Category Archives: Photography

“China’s First Emperor and the Terracotta Warriors”- Liverpool

Posted on October 20, 2018 by kindadukish

  Last week I went to view the exhibition currently in situ at the World Museum in Liverpool, namely “China’s First Emperor and the Terracotta Warriors”. I wasn’t really sure what to expect so went with an open mind, fully cognizant … Continue reading →

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The Mushroom (las setas) in Seville…….weird and wonderful

Posted on October 3, 2018 by kindadukish

On our third day in Seville we decided to take a “free walking tour” of the city and were told to meet our guide outside “The Mushroom”. We arrived at the due time and were quite taken aback by this … Continue reading →

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Another Cheshire walk……….the Rawhead Circuit

Posted on July 22, 2018 by kindadukish

I continue to explore the rural Cheshire countryside and to this end recently purchased the book “Easy Walks from the Sandstone Trail” by Tony Bowerman* to broaden my knowledge of the area. Having already completed several walks from the book, … Continue reading →

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It doesn’t snow in Cheshire…………

Posted on December 14, 2017 by kindadukish

Come to Cheshire they said, it is much warmer than cold and snowy West Yorkshire. Come to Cheshire they said, it virtually never snows here………….well I have news for you, it bloody well does. After living for 25 years on … Continue reading →

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Graffiti in Madrid…….art or vandalism?

Posted on September 30, 2017 by kindadukish

I have held the view for many years that those cretins (I refuse to call them graffiti artists) who go about spray painting graffiti on buildings that do not belong to them, should be rounded up and strung up from … Continue reading →

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Flora and Fauna of the Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Posted on June 3, 2017 by kindadukish

I opened the curtains this morning to be greeted by a beautiful blue sky tinged with cotton wool clouds and the three word that came to me immediately were “Yorkshire Sculpture Park. After a good breakfast I set out and … Continue reading →

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The sun’s out, head for the Dales!

Posted on April 7, 2017 by kindadukish

Late on Monday afternoon this week I looked at the weather forecast for the coming five days and saw that “good weather” was forecast for the Yorkshire Dales and North Yorkshire. So I phoned up a B&B we had once … Continue reading →

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Tony Cragg: A rare category of objects……..at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Posted on April 6, 2017 by kindadukish

Last week I took the opportunity of visiting the Yorkshire Sculpture Park to view a new exhibition of sculptures by the British artist Tony Cragg, who I have to confess I had never heard of. Tony Cragg is a British sculptor … Continue reading →

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The Flying Scotsman……Oxenhope to Carlisle

Posted on April 1, 2017 by kindadukish

“Some trains are born great Some achieve greatness And some have greatness thrust upon them”   It was Friday the 31 March 2017 at 6.45 when I left home to drive to Oxenhope in West Yorkshire to achieve a life ambition, … Continue reading →

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The Lake District…….I am beginning to like it!

Posted on March 25, 2017 by kindadukish

Over the years I have always had an antipathy towards the Lake District in Cumbria, much preferring the grandeur and beauty of the Yorkshire Dales, which I have visited and enjoyed on many occasions. However, in the last year or … Continue reading →

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