Tuesday Photo Challenge: Scene
Posted on August 21, 2018
This was the scene that would confront me when I stood at night on the balcony of our apartment in Abu Dhabi.
It’s a lot quieter here.
(For the aficionados: 1.6 seconds at ƒ11, ISO400)
Bridge over the Vienne at Chabanais
Posted on August 17, 2018
The ironwork of the main road bridge across the River Vienne in Chabanais is perfectly mirrored in the water on an exceptionally clear, still and sunny day.
Thursday Doors: Beverley (again)
Posted on August 16, 2018
After last week’s little tour of the village of Cherry Burton, we are back in the nearby market town of Beverley again for a few more interesting doors.
And none more interesting than this – North Bar, the last remaining of the medieval gates to the walled town. To give an idea of scale, you could easily step through that door within a door. Of course, they don’t close it at nights anymore. Just as well: the implications for traffic would be horrendous.
Just outside the North Bar there are a number of very grand old houses, with equally grand doors:
Thursday Doors 16 August 2018
Tuesday Photo Challenge: Toys
Posted on August 14, 2018
My grandson picks out a tune (kind of…) on the new toy keyboard that he’s just got for Christmas.
Thursday Doors: Cherry Burton
Posted on August 9, 2018
Cherry Burton is a small village just outside Beverley, in East Yorkshire. My daughter and her family live there.
It’s far enough away from town to have something of a rural feel, although there are modern developments on either side of the road that runs through the centre of the village, where the oldest buildings, and most interesting doors, are to be found.
Any village with an ounce of self-respect needs a Village Hall:
The oldest residential buildings have a late Georgian/early Victorian feel to them:
Although there are some interesting exceptions:
And finally, for something completely different, here’s my son-in-law’s parents’ garden shed:
Thursday Doors 9 August 2018
The Street Where I Live
Posted on August 2, 2018
The irrepressible Fandango challenged us to post an image of the street we live on – and why not?
Strictly speaking, we don’t live on any street at all, as our house is set back about a hundred feet (on the left) from this major expressway, along which up to three tractors an hour have been known to pass, at speeds approaching 30 mph.
And yet I persist in referring to this place as Tranquility Base.
Tuesday Photo Challenge: Field
Posted on July 31, 2018
we bought our house in France with two fields attached – about seven acres in total. The first time we saw them, this piece of agricultural ‘kit’ was parked up just inside the gate.
I believe it’s a mobile feed dispenser for sheep (our neighbour, who had a flock of sheep at the time, used the fields for grazing). Sadly, it was gone by the time we completed the purchase.
Perhaps it went to a museum although, given the notable dearth of sentimentality among those who actually have to live off the land, it could just as easily have been converted to firewood.
What colour is this bench?
Posted on July 27, 2018
Pink, actually. And although it looks metallic, it’s wooden.
However, as I was rendering the image into monochrome to meet Cee’s theme for this week, I accidentally hit on the Blue Hi-contrast filter pre-set in Lightroom and got this image. It just seemed too good to miss.
Tuesday Photo Challenge: Wind
Posted on July 24, 2018
This coming weekend sees the annual ‘Estevol’ air show at nearby Blond. It was cancelled last year due to strong winds and thunderstorms, although the weather seems set fair this time around.
A couple of years ago I saw this drone lurking behind the windsock:
This way to the dumpster
Posted on July 20, 2018
This hand-made – and most definitely unofficial – signpost in the city of Cahors, in southern France, points the way to a number of exotic locations. And Brussels.
However, the most practical pointer is probably the one which shows the way to the nearest benne à ordures: the garbage dumpster.
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