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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

Where are you, ladybirds?? And after I gave you a nice little wooden house to overwinter in! Time to wake up and do some work now, you ungrateful things… For those of you who are now itchy, please avert your … Continued

Whenever I see wisteria I’m reminded of the Stanley Baxter line in his skit on Gone with the Wind: “Wisteria on the outside, and hysteria on the inside” – delivered in an appalling mock-Southern drawl, while dressed as a Colonial … Continued

This Clematis montana ‘Elizabeth’ sprawls across the corner where the wall of our front garden meets the fence dividing us from next door. It’s been covered with buds for a couple of weeks, and today the first ones opened. This … Continued

So here’s the thing: I seem to have bought another new lens. I know. Really, I’m as bemused as you – I just don’t know how it happened. But anyway, there’s a knock on the door this afternoon, and the … Continued

I realised at dinner time that I hadn’t touched the camera all day, so I set off a little early to choir practice so that I could stop en route and get a shot for Wide Angle Wednesday. The extra … Continued

Stratford-upon-Avon held its annual celebration of Shakespeare’s birthday last Saturday.  A major element of the event is a parade through the town; CH and I missed this, because we were travelling back from holiday – we stopped in the town … Continued