The Human Forest.

Many thanks to photographer Adam Summerscales for kindly giving permission to use the image below  [his website]

Me & Cathy went to Dean Clough  in Halifax this afternoon. Several exhibitions are on.http://www.deanclough.com/arts/whats_on.asp

I was  especially taken  by The Human Forest !

Street Photos by Adam Summerscales.Shot in Sheffield.

As well as being technically great.and having  arresting compositions, I loved how the people in the photos are (mostly ) unaware & uninterested .

They were getting on with their lives........reminding me of what street photography was like before digital  and CCTV arrived. 

.These days we  sense & expect surveillance.We strike a pose whenever a camera pops up.Ironically , the more we are photographed, the less we show of ourselves.

Somehow .Adam's photos catch people unaware and natural. Maybe its the  angle he shoots? Maybe people see only his  mobility scooter ?

you can visit Adam's website  [here] 

and learn more about him   & his   work and  see  the pictures.

a bigger bark

I took this photo on boxing Day outside the Co-Op in Mytholmroyd. Me& Cathy were driving into Halifax. She pointed the image out to me.

......The bird was glancing nervously in their direction , freezing still and then hopping , poking and probing in the rocks for food and glancing back intensely ,fearful and yet free. As they moved closer , it hopped out into the flat , hard sand, dragging one of its wings.

 It's injured , Meg whispered.

 It's an act .They do it to lure predators away from the nest. He took another step toward the bird and it skittered up the sand ,keening loudly , dragging its wing.

 Let me try to explain.Living things , all of them , are tied together. A bird is roped in tension,it's beautiful to watch. It's part of what makes a bird beautiful , he said. She'll fake it until it's a reality if she has to, luring the predator away , at the risk of her own demise.Once it gets near enough she'll keep playing and playing until it's close in and then she'll try and scare it . That's about ninety percent of what you need in the natural world; the one with a bigger bark , a display of power, wins.

 DAVID MEANS: HYSTOPIA

 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/may/21/hystopia-david-means-review

Me & Cath will be attending this fine event on Saturday 21st January in the afternoon 1-4 by The River Calder . [Link:Details] It would be nice if you joined us.

you could do it with your eyes shut .don't you see ?

notes from an orphan

Tu Spoczywa 
Wladyslaw Zimnoch 
(14th Feb 1917-26th Dec1984)

Boxing Day 1984: Me & Cath   are in Marrakesh.

I recieve a phonecall from my brother Ziggy.

My Dad has suddenly died of a massive Heart Attack.

 Boxing Day 2016 I visit his & my    Mum's grave at Stoney Royd Halifax.

 I dont visit their graves often these days.I stand& wonder , why? The conclusion I come to is ,perhaps ,they are buried deep in my head ,not deep in that ground.
A bit of poetical nonesense.But true none the less........

At Christmas Mass......we sat with our neighbour the TV  actress     Eileen O'Brien 

  http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0639533/

who gave one of the readings. Gerald Manley-Hopkins: "The Wreck Of The Deutschland"

exit stage left to applause......but pursued by a bear ......

I went for a Grand Drink with Phil the X-Fireman & Comrade Ken in Hebden Bridge Last Night.

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Nigel Farage

Clare Hall School in Halifax

R.I.P. Fidel x

“If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?” ~ Rumi

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumi

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https://zimnoch.smugmug.com/Dropbox/Manchester-Royal-Exchange-17th/ 

Me & Cathy took ourselves to Manchester.Mainly to see "Breaking The Code" at Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre.'Was about the life & death of   Alan Turing.I was  well impressed.One  of the best plays i have ever seen.Well   written.Well  acted.

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/nov/06/breaking-the-code-review-autism-alan-turing-enigma

We also went around the Art Gallery & Christmas German Markets.  

You can see all mine & Cathy's photos from  today  here
http://everton.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/temp-message.html

Silvio Berlusconi just wanted to screw prostitutes & fill his pockets, lets hope that's all Trump wants.........

[image source:]

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it's been a funny old year........

‘It took me 50 long years just to work out :That because I was angry didnt’t mean I was right.’ Jackie Leven

Phil & Ken came down from Halifax to see me........

https://zimnoch.smugmug.com/Dropbox/Hebden-Bridge-3rd-November/

Dont Forget To Turn Your Clocks Back To 1958 This Weekend.

Phil the X-Fireman gave me today this photo of his   wedding to Val .Over 30 years ago.I was his Best Man.

Markéta Luskačová’s Street Musicians

Israr in Palestine

My mate Israr Hussain ( Crossley Heath Class of 1988)  is currently in   Palestine .He is posting loads of images from   there (and added too & updated daily) Check them  out here...... https://www.instagram.com/sariiiiiiiiiiiiiii/

 

 https://www.instagram.com/sariiiiiiiiiiiiiii/

He will  be  bringing back  supplies of Palestinian Olive Oil:Soaps & Scents: Dates:etc.

Next month I will posting prices here.Ideal presents for Christmas.

he who is destined for the gallows will not drown...

http://internationaltimes.it/

 Ever tried.Ever failed. No matter. Try again.Fail again. Fail better. ~Samuel Beckett.

carry jesus in Manchester

yorkshire moon taken

a streetcar named desire...

https://zimnoch.smugmug.com/Dropbox/MAXINEPEAKESTREET-CAR-NAMED/

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/sep/18/streetcar-named-desire-review-maxine-peake-royal-exchange-manchester

Corbyn Wins

In last week's post I shared my photos & videos of Angela Clarke's 60th Birthday at The Hebden Bridge Trades Club.
 This week ,I share an image kindly   taken &  permitted me by local friend & photographer Roger O'Doherty.
Thank You Roger.
It captures the moment Jeremy Corbyn's victory was announced on the Big Screen at The Trades Club on Saturday.
 Angela can be seen stood at the back,her hands raised in celebration!

Angela's60th Birthday in Hebden Bridge

https://zimnoch.smugmug.com/Dropbox/AngelaCarter-60th-Birthday/

Ken's 64th Birthday in Halifax

click for all    the night's photos....

i voted today:I' will see you in hell

Sea of Heartbreak for Him,You or Me?

 I really do not know yet,too early to tell....

.But ,anyway    here,   is a profile of the last living Englishman with any sort of real ammunition left......

See how this fine band nearly busted Me & Cathy's eardrums in Rochdale .This is modern England. it is not  pastorial anymore.....https://mugmug.com/G-i-g-s/YOUNG-FATHERS16th-March-2015/ zimnoch.s

In A Dream You Saw A Way To Survive And You Were Full Of Joy.

https://frieze.com/article/dream-you-saw-way-survive-and-were-full-joy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nina_Simone

My search for cleverness continues..........

Me & Cath went into Manchester's Whitworth Gallery to see an exhibition called   In A Dream You Saw A Way To Survive And You Were Full Of Joy
To be honest, I knew little about it,but I just loved the title! It was an electic mix of curated  stuff.
I mean,Andy Warhol and Eric Gill in the same space !

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Gill

The first Gill sculpture I,ve ever seen...it was the highlight for me.Brilliant.
I'm still not a big fan of The Whitworth.It brands itself as an International Gallery.Very well healed visitors....it could just as easily be in London or New York. I get no feel of Northernness or Manchesterness.Frankly ,it feels a bit up itself!
 All those comforable people coming to look at photos of homeless street sleepers, while outside the beggars of Manchester seem to multiply each time i visit the city.

https://zimnoch.smugmug.com/Dropbox/In-A-Dream-You-Saw-A-Way/

13th August : Happy Valley Pride.

https://zimnoch.smugmug.com/Dropbox/Happy-Valley-Pride-13th-August/
So. I went into Hebden Bridge this afternoon.
Taking a look at Hebden Bridge's first ever Pride.
Really nice feeling around the town.
 Hebden has been a Gay friendly place for many years.I'm surprised this hasnt happened before now.......
I was thinking of David Cameron today. The only "brave " thing he ever did was to support Gay Rights legislation.
I guess he must have  some rich gay friends?, Because he never did fuck all for gay disabled people:gay midwives:the  gays homeless:gay public service workers:gay ambulance drivers:gay lorry drivers:gay youth;gay unemployed:etc etc.....

https://happyvalleypride.com/

Halifax: 5th August

https://zimnoch.smugmug.com/Dropbox/5thAugust-2016/

29th July

https://zimnoch.smugmug.com/G-i-g-s/B-C-CamplightHebden-Bridge/

Halifax:22nd July:

https://zimnoch.smugmug.com/Dropbox/Halifax-22nd-July2016/

you are going to miss me when I'm gone.......