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I made my annual pilgrimage to the Rebellion Festival in Blackpool with my brother and, as usual, I had a walk around Blackpool after breakfast before the Festival opened at midday. Blackpool has certainly suffered over the last few years with the economy collapsing and it was disappointing to hear
We have been inundated with Peacock butterflies over the last few weeks in our garden in Great Dunmow. Despite the cats best efforts at catching them they have continued to visit the buddleia that they seem so fond of. I really liked this main picture, because you really don’t see
A visit the Imperial War Museum at Duxford periodically. It helps that a friend is a Friend of Duxford and gets me in when there is something interesting going on. On Saturday he felt there was a fair chance of Spitfires flying as there was an expedition taking place on
The Bishops Stortford Camera Club visited the American Cemetery just outside Cambridge as part of their photowalk around Cambridge (more of that to follow over at Flitch Photography). This was quite a place to visit – very moving – and a real reminder that wars kill people. Fight war, not
Oops. somewhere along the line I missed posting week 28’s photo…not sure how that happened! So, the Bishops Stortford Camera Club had an opportunity to get to the top of the spire of St Michael’s Church in Bishops Stortford. Getting up there meant a long spiral stone staircasr to the
So the Photographers Day at Linton Zoo arrived and what a scorcher it was. Now, you may think that a lovely hot sunny day is ideal for getting amongst the animals and getting some lovely pictures…well, it is better than if it was tipping it down with rain! However, all
I took a walk around Great Dunmow today and found this road I had not been down before. It lead to a rather impressive Georgian Manor house that I didn’t know existed on the way was this scene. Walking around the countryside you do see quite a few of these
Sometimes I write completely new pieces for the blog, sometimes I use the same write up as my Flickr account – which you can visit by clicking here or on the Flickr icon at the top right of the page…anyhow, this is what I said on the Flickr version: Driving
I love this picture, OK? Mooching around Rowney Woods the wife and I came across this band of hoodlums waiting to set upon any unwary walkers, they certainly spotted us. I particularly like the male in the middle – he has such a great expression on his face…wonder if I
Do you ever watch Monkey World? I must admit, I do enjoy the antics of all the chimps there, but I do have a soft spot for the Cotton Top Tamarin’s, so I was delighted to find some at Linton Zoo in Cambridgeshire. Linton Zoo takes in rare and abandoned animals
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