Category Archives: Gardens

Photography….

Over time I have come to realise that the modern photographic world has hit a plateau.  One reason is that every conceivable photographic images has been captured and what we are all really doing is going over old ground (this … Continue reading

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95 Days

  So the Sunday papers are in hyperventilating mode:  Boris Bounce; Election Fever; Farage  dodgy looking States side Brexit pressure group; Love Island – what isn’t there for the media to gorge on?   The old pre-digital adage  of today’s newspapers … Continue reading

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Wandering Around…

Rain rain go away come again another day… So the traditional nursery rhyme goes.   Today is the ‘another day‘ so it has given me chance to think a little about my new 85mm f1.8 lens.   I have to say I … Continue reading

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Suffering for my art….

  Joy of joys the pollen count is through the roof!   Breakout the asthma inhaler.  (I was going to say on steroids but of course the inhaler is a steroid so durrr!) .  The reason for all this suffering is … Continue reading

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Well at least we’ll have the rain…

Well this is a wonderful start to summer…rain stopped play!   In between the bouts I have been able to get out into the garden.  One of the great things about this weather of course is that it is almost perfect … Continue reading

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D Day…

So the draft dodger in Chief has left our shores after celebrating the bravery of many  thousands of his fellow citizens who didn’t cry off when called to serve – I’m not sure if that is ironic or telling?  For … Continue reading

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Back to some decent weather…

As with most things decent weather is a relative statement.   One person’s sunny day is another’s pollen hell.  The past week has been marked by a significant amount of rain which is what we have really needed for some time … Continue reading

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Housebound….

For reasons that are too boring to go into I am in effect housebound for the next few days.   Not to put too fine a point on it it is driving me and certainly my wife CRAZY.   Perhaps the most … Continue reading

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A bit Tom and Dick….

  Well I’m a bit banged up at the moment – shouldn’t be nothing serious but you never can tell.   Anyway, I have managed to have a walk around the garden and snap a few shots.

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In an English country garden…

Perhaps not a ‘country’ garden but they are certainly from an English garden….

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