Author Archives: JDO

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

Today has been a pretty full day. We took the dogs to Stratford this morning for their biweekly bath and brush, then I spent the afternoon clearing another section of the pear tree bed. It was full of rocks, and … Continued

It appears that there’s someone around here who simply can’t resist a black steel hydrangea, because another one turned up yesterday. It’s called ‘Blue Ball’ – though I doubt it will be very blue in my alkaline soil – but … Continued

Not to be confused with Henry Uxbridge, two miles down the road, who was the commander of the heavy cavalry at Waterloo and who, despite having his leg shot away by a cannon ball, survived the battle and lived to … Continued

This is really more of an Irish wolf hound’s eye view, if I’m honest. The cat had been taking photos for about an hour, and by the time she reached this field of barley her middle-aged knees were giving out, … Continued