Jelly Baby DNA

Often when I'm on the way to photograph one thing, something else catches my eye.
While working in the science department at Ralph Allen School I spotted this model of DNA made with jelly babies.
It was made for the visit of a junior school, what a great idea to introduce younger children to science.

Birthday Invitation

It's Tabitha's third birthday next month, her TV favourites at the moment are Charlie and Lola.
So I have created a special front for the party invitations.

The truth about the Harley

Fantasy land I think, this is one of my favourite pictures of Wendy.
But it's a sad truth that she never managed to ride a push-bike, and I never owned a motorbike bigger than a Honda 125 twin.
So we borrowed the Harley from a friend and it never came of the prop stand.

Sony Walkman

In 1979 when I was working for the Bath Weekly Advertiser, Sony launched the first Walkman.
It cost £130 which relates to £440 at today's prices, the young lady was a member of the staff at the retailers, little did we realise how prices would drop.

John Major at the Royal Bath and West

To follow yesterday's picture here's John Major in the Cattle Shed, and one more of John and Norma pressing the flesh at the end of the evening.
He won this election but Chris Patton our local MP lost, see this blog October 17th.

Village People YMCA

The Cattle Shed at the Royal Bath and West Showground is designed as a multi-purpose building.
Besides the Cattle I have photographed a wide variety of things there including.
The John Major roadshow, his last as the winning leader of the Conservative party,
A Frank Bruno fight, and a Garry Glitter concert (best forgotten) but his backing group were The Village People, pictured here singing Y.M.C.A.

Summer seems to be starting now and the regular buskers are returning.
These two gentlemen juggle and do acrobatics, often drawing large crowds.
Should you see these gentlemen wearing leather g-strings and balancing on each other?
Its wise not to get too close with a camera, as I have seen acts like this take the camera off unsuspecting tourists and take a picture down the front of a g-string before returning it.

I suppose it's a sign of old age but now and then I find negatives for pictures I don't remember taking.
The pictures are of cars being moved into the Guildhall, but I don't remember why!

A couple of days ago I photographed the new video cameras the local police will be wearing.
They were reluctant to talk about costs, but I looked on the net for the home version.
It costs around £500 with camera and its solid-state disk could store 400 hours.

Sometimes people say where you were when you took that!
Well the answer is up the fire station practice tower; nowadays you climb the individual ladders on each floor.
But in the days before the health and safety at work act you went up the turntable ladder a privilege saved for people that are rescued from a fire these days.

It's the new 24-hour Hi Tec sleeping police officer.
Always on duty, cheap to feed and extra low maintenance costs.

It’s amazing what some people will do, to avoid a hosepipe ban.

Bath Half-Marathon

You will be glad to hear Nicky completed the Bath Half-Marathon today.
Her time was around two hours, the correct time will follow soon, she has collected over £1300 sponsorship for St Mark’s Hospital.
Shelley Rudman the Olympic Silver Medal Winner started the race.
More pictures of Nicky's race here

Swanage Midwife

I wonder what the alternatives were, Midwife by correspondence course, Midwife by Open University, Midwife by watching loads of baby programmes on satellite television.

Great car
Shame about the number plate

Elephant Man

You see some strange things walking around Bath, I said hello to the man with a bag on his head, but got no reply.

Was it John Hurt practicing for the Elephant Man 2?

Just a reminder that our daughter Nicky is running the Bath half-marathon on Sunday.
Here she is today out training, Nicky has been poorly over the last few years, and is running to raise money for the St Mark's Hospital Foundation.
If you would like to see her sponsorship page click HERE .

Today in Salisbury

Today in Salisbury

The Famous seat where the man that eats too many pies, finally realised he had an eating disorder.

When did you last see your Father?
Little boy lost in Swanage, he must be thirty by now.
Picture Sam Farr

Lottie's sitting in the high chair to eat now, this is Sunday lunch.
Our grandchildren have never had supermarket baby food.
Wendy has made all the baby food, she cooks in bulk and freezes it in ice cube trays.
Today's lunch was Haddock Tomato and organic carrot followed by Apple and plum.

David hugs Lottie fresh from the bath,
and ready for bed.

Some years ago the Avon Police equestrian unit gave a demonstration at the first night of the Bath Festival in the Royal Victoria Park.
This unfortunate officer was sitting too close one of the jumps.
Picture Sam Farr/The Bath Chronicle

Here's what I think is the first known picture of Sam with his Grandmother.
Taken about 60 years ago in the garden at 13 Horseshoe walk.

The Brunel's Great Britain returns to Bristol in 1970 (the year we married).
It's great to see this rusting hulk built in 1845 has been restored to amazing condition over the last 35 years.
Her Full history is Here

Sometimes I feel quite guilty, arranging a difficult picture that doesn't even get used.
The Chinese State Circus was in town and offered to help the Forever Friend's Appeal.
The acrobats piled up these chairs (I did look at them, and although heavy they were not attached in any way) and posed with teddy bears.
Now unknown to me it was planned into the paper as a wide picture, so this one never saw the light of day.
Picture Copyright SamFarr/Bath Chronicle

Unusual view on the Pump Room in Bath, home of the famous Pump Room Trio.
This unusual picture is from the Bone Room, so-called because they store the roman remains there.
Copyright Sam Farr/The Bath Chronicle

Insomnia, why not try Special Brew sleeping juice to help you sleep anywhere!

Eden Project

Driftwood horse at the Eden Project by Heather Jansch.
Heather has gained international recognition for her driftwood sculpture; her life-sized horses were featured in 'The Shape of the Century - One Hundred Years of British Sculpture', and led to her work with Eden.

A male Chaffinch fights its own reflection in the rear-view mirror of a car.

Monty Python

Is there a touch of "Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries"(from Monty Python - Quest for the Holy Grail?).
About this sign at Co Co Cafe in Chippenham.

St David's Day

Sam and Wendy at Cardiff Castle.

Wendy in the greenhouse at the National Botanical Garden of Wales.

Peacocks at Cardiff Castle.

Hard working Welsh street cleaners

Post Office at St Fagans.

Gareth Edwards Statue in Cardiff

Strange thing to hire!