Litrate news

New Years Resolution

2008-01-01T18:27:00.000Z

1. Simplify my life.
1a. Not to worry that I never add to this blog.
1b. Keep on with Flickr.

Africa phots done

2007-10-14T19:12:00.000+01:00

I have now finished putting up a selection of photos from my Africa trip this summer. In case you are interested, the Malawi photos are at http://www.flickr.com/photos/litrate/sets/72157601422158011/
My Zambia photos (mainly animals) are available at http://www.flickr.com/photos/litrate/sets/72157602197672099/ You can view them whether or not you are signed up to Flickr but you need to belong to flickr to leave comments.

Olympic ideals.

2007-10-05T12:20:00.000+01:00

I heard on the radio this morning that the word Olympic is legally protected and the author of a new children’s book Olympic Mind Games has been threatened for having it in the title. Crazy. To support the word, I am immediately buying his book and have added the tag Olympic fairly randomly to some of my flickr photos.
Although not in Johnson’s (1818) dictionary – the old buffer didn’t like words of Greek origin – the phrase Olympic Games is to be found in Bailey’s earlier (1728) English dictionary.

It all still takes time

2007-10-03T21:38:00.000+01:00

It's taking a long time to put my Malawi and Zambia phots on Flickr. i have now put up the Malawi ones and am going through animal pics from Zambia. I'm getting there....

It all takes time

2007-09-24T20:54:00.000+01:00

Well, uploading my Africa photos is taking a long time. Next is the tea plantation. then I will get to Zambia and the animals. And I am trying not to take any more photos till I have got through these.

Trip to Malawi

2007-08-30T22:19:00.000+01:00

Am back from trip to Malawi and Zambia and starting to put photos on flickr. It all takes time....

David and me at the Tate.

2007-06-08T21:28:00.000+01:00

Went to Tate Britain to watch the flickr screens at the How We Are photography exhibition; had to wait more than an hour till I saw one of my photos. It was the "Care With efficiency" truck.

It was well worth the wait -and I gave a shout and did a little dance when my photo came up. I didn't see my other three photos.

David Hockney was nearby being filmed with his landscapes, which were up the stairs behind me. He seemed much cooler about being exhibited in the Tate - guess he is used to it.

He gave me a smile when he saw me surreptiously camera phone snapping him.

How we are now

2007-05-25T23:24:00.000+01:00

hey, I've put some photos on to this site for the exhibition at the Tate http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/exhibitions/howweare/slideshow.shtm
- That's exciting!

Climbed Ingleborough on a dull day

2007-05-13T21:45:00.000+01:00

Climbed Ingleborough on this dull day and got back before the heavy rain.

Chesil Beach

2007-03-31T13:56:00.000+01:00

Chesil Beach from Portland
Originally uploaded by litrate.

Thought you would like to see it, as Ian McEwan has just brought out a book called C B.

Wollemi Pine: another tree to watch

2007-01-18T20:52:00.000Z

Thought to be extinct, the Wollemi Pine was found in Australia a few years ago. Searching the internet in the middle of the night we found we could buy one and look after it here in England, so we bought this expensive tree. If you expect a birthday present soon, it will probably be a share in this tree and the possibility of watching it grow over the next forty years…. More pics on flickr.

Back in the library

2007-01-08T20:44:00.000Z

Back in the library
Originally uploaded by litrate.

Due back on twelfth night, the tree is now safely back where it belongs

Christmas tree as christmas tree

2007-01-08T20:43:00.000Z

Christmas tree as christmas tree
Originally uploaded by litrate.

Checked out of the library the tree had two weeks of parties, noise and dressing up.

Christmas tree library 1

2006-12-17T21:42:00.000Z

Christmas tree library 1
Originally uploaded by litrate.

Just dug up and getting ready for xmas. At last after many years the tree library has its first tree ready.

Christmas tree library

2006-12-17T21:41:00.000Z

Chrtismas tree library 2
Originally uploaded by litrate.

Yes, the first tree to be checked out of the library and not due back for two weeks.

Animals reading

2006-11-21T21:54:00.000Z

There are 1,948 photos of animals reading on Flickr, at http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=all&q=animals+reading&m=text

First snow of the year

2006-11-19T19:26:00.001Z

First snow of the year on the lakeland fells, viewed from a distance.

2006-11-19T19:26:00.000Z

Mystery cake

2006-10-28T18:04:00.000+01:00

Mystery cake
Originally uploaded by litrate.

The mystery of getting bday cake, not on my birthday w 3 candles and cranberries round the edge, eaten in the dark, during photos of Scottish Islands evening, more on that later, maybe. Thanks O & S.

Berwick-on-Tweed

2006-09-21T13:20:00.000+01:00

Berwick-on-Tweed
Originally uploaded by litrate.

Been through here and am now in Scotland, the train is following the coast, v beautiful. and wild. The postings today have all been uploaded live while on the wifi enabled East coast mainline train from London to Edinburgh.

Scotland

2006-09-21T13:11:00.000+01:00

been trhough Berwick, am prob in Scotland

Newcastle

2006-09-21T12:50:00.000+01:00

Newcastle
Originally uploaded by litrate.

the tyne

2006-09-21T12:17:00.000+01:00

don't follow this on a map as the postings are appearing in a strange order.

durham

2006-09-21T12:02:00.000+01:00

durham
Originally uploaded by litrate.

hey we didn't stop here

Darlington

2006-09-21T11:56:00.000+01:00

Darlington
Originally uploaded by litrate.

just passed trhough