photographs: people, places & things
Crisp autumn morning along the canal The last couple of posts on here have been from our recent trip to Ireland and with one thing and another we’ve pretty busy since we came back. I’m hoping to get the Ireland set finished and posted up by the end of next week, but in the meantime […]
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Holiday in Ireland/Tour Ireland by car – (Part 2) In Part 1 of this Blog I wrote about our stay in Larne in Northern Ireland and some of the terrific places we visited. If you missed reading about our time there, clicking here will take you directly to Part 1. We had spent three nights […]
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Holiday in Ireland/Tour Ireland by car – (Part 1) Readers of the Blog will know I have been in Ireland a few times this year (2022). The first trip (that you can read about here) was in June when I took the Stena Line ferry from Holyhead to Dublin and travelled around some wonderful places […]
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Another trip to the glorious Emerald Isle I’m just back from a terrific couple of weeks across the water in Ireland. Regular visitors will know that this year I have made a couple of trips to Ireland on one of my motorbikes. The first was back in June when I travelled to Dublin and then […]
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Woodland walk – looking for a weasel In my previous post I had noted a few words and pictures to reflect on as we approach the last days of summer. Whilst I was taking some snaps in the back garden for that blog post, one of my neighbours was mailing me a couple of pictures […]
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Last days of summer … As get towards the mid point of September then we also get towards the last days of summer. The long days are already starting to fade away, the lights at home are on a little earlier and I find myself reaching for some slightly warmer clothing in the evening. But […]
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Garden macro – insect picture post Another macro blog post from the garden. The pictures in this post are primarily insects, although the colours of some of the flowers made it irresistible for me not to take and include a few more pictures of them (similar to those in the previous blog post) Camera gear […]
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Colour in the garden – picture post I couldn’t ever really say I’m the most enthusiastic gardener, but I do like the garden to look reasonably neat and tidy and I enjoy it most when there is plenty of greenery and plenty of colour. This year has seen us have plenty of that in our […]
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Visiting Arnside & Leighton Moss The last time we had been at Arnside together was in August 2020, and we managed to make it back there in Spring of this year. It’s only now in September that I have had chance to get this blog post sorted. A little bit overdue Arnside really is a […]
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Swallows nesting and feeding The last time I posted pictures of swallows was after we had taken a walk down the River Weaver and see them at the Vale Royal locks. Just a few days ago my wife caught sight of swallows swooping to and from a nest high up the side of a local […]
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