• Members 2166 posts
    June 21, 2025, 2:32 p.m.

    It is more interesting as an object, but it is fine to hold. The Caran d Ache Ecridor, is nicest pencil to use in my opinion. They have become super expensive lately though. I have not explored Japanese brands like Kuru Toga, you have to stop somewhere.

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    June 21, 2025, 4:24 p.m.

    I stumbled across those in my morning web search. Beautiful.

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    June 21, 2025, 4:36 p.m.

    The building side would make nice abstract shot.

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    June 21, 2025, 4:41 p.m.

    Look like serious tools, should be nice to handle.

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    June 21, 2025, 6:58 p.m.

    In London, all train tunnels have plenty of graffiti.

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  • Members 2166 posts
    June 22, 2025, 4:16 a.m.

    This photo is so gloriously abstract, that one forgets the sense of degradation that this graffiti inflicts on London.

    The woman reflected makes this shot.

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    June 22, 2025, 7:39 a.m.

    Midsummer

    We've been enduring a heatwave - in the British sense. 28 degrees here in Cumbria. So an early morning walk was callde for. Up on the fell the ox-eye daisies were doing their thing.

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    June 22, 2025, 7:45 a.m.

    Definitely objects of desire.

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    June 22, 2025, 7:51 a.m.

    Wonderful. I'm definitely in the 'love them' camp. The first is pefectly caught.
    When our younger daughter was little, she had a fox cub glove puppet called Tofe (pronounced Toffee - spelling has never been her strong point 😁). 'She' went everywhere with us, including long car/camping trips in France, where she proved gifted at composing little tunes to keep us occupied on the motorways. "When Tof goes hunting in the night..." was a great hit 😅. Now in her thirties, our daughter still has her, and foxes are a common motif in her house.

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    June 22, 2025, 7:52 a.m.

    Fabulous reflections. Lots of opportunity for abstract compositions too.

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    June 22, 2025, 8:52 a.m.

    This is a really nice shot Mr D. It's intruiging. I prefer yours but I tried with a tighter crop so it's not obvious it's graffiti.

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    June 22, 2025, 9 a.m.

    The first of the two for me. It seems very carefree. The second makes me feel a bit sneezy!

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    June 22, 2025, 9:10 a.m.

    That's a sweet story that brings to mind my daughter's similarly loved toy, 'Ellenty' the elephant. He became such a part of our family we eventually staged a wedding to a similar stuffed elephant and we actually set up a ceremony with adult and children guests, a mocked-up altar and had a friend role-play the vicar. And a reception afterwards with alcohol for the adults.

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    June 22, 2025, 9:11 a.m.

    Sorry everyone, I posted in the misplaced threads area this week.