Category Archives: Summer

That Was a Summer That Was…

Posted on August 31, 2026 by Guthlac

None of us know. None of us know what will happen tomorrow. If we are lucky we’ll wake in the morning refreshed and wonder. Maybe at the beauty we behold. We take a deep breath and get on with our … Continue reading →

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Rain Drops and Reshoots…

Posted on August 27, 2026 by Guthlac

For most of the summer the small piece of the world jave called home for more years than I care to remember has looked mostly like this. Sunny, Dry and Hot. The ground is rock hard. Then the other day … Continue reading →

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Three Things To Improve Your … Number Three Will Blow Your Mind…

Posted on August 2, 2026 by Guthlac

Am I the only one who has watched almost endless videos about how to improve your photography? The less reputable ones usually have a title like the above. (Sorry if you have clicked on this expecting tips on how to … Continue reading →

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Flat Spot…

Posted on July 25, 2026 by Guthlac

12 Days! This is all I have produced in 12 days. A dying butterfly caught against a window. Something is very wrong. Flat spots happen. I guess the older you get the more you wise up to such barren periods. … Continue reading →

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Interesting Times…

Posted on July 6, 2026 by Guthlac

Bliss it was to be alive… Wordsworth So England marches on. An incredible victory in Mexico. Next stop the VIKINGS! With the goalmeister himself Erling Haaland. Of course he is playing for the wrong team. He was born in Leeds … Continue reading →

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Jules Rimet still gleaming … Is it comin’ home?…

Posted on July 3, 2026 by Guthlac

Is it? Is it really coming home? This time…really? Only time will tell.

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Venus was her name…

Posted on June 16, 2026 by Guthlac

It is all go in the garden at the moment. Many hungry mouths to feed. And plants to pollinate.

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Almost Autumn…

Posted on August 29, 2025 by Guthlac

Insert an image to make a visual statement. WordPress editorial advice Autumn is almost upon us. Technically autumn starts on the 1st September but nature abhors such neat lines. The summer bedding plants on their last legs and the nights … Continue reading →

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The Summer Hut … No More

Posted on August 24, 2025 by Guthlac

Life moves on. We are born, we live and we are not more. The Summer Hut is no more. The truth is I can’t recall when it was last used – probably before COVID. Still it was always there and … Continue reading →

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What Have I learnt This week?

Posted on August 10, 2025 by Guthlac

Always look back at what you captured before. Perhaps you could improve it? Welcome to 2006/08 viewed through the lens of 2025 hardware and software. If only I hadn’t captured the first image as a JPG. So there is a … Continue reading →

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