365 Project: Photo 206

Progress. This is how far I've got on my damned matchstick bus project. Sigh.

365 Project: Photo 140

Off topic today but this photo is certainly representative of my evening so far. So it turns out that the time consuming part of making matchstick models isn't the gluing, as I had expected it to be, it's the cutting of the matches to the correct size. If you don't have a decent tool with which to do this then progress will be glacial whilst hand injuries will be frequent. I quickly realised I was gonna need a bigger boat and so I ordered this cheap little matchstick cutter online. It only cost a couple of quid and was delivered within a couple of days. Although I can still only cut one at a time it has totally transformed my little production line and I can build the little bus seats at about twice my previous pace. I estimate that to complete the model will now only take 4 lifetimes.

365 Project: Photo 128

It's my birthday today. My 30th birthday. My 30th birthday.

Anyway, this is an elaborate way to hide a mobile phone mast; it's mostly made of wood and is designed to look like the Olympic torches from last year's Games. It's in the grounds of Dane's Yard which is a pretty swanky restaurant on Stratford High Street. We're not used to having nice places at this end of town so it was quite the shock. I received some wonderful gifts, one of which is a work of art in itself that shall probably get it's very own blog post just as soon as I figure out how to photograph it properly.

365 Project: Photo 111

Another lucky adherence to the theme, Blooming. I loved the frame that the old bench provided for these daffs; the contrast of the fresh blooms with the lichen encrusted wood is particularly pleasing.

365 Project: Photo 083

A final picture from Venice for today's effort. I'll try to get more on topic over the next week. On many of the bridges in Venice, of which there are many, you will find padlocks with the names of lovers written on them. I've given this picture of some of them the Lomo treatment.