Category Archives: Winter

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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Possibly, Probably Not…

Posted on December 4, 2023 by Guthlac

In 1514 Francis Hastings was born. He went onto become the 2nd Earl of Huntingdon and had a very successful life marrying very well indeed. However, according to his Wiki entry, he possibly was the son of Henry the 8th. … Continue reading →

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She Could See From My Face….

Posted on December 2, 2023 by Guthlac

Day two of winter and it has got colder. The weather forecast suggests that next week will be a bit warmer. I do hope so. This morning we were treated to some freezing fog. Everything is pale and somewhat washed … Continue reading →

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Walk in the Park….

Posted on December 2, 2023 by Guthlac

The first day of winter, a bloody cold one to welcome in the new season, found us walking through Victoria Park. We seem to have gained a couple of new monuments since the last time I was there.

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Has Spring Sprung…Part 2.

Posted on March 10, 2023 by Guthlac

So much for the theory that Spring started in February! The last few days of March have been a blast – that is if you like cold and frosts and 4-6 cm of snow. Otherwise it has been horrible. Of … Continue reading →

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