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Old and ugly: Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn

On old age and existentialism

Wednesday, 15 Jun 2022, 09:37
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Those of us who are getting older will no doubt feel older still during the mini-heatwave. What would Beauvoir have said?

https://aeon.co/essays/simone-de-beauvoir-on-facing-old-age-and-avoiding-bad-faith

Nothing here about the value of cold showers but a reminder that we should re-assess our views of our own ageing and 'others' who are old.


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Old and ugly: Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn

Some colour from Walton Hall

Tuesday, 14 Jun 2022, 15:51
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flower

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Yellow

Tuesday, 14 Jun 2022, 06:26
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yellow ladybird

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Old and ugly: Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn

My precious

Tuesday, 14 Jun 2022, 06:23
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flower in possession

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In the pink

Sunday, 12 Jun 2022, 15:09
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pink flower

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A meditation

Sunday, 12 Jun 2022, 14:46
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Scorpion fly

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Watching the morning go by

Friday, 10 Jun 2022, 09:34
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fly

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Happy Fish Friday

Friday, 10 Jun 2022, 06:43
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a happy fish

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Turning over a new leaf

Thursday, 9 Jun 2022, 21:31
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leaf

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Escape?

Thursday, 9 Jun 2022, 21:27
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Happy ending: bee careful

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Furry

Thursday, 9 Jun 2022, 21:24
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Bee

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New growth

Sunday, 5 Jun 2022, 14:59
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mark

flower

gall

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Light and dark

Saturday, 4 Jun 2022, 15:28
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hidden under

hidden

red damselfly

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Some further colour for a Jubilee

Thursday, 2 Jun 2022, 11:51
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fly

cricket

bee

An eye on you

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Old and ugly: Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn

Morning glory for a Jubilee weekend

Thursday, 2 Jun 2022, 10:51
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red damselfly

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Old and ugly: Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn

Current mood

Wednesday, 1 Jun 2022, 13:02
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beetle dusty around the edges

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Definitely that sort of day

Monday, 30 May 2022, 09:41
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two slugs

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After walking the dog

Monday, 30 May 2022, 07:05
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Current mood

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Prospect of marking

Monday, 30 May 2022, 06:50
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decoration

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Cambridge morning 2012

Monday, 30 May 2022, 06:47
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Cambridge 2012

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Throwback to the 60s

Monday, 30 May 2022, 06:43
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Twiggy

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Old and ugly: Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn

New blog post

Sunday, 29 May 2022, 10:09
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bonking beetles

ladybird

Shield bug

another spider

spider

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Old and ugly: Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn

Fly past

Saturday, 28 May 2022, 16:25
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fly

yet another fly

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Old and ugly: Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn

More to see

Thursday, 26 May 2022, 12:04
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not all at war

beetle

damsel

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Old and ugly: Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn

Burning bright

Wednesday, 25 May 2022, 17:26
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spider

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