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.

Saturday, 17 November 2012

Day 686 - Hill of Swallows

Day 686 - Hill of Swallows by magirob
Day 686 - Hill of Swallows, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

13/11/12 - Another shot from the top of Brown Willy, the highest point in Cornwall.

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Day 685 - Ice Queen

Day 685 - Ice Queen by magirob
Day 685 - Ice Queen, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

12/11/12 - This Ice Queen (I think that's what she was) was seen during the Truro festival of lights.

Friday, 16 November 2012

Day 684 - Neptune

Day 684 - Neptune by magirob
Day 684 - Neptune, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

11/11/12 - Here is another photo from the Truro Festival of Lights, these creations are pretty amazing, Last year the theme was animals, this year it is Kings and Queens.

Day 683 - We Are Not Amused

Day 683 - We Are Not Amused by magirob
Day 683 - We Are Not Amused, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

10/11/12 - While in Cornwall I stopped off to see the Truro festival of Lights, this year the theme was Kings and Queens, here is Queen Victoria overlooking proceedings.

Day 682 - Journey to the Cross-roads

9/11/12 - The light was failing fast on my walk back to the car park from the top of the highest point in Cornwall, I took this photo looking back towards Rough Tor.

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Day 681 - The Top of Cornwall

Day 681 - The Top of Cornwall by magirob
Day 681 - The Top of Cornwall, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

8/11/12 - Behind me is the top of Brown Willy, the highest point of Cornwall. There is currently a campaign taking place to change the name of Brown Willy back to the original name of Bronn Wennili which means 'Hill of Swallows'.

Thursday, 15 November 2012

Day 680 - Muddy Paths

Day 680 - Muddy Paths by magirob
Day 680 - Muddy Paths, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

7/11/12 - The Mud on my walk up to the top of the highest point of Cornwall was a VERY muddy one, at one point I was up to above my ankles in mud, it was totally worth it.

www.highestpoints.co.uk

Day 679 - Brown Willy and Beyond

6/11/12 - Here I am standing on Roughtor on Bodmin Moor and behind me is Brown Willy, the highest point in Cornwall.

Day 677 - Bodmin Moor

Day 677 - Bodmin Moor by magirob
Day 677 - Bodmin Moor, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

5/11/12 - I have driven through Bodmin moor on the A30 many many times and I have looked at the amazing landscape as I zoomed past but I have never actually ventured onto the moor, It feels a mysterious place, if the hills could talk I imagine they would have some tales to tell.

www.highestpoints.co.uk

Day 676 - Rough Tor

Day 676 - Rough Tor by magirob
Day 676 - Rough Tor, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

4/11/12 - This is Rough Tor on Bodmin Moor, I stopped here for a few photos on my way to the highest point in Cornwall, I really liked it here, gigantic boulders strewn about the place as if they were thrown there by giants.

Wednesday, 14 November 2012

Day 674 - Beacon Barr

Day 674 - Beacon Barr by magirob
Day 674 - Beacon Barr, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

3/11/12 - Here I am on top of Beacon Barr in Walsall, Its quite a nice place, I was not expecting it to be that nice but it was.

Saturday, 10 November 2012

Day 673 - Colours of the Wind

Day 673 - Colours of the Wind by magirob
Day 673 - Colours of the Wind, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

2/11/12 - This is the top of Barr Beacon in Walsall, There is a lovely war memorial just behind these trees but it was covered in scaffolding so I will capture that next time.

www.highestpoints.co.uk

Day 672 - The Towers On Top

Day 672 - The Towers On Top by magirob
Day 672 - The Towers On Top, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

1/11/12 - This tower stands on top of Beacon hill in Sedgley, it was built in 1846 and it stands where the original signal beacon used to stand.

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Day 672 - The Towers On Top

Day 672 - The Towers On Top by magirob
Day 672 - The Towers On Top, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

1/11/12 - This tower stands on top of Beacon hill in Sedgley, it was built in 1846 and it stands where the original signal beacon used to stand.

www.highestpoints.co.uk

Day 671 - A Splash of Oak

Day 671 - A Splash of Oak by magirob
Day 671 - A Splash of Oak, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

30/10/12 - The leaves on some trees really are turning some beautiful colours this autumn, maybe they are this bright every year but I just don't notice.

Friday, 9 November 2012

Day 670 - Warwickshire Decent

Day 670 - Warwickshire Decent by magirob
Day 670 - Warwickshire Decent, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

29/10/12 - Here I am not far from the highest point in Warwickshire, stretching out behind me is the Cotswolds and Gloucestershire, on a clear day you would be able to see for miles.

www.highestpoints.co.uk

Day 669 - The Top of Warwickshire

28/10/12 - This communications stations in the highest point of Warwickshire, it stands on the top of Ebrington Hill near the town of Chipping Campden, The Highest point actually sits right on the border of Gloucestershire and Warwickshire so most of what you see in this photo is in Gloucestershire.

www.highestpoints.co.uk

Day 669 - The Top of Warwickshire

28/10/12 - This communications stations in the highest point of Warwickshire, it stands on the top of Ebrington Hill near the town of Chipping Campden, The Highest point actually sits right on the border of Gloucestershire and Warwickshire so most of what you see in this photo is in Gloucestershire.

www.highestpoints.co.uk

Day 668 - St James Church

Day 668 - St James Church by magirob
Day 668 - St James Church, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

27/10/12 - This is St James Church in Chipping Campden, it stands on the edge of the town and a walk around the grounds through the old gravestones is quite interesting.

Day 667 - Secret Paths

Day 667 - Secret Paths by magirob
Day 667 - Secret Paths, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

26/11/12 - While wandering around the church grounds in Chipping Campden I discovered these really cool paths between the treen, it was actually quite spooky with the gravestones dotted around and not a person in sight.

Thursday, 8 November 2012

Day 666 - The Riddle House

Day 666 - The Riddle House by magirob
Day 666 - The Riddle House, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

25/10/12 - I saw this house while driving into Chipping Campden and it immediately matched the image in my mind of the Riddle House in Harry Potter. The Riddle House is the childhood home of Tom Riddle.

www.highestpoints.co.uk

Day 665 - Market Hall

Day 665 - Market Hall by magirob
Day 665 - Market Hall, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

Here is the Market Hall in Chipping Campden, it is nearly 400 years old and still standing strong, it is owned by the National Trust and stands in the centre of the town.

www.highpoints.co.uk

Day 664 - Chipping Door

Day 664 - Chipping Door by magirob
Day 664 - Chipping Door, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

23/10/12 - I took a short visit to Chipping Campden in the Cotswolds recently, it is a beautiful village full of history and lovely tea rooms, this door was on Sheep street.

www.highestpoints.co.uk

Friday, 2 November 2012

Day 663 - Sarge

Day 663 - Sarge by magirob
Day 663 - Sarge, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

22/10/12 - This is Sarge from the Pixar film Cars, I printed out the pieces and glued him together yesterday, I think he came out pretty cool, Here he is parking up in Sainsburys car park .

Tuesday, 30 October 2012

Day 662 - Pumpkin Time

Day 662 - Pumpkin Time by magirob
Day 662 - Pumpkin Time, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

21/10/12 - Here is the pumpkin I carved this year, I only got time to carve the 1 this year, usually I manage 2 or 3.

To see last years pumpkin being carved click here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5naTYbaRMc&list=UUQa3Ax0GUk-wuOupRgIx4dA

Monday, 29 October 2012

Day 661 - Building for Halloween

20/10/12 - This little spider is getting her home ready for Halloween.

Day 660 - What A View

Day 660 - What A View by magirob
Day 660 - What A View, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

19/10/12 - Here is another shot from our walk up St Boniface Down, this was towards the end of the walk and the fog was clearing at this point so you can imagine the amazing views we were treated to.

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Sunday, 28 October 2012

Day 659 - Lotus Esprit S1 - Wet Nellie

18/10/12 - As a Kid this was my other dream car, for my first dream car see yesterdays photo here - www.flickr.com/photos/magirob/8129079342/in/photostream.
This is the Lotus Esprit S1 and if I saw it on the road today I would think it was the ugliest car in the world but the fact that this one was a submarine was amazing and I so wanted one, I love James Bond :D

Day 658 - Bluebird-Proteus CN7

17/10/12 - When I was a kid this car was my dream car, I thought it was AWESOME, It has four wheel drive, 52 inch tyres and it weighs 4 tons, On July 17, 1964, Donald Campbell set a world speed record of 403.10 mph.

Day 657 - Sunny Days at Beaulieu

16/10/12 - Here is another photo from Beaulieu motor museum, here are some of the surviving buildings of the abbey.

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Day 656 - A Walk in the Fog

Day 656 - A Walk in the Fog by magirob
Day 656 - A Walk in the Fog, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

15/10/12 - Apparently the view from the top of St Boniface Down is amazing, I shall have to revisit on a nice day to believe it.

http://highestpoints.blogspot.co.uk/

Thursday, 25 October 2012

Day 655 - St Boniface Down

Day 655 - St Boniface Down by magirob
Day 655 - St Boniface Down, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

14/10/12 - Here I am at the top of St Boniface Down, the highest point on the Isle of Wight, I was here with Nat and Andie.

http://highestpoints.blogspot.co.uk/

Wednesday, 24 October 2012

Day 654 - Into The Mist

Day 654 - Into The Mist by magirob
Day 654 - Into The Mist, a photo by magirob on Flickr.

13/10/12 - This was the view that greeted me when I arrived at Ryde Pier to catch the ferry home after climbing St Boniface Down, The fog had actually cleared by the time we reached here but it soon thickened up again when the ferry made its way back to Portsmouth.