As the whole of Cornwall hunkers down for 100mph winds, I can't help but notice the people opposite have put their recycling out.

Oh gawd it's January, which means my book is coming out in paperback on the 29th! Waterstones are doing an exclusive edition with red edges, a prequel chapter AND the first chapter of the sequel, The Hoard and can be pre-ordered THUSLY: www.waterstones.com/book/pagans/...

Oof.

Hope so. And no.

Woke up to the lightest dusting of snow in Brighton. A rare treat down here by the sea. Here’s a couple of pictures of the edge of town and the South Downs beyond, as seen from the bedroom window!

Part owned by a guy who loudly backed Brexit. Wonder if that could possibly have had anything to do with fewer tourists, a knackered economy and an increase in costs?

Silent light. A midwinter wander round the neighbourhood. Merry Christmas all! open.substack.com/pub/finnhops...

Happy winter solstice. Summer is coming…

I painted this picture earlier today but apparently it's 'already been done'. FFS, it's possible for 2 people to come up with the same idea.

Just the hint of a chance of a possible (albeit unlikely) white Christmas in #Brighton!

This is very sad, and very relatable. This is the hardest Christmas I've seen during 11 years of trading in #Brighton.

When I was a child the future was all electric trousers, hoverdogs, tiny meals on miniature plates & redistribution of wealth. Disappointed.

Why I haven’t managed a swim so far in December…

This is sad news.

The legs team have been sacked.

The latest gallery newsletter went out this afternoon. Excellent #Brighton and #SouthDowns related gift things for under £50, a calendar made in the sea, plus some free postage. eepurl.com/jtI9Hc

People are so confidently wrong.

It's bin day tomorrow and the council web page that tells us what bin it is is cloudfared to fuck and I am the only person on the street who has it screengrabbed and this is the closest I'll ever get to being a Robert Harris hero with the secret knowledge that could save us all

16 Venetian door entry buzzers. www.presentandcorrect.com/blogs/blog/t... All photos by us.

A radio programme like the Shipping Forecast but it’s called Bin Day and it just reads out every single council in the country’s bin schedule

“Where’s your fucking poppy?”

An excellent word. www.brightonphotography.com/woodwork-prints/apricity

Tide table pic for the 2026 Brighton Sea Views Calendar. The far end of Brighton’s Palace Pier, plus bonus photographer in roller coaster matching yellow. Available at all (one) good seafront galleries near the West Pier ⬇️ www.brightonphotography.com/brighton-sea-views-calendar/buy

Beef Stew is short for Elizabeef Stewart and was created and named for her majesty Queen Elizabeef the I

Autumn seems a good time to buy a book full of trees. Like this one perhaps… www.finnhopson.com/photobook-products/woodworkbook Also contains some excellent old English words like ‘nunty’, ‘shimper’ and ‘mizmaze’.

New woodwork. South Downs National Park, West Sussex. October 2025. www.brightonphotography.com/woodwork

New woodwork. South Downs National Park, West Sussex. October 2025. www.brightonphotography.com/woodwork

Pedal Power Remains Most Efficient Way To Travel, Confirms Scientific American www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...

Also - some freebies! Every calendar order gets one of my new ‘Swim Area’ fridge magnets and a set of Sea Views postcards thrown in for free.

Brighton & Hove should be the second.

Wrong plaice, right time.

In Brighton this is just a normal size gallery.

Coasting. Just offshore at Birling Gap, East Sussex.

These restrictions are citywide and have been part of the busking rules for decades. The root of this problem is that the organisers of this petition and the majority of buskers down here on the beach haven’t bothered to actually read those rules or listen to anyone else’s concerns.

Lowlifes. The tail end of a starling murmuration in #Brighton.

Recent wandering... This image will appear in my latest book 'Fragments Vol.2', available to pre-order from @anotherplacepress.bsky.social here - anotherplacepress.bigcartel.com/product/frag... The book goes to print very soon, so please do bag one now to guarantee a copy 😊🙏

Autumn in the South Downs National Park. It’s going to be a colourful one apparently. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/oct/07/fiery-spectacular-rainbow-autumn-colour-bloom-gardens-uk

Brighton’s only calendar made in the sea! The 2026 edition of my ‘Sea Views’ calendar arrived yesterday and very lovely it is too. 14 pictures taken during year round sea swims, a tide table, and free salty sea air with every one. www.brightonphotography.com/brighton-sea-views-calendar/buy

Apricity - The gentle warmth of sunshine on a cold winter day. www.brightonphotography.com/woodwork-prints/apricity

A new 'Woodwork' print for the gallery this weekend. Hard to show all the detail of a big picture on a small screen, but perhaps this gives some sense of it. www.brightonphotography.com/woodwork

Beech leaves.

Truleigh Hill, or thereabouts. South Downs National Park, West Sussex.

Bailaora. February 2024. #Scotland #Photography

A wonderful arrival this morning. You can almost smell the air of the South Downs woodlands. @finnhop.bsky.social

Raptcha: select all boxes with people ascending to Heaven

Autumn seems a good time to buy a book full of trees. Like this one perhaps… www.finnhopson.com/photobook-products/woodworkbook Also contains some excellent old English words like ‘nunty’, ‘shimper’ and ‘mizmaze’.

Walking back to my car in a supermarket carpark. Watched a car slowly pulling out of a spot without his lights on, tried to catch the drivers eye to let him know, but instead watched him gently drive into my car then whizz off. In the nicest possible way, I hope he hits a tree.