Saturday, August 02, 2014

Bless Those Boffins In Cambridge

I miss my afternoon naps.

Work is the curse of the thinking classes, as you know, and now that I'm gainfully employed again, I'm not getting enough snoozes in. This is, as the boffins in Cambridge would say, a Fact. 

Right now, it's Saturday morning, and I'm putting together this blog entry so that I can schedule it to post automatically on Sunday afternoon. 

And what will I be doing on Sunday afternoon after a big dinner?

I think you know.  


I was just on my way home from work when I spotted this bizarre cloud formation. It almost looks like a tube? I didn't see anything in the news about being invaded by aliens. But if we were, they'd probably arrive like this.


And facing the other way, oddly fluffy clouds. No processing here, they really did look this smudged. Some days, you just get lucky. I think that was what the guy in the car behind was trying to tell me, anyway.


I thought this view of Cambridge merely looked interesting, but a friend (hey Dazza!) later commented that it looked like a train: wheels, smoke stack, driver's van. Can you see it? So much for Art.


Close to the office, I stood in the middle of a field at lunchtime to take this. Nobody was at all surprised.


In Woburn, on the way home from seeing Jaco Roth (my smarter, slimmer brother), the deer were sweeping majestically across the plain. Yes, just like they do in Torquay. I lost count of the points on this lad's antlers, but I'm sure a hunter could tell me at a glance.


And when they weren't sweeping, they were nibbling....


... sometimes they nibbled in black and white, too.


It really must be a wonderful view from the local Tudor houses. Tho requiring a lot of clearing up before daring to mow the lawn.


This lad saw me off the premises. In fact, I thought he was going to ask for a lift, he got so close. I took it as a good signal to leave, all the same. 

And I will now too.


Indigo

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28 comments:

  1. Hari OM
    Glad you hit publish instead 'cuz now I got first to see the sights.

    ...and was Dazza with 'smoke stack' of his own I wonderz....zzzzzzzz.. YAM xx

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    1. Namaste Yam! Yeah, I had an early start. And dammit, people have NOTICED! And no, Dazza is truly that imaginative without herbal assistance. Indigo x

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  2. The one time you can get away with saying, "wow...what a rack" and live to tell about it lol. Beautiful shots of the deer and, yes, I can see the old fashioned steam engine appearance in that shot of Cambridge.

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    1. Hey Delores! Ah yes, the rack! But that's a North American thing. "No eyebrows were raised in the UK during the making of this blog." Indigo x

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  3. I love afternoon naps too, but had got out of the habit. However, I've had two nice little snoozes during the past week.

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    1. Hey Z! I'm glad you're searching out your inner snoozist. I'm 20 minutes away from my next =) Indigo x

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  4. I totally see the train now. These are all gorgeous! And what a gift from the Universe to see those deer so close. The bucks around here are all pretty young. And again I say, find a gallery to show your collection. You've got a gold mine here, my talented friend.

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    1. Hey Jayne! Yeah, I needed it pointing out too =) Surrounded by young bucks? Sounds wonderful! And thank you, you're too kind. Maybe I just need to get myself to California? You have a sofa, right? Indigo x

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    2. Enjoyed! That last deer there is looking pretty judgy, though. Maybe he doesn't think you should be snoozing. But as a fellow snoozer, I hope you had a good one. Or more.

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    3. Hey Jenny! Yes, you nailed it. Had I not moved along willingly, I think him and some friends might have gone all RING2 on me... Indigo x

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  5. You are not just "napping." You are training for the Olympic Power Lounging competitions.

    Those photos are awesome. The tubular cloud along the front is textbook perfect!

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    1. Hey Roxie! You know, I like the sound of that. And I do have Olympic ambitions, especially after London. I'm one of the "next generation of youngsters" inspired by the games! *ahem* Indigo x

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  6. Napping after such stunning work? Yep, I think you've earned it. :)

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    1. Hey Britt! I did have a nap, but as you know it overran somewhat. Four hours of sleep on a Sunday afternoon isn't very clever. But I'm glad you liked these all the same. Indigo x

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  7. Re. "bizarre cloud formation" : I believe those clouds are caught and rolling between opposing winds at slightly different elevations. Sometimes, on this bit of prairie, the tube breaks and turns vertical, touches down and people lose outbuildings. Spectacular photo!

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    1. Hey Geo, thanks for the info. Now you say that, I can imagine this kind of result in a hydrodynamics experiment in the lab, but was amazed to see it up in the air. And of course, I had no idea it might go vertical. That would be a very rare event indeed in the UK. I'll keep watching the skies =) Indigo

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  8. I have an old photo of me feeding a deer Ritz biscuits at Knole park. Deer can be quite friendly.
    Love your photos.
    Sx

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    1. Hey Ms. Scarlet! What, down in Sevenoaks? I'm frankly amazed you'd part with the Ritz biscuits, them being so more-ish and everything. And I'm sure the deer thought so too... did you escape with all fingers? Indigo x

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    2. Just about! But I can say that I've hugged a deer. Not a lot of people can say that.
      Sx

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    3. Nice one! I cannot say the same, tho I did ride an ostrich once...

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  9. These are CRAZY AMAZING. I am so glad you pointed out the train. You really had no idea it looked like that? I guess I didn't at first, but then when I read about it I saw it INSTANTLY. That is an amazing shot.

    The clouds are magical.... enough to take your breath away. And the deer... you KNOW I love deer... just last weekend my daughter said, "Why do you always take so many pictures of the deer?" Yours are AMAZING!

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    1. Hey Katherine! Nope, not a clue. I just liked the bicycles =D And thanks, they were milling around my car, pretending they didn't want their picture taken. The teasers. Indigo x

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  10. I love your cloud photos! My ex and I used to drive around on Sundays so he could photograph, back in the day. Good memories! (Although he was more into industrial sites rather that your gorgeous, idyllic scenes.) As for the deer... you're lucky you didn't get your ass kicked, my friend! Ha!

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    1. Hey Paula! Industrial sites? Strange man, but we knew that. As for the deer, I had a word with the shadowy antlered types who run the local Mob, and they set the shoot up. Of course, I now owe them a favour. It could end badly. I'll be sure to write it down, tho... Indigo x

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  11. I've just finally gotten around to checking out your blog, Indigo. I've seen and read your comments on fb with Rosemarie and Pearl for quite some time now. I love your photos! Very much a talent with that camera.

    Regarding the tubular cloud, it is a rare roll cloud. And from what I read, it doesn't touch down and form a tornado, but has been described as a "horizontal" tornado, probably more for the shape. Very timely of you to catch it with your lens. From all accounts they are not common, unless you live in certain areas of Australia, where they occur regularly in the fall.

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    1. Hey Ponita! Welcome! I'm glad you like the photos, I'm pretty happy with them. But I really should get back to writing. My oly recent piece is Readier Than Me To Return from July, and I have plans for a whole new rash of oddball stories. I'll come say hi at PONITA IN REAL LIFE this week =) Indigo

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    2. And thanks for the cloud info =)

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    3. Since life can be very oddball at times, stories of such would be great reading!

      You're welcome on the cloud info. I confess to being a google addict ~ I use it to look up everything! I am, however, smart enough to realize there is a lot of useless nonsense out there. ;-) Look forward to seeing in my neck of the woods. ~ P

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