Author Archives: JDO

Isn’t it odd that whenever you leave the house without a camera, something appears that you [i]need[/i]  to photograph? Having lugged around a camera and a spare lens for most of the day, yet failed to take a shot I … Continued

It’s CH’s and my wedding anniversary today, so we went out for some together (in the same place at the same time, rather than in separate spaces, one doing music and the other doing photography stuff) time. There are currently … Continued

What lies beyond? Dare you pass through? Thanks to Dollykgray for hosting Mono Monday this month.

It’s a funny old game, this gardening lark. I planted this Deutzia x kalmiiflora back in 2001. In the intervening years it has grown, quite slowly, to a medium-sized shrub – but it has always looked scrubby and unimpressive, even … Continued

I felt I was letting the side down, here at Granny’s Camera Club. It’s too long since I posted a fuzzy cat photo. So here you have a fuzzy furry cat. Ignore the apple blossom bokeh if you would – … Continued

I took this shot (and about a dozen others) when I got home from work this afternoon – hand held, because I decided that it was too awkward to get a tripod into the heavily-planted bed where the lilac lives. … Continued

So, the voting is over in the General Election, and if the exit polls are right I’m set fair to be furious for…. probably about the next five years. But as this is the home of niceness on the web, … Continued

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, Old time is still a-flying; And this same flower that smiles today Tomorrow will be dying. The glorious lamp of heaven the sun, The higher he’s a-getting, The sooner will his race be run, … Continued

Taking a head-clearing photo walk around Chipping Campden this afternoon after running an exam, I got several shots that I like – but this one pleases me most. It’s the roof, gables and chimneys of the West Banqueting House of … Continued

Yoda shuddered slightly as he determinedly dragged his gaze away from Han Solo’s trousers. He had always known, of course, the Solo was not of the bon ton – his peculiarly stilted delivery of a poorly-written line of dialogue was … Continued