By the river in Marlborough

I have been in a photographic frame of mind recently, looking interesting images. Hope you like this one.
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Life is all about balance

In this case the balance was me stacking smooth pebbles on Charmouth beach a couple weeks ago.

Balance in life is about as difficult stacking up the extra pebble in this stack!
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Wiltshire sunset part 3

The third in a trio of evening sky pictures. Taken near Salisbury.
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Setting sun over the A303

Taken whilst in the car driving west along the A303 in Wiltshire.
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A Wiltshire sunset

Sometimes as I'm driving along I see some wonderful sights.

This sunset struck me as being worthy of a picture.
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Details count.........sometimes.....depends where you are in the journey

I'm a big fan of getting going in the general direction of where you want to be and adjusting your path along the way. Without worrying too much about the detail of the actual journey.

At the beginning of a journey it's enough to know where you are starting from and where the end point is. If you have both locations you can make a good stab at heading out in the right general direction.

As you gather more information along the way, you'll make adjustments to bring you on track to your desired goal. In just the same way that an aeroplane adjusts its flight path to compensate for crosswinds or the need to divert around storms.

So far so obvious.

But sometimes you need the final detail.

I spent a large part of today picking through sales leads and prospect details from someone who was not much into detail. Sometimes detail is vital; like in an email address or a phone number; one misplaced detail and you're screwed. It's a bit like the captain of that aeroplane having a compass that's out of whack, that's a detail that's vital.

So use the general direction to get you going but make sure you have the details straight by the end of the journey or there may no place to land.

Fear makes even the most extreme rules seem reasonable (to some people)

It seems that the British tradition of taking a picnic to a sporting occasion will not be possible when the Olympics happen in London in 2012.

Those attending will not be able to bring in sandwiches, bottles of drink or even mobile phones (good luck with that one people, there's no way that is enforceable).

Along the way you will be X-Rayed in the same way as if you were going on an aircraft; just think of the queues...

This wide range of bans is being touted as a safety measure but the cynic in me thinks it may have even more to do with protecting the on-site food and drink concessions that suppliers have had to bid for.

The whole event starts to feel ever more removed from the stated Olympian ideals.

I feel a black farce about to begin.