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That’s the name of the shrub, of course, not the bee – though now I’ve thought of it I rather like Rosemary as a name for a bee. I had originally written that this idea wouldn’t work because this isn’t … Continued

These are not my ancestors: if they were, I would probably have a dedicated lens room, which would only be smaller than R’s dedicated guitar room by virtue of the fact that lenses are (mostly) smaller than guitars. But they … Continued

I’ve been pretty unwell today, so I gave myself a quiet day; but because the light was good I thought I should be able to get some nice shots in the garden. I took a few with the macro lens, … Continued

“What a morning I have had. No, really. So there’s this yooman, right? Dunno his name cos he wasn’t ringed, but that doesn’t matter – he had, like, a crusty baguette – honestly, it was like, this big – and he … Continued

I’m really not sure about this – it has been focus stacked, edited to within an inch of its life, taken back to its origins, edited again, almost discarded, reset again, edited some more, converted to mono, reset again, brightened, … Continued

It was sunny this morning, but the chap on the weather forecast said that if you were thinking of doing anything outdoorsy over the next few days, this was the day to do it, so I decided take a trip … Continued

I’d had half a plan to go up to Chipping Campden this morning to take some more photos in and around the church, but our spell of chilly sunshine seems to have ended and the weather today has been vile. … Continued

After a late night yesterday I would have liked a relaxed start this morning, but unfortunately R and I were being interviewed by a builder at 9am, so I had to peel myself off the pillow and make myself respectable. … Continued

The participants on either side of the interface here are clearly at different levels in the hierarchy of needs, and to describe their relationship as love is stretching the term a bit: co-dependence would be probably closer to the truth. … Continued

I’m still trying to think in mono. I took a few shots while R and I were walking Arthur this morning but none of them were speaking to me in mono, so I went for a wander round the garden … Continued