Roger Milton

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Music, beer, telly, politics, books, photos of my dinner, cats, and prehistoric monuments.

People sat on the side of a hill watching the partial eclipse
Phone photo of a partial eclipse shot through a pair of eclipse specs Bexhill on Sea 29th March 2025
Graph showing daily rainfall amount in an Exeter garden in July 2026. The first rain falling on the 30th day of the month.
Embers burning in a chimnea style BBQ, there is no food on the grill
Equal measures of red wine and coca cola, with plenty of ice. Who'd a thunk this is surprisingly drinkable!
Six sheep shearers on stage race to shear six sheep each
A childlike painting of a pink hand holding a green ball. Above it are written the words "Our future is in their hands", and below it in slightly smaller writing "this is unfortunate'
Belle and Sebastian on stage with a Scottish national football team badge projected behind them
Stuart Murdoch caught in a spotlight singing from a second tier box at the Royal Albert Hall
Selfie, me at the Royal Albert Hall, bloke to my left is singer in a band, working the audience like a trooper
#riding on city buses for a hobby is sad
The Loft on stage at the Royal Albert Hall swathed in green light
Five pints of best bitter (Bristol Beer Factory Fortitude) lined up on a bar
Record sleeve with a finger pointing to the track Jesse Jackson by The Potato 5
A straight glass containing a murky beefy cocktail and ice
A close up photo of a Terry's chocolate orange egg, available in supermarkets now!
Hundreds of people gathered in Bedford Square in Exeter today, counter protesting the flag-shaggers
Photo of biographies and autobiographies of Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, Keith Moon and Kenney Jones. Along with three other books about The Who and, er, Pete Townshend's novel
Photo of biographies and autobiographies of Ronnie Lane, Ian McLagan, Kenney Jones, Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood
Photo of a stack of four books on a shelf, biographies and autobiographies of Ronnie Lane, Steve Marriott, Ian McLagan and Kenney Jones. Along with various other Small Faces related books and zines arranged on either side.
Photo of a can of Chocolate Porter beer on a train seat shelf
Photo of a can of Chocolate Porter beer ready mg on a train seat shelf
Weather forecast for Railway Cottage, behind Bass Warehouse, Railway, Castle St (Manchester) - nothing but rain
"Your engineer John is connecting your service to our network. If not at your property they may be working on our network nearby. They will need access to your property to complete the installation." Photo of a network engineer working up a suburban telegraph pole earlier today.
Graphic for Belle and Sebastian's 30th anniversary tour 2026, featuring the sleeves of Tigermilk and If you're feeling sinister
Three gentlemen with guitars on a low stage below a low ceiling
Screenshot of a Letterbox'd review for Pavements. It reads: After watching this I am not convinced this band actually exists
Photo of four mobile phones from the past 25 years aligned on a desk. Moving left to right a small Motorola clamshell, and iPhone 3GS, and two Sony Xperias.
Photo of a 5 litre keg of Sandford Devon Red cider with a branded pint glass beside it.
Mid-evening photo of a quiet road with a roadside sign reading: Animal disease control zone ends
Enhanced photo of blue skies and sea next to the red cliffs of the raised rail approach to Teignmouth. There is a GWR fast train approaching in shot.
A photo of the new 3CD edition of The Autumn Stone by The Small Faces
Squirrel in a tree in the evening light, it's seemingly been in the same place for four hours.
A grey squirrel looking down from a vantage point in a maple tree that is just coming into leaf, there is a bright blue sky in the background.
A black and white still from Lorna Done (1934) features a pursuit on horseback crossing the river Barle at Tarr Steps on Exmoor
Members of pop group Pale Blue Eyes on stage at Exeter Phoenix, two guitarists, bassist and drummer, bathed in green and blue lights.
Exeter band Silk Cuts, a trio of guitar, drums, and bass, illuminated under green and blue triangles of light on stage at Exeter Pheonix
Photo of my unmown lawn with lots of primroses and moss, and some dead leaves.
Two guitarists and a cellist on stage at Exeter Cavern, these are The Durds
Yes Today on stage at Exeter Cavern, featuring guitar, drums, bass, and violin.
Photo of the group Index for Working Music on stage at Exeter Cavern. They are a four piece featuring guitar, bass, drums and cello.
Early evening photo of Portsmouth harbour area. The sky is clear and fades from black to blue to orange just after sunset. The Spineker Tower is illuminated in purple light.
Photo of the inside of the book mentioned in the post. All handwritten in velum.
A pint of cider in a plastic bottle, with a small measure in a shot glass