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Looking for loos along the LNER East Coast route (Rousse)

Posted on May 3, 2025 by Dreamaticus

All the toilets at York railway station were out of order – and I was desperate to go to the loo. The only option was to catch the next train south, travel 125 miles to Peterborough, and use the facilities … Continue reading →

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From floppy to dead (Rousse)

Posted on February 22, 2025 by Dreamaticus

One of the two tiny puppies that the woman handed over to me looked a bit floppy. Nevertheless, I photographed the pair of them. When I passed the puppies back to her, I hoped that she didn’t notice that the … Continue reading →

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Up close with otters (Rousse)

Posted on December 18, 2024 by Dreamaticus

Dr M and I regretted not bringing our ‘big’ cameras with us when we saw the otters at the shoreline. They would have been so easy to photograph. When the toddlers were playing in the water with the creatures, we … Continue reading →

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Moonlighting dancing girls and tiny high-kicking Koreans (Rousse)

Posted on August 3, 2024 by Dreamaticus

Taking advantage of the coincidental timing of the Edinburgh Festival and Paris Olympics, the hotel proprietor organised pre-dinner entertainment for his guests. First, a troupe of barely dressed dancing girls weaved their way between the dining room tables. Then a … Continue reading →

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AI labels photographs (Rousse)

Posted on June 22, 2024 by Dreamaticus

We were excited to see that the AI had managed to label the photograph of our group. Rather than actual names, however, under the image of each person were a couple of words to represent their character. I thought it … Continue reading →

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David Tennant’s ‘dangerous driver’ wife (Rousse)

Posted on March 29, 2024 by Dreamaticus

It was still dark at 4:00am when I turned the key in my red Peugeot 205 to drive it up the hill past the community centre and round the corner to the village car park. This was the easiest place … Continue reading →

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Kung fu in the newsroom (Belle)

Posted on February 6, 2024 by Dreamaticus

I was looking at an intriguing double-page photograph in a broadsheet newspaper. Dating from the 1970s, it featured a tableau of an ‘American news desk editorial meeting’. In the background a punch was being thrown and was landing on a … Continue reading →

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Black and white bearded ballerina (Rousse)

Posted on January 6, 2024 by Dreamaticus

I was astonished at the beauty of the framed black and white photograph. It depicted a bearded ballerina in the foetal position, arms wrapped around his knees, his long feet shod in ribboned pointes. KD (recently deceased) had put a … Continue reading →

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Homeless photographer takes a trip to Japan (Rousse)

Posted on January 4, 2024 by Dreamaticus

I packed away the white bed sheet that I slept in each night at the doorway of the Bethany shop on Leith Walk, Edinburgh. Then I set off to join the family reunion in Japan. As a reunion venue, a … Continue reading →

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Sunset from a 5* hotel (Rousse)

Posted on November 28, 2022 by Dreamaticus

We met in the private dining room of a 5 star hilltop hotel with fantastic views west over the bridges and river mouth. Yet I still couldn’t resist spoiling the happy atmosphere of the gathering by sneaking out to photograph … Continue reading →

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