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Tuesday, 17 September 2024

Jonathon Chilling

Chilled seagull sat atop the office roof, chilling as he takes in the view.



Postscript. I later found out he, along with his mother, were waiting to be thrown biscuits from a nearby window. A regular occurance apparently lol.

Monday, 16 September 2024

Street Sunset

Summer has made a brief return today. And whilst I missed most of it as I earned my crust of breath at the office, the sun kept a final delight for me this evening :)

Sunday, 15 September 2024

Pop Funkos 2024

I have added just three new Pops to my collection this year. These will feature in this year's usual Haloween foto project, which is now entering its sixth year.

I posted a picture of the first two Pops I bought in 2024 here, and this one, fresh from the shelves of Funko Europe, arrived at my door yesterday:


Being a big fan of the classic Twilight Zone, it was a no-brainer that I would bring this little character into my home. He really is the perfect Pop!

Three Twilight Zone figures were recently released, but I only purchased The Narrator. The other two relate to a single TZ episode called Nightmare at 20000 Feet and feature a cut-away section of a plane seat, with a poor likeness of William Shatner sitting watching a gremlin sabotaging the wing engine. The third Pop is of the gremin itself, which, again, I'm not overly fond of.


Anyway, the Tall Man from Phantasm, the new re-moulding of Nosferatu and Rod Serling will be the three Halloween Pops I'll be photographing next month.

Looking back at my previous Pop pics, I've decided to take another shot of the Wendigo Pop from the TV series Hannibal. This more than creepy character deserves a better photo than the one I captured last year. 

Saturday, 14 September 2024

Gower Beaches | Day 61/100

Day 61/100. I'm cutting this project fine. Listening to #seashanties whilst working on my guide to the #Gower shoreline

Look at those whisers!

Thursday, 12 September 2024

Heading Home

I do enjoy my down time to catch up on things before heading home.


Sunday, 8 September 2024

Saturday, 7 September 2024

Stormy Reading

Whilst the  South Wales thunder raged in the skies overhead and the rain belted down, I read this grim short story by Guy N Smith.

Friday, 6 September 2024

Back on the Island

I am determined not to finish this game until I am 100% happy with my island.

Thursday, 5 September 2024

Reading

Catching up on some reading before heading home.

Monday, 2 September 2024

Guy N Smith - The Knighton Vampires

I really should have read this book before this past weekend. But its fascinating to read a story set in a place you have literally just read... I've just got to persuade little fudjcake to let me get back into reading again.