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Cassie
August 07, 2019 - Our dog's cousin Cassie, asleep on her cushion. I made this image when trying to clean up an image I took.
While...
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Waterfalls
August 04, 2019 - The last post from our family visit. We walked up the river at Pontneddfechan. I posted a time-action shot earlier, but...
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Small Whites
July 30, 2019 - These small white butterflies, which are feasting on lavender nectar, are actually "Small White" butterflies (Pieris Rap...
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King Arthur's Cave
July 28, 2019 - King Arthur's cave is an opening at the top of the cliffs in the Wye valley. It's supposedly a natural cave, but time an...
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Freddy
July 24, 2019 - Since Jess died, my brother-in-law and family have arranged play dates for their remaining puppy. One is this happy-go-l...
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The Grey Wethers
July 23, 2019 - Avebury is a world heritage site, and - unlike Stonehenge - a place where you can actually touch the stones. Most people...
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Back in the UK, Wotton Under-Edge
July 21, 2019 - Wotton under-edge is a village not too far from Bristol and a favorite local walk when we're in the UK.
We parked on th...
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Soda Bread, a Recipe
February 17, 2019 - Between the day job and wet weather, I've not had much chance to photograph this week. So here's a recipe instead.
2 cu...
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Oldbury on Severn
November 18, 2018 - Another cartoon. The church of Saint Arilda. Arilda lived in the 5th or 6th century and other than dying while defending...
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A Christmas Card?
November 17, 2018 - I played with colour-specific masking in the cartoon. It brings out the Post box (In the UK the Royal Mail collects and...
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More experiments.
September 20, 2018 - Experiments, experiments, experiments. Did I mention I was a scientist? This shows playing with the oil effects. I'm doi...
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Blackberries
September 15, 2018 - The blackberries were turning ripe in the UK. This shows a few ripe ones with the mixture of colors of unripe ones. (It'...
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Saint Catherine's chapel, Abbotsbury
September 12, 2018 - Abbotsbury, Dorset, is rather unsurprisingly named after the abbey that was established there from the time of King Cnut...
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Hiking in Devon
September 08, 2018 - When the weather is good (as it's been far too often this summer), hiking in the UK is beautiful. The South Coast foot p...
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Where's Mum?
September 06, 2018 - Not even a photographer would distract these #puppies.
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Exeter Abbey Ruins
September 04, 2018 - The ruins of St Stephens Alms house in Exeter make for an interesting visit. They're slowly returning to nature, in the...
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Untouched Beauty
September 03, 2018 - While it would be nice, sod that, first rate to live in the English countryside. Even if it is near those barbarous Wels...
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Cousins
September 01, 2018 - They will probably never meet, but Finn and August's cousin Jess is looking especially dignified in her old age. She's a...
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Two Cultures
August 18, 2018 - Something of a followup on my last post. This images, taken at the West Kennet long barrow several years ago (during ano...
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English folk magic
August 16, 2018 - One of the interesting things about travelling in England, especially in the more rural areas is the survival of what ap...
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Wryscan Quarry (more ruins)
August 08, 2018 - Wryscan Quarry is tucked deep inside of Moel yr Hydd. An earlier post shows some of the ruins. The ruins remind me of Mo...
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Tyndale Monument
July 26, 2018 - Tyndale monument, above at sunset, and below nearer mid-day, is not far from Bristol. You can, for a small donation, cli...
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A Ruined Village
July 25, 2018 - Moel yr hydd is a mountain near Snowdon. It's surrounded by a deserted village, a slate quarry that was founded in 1830...
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