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Tag Archives: Spring
Testing, testing…123…
Another day in the field. That really makes thing sound like I was marching to battle. The truth was much more mundane. I took a walk around a suburban park set amoungst a series of former gravel pits in very … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Spring
Tagged City of Leicester, Grey Heron, Mute Swans, photography, Robin, Spring, sunshine, Tufted Duck, Watermead Country Park
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No No No…
Warning. This post contains old man grumbling. You have been warned. Is there no hope in the world? Have we really stooped so low? A ‘loose‘ remake of one of my favourite films of all time, Kind Hearts and Coronets, … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Spring
Tagged Bird Photography, Black Headed Gull, Carrion Crow, City of Leicester, Coot, Glen Powell, Greylag Goose, How to make a Killing, Kind hearts and Coronets, Mute Swan, photography, Sony 200x600 mm Lens, Sony f4 70 - 200 mm, Spring, United States of America, Watermead Country Park
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Mad World…
All around me are familiar facesWorn out places Roland Orzabal The world (a bit unfair on Gaia) appears to be going through one of its crazy destructive purges. On these occasions I find walking around a pleasant garden helps restore … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged Botanical Gardens, daffodils, fish, Flowers, Gaia, Koy Carp, photography, Spring, University of Leicester
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O Superman…
Here come the planes.They’re American planes. Made in America. Laurie Anderson – O Superman The other week I asked about the kidnapping of the Venezuelan President ‘…So where were you when you heard the Americans had bombed Venezuela? …’ and rifted … Continue reading
Busy…
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
Posted in Gardens, Photography, Spring
Tagged Flowers, Foxglove, garden, Peony, photography, Spring, Thrift
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Walk in the Park…
After the last few days I’ve had it was nice to take a walk around the park.
Posted in Jubilee Park, Photography, Spring
Tagged Daisey, Flower, Hawthorne, Jubilee Park, Mayflower, photography, River Soar, Spring
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Hay Fever…
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.
Posted in Gardens, Macro, Photography, Spring
Tagged Acer, Bluebell, garden, Geum, Hawthorne, Leaf, Mayflower, Orange, photography, Spring, Strawberry, Tree
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Spirit Postponed…
A wonderful day was had by all when we visited the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. It was sunny and warm and felt like early summer than the last knockings of April The art was wonderful. We had gone to see the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Photography, Sculpture, Spring
Tagged Ceramics, Felicity Aylieff, Laura Ellen Bacon, Parkland, photography, Pottery, Spring, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, YSP
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Gravity…
I’ll give the National Trust their dues…they have really thrown everything at Woolshtorpe manor. There are things to see and do all over the place. The only problem is it is a perfectly normal 16th century farmhouse that once was … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Spring
Tagged Frederick Tollemache, Grantham, iphoneography, Lincolnshire, Margaret Thatcher, National Trust, photography, Spring, Statue, Woolsthorpe Manor
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Upside Down…
A couple of days away is always fun. This weekend we spent some time in London and then took a leisurely drive back through the south midlands stopping off at Stowe Gardens, just outside Buckingham. Certainly not the quickest way … Continue reading
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