Vici
@vicibox.bsky.social
Independent Spirit reflecting light from the Dark Mirror; retired Harwell Scientist PhD FInstP, Writer & Artist navigating zeitgeist towards the post-Holocene.
New show in my OSGRID Teravus Plaza Rooftop Vici's Attic Gallery called London Streets. Street Photography with a Leica X113 ;-)
December 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
New show in my OSGRID Teravus Plaza Rooftop Vici's Attic Gallery called London Streets. Street Photography with a Leica X113 ;-)
Sad to hear of Martin Parr's death. I thought not a great Photographer but much bigger than that. I was a fan. I saw him like Camille Pissarro; not the main event but, in many ways, the most inspirational & influential photographer of our generation. A father figure of the craft. What a legacy ;-)
December 9, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Sad to hear of Martin Parr's death. I thought not a great Photographer but much bigger than that. I was a fan. I saw him like Camille Pissarro; not the main event but, in many ways, the most inspirational & influential photographer of our generation. A father figure of the craft. What a legacy ;-)
So this is the end of British Civilisation? 2 parliaments left before the buffers at 2035 & we have the worst Government & Opposition in my lifetime. Do I believe this clown show can save us? All the data says NO. Thank goodness I'm 74 & did my best. Please UK grow up & sort this; you're a disgrace.
December 7, 2025 at 12:19 PM
So this is the end of British Civilisation? 2 parliaments left before the buffers at 2035 & we have the worst Government & Opposition in my lifetime. Do I believe this clown show can save us? All the data says NO. Thank goodness I'm 74 & did my best. Please UK grow up & sort this; you're a disgrace.
Union Jacks everywhere. Comments on social media suggest ignorance with people thinking they are patriotic; not symbolising Reform. Maybe its time mainstream political parties claimed them for themselves. Reform are a disgrace and it seems this could be a massive own goal ;-)
December 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Union Jacks everywhere. Comments on social media suggest ignorance with people thinking they are patriotic; not symbolising Reform. Maybe its time mainstream political parties claimed them for themselves. Reform are a disgrace and it seems this could be a massive own goal ;-)
Then there were two. My brown leather half case came from china today for my silver Leica X113. I am really pleased with them both ;-)
November 30, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Then there were two. My brown leather half case came from china today for my silver Leica X113. I am really pleased with them both ;-)
The black leather half case has come for my Leica X113 and it looks and feels fantastic. I have a dark coffee case on its way for my silver camera. I am delighted ;-)
November 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The black leather half case has come for my Leica X113 and it looks and feels fantastic. I have a dark coffee case on its way for my silver camera. I am delighted ;-)
COP30 over & progress made. I stand by PLAN B. Dont care about the report; the world learned. No consensus; so what? Nothing done for 30yrs. Survivors must focus & act. Forget the selfish they'll fall; you mustn't. 10yrs to ensure our survival; use it well; the post-Holocene waits #6thMassExtinction
November 23, 2025 at 1:18 PM
COP30 over & progress made. I stand by PLAN B. Dont care about the report; the world learned. No consensus; so what? Nothing done for 30yrs. Survivors must focus & act. Forget the selfish they'll fall; you mustn't. 10yrs to ensure our survival; use it well; the post-Holocene waits #6thMassExtinction
I've got a lovely bunch of Leicas.
There they are, all standing in a row.
Silver one, Black one, Logo nice and red.
Give them a click a flick of the wrist.
That's what Oskar Barnack said ;-)
There they are, all standing in a row.
Silver one, Black one, Logo nice and red.
Give them a click a flick of the wrist.
That's what Oskar Barnack said ;-)
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
I've got a lovely bunch of Leicas.
There they are, all standing in a row.
Silver one, Black one, Logo nice and red.
Give them a click a flick of the wrist.
That's what Oskar Barnack said ;-)
There they are, all standing in a row.
Silver one, Black one, Logo nice and red.
Give them a click a flick of the wrist.
That's what Oskar Barnack said ;-)
COP30: re-hung my SL Party at the End of the World Art Installation with info from the Global Heating Emergency Conference. Will it make the remotest difference to educating people, make them think? You think not? If we think that way we are finished. We do what we can, in hope, because we must ;-)
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
COP30: re-hung my SL Party at the End of the World Art Installation with info from the Global Heating Emergency Conference. Will it make the remotest difference to educating people, make them think? You think not? If we think that way we are finished. We do what we can, in hope, because we must ;-)
My COP30 Plan B Linkedin Post in a single JPG. Time for talking & agreements is past; we need serious action now by anybody who is willing; every little will help. We have 10yrs left to make a significant difference. Action in 10yrs time will mean existential failure & cant wait for Governments ;-)
November 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
My COP30 Plan B Linkedin Post in a single JPG. Time for talking & agreements is past; we need serious action now by anybody who is willing; every little will help. We have 10yrs left to make a significant difference. Action in 10yrs time will mean existential failure & cant wait for Governments ;-)
Stopped at Boots to pick up a prescription & found that they had put in a self checkout. Original staff standing around supervising. Thus we see how useless the AI revolution is; deskilling staff & using less of them. Well I wont use them. It isn't saving labour, its getting us to do unpaid work.
November 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Stopped at Boots to pick up a prescription & found that they had put in a self checkout. Original staff standing around supervising. Thus we see how useless the AI revolution is; deskilling staff & using less of them. Well I wont use them. It isn't saving labour, its getting us to do unpaid work.
COP30 Party at the End of the World (Hate): What you don't think this is true; really? The Rich have never had it so good; private planes & yachts, expensive cars, huge houses full of appliances; why should they share? Globally the Poor are facing annihilation! This is evil #6thMassExtinction
October 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
COP30 Party at the End of the World (Hate): What you don't think this is true; really? The Rich have never had it so good; private planes & yachts, expensive cars, huge houses full of appliances; why should they share? Globally the Poor are facing annihilation! This is evil #6thMassExtinction
COP30: Yes I have left it very late (sorry been ill) but, surely you didn't expect me to let COP30, during my predicted Year From Hell, pass without an Art Show? Welcome to the Party At The End of the World by Vici. It is a big ask at this late stage but, I am going to try; it's all we can do ;-)
October 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
COP30: Yes I have left it very late (sorry been ill) but, surely you didn't expect me to let COP30, during my predicted Year From Hell, pass without an Art Show? Welcome to the Party At The End of the World by Vici. It is a big ask at this late stage but, I am going to try; it's all we can do ;-)
Jamaica & Cuba clinging in the storm as the entitled industrialised west complains about rising prices & their falling standards of living as an excuse not to act to prevent this existential crisis. I'm reminded of the deck chairs on the Titanic. 50s Sci-fi got it wrong; mankind killed themselves.
October 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Jamaica & Cuba clinging in the storm as the entitled industrialised west complains about rising prices & their falling standards of living as an excuse not to act to prevent this existential crisis. I'm reminded of the deck chairs on the Titanic. 50s Sci-fi got it wrong; mankind killed themselves.
Sucking on her fingernails: she can't believe what she sees.
She seems so engrossed: its what appears on her screen.
Use your 20th Century imagination: if you've got any.
I think AI and US Corporate greed has destroyed the internet,
Install Linux Mint & set yourself free ;-)
She seems so engrossed: its what appears on her screen.
Use your 20th Century imagination: if you've got any.
I think AI and US Corporate greed has destroyed the internet,
Install Linux Mint & set yourself free ;-)
October 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Sucking on her fingernails: she can't believe what she sees.
She seems so engrossed: its what appears on her screen.
Use your 20th Century imagination: if you've got any.
I think AI and US Corporate greed has destroyed the internet,
Install Linux Mint & set yourself free ;-)
She seems so engrossed: its what appears on her screen.
Use your 20th Century imagination: if you've got any.
I think AI and US Corporate greed has destroyed the internet,
Install Linux Mint & set yourself free ;-)
4yrs ago & I'd given up photographing spirituality. Then this; a dying leaf on a brick grid. It started my Dark Mirror: Spirituality & Reason Show inspired by COP26, mapping cultural evolution until Extinction. Retirement ended & I started lobbying on the #6thMassExtinction Net Zero 2035 ;-)
October 26, 2025 at 12:57 PM
4yrs ago & I'd given up photographing spirituality. Then this; a dying leaf on a brick grid. It started my Dark Mirror: Spirituality & Reason Show inspired by COP26, mapping cultural evolution until Extinction. Retirement ended & I started lobbying on the #6thMassExtinction Net Zero 2035 ;-)
2021 COP26 I predicted 2025 would be the year from hell. The Global Heating Emergency Conference suggests we have 10yrs to save civilisation. Most chilling presentation of the day was by David King. The buffers now stand at 2035. This feels like the Bronze Age collapse #6thMassExtinction
October 16, 2025 at 12:29 PM
2021 COP26 I predicted 2025 would be the year from hell. The Global Heating Emergency Conference suggests we have 10yrs to save civilisation. Most chilling presentation of the day was by David King. The buffers now stand at 2035. This feels like the Bronze Age collapse #6thMassExtinction
I have snapped. I have gone back to using a Filofax in my bag to take notes and drawings. I find the new AI phone culture toxic; its getting in the way of documenting my life & sketching out projects. Besides its a cheerful red colour. I like drawing with a pen ;-)
October 12, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I have snapped. I have gone back to using a Filofax in my bag to take notes and drawings. I find the new AI phone culture toxic; its getting in the way of documenting my life & sketching out projects. Besides its a cheerful red colour. I like drawing with a pen ;-)
I think the King should send round the King's Guard to round up all MPs (especially Badenoch) & make them watch this; after coffee they should be given the Environment Briefing again; this time with them ALL present. We might just survive this crisis ;-) www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptfm...
Patrick Stewart sketch: what has the ECHR ever done for us?
YouTube video by The Guardian
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October 11, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I think the King should send round the King's Guard to round up all MPs (especially Badenoch) & make them watch this; after coffee they should be given the Environment Briefing again; this time with them ALL present. We might just survive this crisis ;-) www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptfm...
Flying lessons; the Alton Kings Pond geese were having difficulty in the blustery wind outside learning to fly. We had a lot of Canada goslings this year ;-)
September 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Flying lessons; the Alton Kings Pond geese were having difficulty in the blustery wind outside learning to fly. We had a lot of Canada goslings this year ;-)
In the evening the moon was eclipsed as it rose. We were lucky to see it at all as there was a lot of cloud close to the horizon ;-)
September 7, 2025 at 9:51 PM
In the evening the moon was eclipsed as it rose. We were lucky to see it at all as there was a lot of cloud close to the horizon ;-)
I decided to see if I could get my Lenovo ThinkPad WebCam to work under Linux so, I ran Fedora Workstation Live which has the latest Kernel 6.14. Yes, it did work. It is good to know that I can get this working if needed in future. Presently running Linux Mint 22.2 on Kernel 6.8.0-79-generic ;-)
September 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I decided to see if I could get my Lenovo ThinkPad WebCam to work under Linux so, I ran Fedora Workstation Live which has the latest Kernel 6.14. Yes, it did work. It is good to know that I can get this working if needed in future. Presently running Linux Mint 22.2 on Kernel 6.8.0-79-generic ;-)
In June when this photo was taken I was very optimistic about the future; now I'm distraught. I await 2025 environmental figures with dread. Resignation of Angela Rayner shows lack of Social & political cohesion; a survival pillar I doubt we will survive as a nation if >75%; prove me wrong.
September 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
In June when this photo was taken I was very optimistic about the future; now I'm distraught. I await 2025 environmental figures with dread. Resignation of Angela Rayner shows lack of Social & political cohesion; a survival pillar I doubt we will survive as a nation if >75%; prove me wrong.
This shocked me to the core; this was the America the world loved. How did it become so degenerate? I can only accept that absolute power without empathy & responsibility corrupts absolutely. America stands on the edge of the abyss but all is not yet lost. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMSG...
The German POWs Mocked America at First—Then They Saw Its Factories
YouTube video by Heroes of the Homeland
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September 3, 2025 at 11:21 AM
This shocked me to the core; this was the America the world loved. How did it become so degenerate? I can only accept that absolute power without empathy & responsibility corrupts absolutely. America stands on the edge of the abyss but all is not yet lost. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMSG...
Just before dinner I noticed a Sparrowhawk eating a small bird on the shed roof next door and managed to record it with my Sony A7cii with Tamron 28-200mm zoo lens cropped to 750mm ;-)
August 24, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Just before dinner I noticed a Sparrowhawk eating a small bird on the shed roof next door and managed to record it with my Sony A7cii with Tamron 28-200mm zoo lens cropped to 750mm ;-)