Juniper
Storm Babet appears to be on its way out now, leaving a trail of destruction and several personal tragedies in its wake. Here the weather was pretty quiet today, with no repeat of yesterday’s flash flooding, though the far end … Continued
Brown-water rafting
Most of England has suffered far less from Storm Babet than Scotland has, but even in the Midlands we had very heavy rain overnight, and woke to flash flooding this morning. Living in a valley as we do, it was … Continued
Too much lens
I had to go to Stratford this morning, to collect a book I’d ordered for the Boy Wonder. I hadn’t asked for rain, or expected it given that the forecast merely threatened cloud, but as I arrived it began to … Continued
Contemplating
By the time I’d beaten my Mac into submission and started thinking about doing something more rewarding, the morning’s sunshine had gone and it was cold and overcast in the garden. I managed to find a few subjects, though most … Continued
Inchrested
Another supermarket delivery fail had me back in Stratford this morning, where despite the sunshine there were no Migrant Hawkers out because it was only 10°C. This is far closer to the seasonal average for mid-October, but still a bit … Continued
Changeover day
This morning at Lucy’s Mill, while photographing Migrant Hawkers, I was moaning at some innocent civilians about the lack of tufted ducks in Stratford, and blaming the unseasonably warm weather for causing them to delay their southward migration. Then I … Continued
Split Gill
Cardiff Council seems very keen on cutting down trees in its parks, sometimes on what seems like the flimsiest of reasoning. As an example, the children’s playground in the park closest to the Boy Wonder’s home used to have a … Continued