Tag Archives: University of Leicester Botanic Garden

O Superman…

Posted on March 4, 2026 by Guthlac

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 →

Posted in General | Tagged Cuban Missile Crises, Donald Trump, garden, Iran, Laurie Anderson, Marjorie Taylor Greene, O Superman, Oadby, photography, Spring, United States of America, University of Leicester Botanic Garden, Venezuela, War | Leave a comment

Walk in the Woods…

Posted on April 14, 2024 by Guthlac

So very idyllic. So very….? Whatever you might think it is or it isn’t we had an enjoyable time walking through the local Botanic Gardens which, like so many things in British life, at the moment is looking in need … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardens, Photography, Spring | Tagged Flowers, Oadby, Spring, trees, University of Leicester Botanic Garden | Leave a comment

Summer Sun…

Posted on July 9, 2022 by Guthlac

It has been a couple of lovely summer days: bright warm sun and a welcoming cool breeze. What could be better? Not much but as always real life has an awful way of putting a damper on things. Last year … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardens, Photography, Summer | Tagged Bee, Blackbird, Courtship, Greenfinch, Juvenile, Koi Carp, Robin, University of Leicester Botanic Garden, Woodpigeon | 1 Comment

Wandering Around…

Posted on July 19, 2019 by Guthlac

Rain rain go away come again another day… So the traditional nursery rhyme goes. Today is the ‘another day‘ so it has given me chance to think a little about my new 85mm f1.8 lens. I have to say I … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardens, Photography, Summer | Tagged 24/105 mm Lens, 85mm Lens, 90mm Macro Lens, Bees, Flowers, macro photography, Nifty Fifty, photography, Prime Lenses, Summer, University of Leicester Botanic Garden | 2 Comments

A welcome relief…

Posted on January 20, 2019 by Guthlac

Oh Brexit, Brexit, Brexit – so good they named it? This sentence makes no sense nor does the current Brexit position. Here in Britain we a currently the laughing stock of most the rest of the world. However, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Brexit, Jubilee Park, Photography, Winter | Tagged Brexit, Jean Claude Juncker, Jubilee Park, Liverpool, Michel Barnier, President Macron, snow, Snowdrops, University of Leicester Botanic Garden, winter | 1 Comment

Colourtastic

Posted on November 6, 2018 by Guthlac

Just going bonkers with the colour at the moment…well ’tis the season as someone never said.

Posted in autumn, Photography | Tagged Autumn Colour, autumn Leaves, Bradgate Park, Dawn, Fall, Fallow Deer, photography, Red Deer, sunrise, University of Leicester Botanic Garden | Leave a comment

Teaching an old dog some new tricks…

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Guthlac

The other day I made a rather profound discovery…the reason why I am a much much better digital photographer than when I used film is that I have total control of the process. In the chemical days I had to … Continue reading →