Tag Archives: autumn

Carucates or Hides…

Any English school child will have been told about the Danelaw. As these children grow into adulthood the memories fade. Most would have a vague recollection …something to do with King Alfred… perhaps burnt cakes? Certainly vikings. A few might … Continue reading →

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The Monolith of Hrepingas…

Buried deep in the folds and dales of middle England this memorial to the past stands a lonely sentinel. A witness to the whimsical eccentricities of the caprice of the chronometer. Its man made passage cataloguing vagaries of the follies … Continue reading →

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Autumn is here….

Thankfully, the new season has brought much needed rain. Praise the gods. My watch tells me to the nearest minute when the rain will arrive. Unfortunately the capricious weather god doesn’t seem to have read the memo. Instead of arriving … Continue reading →

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Square 1….

The start of wonderful relationship? I don’t know but I am certainly infatuated. Have the stars aligned – Black Friday, early Christmas present or months of planning? Probably a bit of all of them. I’ve splashed the cash and bought … Continue reading →

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Come On E…

There was a time when cold mornings would see me out and about with my camera. No more. I’m just getting too old for all of that. Instead I remastered an old photo taken on this day in 2013 using … Continue reading →

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Soggy Feet…

I really must gets some new boots. This morning started with me wondering around in the mist and damp by the river. It hasn’t rained for several days yet the grass is soaking wet from the dew – hence the … Continue reading →

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Bargain Basement No. 02

A new month and yet another new lens. Amazon made an offer I just couldn’t refuse. This time a second lens for my ‘traveling’ set up. It doesn’t quite have the punch of my 25 mm Zeiss lens but it … Continue reading →

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Damp Day in Somerset…

Strange things happen in and around the Somerset Levels. In this case they built a magnificent Gothic Wells cathedral. Fast forward to this week and I found myself enjoying the spiritual as well as the culinary delights on offer. Of … Continue reading →

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The view from Freezeland…

The last 10 years of my photographic journey is captured in this photograph. It was taken near a point where the district councils of Harborough, Melton and Charnwood meet. The last time I captured this view it was living upto … Continue reading →

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It was the best of times….

COVID oh COVID. When will it end? Of course the answer is never. Today it was time for we oldies to get our flu and COVID jabs. So we dutifully went along to our local drop in centre and did … Continue reading →

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