Monday 31 December 2012

Day 702 - Where Are We?

Day 702 - Where Are We? by magirob
Day 702 - Where Are We?, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

28/11/12 - The walk up Lewesdon hill is a very easy one, it is the sight of an ancient iron age settlement so its quite worth a visit

Sunday 30 December 2012

Day 701 - Ancient Beeches

Day 701 - Ancient Beeches by magirob
Day 701 - Ancient Beeches, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

27/11/12 - Some of these old beeches must be years old, These ones were in a long line up towards Lewesdon hill, there used to be an iron age settlement on top of the hill so these trees may well have marked the edge of an old road.

Day 700 - Turkeytail

Day 700 - Turkeytail by magirob
Day 700 - Turkeytail, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

26/11/12 - I saw this fungi while walking up Lewesdon Hill in Dorset, I THINK it might be called Trametes versicolor or Turkeytail.

Day 700 - Turkeytail

Day 700 - Turkeytail by magirob
Day 700 - Turkeytail, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

26/11/12 - I saw this fungi while walking up Lewesdon Hill in Dorset, I THINK it might be called Trametes versicolor or Turkeytail.

Day 699 - Lewesdon Hill and Beyond

25/11/12 - Here I am standing on top of Pilsdon hill looking east towards Lewesdon hill and Beaminster.

Day 697 - Gingerbread Dorchester

24/12/12 - I was lucky enough to perform at the Dorchester hotel in London recently and thought this Gingerbread model of the hotel was amazing, it stands just beyond the foyer and I am surprised it has not been gobbled up yet.

Day 696 - Horsell Common

Day 696 - Horsell Common by magirob
Day 696 - Horsell Common, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

23/11/12 - This is Horsell Common just on the ende of Woking in the west of Surrey, It was here in War of the Worlds by H G Wells that the first Martian spacecraft landed on earth. Maybury hill was the location of the reporters home and that is just a couple of miles away.

Sunday 9 December 2012

Day 695 - Squirrel

Day 695 - Squirrel by magirob
Day 695 - Squirrel, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

22/11/12 - Here is another of the ice carvings in Hyde Parks Winter Wonderland, there were lots of these squirrels dotted around the place.

Friday 7 December 2012

Day 694 - Twinkly Lights

Day 694 - Twinkly Lights by magirob
Day 694 - Twinkly Lights, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

21/11/12 - Here is Covent Garden and its Christmas tree at night, I like Covent garden at Christmas, it always feels so . . . . . Christmassy :D

Day 710 - Another Star in the Sky

7/12/12 - When I was a kid I was fascinated with the stars and planets, the lady living next door was a keen astronomer and helped me develop my interest by lending me her telescope, I have been a keen astronomer ever since. When I was 18, this same lady booked me to entertain at her sons birthday party, it was my first ever paid booking and my first ever magic performance. Last night that same lady passed away after a 22 year long battle with cancer. Thank you Jan Robinson for everything you ever did for me, there is another star in the sky tonight.

Thursday 6 December 2012

Day 693 - Winter Wonderland

Day 693 - Winter Wonderland by magirob
Day 693 - Winter Wonderland, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

20/11/12 - Here I am in front of the amazing castle wall in the winter wonderland in Hyde Park, London, its quite amazing to see and you can even climb up it and then slide down an ice slide, amazing

Day 692 - Cold War Weapons

Day 692 - Cold War Weapons by magirob
Day 692 - Cold War Weapons, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

19/11/12 - If the Cold war was more like this guy then it would have been over before the first summer arrived.

Day 691 - Iced Rob

Day 691 - Iced Rob by magirob
Day 691 - Iced Rob, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

18/11/12 - Here I am encased in a block of ice in the winter wonderland Ice sculpture exhibition in Hyde Park London, It was freezing in there.

Day 690 - Your Carriage Awaits

17/11/12 - This awesome Ice construction was in the Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park, London.

Wednesday 5 December 2012

Day 689 - Ice Eagle

Day 689 - Ice Eagle by magirob
Day 689 - Ice Eagle, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

16/11/12 - Whilst in London recently I took the opportunity to visit the Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park, this is always worth a visit, this year they had a display of ice and snow carvings, totally amazing :D

Day 688 - Christmas Tree

Day 688 - Christmas Tree by magirob
Day 688 - Christmas Tree, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

15/12/11 - The Covent Garden tree always looks nice, here it is during the daytime covered in baubles.

Day 687 - Christmas comes to Covent Garden

14/11/12 - I took a recent trip to London and Covent Garden where Christmas has arrived. One of the best things about Covent Garden is a little shop dedicated to the Moomins.