Monthly Archives: October 2007

Some gulls…

…there are more gulls here. If you don’t like gulls stay away as the following scenes may disturb you… I will be surfing today.

Mr Woppit…

…as you all know was the racing partner of the late great Donald Campbell. Mr Woppit was a British made car and boat racing teddy who broke eight world speed records in the 1950s and 60s. He remains the only teddy to set both land and water speed records in the same year (1964). Mr [...]

On the one hand…

…I could go to work and get covered in cement and sawdust. Get hot and tired. Probably bruise my left elbow on a random rock and cut my little finger with a chisel. Lose my tape measure again and break a fingernail or two (I tell you – this building work plays havoc with your [...]

Been busy lately….?

…we started off with something like this… …did a bit of this… …and ended up with some stuff like this… You can find a few more photos on my flickr page. Quite tired now – I might go and have a snooze… Nuts – I forgot to fit the kitchen – back in a bit… [...]

Reasons to be single – part 2.

Part 1 is buried so far in my archives that I may have to reiterate – Part 1 simply comprised of the simple act of not having to make 2 cups of tea in the morning – thereby shaving valuable seconds from your daily morning routine. Part 2 is obviously not having to have annoying [...]

A bit of skin and ink…

…here’s a small section of the beginnings of my new tattoo. It’s still a tad red hence the moody black and white image… On thursday night I travelled down to Baleal beach to help all the locals eat an enormous roasting pig sacrificed to the end of season god. A splendid affair involving the hog [...]

A brief interlude…

This photograph demonstrates the possible dangers of paragliding over ocean areas. The bikini clad female was base jumping from the nearby clifftop when her chute folded and all the lines broke. Luckily for her a passing longboarder was there to make the well timed and rather magnificent catch. Both were treated for shock and minor [...]

Ouch…

…okay – so I didn’t cry like a tiny baby. That doesn’t make me less of a man does it? My tattoo has been started – a continuation of the Maori design from my arm that quickly merges into a large Japanese piece with a Koi carp, some waves and then eventually a few maple [...]