After days walking in the Picos de Europa, a night out in Leon – beer and tapas – was very welcome. Leon is a small and little known city but boasts stunning historical architecture, as well as its energetic night time scene.
A row of beach huts like this makes a great photo frame; but working with a hyper-active young dog, that would much prefer to be digging in the sand, makes life a challenge – especially when the photographer is working with not only a manual focus lens but also razor-thin depth of field. Patience is […]
Well it’s a gently breezy day today, very nice for a stroll through the woodland snow drops – but it wasn’t on Friday; the full force of the storm let loose. It looks as if this old tree might not have been so healthy but it’s not the only one to be cut down in […]
It’s the Goodwood Road Racing Company’s 78th Members’ Meeting and there’s a very eclectic mix of vehicles on show – on the track and in the paddocks. There’s everything from Edwardian racing cars (yes, racing) to Gordon Murray’s somewhat more modern and long-awaited T.50 supercar. It makes a splendid whine as it powers down the […]
A few years ago I tested a Leica, not expecting to be convinced, well this new CX platform Morgan Plus Four is a bit the same – it looks pure analogue with some high-tech additions under the skin, like ABS brakes and Bluetooth connectivity (yep, that’s about it). It’s wind-in-your-hair driving (with the roof up […]
Nineteen months since my last trip to France and it’s like the good old days; queuing to get off the ferry, a stamp in your passport and questions about booze and cigarettes from bored French douaniers. But it’s good to be away; and a pain in the nose before coming home. I’ve never been here […]
Walking 55 miles around the valleys of Glencoe and not seeing a single soul for over two days, it’s just a little bit ironic that my favourite picture of the very few I took was just a couple of hundred yards from the hugely busy A82 artery which runs down the Glencoe valley. This cottage […]
We Brits love rules; by-laws, instructions, dog poo bins, queues… Poor dog, he just wants to dig holes in the sand; and to pee in the sea.
She’s six months old and overdue a trip to the seaside – it’s allowed again and wonder of wonders, she’s allowed on this bit of the beach. Southwold, I was here before (see December’s post) and we will be here again – not just for the beach huts…
Well, in this house probably both – there has been a new arrival, I’m sure she will appear in these pages more than just this once…