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AWWTM: Shaftesbury Cycle Revival

I went to school in a small Westcountry market town — Shaftesbury, in Dorset.  Built on a chalk hillside, Shaftesbury’s claim to fame is a steep cobbled street of simple picturesque cottages, a street you might recognise from one of … Continue reading

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Cotch: White Christmas

At Christmas it snowed in Dorset.  It’s rare that it snows in Dorset, and I’ve not previously photographed the area in the snow.  So here’s a quick photo essay of the Blackmore Vale at Christmas.

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Cotch: The Cheese Festival

I love the Durham Township photoblog — all the fabulous atmospheric shallow-focus photos of rural Pensylvania. Especially the ones of the traditional county fairs and farm shows. The kids with candyfloss, prize livestock on display, and old fashioned family entertainment. … Continue reading

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AWWTM: Catch up with recent posts

Last week, a quick dig at crap websites trying to promote discounts for the Rube Goldberg railfares system. And a review of a crap cycle path through Southwark Park. And from the weekend, an exclusive exposure of the leftist conspiracy … Continue reading

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Cotch: From here to a promontory

Continuing the weekly weekend mini photo essay strand, here is the latest, on Portland Bill.

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Cracks in the pavement

This is another repost from the old blog, written in september 2009. I took the bicycle into the shop today. Whenever it needs work I tend to jump on the train to Dorset, where the service is so much better … Continue reading

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Later, Simmons goes out of business because his sandwiches are disgusting and his chicken noodles are grey

This is a re-post of something that occurred to me at the Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival at the weekend, and threw together on the Billy Bragg Forum on Tuesday. A dozen smiling happy people stand in a scruffy queue. The low … Continue reading

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