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Keyword noise: angel, bauble, Christmas, Christmas tree, decoration, deer, glitter, ornament, photo, photography, star, tree

Second Season

In which we spot something getting under way again

Written by Forest Pines; published at 9:35 am on August 18th, 2009.
Filed under: Media Addict.

Fans of supernatural TV drama series Being Human, currently making its move up the channels to BBC1, might be interested to know that location filming for its second season is just getting under way.

How do I know? Because, on my way home yesterday, I spotted a chap tying up temporary road signs for the benefit of lost Being Human crew members. They’re bright pink, so you can’t really miss them.

Being Human location shoot signs

These particular signs are on Bedminster Bridge. “BH LOC” is pointing towards Bristol General Hospital, one of their main shooting locations. “BH BASE” is pointing, presumably, towards the expanse of waste ground waiting to be developed between Cumberland Road and the new museum: that’s where the shoot’s trailers all parked up when they were shooting the previous series, so I assume that’s where they are now.

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Keyword noise: BBC, Bedminster, Being Human, Bristol, photo, photography, Redcliff, Redcliffe, television, telly, tv

Photo post of the week

In which we photograph some models

Written by Forest Pines; published at 9:01 am on March 20th, 2009.
Filed under: Geekery, Photobloggery.

This week, it’s mostly been model trains. Not my own – I don’t have any – but at an exhibition.

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Keyword noise: 1:64 scale, BCR, Bishop's Castle, Bishop's Castle Railway, finescale, Lydham Heath, model, model railroad, model railway, model train, photo, photography, railroad, railway, S gauge, train

Photo post of the week

In which we spot a derelict hotel

Written by Forest Pines; published at 9:27 am on March 13th, 2009.
Filed under: Meta, Photobloggery.

It took me until yesterday to realise that there was another bug, with the new theme, that nobody had so far noticed. Which isn’t too surprising: it didn’t affect any functionality, and it was only a problem on some days of the week. It’s fixed now, at least.

This week, there aren’t many photos; or, at least, not many cheerful ones. It’s all Bristol in dull January weather. Particularly: photos of the Grosvenor Hotel, the disused hotel, alongside a disused railway embankment, on Temple Gate. It’s due to be knocked down;* so here are some photos.

* well, it was due to be knocked down, to make way for a road scheme and a bus stop, before the City Council’s cabinet resigned the other week. What will happen to it now, I don’t know.

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Keyword noise: abandoned, Bristol, derelict, disused, Grosvenor Hotel, hotel, photo, photography, Temple, Temple Gate, Temple Meads