Things I Have Learned Today: 1. It’s surprisingly difficult to set fire to a safety match with a gas lighter. 2. The high-speed burst shoot on my camera only takes about fifteen shots before buffering. This was my favourite flame, … Continued
CH and I have just arrived home from our four days in Budapest, and of the few shots I took today this is the one I like best. Londoners will immediately recognise Kensington; for those who don’t know this area, … Continued
In the morning we walked down to the Danube, then half way across the Margaret Bridge before turning down onto Margaret Island. For many centuries the island was a centre of the religious life of the country, and it still … Continued
We began the day by going to look for this memorial to the victims of one of the many Holocaust atrocities committed during World War II: people who were rounded up and brought to the bank of the Danube, forced … Continued
This was a loooong day. After breakfast we walked down to Parliament to book some tickets for a guided tour later in the day. I liked the fact that the east frontage was reflected in a kind of rill in … Continued
We had a choice of two flights out to Budapest: one left at Oh-S**t-Hundred Hours, but the other wouldn’t have got us to the hotel until dinner time – so we gritted our teeth and went for the early one. … Continued
Our revels now are ended. These our actors, As I foretold you, were all spirits and Are melted into air, into thin air: And, like the baseless fabric of this vision, The cloud-capp’d towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, … Continued
I planted this miniature cherry tree ‘Petite Noir’ about twelve years ago; it’s naturally a dwarf variety, and was reckoned to be happy in a pot. At the time I was quite into container gardening, so into a very large … Continued
Much of England seems to be turning yellow this week – I’ve seen several blips of oil seed rape fields already, and I thought I’d better get mine in early too, before you’re all sick of the sight of the … Continued
