@theferrisfiles.bsky.social
I was thinking about Richard W. and Dan S. Both promised to model for me, then got cold feet. No wonder 'positive masculinity' is fragile. At least I had Simon T. Best model evr. He was beautiful. Long time ago now. #theferrisfiles #mycottenham #metaphorsaplenty #nostalgia
January 21, 2026 at 8:43 AM
I was thinking about Richard W. and Dan S. Both promised to model for me, then got cold feet. No wonder 'positive masculinity' is fragile. At least I had Simon T. Best model evr. He was beautiful. Long time ago now. #theferrisfiles #mycottenham #metaphorsaplenty #nostalgia
996 views of vid on TT; don't do another until I get 1000. It has been SO slow this time. Maybe I should give it a rest? But FascistTube is far from being my fave platform. Not enough hours in the day. #theferrisfiles #metaphorsaplenty #frustration #mixedmedia #artforsale
January 21, 2026 at 8:41 AM
996 views of vid on TT; don't do another until I get 1000. It has been SO slow this time. Maybe I should give it a rest? But FascistTube is far from being my fave platform. Not enough hours in the day. #theferrisfiles #metaphorsaplenty #frustration #mixedmedia #artforsale
Doorway and Light. Rai News24 hs been on for an hour, but I haven't really been listening to it. The sky looks full of rain or snow. Should do a Tesco order, but can't afford it. And the world continues its decline. #theferrisfiles #metaphorsaplenty #mycottenham #mixedmedia
January 21, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Doorway and Light. Rai News24 hs been on for an hour, but I haven't really been listening to it. The sky looks full of rain or snow. Should do a Tesco order, but can't afford it. And the world continues its decline. #theferrisfiles #metaphorsaplenty #mycottenham #mixedmedia
The More It Snows... Very bad start to the day. Drawing had come unstuck from the wall; Zoology Museum hasn't bothered to respond about finishing it in situ. Website went badly yesterday too # too much to do! #theferrisfiles #mycottenham #metaphorsaplenty #mixedmedia
January 21, 2026 at 8:36 AM
The More It Snows... Very bad start to the day. Drawing had come unstuck from the wall; Zoology Museum hasn't bothered to respond about finishing it in situ. Website went badly yesterday too # too much to do! #theferrisfiles #mycottenham #metaphorsaplenty #mixedmedia
John, Johnny and Keith. Memory of the secret midnight swims at Kim. They have filled in the swimming-pool, and built an indoor one, so more sport all year. I hated the 7 lessons per week. #theferrisfiles #metaphorsaplenty #nostalgia #drawing
January 19, 2026 at 8:26 AM
John, Johnny and Keith. Memory of the secret midnight swims at Kim. They have filled in the swimming-pool, and built an indoor one, so more sport all year. I hated the 7 lessons per week. #theferrisfiles #metaphorsaplenty #nostalgia #drawing
Will clear one of the drawers in one of the plan chests downstairs to store the first 100 for the website, except for the huge ones destined for corporate sales. Or so I hope! #theferrisfiles #metaphorsaplenty #drawing #artforsale
January 19, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Will clear one of the drawers in one of the plan chests downstairs to store the first 100 for the website, except for the huge ones destined for corporate sales. Or so I hope! #theferrisfiles #metaphorsaplenty #drawing #artforsale
And in the meantime the mess i Iran gets worse. My astrologer says that the first 4 months of this year will be terrible. Great. May dampen the backs of work on corrugated card, to remove the backing and flatten them? #theferrisfiles #metaphorsaplenty #mycottenham #frustration
January 19, 2026 at 8:22 AM
And in the meantime the mess i Iran gets worse. My astrologer says that the first 4 months of this year will be terrible. Great. May dampen the backs of work on corrugated card, to remove the backing and flatten them? #theferrisfiles #metaphorsaplenty #mycottenham #frustration
Open The Box. About the deaths of the young men in Ukraine, but applies to other theatres of war around the world too. Love Old Navy, but won't be going to the US for at least 4 years. #theferrisfiles #metaphorsaplenty #mixedmedia #mycottenham
January 19, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Open The Box. About the deaths of the young men in Ukraine, but applies to other theatres of war around the world too. Love Old Navy, but won't be going to the US for at least 4 years. #theferrisfiles #metaphorsaplenty #mixedmedia #mycottenham
Touching. My Italian has suffered of late. Listening to Rai News24 doesn't really count; it's very passive. I am not producing, not learning much new vocabulary. Sigh! Not enough time. #theferrisfiles #metaphorsaplenty #mycottenham #artforsale #languagelearning
January 19, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Touching. My Italian has suffered of late. Listening to Rai News24 doesn't really count; it's very passive. I am not producing, not learning much new vocabulary. Sigh! Not enough time. #theferrisfiles #metaphorsaplenty #mycottenham #artforsale #languagelearning
Obelisk. Decided to do 2 hours each day working on the website. No point getting an SEO agent before it's properly ready. This is me stuck on my rock in the dark. #theferrisfiles #acrylicpainting #malemodel #metaphorsaplenty #artforsale
January 19, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Obelisk. Decided to do 2 hours each day working on the website. No point getting an SEO agent before it's properly ready. This is me stuck on my rock in the dark. #theferrisfiles #acrylicpainting #malemodel #metaphorsaplenty #artforsale
The Fitzwilliam in town is a complete delight. Though not happy they started charging for exhibitions. #theferrisfiles @dailypicturetheme.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 8:10 AM
The Fitzwilliam in town is a complete delight. Though not happy they started charging for exhibitions. #theferrisfiles @dailypicturetheme.bsky.social
I have 30.000+ postcards. I am an indicriminate collector. Some are rather odd: a different time, a different worldview. When I die they'll go to the Postal Museum in my will. My grandfather was a postman. #theferrisfiles #mycottenham #postcards #metaphorsaplenty
January 18, 2026 at 8:07 AM
I have 30.000+ postcards. I am an indicriminate collector. Some are rather odd: a different time, a different worldview. When I die they'll go to the Postal Museum in my will. My grandfather was a postman. #theferrisfiles #mycottenham #postcards #metaphorsaplenty
Sums it up. Almost at the end of the last of the 'Book of Dust' trilogy. Will be sad when it's finished. But Trudy brought me another pile of low-brow fiction to wade through. Jack Reacher is amusing, mind! #theferrisfiles #metaphorsaplenty #mycottenham
January 17, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Sums it up. Almost at the end of the last of the 'Book of Dust' trilogy. Will be sad when it's finished. But Trudy brought me another pile of low-brow fiction to wade through. Jack Reacher is amusing, mind! #theferrisfiles #metaphorsaplenty #mycottenham
A reprise of the cover of my one published book. No-one bought it. My father tried to hide it from my grandmother. She bought it and read it. Twice. 'What would your grandfather have said?' was her only comment. #theferrisfiles #mycottenham #metaphorsaplenty #frustration
January 17, 2026 at 9:06 AM
A reprise of the cover of my one published book. No-one bought it. My father tried to hide it from my grandmother. She bought it and read it. Twice. 'What would your grandfather have said?' was her only comment. #theferrisfiles #mycottenham #metaphorsaplenty #frustration
Faith. I don't have any. Rigorous religious upbringing led to nought. I am the peccora nera. Craving peas. Will have some with the other piece of steak pie at lunch. Chicken stir fry later. #theferrisfiles #mycottenham #metaphorsaplenty #mixedmedia
January 17, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Faith. I don't have any. Rigorous religious upbringing led to nought. I am the peccora nera. Craving peas. Will have some with the other piece of steak pie at lunch. Chicken stir fry later. #theferrisfiles #mycottenham #metaphorsaplenty #mixedmedia
Tucker. Just put Scheherazade on. Feeling mellow, but need something uplifting. This mood comes upon me sometimes. Reminds me of VIth Form Record club. Weird how association works, isn't it? #theferrisfiles #acrylicpainting #mycottenham #metaphorsaplenty
January 17, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Tucker. Just put Scheherazade on. Feeling mellow, but need something uplifting. This mood comes upon me sometimes. Reminds me of VIth Form Record club. Weird how association works, isn't it? #theferrisfiles #acrylicpainting #mycottenham #metaphorsaplenty
SCDC staff member. I guess I was having a little internal disparagement? Tired to start the day. So much to do, as per usual. Brownie and second coffee very shortly. Then searching for webiste works. #theferrisfiles #mixedmedia #frustration #mycottenham
January 17, 2026 at 8:58 AM
SCDC staff member. I guess I was having a little internal disparagement? Tired to start the day. So much to do, as per usual. Brownie and second coffee very shortly. Then searching for webiste works. #theferrisfiles #mixedmedia #frustration #mycottenham
Trying to have first 100 on the website with numbers and deatiled info; then to collect them into one place. Started searching this morn, and found not one. I need help! #theferrisfiles #mycottenham #frustration #dragon
January 16, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Trying to have first 100 on the website with numbers and deatiled info; then to collect them into one place. Started searching this morn, and found not one. I need help! #theferrisfiles #mycottenham #frustration #dragon
Damn, that's a good'un. Decided to list photo challenge themes I haven't managed to fulfil. Will systematically revisit. The Fitz is a photo-opportunity every time. #theferrisfiles #ferrisphotos #Fitzmuseum #Cambridge
January 16, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Damn, that's a good'un. Decided to list photo challenge themes I haven't managed to fulfil. Will systematically revisit. The Fitz is a photo-opportunity every time. #theferrisfiles #ferrisphotos #Fitzmuseum #Cambridge
Some Old Queen. New law: any MP switching party must go to the electorate and hold an election. Then one soundbite claims Kemi Badenoch is the most popular of the main Party Leaders. Who dd they interview? #theferrisfiles #metaphorsaplenty #mycottenham #nostalgia
January 15, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Some Old Queen. New law: any MP switching party must go to the electorate and hold an election. Then one soundbite claims Kemi Badenoch is the most popular of the main Party Leaders. Who dd they interview? #theferrisfiles #metaphorsaplenty #mycottenham #nostalgia
Shell. Westminster bilge. AGAIN! Does no-one see the whole system as corrupt? It needs changing. It's the 21st century, not the time of rotten boroughs! #theferrisfiles #metaphorsaplenty #mycottenham #mixedmedia #frustration
January 15, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Shell. Westminster bilge. AGAIN! Does no-one see the whole system as corrupt? It needs changing. It's the 21st century, not the time of rotten boroughs! #theferrisfiles #metaphorsaplenty #mycottenham #mixedmedia #frustration
Scrotum and Bee. One of my Scouts got stung right there when he put on a pair of pants with one hidden inside! Poverino. Nature is weird. Reduced to an abstraction. #theferrisfiles #mycottenham #metaphorsaplenty #nostalgia
January 15, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Scrotum and Bee. One of my Scouts got stung right there when he put on a pair of pants with one hidden inside! Poverino. Nature is weird. Reduced to an abstraction. #theferrisfiles #mycottenham #metaphorsaplenty #nostalgia
Spotless. Biomorph abstraction and piece of the paint job on an old washing-machine. Does anyone think I'll have theferrisfiles.net up and running by the end of the year? The sweat of my brow... #theferrisfiles #mycottenham #metaphorsaplenty #frustration
January 15, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Spotless. Biomorph abstraction and piece of the paint job on an old washing-machine. Does anyone think I'll have theferrisfiles.net up and running by the end of the year? The sweat of my brow... #theferrisfiles #mycottenham #metaphorsaplenty #frustration
I now look back and see projects started, but never finished. Definitely a spinoff of the War theme set on Foundation Course. May bake today. Spending too much on ket. Will look for biscuit recipe. #theferrisfiles #mycottenham #mixedmedia
January 15, 2026 at 7:38 AM
I now look back and see projects started, but never finished. Definitely a spinoff of the War theme set on Foundation Course. May bake today. Spending too much on ket. Will look for biscuit recipe. #theferrisfiles #mycottenham #mixedmedia
Today should be a day of just doing the website. It's a real pain in the butt. They offer 'Hire a professional,' but I will soldier on for a while. This is oil pastel and ink on M&S card. #theferrisfiless #metaphorsaplenty #mycottenham #nostalgia
January 15, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Today should be a day of just doing the website. It's a real pain in the butt. They offer 'Hire a professional,' but I will soldier on for a while. This is oil pastel and ink on M&S card. #theferrisfiless #metaphorsaplenty #mycottenham #nostalgia