Cacilhas

Cacilhas
Originally uploaded by davehodg

This picture is not tweaked at all, it's exactly how it came out of the camera.

Cacilhas is on the opposite side of the Tagus to Lisbon and has its own decrepit charm. There's a long stretch of derelict warehouses between the ferry terminal and the old town which are just gagging to be redeveloped into restaurants and bars.

Oh, it's lovely.

The Queen's fern glade

The Queen's fern glade
Originally uploaded by davehodg

If you ever go to Lisbon, go to Sintra. Fairytale castle and amazing wooded grounds. Something to do with Byron. They took hilly scrubland and afforested it with trees and ferns from around the world and now it's the sort of place elves would hang out.

Cream of Mushroom flavour crisps

Cream of Mushroom flaour crisps
Originally uploaded by davehodg

Spotted these in a grimy cornershop at the base of an apartment block in Lisbon. First impression is a definite mushroom overtone and a deep inhalation gives quite an intense cream of mushroom soup essence, maybe one of those cubes you make soup from. From then on though, it's downhill. The overwhelming impressions is of very musty salt. Not a sensation.

Cais do Sodré

Cais do Sodré
Originally uploaded by davehodg

The overall background smell in Lisbon, besides the occasional overwhelming sulphurous pong of sewers, is grilled sardines.

However, rounding a corner, I was assaulted by the really strong smell of pee. Initially, I suspected the seedy looking men lounging around but then realised it was the blossom from these trees whose honeyed scent carried a faint ammoniac overtone.

Cascais

Cascais
Originally uploaded by davehodg

I think I like portugal.

LCC Summer show

LCC Summer show
Originally uploaded by davehodg

Some GREAT work on show by the BA's and MA's. I've no idea if it's public, but if it is, GO! Very little of it pissed me off.

Not blogging much

Sorry for not blogging much recently. I've been turned inwardly on twitter and facebook. A couple of things I've set up recently:

1. The cockbucket, a repository of woo and stuff that pisses me off.

2. Speedbeaver, a music photography portal site.

I'm off to portugal shortly. Expect pix on my Flickr.