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I have put the latest version of the start of a novel I am writing on the internet. See : www.scribd.com/doc/66975396/Start-of-a-New-Novel-comments-and-criticisms-most-welcome It is about life in South Africa in the 1870s. I am very keen to receive comments and criticisms. A simple synopsis of the story is as follows: Jakob K has been sailing close to the wind for some time. It has been the only way he could support his family in the wilds of Southern Africa in th…

My novel, "ALIWAL", set in 19th century South Africa is now available from the on-line AMAZON store EITHER as a paperback book OR as a file that can be read on ' Kindle'.

Please take a look at my pictures of Kew Gardens, in London : https://www.ipernity.com/doc/adam/album/115630

Thank you for all of your wonderful greetings messages. All the very best for the new year. Adam

In my album Out of India , I have put together a few pictures taken in Southall, a suburb in West London. Many of Southall's inhabitants originated in the Punjab.

The rain is falling steadily in London. I have re-discovered some pictures that I took in Venice and its surroundings in 2002.   You may view these in my album called VENETO ... I will gradually add to it.

Recently, I visited the university city of Oxford , just west of London. I found the Botanical Gardens very interesting. Please share my impressions by clicking on : https://www.ipernity.com/doc/adam/album/117724

To see pictures of buildings that resemble Op Art, visit my new album: https://www.ipernity.com/doc/adam/album/115255 Op Art: See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Op_Art

I am back again, and will soon post some more pictures,

I have started a new album of pictures of old American ( U S A ) cars. Please take a ride on: https://www.ipernity.com/doc/adam/album/112192

 For about a week, I shall not be active on this web-site.   After that, WATCH THIS SPACE !  

Between 1965 and 1970, I studied at Highgate School (founded 1565). Its main Victorian gothic building perches on the summit of Highgate Hill. About two fifths of a mile south east of the school, an architecturally unexceptional late Victorian residential building stands on Cromwell Avenue (number 65). Although this brick edifice may not look special, it harbours the ghosts of a lesser-known episode in the history of India’s struggle for independence from the British Empire. The only thing that…

Introducing a new book about Hampstead and its surroundings Beneath a Wide Sky: Hampstead and its Environs By Adam Yamey Published 2022 285 Pages (Paperback) (£9.99) ISBN 979-8407539520 Currently available from Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09R2WRK92 Also on Kindle: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beneath-Wide-Sky-Hampstead-Environs-ebook/dp/B09R129RFW/ Hampstead is one of the highest places in London. There, the heavens are vast and wide. Beneath this expanse o…

Some long lost photographs of my mother's artworks found at last

SRIRANGAPATNA (SERINGAPATNAM) IS A town on an island in the River Kaveri in the state of Karnataka in southern India. I have been there several times as it is near a holy spot (the ‘sangam’, where three streams meet) where ashes of deceased Hindus, including those of my parents-in-law, are ceremoniously deposited in the waters of the Kaveri. The town near the sangam was the capital of the realm ruled by Tipu Sultan (1750-1799). This former capital of a great ruler is full of impressive architect…

A FLORAL FEAST IT IS THAT TIME of year again, maybe a little earlier than usual because of the changing meteorological conditions, which are of great concern these days. Located in the southwest part of Richmond Park is one of London’s floral miracles: The Isabella Plantation (see: https://adam-yamey-writes.com/2021/05/21/a-floral-fireworks-display/ , for a shorth history). It is at its colourful best at the end of April and in early May. During this period, the camellia, azalea, and rhodode…

"BETWEEN TWO ISLANDS: JULIA MARGARET CAMERON AND HER CIRCLE" By Adam Yamey A chance encounter with an inventor of photography led to JULIA MARGARET CAMERON (1815-1879) becoming a pioneering artistic photographer. Her work transformed photography from the straightforward, unimaginative copying of nature into a creative artform. Born in Kolkata (Calcutta) with British, Bengali, and French ancestry, she was educated in France, married in India, worked in England, and di…