I’m slowly catching up on photos to process from last year, so I’m sharing a couple from last year’s trip to the Lake District. We decided to spend the last day at Lyme Park, which we had visited some years earlier. This time, the weather was much nicer, so we spent time in the gardens and surrounding landscape. I also made a few photos, including … Continue reading Lyme Park
I thought I’d take a few minutes to share the last edited photo from Winkworth arboretum, last year. Perhaps not surprisingly, it’s another view of the azaleas by the steps that bear their name. What drew me to take this photo were the related but distinct colours of the different cultivars. I purposely kept the depth of field shallow to increase the effect of colour … Continue reading Azaleas
This week’s throwback photo is a close-up shot of a cluster of azaleas, from our day at Winkworth arboretum, Surrey, last year. I have shared other photos of the azaleas there on this blog before, but I think this is the first time I am sharing a close up of the flowers. When I processed this photo, for some reason I wasn’t certain they were … Continue reading Pink Flowers
For this week’s throwback photo I’m sharing another one from Winkworth arboretum. Unlike last week’s photo, this one doesn’t have any flowers, instead focusing on one of the (shall we say) more permanent exhibits. In my mind there is something essentially British about a tree trunk or branch covered in moss or lichen. It screams of the humid and dark environment under the canopy in … Continue reading Lichen Covered Trunk
This week I’m sharing (a bit later than usual) another flower photo from last year’s visit to Winkworth arboretum. Today’s photo shows those mesmerising bluebells, this time in the company of some contrasting flowers: the pinkish Red Campion, and what I believe is White Campion. While the arboretum is (as the name obviously implies) a managed space, all three of these flowers grow wild in … Continue reading Wild Flowers
This week again I’m sharing a photo from Winkworth arboretum, when we visited Guildford last year. A prominent feature of this arboretum is the Azalea steps, leading down to the boat house. Best viewed when the azaleas are in bloom, of course, which was the case when we were there. We had been to Winkworth several times before, at various times of year, so it’s … Continue reading Azalea Steps
For this week’s throwback post I’m sharing a close-up photo of some bluebells from last year’s visit to Guildford. In fact, this is from the same meet-up with a couple of old friends at Winkworth arboretum, from which I’ve already shared many photos. I have done this subject before; in fact a photo from five years ago hangs at home. Sometimes, though, there is something … Continue reading Bluebells
For this week’s throwback post I’m sharing a couple photos of bluebells in the wooded areas in Winkworth arboretum, Surrey. Over the years I have taken so many photos of bluebells in the woods that this year I didn’t even take one. I see no point in recreating photos I have already made, unless there is something sufficiently different or at least a belief that … Continue reading Bluebell Wood
While we’re in recess I took the opportunity to work on some small projects that have been pending for too long. Like, for example, cutting and assembling my new carbon arrows (and also cutting down my older aluminum ones), and various fixes and installations that needed doing at home. The upshot of this is that I had to postpone this week’s throwback post to today. … Continue reading Carved Bench
As I prepare to write up this week’s throwback post I notice that I have already shared all edited photos from last year’s visit to the Lake District. Which is a good thing, as it’s almost a year since that happened. This doesn’t mean, however, that I’m done with all photos from that trip. Last year we also spent a couple days in Guildford, meeting … Continue reading Lake and Boat House
For this week’s recent photo I’m sharing one from our visit to Guildford earlier this year. During the short time we spent there we met up with a couple of friends (and former colleagues of mine) at Winkworth arboretum. Both friends are also keen photographers, so we went geared up. I spent some time playing with the long telephoto, and towards the end of our … Continue reading Robin
For someone who, as a kid, absolutely hated writing, I sure do a lot of it. I read recently that as academics and scientists, we’re professional writers. I could hardly agree more. So after spending a long working day (not sure I’m done yet, really) editing a manuscript, it’s odd to realise that I choose to spend a few minutes of my down time doing … Continue reading Centenary Stone in Calfclose Bay
Muddy Boots 