Author Archives: JDO

After work today I spent about fifteen minutes taking photos of some of the many bees that were feeding on my geraniums. I spotted at least six different types, and here are two of them: the main image is a … Continued

This is the final call for entries for this week’s Mono Monday challenge, which I will judge tomorrow. The theme is Angle. This is a shot of the angle between the tower (to the left) and the the rear gable … Continued

When I conceived this shot, it was all about the angles within the five-bar gate. The arrival of a fat elderly terrier fierce guard dog as I was taking it was serendipitous.

Last night and this morning we finally got the rain we needed – in fact, at one stage it was so wet outside that I thought I might have to take an indoor shot today. Eventually though the downpour eased … Continued

I only knew the blipper AMC through the writing of her daughter BikerBear, but since Alma died last weekend the tributes I’ve read in other people’s journals have made it clear that she was a much-loved member of this community. … Continued

Some of you have probably been wondering what would happen if you were to drive a large farm vehicle into the parapet of a mediaeval bridge. To save you the time and trouble of conducting your own experiment, allow me … Continued

I was slightly stumped as to what I could photograph for today’s Wide Angle Wednesday challenge, which is Modern. We don’t really do modern around these parts! I took three photos I quite liked of the modern extension to the … Continued

Or, Tiny Technicolour Tuesday. The white column in the centre of this little orchid flower is only about 5mm across; the image is uncropped. Today has been been a slightly trying day for non-Blip-related reasons with which I won’t bore … Continued

I stopped on my way home from work to take this shot of curved vehicle tracks in a field of what I think is probably wheat. In the distance is Sheen Hill, with the line of saplings which featured in … Continued

This is a pre- Mono Monday reminder: tomorrow’s topic is Curve. After thinking about curves for a while I decided a couple of days ago that the sensuous curves of one of my oriental poppies would be today’s blip. I … Continued