Apple blossom time
So here’s the thing: I seem to have bought another new lens. I know. Really, I’m as bemused as you – I just don’t know how it happened. But anyway, there’s a knock on the door this afternoon, and the … Continued
So here’s the thing: I seem to have bought another new lens. I know. Really, I’m as bemused as you – I just don’t know how it happened. But anyway, there’s a knock on the door this afternoon, and the … Continued
Things I Have Learned Today: 1. It’s surprisingly difficult to set fire to a safety match with a gas lighter. 2. The high-speed burst shoot on my camera only takes about fifteen shots before buffering. This was my favourite flame, … Continued
CH and I have just arrived home from our four days in Budapest, and of the few shots I took today this is the one I like best. Londoners will immediately recognise Kensington; for those who don’t know this area, … Continued
In the morning we walked down to the Danube, then half way across the Margaret Bridge before turning down onto Margaret Island. For many centuries the island was a centre of the religious life of the country, and it still … Continued
We began the day by going to look for this memorial to the victims of one of the many Holocaust atrocities committed during World War II: people who were rounded up and brought to the bank of the Danube, forced … Continued
This was a loooong day. After breakfast we walked down to Parliament to book some tickets for a guided tour later in the day. I liked the fact that the east frontage was reflected in a kind of rill in … Continued
We had a choice of two flights out to Budapest: one left at Oh-S**t-Hundred Hours, but the other wouldn’t have got us to the hotel until dinner time – so we gritted our teeth and went for the early one. … Continued