• Sea Cabbage (365: 155)

    Sea Cabbage (365: 155) — Eastney Beach. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

    The title refers to the plant, not me. I just wanted to get that clear.

    Signs of addiction: you go out for a walk with a mini tripod in your pocket.

    Connections: Interesting New Scientist article on the ability of objects to help you make new connections, generate new thoughts, and revive old memories. The Sea Cabbage is such a simple plant with pretty white flowers. It evokes such strong memories for me.

    This connection is private.

    I also wrote at the time:

    I get a special dispensation to leave the house on my own if I’m a good boy! 🙂 This is nowhere near as desolate as Dungeness, which is a shame. I was probably fifty feet from the prom and the same [distance] from twenty sunbathers further down the beach.

    Note: I have since discovered that this plant is more often referred to as Sea Kale (Crambe maritima).

  • Beach Flowers — Common Mallow (Malva sylvestris)

    Beach Flowers — Common Mallow (Malva sylvestris). I’ve lived in Portsmouth for over thirty years. This was just a shingle beach when I first arrived. Over the years plants have been reclaiming it.Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.
  • Beach Flowers

    Beach Flowers — I’ve lived in Portsmouth over thirty years. This was just a shingle beach when I first arrived. Over the years plants have been reclaiming it. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.
  • Gary in the Cumberland Fort Rose Garden

    Gary in the Cumberland Fort Rose Garden, Southsea. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.
  • Rose Garden, Fort Cumberland, Southsea

    Rose Garden, Fort Cumberland, Southsea. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.
  • Rose Garden, Fort Cumberland, Southsea

    Rose Garden, Fort Cumberland, Southsea. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.
    Rose Garden, Fort Cumberland, Southsea. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.
  • Rose Garden, Fort Cumberland, Southsea

    Rose Garden, Fort Cumberland, Southsea. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.
  • Rose Garden, Fort Cumberland, Southsea

    Rose Garden, Fort Cumberland, Southsea. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.
  • Rose Garden, Fort Cumberland, Southsea

    Rose Garden, Fort Cumberland, Southsea. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.
  • Catching up on some paperwork (365: 154)

    Catching up on some paperwork (365: 154). Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

    Life caught up with me today. An afternoon nap turned into the best part of a three-hour sleep. June and an instant reminder of why I love having the sofa bed in the garden. Probably time to start sleeping out again too.

  • Gary before ‘nap time’

    Gary before ‘nap time.’ Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.
  • Shopping … delivered

    Shopping … delivered. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

    Future Gary says, I was astounded to discover that self-checkout and home shopping deliveries were not available in the midwestern US. It took around fifteen years and a pandemic before that happened. And, in my opinion, even now (2025) the service is nowhere near as good or well thought out as it was back in the UK in 2007.

  • Out of inspiration and time (365: 153)

    Out of inspiration and time (365: 153) — Temporary lull on the ideas front, I’d better start looking for mini challenges. I haven’t checked in weeks. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.
  • Faux Puss (365: 152)

    Faux Puss (365: 152) — Ah! Mr. Bond… Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.
  • Mopping the floor

    Mopping the floor. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved

    Isn’t this how everyone mops the floor? Getting rid of the dust after the new front door was installed.

  • New Door (365: 151)

    New Door (365: 151). Copyright © 2025 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

    A new front door and windows were fitted today – I couldn’t miss the opportunity. Fantastic light.

    Day 151 – Time for another nude. The 40 days since Day 110 have gone by quickly.

  • New Door

    New Door. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

    A new front door and windows were fitted today. Here are the before and after pictures.

    Before

  • Targeted Maleshot (365:150)

    Targeted Maleshot (365:150). Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

    Hmmm, someone’s been giving away my age. I received a survey from ‘Age Concern’ the other week. Oh, how my family laughed.

    Future Gary says, I didn’t have a clue what my body was brewing for me as I got older. Maybe I should have taken them up on the offer. Nowadays I take a couple of pills a day to deal with my BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia).

  • My Love (365: 149)

    My Love (365: 149). Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

    I am addicted, I cannot get enough, I’m losing sleep, but I keep on coming back. It’s wonderful. Oh Flickr!

  • Sunday Reading (365: 148)

    Sunday Reading (365: 148). Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.
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