the 2010 Chap Olympiad

Picnickers at the 2010 Chap Olympiad

Under The Butler’s impassive gaze, a contestant in the Bounders event at the 2010 Chap Olympiad offers remarks caddish enough to provoke a slap

A spectator at the 2010 Chap Olympiad stiffens his drink

Chap Olympiad

Contestants in the 2010 Chap Olympiad assemble on the podium for the Lighting of the Olympic Pipe




Protected from the sun by his topee, a contestant at the 2010 Chap Olympiad takes a musical break with his ’cello




Umbrella Jousting contestants in the 2010 Chap Olympiad make successful attacks on each other’s wheels

Chap Olympiad: Behold the Pipe

The Butler holds aloft the Olympic Pipe at the 2010 Chap Olympiad

Up close..

Now,up closer. Do you see a seagull perching on the edge of the balcony? Compare to the one on the roof, it's more like an albatross. Quite tricky treat to one's eye, it's in fact a cut-out. A piece of flat bird drawing on a wooden board. Looking at it myself now, I feel dubious though. Is it a board? Is it a bird?

A derelict building at seaside

This is a derelict building near Poole, where a picture of the previous post had taken.A seaside town with a slightly decayed feeling, once thrived as a popular resort (and still clings to it), is my kinda town to stroll in. Because I grew up in it, I dive in a great deal of nostalgia.