Category Archives: Winter

In Search of the Gartree…

Posted on February 24, 2024 by Guthlac

Some days it is just great to be alive. I know the world at the moment appears to be going to hell but this afternoon travelling along the Gartree Road over the hills of Leicestershire was a moment of peace … Continue reading →

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Sometime the Clothes…

Posted on February 4, 2024 by Guthlac

It was a dry but damp day yesterday (I think might have to be British to understand this nonsensical statement). So I went out for a walk through the local park. Apart from being accosted by a wonderfully friendly puppy called Walter … Continue reading →

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I would listen to you…

Posted on February 3, 2024 by Guthlac

Well it has been a funny few days for a lot of complicated and not necessarily connected reasons. Hopefully next week will be a lot more straightforward. The one lesson I have learnt from all this is that turning green is not … Continue reading →

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Southampton to Glasgow…

Posted on January 23, 2024 by Guthlac

Not sure if the vapour trail of the Southampton to Glasgow shuttle can be seen in the image is there but believe me it is. This was captured in the evening of the coldest day of the year (I moaned about … Continue reading →

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I don’t wanta…

Posted on January 18, 2024 by Guthlac

According to my phone this morning it was -6C when I got up – with windchill etc. that was probably closer to -8c. Now I could have got out and captured another incredible sunrise. I could have but I didn’t. Instead, I kept … Continue reading →

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Stay With Me…

Posted on January 9, 2024 by Guthlac

Another dawn…another cold photographer. It is getting lighter earlier each day but we are still in the middle of winter. Still a bit of cold isn’t going to stop me (I wasn’t that positive whilst walking the fields of Wistow this morning!) … Continue reading →

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We’re Never Going To…

Posted on January 6, 2024 by Guthlac

Everyday I try and learn something new. I think this is the only way to live and I do my best but some days I fail. Getting a new camera helps me keep to my aim. I have set my new iPhone to … Continue reading →

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New year…New opportunities…

Posted on January 2, 2024 by Guthlac

Well that didn’t take long. New year new camera. Actually, I’ve been turning this plan over in my mind for a couple of months. Anyone who has been following this blog will know I’ve been undertaking an awful lot of testing over the … Continue reading →

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Shortest Day

Posted on December 22, 2023 by Guthlac

Apologies to anyone south of the equator who might come across this post but this is the shortest day here ‘up North’. I had planned to spend the day capturing image to make some form of photo essay but the weather … Continue reading →

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On the Border…

Posted on December 14, 2023 by Guthlac

Strange old day patrolling the borders between Leicestershire and Derbyshire. After a brisk walk a cup of tea and bangers and mash in the Calke Abbey canteen. It’s a hard life but what can I say? After lunch we visited Breedon – … Continue reading →

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