Monthly Archives: March 2015

I was taking photos by the Avon at Stratford this morning, when this cob suddenly began behaving quite aggressively. I couldn’t see any reason for it – he wasn’t apparently defending a female or competing for food – but he … Continued

This is a shot of a pair of Robert Welch candlesticks which CH and I bought last year to mark our 25th wedding anniversary – before you all start getting out your picklocks I should point out that they’re polished … Continued

Many thanks to everyone who wished me well for last night’s performance of Messiah  – you’re lovely people. I thoroughly enjoyed myself: a few things went wrong, as they usually do, but the orchestra and soloists were great, and on … Continued

I blipped the outside of Chipping Campden Parish Church a few days ago; this is the interior, as the troops began to gather for the final rehearsal of Messiah this afternoon. I love this church – although it has to be … Continued

A reasonably early blip from me today, because I’m off out any minute to the penultimate rehearsal of Messiah.  It feels like that moment when the roller coaster is just picking up speed and it’s too late to ask if … Continued

We’ve had a horrid day here, weather-wise: cold and windy with heavy rain showers. I did manage to drag myself out with CH at lunch time for coffee and cake, but otherwise I’ve been skulking at home, trying to stay … Continued

You know the saying “it’s like watching paint dry”…? Well, watching paint dry was how I spent a large part of my day today: invigilating a GCSE art exam. And yes, it really is as interesting as you might think. … Continued

It was a properly spring-like day today: I even went out in the garden to take photographs without my ski jacket! I took dozens of shots of the cherry plum blossom, and then of course had to process them all … Continued

“Oh, grow a backbone, for heaven’s sake!” * This is a relic of a previous existence, kept partly as a memento of an important time in my life, and partly because I still think that the human spine is a … Continued

I think it’s more accurately called the New (or Second) Severn Bridge, because the original still exists a little further north – this is the one which carries M4 traffic between Gloucestershire and South Wales, and where (amusingly, until you … Continued