Photographs from a small group of islands
Top of the range and terribly expensive racing bikes are all well and good, but for any seasoned cyclist looking to really stand out from the crowd, a penny-farthing is not only preferable.
It’s practically a prerequisite.
All set for a night in,
or about to set off out?
With August throwing up a positive flurry of local festivals, it offers the perfect opportunity for those participating to cast aside concerns about the economy as well as the coming months, and instead get dressed up and do a bit of dancing.
Preferably with a plethora of other people.
In perfectly choreographed positions.
With fun,
and the odd flourish,
very much the order of the day.
And such painstakingly prepared pandemonium isn’t just for parents either, as kids, whilst needing considerably more concentration,
can still manage most of the moves.
Although for some at least, such merriment is more than a little too much.
When it comes to culinary concoctions, I’m competent at best, and even that meagre boast may well be challenged by those who’ve had the misfortune to tentatively munch on one of my meals.
Yet that said, even if the cupboards were bare apart from a bit of bread, I’d still balk at buying this far from appealing frozen feast of ham and egg.
A lousy looking lunch that arguably takes laziness, or indeed a total lack of talent, to new levels of lowness. Although it does, to be fair, save itself somewhat with that succulent soupçon of spinach.
Tackling the trek to buy some tofu is almost always worth it, however, not only is it more interesting to have someone fetch it for you.
But it may also be more fun.
