Under the weather
We’re continuing to experience some of the effects of Storm Ciara – though again, nowhere near as badly as some other parts of the country. Here you can see both the surface of the River Avon and the surface of … 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
Non-garden duckwatch
The only photos I took today were in Stratford, at lunch time, of the tufted ducks. Because ducks. But in order to represent the day properly I should have photographed some garden birds, because this afternoon I did the RSPB’s … 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
Colour pop
In contrast to yesterday, today was cold, dark, windy, grey, and generally quite dreary, so it was nice to see the colour pop of this gull’s vivid bill as I walked past the Bancroft Basin this afternoon. It was also … Continued
New Year’s Eve
What a difference a day makes. When R and I went to Stratford this afternoon for our now-traditional end of year meal-out-and-debrief, it was almost impossible for me to believe that yesterday’s glorious weather ever happened. I always like to … Continued
River walk
I’m still distinctly sub-prime, but managed a walk along the river in Stratford this afternoon with the big zoom. There were gazillions of people around, and – perhaps not coincidentally – no very interesting creatures, so I found some nice … Continued