Cellpic Sunday: A Mackerel Sky

A dramatic cloud formation from one morning earlier this week.

Cellpic Sunday 14 September 2025

Cellpic Sunday: Looking Astern

Earlier this summer, we took the ferry from Caen to Portsmouth (and very good it was too). Looking back at the boat’s wash as the French coast was about to disappear over the horizon, it struck me that it made an excellent leading line.

Cellpic Sunday 7 September 2025

Cellpic Sunday: Just Chillin’

No, this is NOT a selfie.

Cellpic Sunday 31 August 2025

Cellpic Sunday: The old pump

When this petrol pump was new – perhaps a century or more ago – it could well have serviced the fuel requirements of the Yorkshire town of Beverley on its own. Nowadays of course, it’s simply an historical curio.

The way we were…

Cellpic Sunday 17 August 2025

Cellpic Sunday: When life gives you lemons…

…Madame makes a delicious cheesecake.

Cellpic Sunday 20 July 2025

Cellpic Sunday: Canoes at Crozant

The photographer’s dream scenario: a leading line, reflections and red foreground objects. An idyllic summer’s day on the River Creuse at Crozant.

Cellpic Sunday 13 July 2025

Cellpic Sunday: As seen from above..

This, I am reliably informed, is an Agapanthus – originally from southern Africa but – in this particular instance – now residing in one of our newly-created flowerbeds.

Cellpic Sunday 20 June 2025

Cellpic Sunday: Purple Garlic

We use this salt jar to store our fresh garlic, but the bulb of purple garlic was way too big to fit inside in one piece.

Cellpic Sunday. 15 June 2025

Cellpic Sunday: Pink Peony

Madame loves peonies – especially pink ones. Over the years we haven’t had consistent success with growing them, but this year there was a bumper crop.

Cellpic Sunday 1 June 2025

Cellpic Sunday – Arc-en-ciel

When half of the sky is bright sunshine and the other half has black clouds tipping it down, this is what you get (arc-en-ciel is the French word for a rainbow).

Cellpic Sunday 25 May 2025