LAST OF THE LIGHT

Don't forget.

Make the most of the last days of evening light - have a good weekend.

YOUR MOVE

Let battle commence.

There's been a bit of a chess phase going on in our house recently - maybe because the (k)nights are closing in again...

RIP

The Cool Ruler.

SUNNY AUTUMN SUNDAY

Nice little wave.

Keepin busy.

Into the blue.

GOODBADUGLY

SOgood,SObad,SOugly.

When it all comes together - the cast, the location, the direction, the editing and, of-course, the music...

And a great poster (spotted over at Lance Dawes blog).

ACOUSTIC OR ELECTRIC ?

Acoustic.

Electric.

IS THIS...

If so, does that mean we have just had the age of opulence?

I guess there's no love without hate, no highs without the lows, so maybe it's a yin yang thing.

And, according to my sources (Wikipedia basically). Yin yang is used to describe how polar or seemingly contrary forces are interconnected and interdependent in the natural world, and how they give rise to each other in turn. Yin yang constantly interacts, never existing in absolutes. Yin and yang transform each other: like tides in the ocean, every advance is complemented by a retreat, and every rise transforms into a fall.

But importantly, Taoist philosophy generally discounts good/bad distinctions as superficial labels, preferring to focus on the idea of balance.

Ok, I understand the situation we find ourselves in isn't a natural occurence, it's a direct result of uncontrolled greed and can obviously be defined as bad. And I certainly don't side with the Torys and I loathe all political spin. But more redundancies are inevitable, so rather than freaking out about it (my first instinct) I'm hoping that austerity doesn't throw the flow out too much for those of us who are just doing our best and trying to keep life balanced.

Good luck out there people, keep the faith.

CONSISTENT

Chris Jones Newquay 1967. Borrowed from Vintage Surfboard Collector UK.

I'm all over the place; one day it's jumpers, the next it's fantasy-surfing under Mt Fuji, a while ago it was a shell nailed to a tree, I've even blogged about a tractor... Whole lotta random stuff goin' on.

But this guy knows how to keep on track. At Vintage Surfboard Collector UK, Alasdair consistently manages to stay true to his manifesto of posting about British surf history - I find that impressive. (Meanwhile, I was considering doing yet another post about Marvin Gaye tonight...)

Keep up the good work blogger!

THEGREATWAVE

This is a graphic I made a few years ago and sent to my friend Phil who lives in Tokyo. I'd love to go over there and visit him one day and share some waves with Mt Fuji in the background.

WHERE'S ME JUMPER?

It's the time of year when I start thinking I need a new jumper.




The Sultans of Ping FC
'Dancing in the disco, bumper to bumper,
Wait a minute, where's me jumper?'

PIXELS FROM THE PAST

A few more from the old hard drive archive...

TEnTeNtEN

AUTUMN

... has arrived!

Early morning dog walk.