Monthly Archives: October 2016

R and I drove up to Derbyshire today to have lunch with his aunt and uncle, B and J. We set off early in the hope that I would be able to get some landscape shots, and though Worcestershire was … Continued

After a day of doing the usual Sunday backups, etc., and continuing the ongoing project of tidying up the galleries on my website, I glanced out of the window and realised that the light was almost gone, and I hadn’t … Continued

The chap on the left is pretty well-known in Stratford: he’s usually to be found at weekends busking rather good classical guitar at the Warwickshire Firefighters’ Memorial by the river. Today he was taking a break while I was wandering … Continued

I’ve been wanting to take a trip down to Batsford Arboretum at Moreton-in-Marsh for a couple of weeks now, but not managing to find the time. Today I did have the time, but the light was dismal. I kept an … Continued

I went for a bit of a potter with the camera this afternoon, and got some quite nice records (despite the fact that someone has flailed a good proportion of the hedgerows in the village in the past few days, … Continued

As I had to waste a considerable part of the morning driving over to Warwick Hospital for a rheumatology appointment, I thought that I might as well get something out of the trip by stopping in at the Collegiate Church … Continued

After a leisurely lunch with my friend P, during which we set the world very much to rights, I dropped into Stratford Butterfly Farm in search of a photo. Given that it’s half-term I’d expected it to be hell on … Continued

Earlier: R: “Oh, God. I keep forgetting to be out on Monday.” Me: “Don’t worry about it – I’ll just photograph something else.” R (sighing heavily): “No, that’s OK – just tell me what you want me to do…” Me: … Continued

I’d like to tell you that R and I passed a peaceful night at 42 The Calls, but I’d be lying – we’ve sadly reached the age at which either of us could easily nail the lead role in The … Continued

I had occasion to be in Yorkshire today, and R very sweetly drove me up, allowing us to stay over in Leeds and take our baby (24) out for lunch tomorrow. When we’re in Leeds we usually stay at the … Continued