Local resident and photographer John Callaway gives us a glimpse into Portsmouth’s hidden places with his stunning photography.This week, John finds more political metaphors while out in Eastney.
So, here we go again. Clowns to the left of us, rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic. A rising tide, and the captain of the ship, along with his crew are nowhere to be seen. Sound familiar?
The Hayling Ferry operates a reduced service over the winter months, and in truth the ferry pontoon isn’t somewhere you’d want to stand around on when the weather is windy. The wind does however seem to encourage the herring gulls to take wing and occasionally agree to participate in a photo shoot.
One of a kind, ‘the De Pfeffel obscurometer’, designed and built to conceal over 95% of all truth and reality, stands sentinel-like at the entrance to Langstone Harbour.
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