Tipner M275 Ghost Junction

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Started doing a wee bit of Urban Exploring, looking at and snapping, those abandoned places not usually seen and which may be gone soon.

Portsmouth has a never used Motorway junction on the M275 at Tipnor (Google Map Link)

Built in 1976 it was only ever 1/2 completed with two bridges but only one is used, the is other left waiting for the slip roads to be completed through it. There are also eerie subways protecting pedestrians from imaginary traffic, now used only by dog walkers passing through. It might be gone if the 2010 plans for developing Tipnor go ahead but for now it remains, as it has for over 30 years, a ghost of a motorway planners dream.

Tipner M275 Ghost Junction
Tipner M275 Ghost Junction
Tipner M275 Ghost Junction
Ghost Subway 2


While we were out exploring also made it down to these two old beasts (Amphibious Cargo Vehicles) I have looked down so many times driving into the city. LARC-LX-50 & LARC-LX-16 are in fact massive, far larger than I had imagined also got a snap of the M275 bridge and the outside of the Greyhound Stadium.

Gateway to Portsmouth
LARC-LX-50 & LARC-LX-16
LARC-LX-50 & LARC-LX-16

Greyhound Gateway to Portsmouth IMG_1502_0_1

Got an Easter Sunday Snap of Portsmouth Harbour from Portsdown hill today too.

Portsmouth Harbour

6 Months off the fags, passed 3500 days of the booze

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So to celebrate, a redesign of this old site to bring it slightly upto date, went with black as I’ve been using it to mostly show off my average pics lately.

Went to IOW convention last weekend and took these snaps off the back of the ferry.

Fast cat

Fastcat rear

Got these wandering around Newport
ace shoe repairs

The Door

And these were the candles on the massive 4 tier birthday cake I made my other half.
HappyBirthday

Need sleep

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Another period of insomnia, I do hope it doesn’t last many more days its draining me.

Here’s a Painting I did of my eyes at 5am yesterday morning.

Insomnia Nights

100 days and 300,000,000 seconds

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Continuing my weird number obsession I’ve passed the 100 days mark off the cigarettes and the 300 million second count away from the booze. I’m astounded.

100daysascii

Snaps and Doodles

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Got new toy recently as a present of a graphics tablet so started some scratching with Corel Painter.

campers

smilingbuddah

lips

Resolute


Also being playing with HDR photography again with my Camera

Bosham Harbour

Bosham Harbour

This look

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This look, originally uploaded by *Marni*.

No New Year Resolutions (except one)

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Not being a believer in lame resolutions I never would complete, like going to the Gym, we’re going for a frivolous one instead this year, Eat More Jelly (Jell-o in the U.S.)

Made pinapple Jelly with the youngest this NY eve and was as good as I remembered it from Childhood parties and also baked bread for the first time in probably 18 years. Turns out I’m a pretty good baker even if I do say so myself.

bread

Happy new year to all those fellow recovering drunks out there, I have  found post Xmas/New Years can be a tricky time, particularly in the early days after the highs and lows of Christmas, take care and keep safe.

 

 

 

Merry Xmas

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Wishing everyone a very happy and sober Christmas and if your struggling with it all that’s ok, just make sure its a safe one. I went to a meeting at some point during Christmas day for the my first 7 or so sober Christmas’s and they got easier and far more fun as time’s gone on.

kittytree

 

Photo by Kenyai under CC licence.

Update

Here’s our rather heavily laden tree, a great day of fun prezzies, food and naps was had by all.

 

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