Tag Archives: garden

A Superannuated Day Out…

Posted on July 10, 2025 by Guthlac

The sun was shining. The air was warm. What better way to spend the day than visit Hardwick Hall on the hills overlooking the M1 in Derbyshire. Well that was clearly the thought of we superannuated. We were out in … Continue reading →

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Looking in the Wrong Direction…

Posted on June 21, 2025 by Guthlac

Is a glass half empty or half full? I guess that is what today is really all about. Are the nights drawing in or out? As with most things it depends where you on the planet. So I had plans … Continue reading →

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Busy…

Posted on May 28, 2025 by Guthlac

I don’t know where the time is slipping away to? I know I tend to procrastinate but just recently things are happening at a quicker pace than ever. Am I busier than ever? Not sure about that. It is just … Continue reading →

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We Stick Together…

Posted on May 18, 2025 by Guthlac

I suspect I am not alone in this but I do watch a lot of YouTube. The most fascinating thing I have learnt is that many many people think that they are right. Period. Usually, it is why you need … Continue reading →

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Hay Fever…

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Guthlac

Perhaps I should stay inside. Perhaps. However, the flowers in the garden are starting bloom and what is a photographer do? In my case wheeze and cough through my way through things.

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Roll of Film…

Posted on April 25, 2025 by Guthlac

There was a time, a long long time ago, when one measured one’s photography by rolls of film. Going on holiday – how many rolls of film to take with you? How many rolls of film did you take to … Continue reading →

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Creating Content in the Sunshine…

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Guthlac

What is a man to do?   He needs a large number of digital images to test something.  He has already used a number of low-quality Jpegs.  Now he needs full fat 61 MP images.  He could just run the shutter … Continue reading →

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5 Years…

Posted on March 9, 2025 by Guthlac

Beautiful spring morning. What better way to enjoy things than to sit in the garden; capture a few images of the birds as they flit, feed, and sing and just enjoy the sunshine. Five years ago of course that was … Continue reading →

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Let it Snow, Let it Snow…

Posted on December 18, 2024 by Guthlac

Snow at Christmas? There was a time when this seemed a possibility. Nowaday, well not so sure. Evidence of a warming world? A bit too anecdotal – maybe but that is the thing with global warming. It creeps up on … Continue reading →

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Decay…

Posted on October 22, 2024 by Guthlac

The garden is slowly closing down for the coming winter. Mellow fruits have been harvested and a few morning mists have been spied stalking the lower parts of the river. Some morning soon we’ll start to get the first real … Continue reading →

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