Which way?

Underneath the pier

Can be a rough place - should've included this on the lines and symetry series last week...what happened to our summer?

Brighton Daily Photo from a 5yr olds perspective

This shot taken of the interior of Brighton and Hove Museum was taken by my 5yr old - I told him to take todays photo as an asignment....not bad.....

Theatre Royal Brighton

...is getting a refit at the moment as is the whole area surrounding the theatre.

Starting tomorrow is a heavy week - there's AIDA followed by Tosca - obviously the place to get your daily dose of culture!

Lines and Symetry (3 of 3)

The crane is reflected in the windows of the library - opp. the library they're building a brand new hotel complex - hence the crane.

New bench in Brighton (2 of 3)

Second in the lines and symetry series. In the renovated areas of Brighton by the Theatre Royal and new Library loads of new benches and seating areas are being provided - and gave me the 2nd shot in the series...

Short Series - Lines and Symetry (1 of 3)

Just a short series on Lines and Symetry here in Brighton (1 of 3). This is a panel which is nr to the new library. Perhaps it's a form of mild dementure but I LOVE symetry....

Freshly painted promenade

All spruced up and ready for the summer - Poseidon or Neptune here looks like a new man!

Shoreham by Sea

Lifeboat station at Shoreham-by-sea this evening. So far this year they've been called out over 27 times and it makes quite interesting reading to each of the call-outs. So hopefully you'll never need these brave men - but if you get the chance please give generously to the RNLI.

Out kayak'ing

Out practising earlier this week on club night were Martlet kayak club getting some nice waves and having a great time....

Gone fishin'

Caught at the close of the day when the tide was at its furthest out these two staring into the horizon looked a relaxed as you can be.

Deep sea jiver

Courtesy of our regular contributor, Hannah Cole - this shot is taken down in the Laines of a band of merry musicians that call themselves the "Deep Sea Jiver's". I've seen them - they're great.

They are brought to you courtesy of the Brighton Festival.

Rollin' double sixes

.....All day long. Struck me as a really upbeat and optimistic phrase that I'd not heard before - covering up some of the building work in front of the library this hoarding has been very neatly decorated......

What happened to our early summer?

Wet and dreary :(

Night time at the big purple cow

As per my previous post - a big purple upside-down cow has landed in the middle of Brighton - it's called Udderbelly and is part of the Brighton Festival - a huge stage is lurking on the inside, where all sorts of weird and wonderful acts perform.

Last night I was lucky enough to see the stand up comic Jim Jeffries - an Aussie comedian - he was hilarious and very very controversial - no subject deemed to be taboo was unexplored, I'm sure a few people walked out. I must have a thick skin - I thought it was all harmless and totally hilarious.

Dunkin' Donuts

A trip to the pier just isn't the same without a sugary bag of Donuts (or should that be doughnuts?) - it's the highlight of the trip for my 4 yr old (and mine if I'm honest....)

Recommended......

Streets of Brighton

Street theatre abounds over the last few days as the "Streets of Brighton" part of the festival took place all over the centre of town - weird and wonderful acts and curios were performed free for the audiences across town.

More pics over at Brighton Daily Photo Extra.

10 May 2007 to 12 May 2007 at Various locations throughout the City Centre including the North Laine and Pavilion Gardens Free
Full programme and timetable of all Streets of Brighton and Festival Outdoor and Family events available are in the Argus Supplement from Friday 4th May.

Airborne

Great windy weather this morning has whipped up a soup of a sea - fantastic for windsurfing - as demonstrated here by our airborne adventurer......

John Peel Coincidence

By sheer coincidence I was talking with colleagues (Tom Nixon and Ray Richards) today in the 3 and ten when the pub - the prince albert was mentioned as being a good "local". I had passed this pub just the night before and had taken this photo.

We then discussed how long the mural of John Peel had been up on the wall - not long was the response - I must've walked past this sooo many times without noticing.....

God rest his soul - John Peel - voice of a nation

Gresham Blake, Bespoke Tailors

Now Brighton has a world famous tailor in its midst - and tailor to the stars. Gresham Blake is based on Bond Street in the North Laines and has the most amazing suits, shirts and ties that are simply unique.

One day I'll get a Gresham suit......(dreaming.....)

Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin

This pic breaks a few rules - the 1st is that I don't usually go in front of the camera! the 2nd is that this isn't Brighton!

I was in Berlin on a business trip for the day - here's checkpoint charlie in Berlin.

Please go over to Berlin Daily Photo for the real thing run by Philipp.

Tempest at Brighton Marina

From calm, serene sunny Spring days to this in a matter of a Bank Holiday Weekend! Taken yesterday - this is the mouth the Brighton Marina being battered by the high seas.

Bank Holiday Monday

Sadly the sunshine hasn't stayed with us for Monday. So here's a shot of the Pavillion taken over the weekend.

Children's Parade Brighton 2007

The sun shone, the whistles whistled, the drums drummed and every last small persons face was covered with a grin from ear to ear -what a great day for kids and parents alike - I love this carnival - it's so joyous.

More pics over at brighton daily photo extra

Try again

earlier this week I tried to post a shot, requested by Lynne, of the densely packed houses in Brighton - here's hoping this works...

Udderbelly, The Brighton Festival

Brighton Festival (the 41st anniversary) is here and with us and starts today.

You may be wondering what the hell is udderbelly? Well, each year one of the venues is temporary theatre that is constructed on the site of Old Steine. In previous years it's been the Spiegeltent but rumour has it that the festival organisers messed up and forgot to book it for this year! (Here's a piccy of the Spiegeltent from this time last year on this blog).

In the shape of a big purple cow (lying on its back) it's been quite impressive watching this structure go up from the window of our office at Spannerworks.

I'm down for a visit as I'm booked in to see Stewart Lee