Monnow Man

Barbados 2012

Monnow Man — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:29:26 +0000

Barbados 2012, a set on Flickr.

Memories from a visit to my former home.

A Sunday walk around Monmouth

Monnow Man — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 20:43:59 +0000

Sunday walk around around Monmouth, a set on Flickr.

Redbrook HDR in the sunshine

Monnow Man — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 21:08:31 +0000

Redbrook HDR in the sunshine, a photo by Monnowman on Flickr.

Tagged: Flickr, High dynamic range imaging, iPhone

Monmouthshire: the foodie’s paradise (via monmouthshirecc)

Monnow Man — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 20:36:59 +0000

A bit of a reblog. But it’s about food and where a live. Two things I love. So there.

In anticipation of this weekend’s Abergavenny Food Festival and to celebrate some of the local businesses that make Monmouthshire so great for food and drink, here’s a video celebrating Monmouthshire’s food heroes. Local food blogger Bill King writes the blog ‘Local and Great’ and interviews some of the Monmouthshire food stars who were kind enough to let us visit and film them. (You may need to boost the volume until we can improve the sound qua … Read More

via monmouthshirecc

Tagged: bloggers, food, food-2, local, monmouthshire

Redbrook Walk

Monnow Man — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:41:28 +0000

Redbrook Walk, a set on Flickr.

This morning I walked from my home in Wales across the border into England, specifically the village of Redbrook in the Wye Valley. these are some HDR shots taken with my iPhone using the TrueHDR app.

Tagged: england, iPhone, Redbrook, wales, Wye Valley

Bad Urach & Schloss Lichtenstein

Monnow Man — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 19:54:52 +0000

Bad Urach & Schloss Lichtenstein, a set on Flickr.

Photos from today’s visit to Bad Urach & Schloss Lichtenstein in Baden-Wurttemburg.

Tagged: germany

21 Plus – a support group for families with children who have Down’s Syndrome in Monmouthshire & FOD

Monnow Man — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 21:02:59 +0000

This post is a shameless plug for the new website of 21 Plus, a support group I’m involved with. If you live in Monmouthshire, neighbouring Welsh counties or the Forest of Dean, have a child with Down’s Syndrome and think you could benefit from sharing experiences with similar families, get in touch with us via the website at http://21plus.org.uk

Tagged: down's syndrome, Forest of Dean, monmouthshire, Support group

Review: Mirage Men: A Journey into Disinformation, Paranoia and UFOs: The Weird Truth Behind UFOs

Monnow Man — Sat, 28 May 2011 19:25:20 +0000

Mirage Men: A Journey into Disinformation, Paranoia and UFOs: The Weird Truth Behind UFOs by Mark Pilkington
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Slightly disjointed in style, this book can’t quite decide if it wants to be gonzo journalism told first hand or a hard-nosed investigation into American alphabet agency UFO disinformation shenanigans. Still, has some intriguing insights into the murky world of the disinfo agents – the “Mirage Men” of the title – and the mindsets of the ufologists they manipulate. Injects some much needed pyrrhonism into the field. You don’t know what pyrrhonism is? Nor did I until I read the last chapter of this book.

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Tagged: Mark Pilkington, UFO

The Wye Valley from Whitestone

Monnow Man — Sun, 08 May 2011 17:26:06 +0000

The Wye Valley from Whitestone, a photo by Monnowman on Flickr.

HDR shot from my iPhone over the Wye Valley looking over the river into England.

Tagged: HDR, iPhone, Wye Valley

Field near Monmouth

Monnow Man — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 22:05:52 +0000

Field near Monmouth, a photo by Monnowman on Flickr.

Noticed this scene while walking along the Peregrine Path by the Wye.