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I blipped the outside of Chipping Campden Parish Church a few days ago; this is the interior, as the troops began to gather for the final rehearsal of Messiah this afternoon. I love this church – although it has to be … Continued

A reasonably early blip from me today, because I’m off out any minute to the penultimate rehearsal of Messiah.  It feels like that moment when the roller coaster is just picking up speed and it’s too late to ask if … Continued

We’ve had a horrid day here, weather-wise: cold and windy with heavy rain showers. I did manage to drag myself out with CH at lunch time for coffee and cake, but otherwise I’ve been skulking at home, trying to stay … Continued

You know the saying “it’s like watching paint dry”…? Well, watching paint dry was how I spent a large part of my day today: invigilating a GCSE art exam. And yes, it really is as interesting as you might think. … Continued

It was a properly spring-like day today: I even went out in the garden to take photographs without my ski jacket! I took dozens of shots of the cherry plum blossom, and then of course had to process them all … Continued

“Oh, grow a backbone, for heaven’s sake!” * This is a relic of a previous existence, kept partly as a memento of an important time in my life, and partly because I still think that the human spine is a … Continued

I think it’s more accurately called the New (or Second) Severn Bridge, because the original still exists a little further north – this is the one which carries M4 traffic between Gloucestershire and South Wales, and where (amusingly, until you … Continued

It came to my attention this morning that Blipfoto is nothing more than “Granny’s camera club”, with “tons of horrible photos of everything from blurry cats to random shots of nothing in particular”. This came as a horrible shock to … Continued

I’m sure I’ll see better photos of the eclipse on here and elsewhere today, but given that we had cloud cover this morning I’m very happy to have been able to grab a few shots through it. And at least … Continued

The road you can see here is called Campden Lane, which runs eastwards from the village of Willersey up Saintbury Hill, crosses Buckle Street above the village of Saintbury, and then meanders across Dover’s Hill and Kingcombe Hill to meet … Continued