Author Archives: JDO

You haven’t seen Roley for a few weeks, so here he is guarding a small part of the National Guitar Collection this morning. I almost blipped this one, in which he demonstrates how beautifully clean his feet are today, but … Continued

I planted one of these at our last house, and it rapidly made a sizeable shrub; the perfume of the blooms in the late winter and early spring was so strong and enticing that people regularly asked me what it … Continued

I was working in Alcester this afternoon, and when I finished I walked confidently into the town looking for a Derelict Thursday blip. But dereliction was there none (she said, trying hard not to sound disappointed) – it’s a bustling … Continued

Our house is built around an old tower. When we bought the house, the previous owner told us that it was originally the bell tower for a flax farm – which is interesting, and so specific that I think he … Continued

I did another long session in the front garden today; I think I’ve probably tidied about 40% of it so far (I daren’t begin to calculate how small a percentage of the total garden this represents – it would be … Continued

Two birds with one stone: mono and wide-angle. Now I’ve got started with the wide-angle zoom, I just don’t seem able to stop….

This is by way of being a bit of an emergency blip, as I’m still up to my fetlocks in eagle photographs. On the plus side, I have now marked over half of the 770 shots I took yesterday for … Continued

I had an excellent day today at Rosliston Forestry Centre on the Derbyshire/Staffordshire border, taking part in a five-hour eagle photography experience. It was run by Dr. David Glynne Fox, who teaches photography as well as being a highly experienced … Continued

I had another full-on day today, and by late afternoon hadn’t taken a single photo. Panic was about to ensue. Luckily I’d arranged to meet CH in Stratford for an early dinner, so I texted him that I’d be a … Continued

I’m nowhere near as dedicated a gardener as my good blipfriend teribirch, but this morning I decided that I really had to start the spring tidy-up before the weeds completely got away from me. I weeded, cut back and edged … Continued