Another from my Muti series.

Elizabeth I’s ‘ Golden Speech’

Elizabeth I’s ‘ Golden Speech’ delivered to the House of Commons on 30th November 1601.

“There will never Queen sit in my seat with more zeal to my country, care to my subjects and that will sooner with willingness venture her life for your good and safety than myself. For it is my desire to live nor reign no longer than my life and reign shall be for your good. And though you have had, and may have, many princes more mighty and wise sitting in this seat, yet you never had nor shall have, any that will be more careful and loving…….”

Maybe Good Queen Bess was wrong looking at the news from England today.

Old Tree Jebel Shams.

This old lady must be aged in the hundreds of years.

Portuguese Music.

Beautiful voices……!

Rub’ al Khali 3 – الربع الخالي

Rub’ al Khali – الربع الخالي‎

The stark beauty of the desert first thing in the morning – not a footstep to be seen: the air is so clean and cold.

There is probably nowhere on earth like it.

For my American readers – Memorial Day.

“A nation which has forgotten its past can have no future.”

Winston Churchill

They are not all in black.

No amount of rain will help here.

Overgrown Falaj No 2.

This image has annoyed me all morning while in work – was not happy with it and think this is far better………

Scanned again and toned

Miles Davis- Concierto De Aranjuez.

There is a LA4 version of this that I have tried to get on vinyl for years, without success and even YouTube has let me down………

A Luddite with my audio equipment as well: Quad, Ariston & SME. 🙂

Overgrown Falaj.

Masirah shipwreck.

Another Sunset! Masirah.

Ho no not another sunset I hear some say………………. but I liked the cloud formation on this one.

Jebel Misht – the final rays.

Nikon F4: Kodak Ektachrome E100VS.

Music I like – Friday. (Tinariwen & Sevara Nazarkhan)

Assouf (Play loud! and the image at 3:10 …… wow)

Above the tide line – Masirah Island.

I’ve done a lot of printing over the last week or two – when it’s about 45c outside, best keep indoors! – so use my computer as a proofing aid.

Build a printing list for dodging & burning and in this way save on paper: I also use a great piece of kit from (see this link) R H Designs called the Analyser Pro which has a grey scale display – with the cost of paper every little helps…..