Beach-Combing Magpie

Far from the beach, but still surrounded by treasure of all kinds just ready to be found, looked at, gloated over, gleaned and swiped or simply created! Here are my latest finds....

Sunday, January 18, 2026

Scenery in Silk... Cryséde.

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I always find it difficult to associate quaint, picturesque Cornish fishing villages today with the hardships of the past, when life was f...
Wednesday, December 31, 2025

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With the inexorable passing of time, the history of the subjects, muses and models who enabled artists to portray a particular aesthetic i...

The Sky in the Puddles...

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Having witnessed truly shabby behavioir in public recently, I came to the conclusion that we appear to have largely lost our social skills...
Friday, December 26, 2025

Winter Bleakness...

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Arriving in Birmingham this time, I was struck by the desolate state of the streets and the inhabitants, just off the shiny, brash and bus...
Sunday, November 30, 2025

Magnificent Moons...

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Sadly, in terms of quality this is a rather mangy set of photos with which to honour the full moon from the beginning of the month. Oh, to...

The Last Chrysanthemum

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I always think that the French custom to mark Toussaint (All Saints’ Day) with chrysanthemums is rather bittersweet, as the flower seems ...

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