Tag Archives: Gartree – Explored

The Summer Hut … No More

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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Five Years in the Making…

It has taken five years but it is done. Gartree Explored is no more an active project. All that is left is to arrange the images in order then publish the book of the project. No problem?? It was a … Continue reading

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Where Fools Dare to Tread….

It is that time of year. Yesterday felt like spring had sprung? This is a fools game which I have played before. In 2023 I wrote about how late February did feel very spring like. Then of course just two … Continue reading

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Last Tree?…

Is this the first or last tree in Blaby District Council? I’m really not sure other than it depends on where you observe the tree from. The same question could be asked about the ruins of St. Mary in Arden … Continue reading

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Different Views…

The closer we get to the end of the Harborough project the more I have come to realise that this is my collection of images. It is not whether they properly reflect the area it is that they reflect what … Continue reading

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Passenger Seat…

Damp late winter’s day in Harborough. What else is there to do but capture a couple of images out of the car’s window. Actually, there were many other things to do and perhaps I will post about that next time?

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Some Babble…

When is brunch brunch? Not sure but I went out for brunch this morning. It was one of those wonderfully dull days you get in February. It lacked the dark intensity of January and was… well February. Does this make … Continue reading

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Trainspotting…

Whenever I hear or read the word ‘Trainspotting”, I always hear the opening ‘Choose Life‘ monologue from the film of the same name. (BTW I don’t choose Heroin!). When I started to edit the image of the train I noticed … Continue reading

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Filling in the Blanks…

If its Sunday then it must be time to visit villages in Harborough that I have missed. Today it was Newton Harcourt. For anyone unfamiliar with Newton Harcourt it is a small village around 10 miles outside of central Leicester. … Continue reading

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And now the end is near…

Cold, damp and grey. The perfect conditions to capture some images. As it happens it was. For five years, my good friend and I have visited all the villages in Harborough District council. We create images that reflect what we … Continue reading

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