Full sail
Whenever I see a cob flaring his wings like this I stand ready with the camera, in case he’s about to go into meltdown; they tend to be more reactive during the breeding season, but they can lose their tempers … Continued
Iridescent
It was R’s turn to visit Stratford Hospital this morning, for a routine screening appointment, and I repaid his favour of last week by driving him into town. It was worth it, frankly, just for the entertainment value of watching … Continued
Testosterone Central
Bloods and physio today. Apparently I need to learn to live within my limitations. Hmmm. Down at the river, the mature male swans have lurve on their minds. All the ones that are already paired up are concentrating hard on … Continued
Young love
It seems as though a weather switch was flipped overnight, and instead of the lovely light of the past few days, today we had to endure unremitting twilight. I spent the morning (grumpily) at my desk, processing and rationalising image … Continued
Beauty light
It was a murkily misty morning, but the forecast said we could expect sunshine this afternoon, so we spent the morning being domestic goddesses – R vacuuming, and me de-scaling the kettle and the shower heads – and then felt … Continued
Golden hour
It seems strange to have driven all the way to the Cotswold Water Park today, and then to be posting a photo of a swan, but this was the nicest light I found all afternoon, and the only thing that … Continued