Cheerful
I wasn’t even slightly cheerful when I woke up this morning in the throes of a rheumatoid flare. What with the state of my hands, and the fact that the weather has turned stormy again, I knew that I was … Continued
Sweet William
I went out this morning with the intention of visiting Stratford Butterfly Farm, but didn’t actually make it there. As I walked along the river bank I was distracted by various interesting invertebrates, including a nettle weevil and a Harlequin … Continued
Mother’s Day
Or is it Mothers’ (plural) Day? Whatever. I was called away yesterday morning from photographing the dock-bug-that-turned-out-to-be-a-box-bug, to accept delivery of a package sent by the Offspring in advance of Ancient Parent (Female) Day, and which turned out to contain … Continued
Going over
I was going for the C17th Flemish still life look here. No, really – I did deliberately underexpose by two stops. I’m now wondering if that was two thirds of a stop too much… but let’s call it “creativity”, if … Continued
Sunday still life
Storm Freya raged through the Shire today, and I stayed in the house and avoided her. Apart from the quarter hour I spent setting up and taking this photo, and an hour in the kitchen this evening, cooking and eating … Continued