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Firstly, I’d like to say thanks very much for your response to yesterday’s frozen bubble, currently sitting in second place in Pops – I’m delighted that so many of you liked it. I have to confess that it wasn’t an … Continued

When R and I were running errands in Stratford yesterday, one of mine was to track down a container of bubble mixture. After receiving bemused looks in several shops – “Not in this weather!” said the woman in Poundland – … Continued

Yesterday’s snow partly defrosted in some lovely sunshine today, but the temperature was dropping steadily, and by the time I went out in search of wildlife this afternoon the slush had re-frozen and the road was like a speed skating … Continued

So, the weather forecast was correct, and we woke this morning to several inches of snow. It has carried on snowing through most of the day – though there was a period in the late morning when the temperature went … Continued

Got my reindeer. Ready for Christmas. Not my best photo of the day, but my favourite; I didn’t even have time to stop to ask his name, just said, “May I?” to his owner, and on receiving permission took a … Continued

In between bouts of cleaning and putting up Christmas decorations today, R and I have been working on some ideas for a banner image for a Facebook page and YouTube channel. His concept is to show multiple hand positions on … Continued

Or: the interface between Christmas decorations and performance art. Once a year, my life philosophy that housework is a waste of good photography time comes into conflict with my rule that Christmas decorations Shall Not be put up in a … Continued

R and I were in London again today, where (due to a series of incompetences with which I won’t bore you) this was the only half-decent photo I took. Luckily I quite like it, not least because it reminds me … Continued

Stop Christmas!! Stop – Christmas! Stop Christmas??? Stop with the Christmas nonsense, for goodness’ sake! Stop bragging about Christmas, now that you’ve done every bit of your Christmas shopping, and just have to remember to collect the turkey and be … Continued

The Commuters inadvertently got onto the wrong train at Moreton-in-Marsh this morning, and were annoyed to find themselves arriving at the Centre of the Earth, rather than in Reading. To their surprise, a gang of Bachmen was already there: the … Continued