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The old cart wheel
Posted on March 8, 2026
This old cart wheel is propped up against the wall of our barn, slowly and quietly surrendering to the elements – but it can still offer some interesting photographic possibilities.
Last on the card February 2026
Posted on March 1, 2026
When we bought this house, over twenty years ago now (blimey!), we inherited two large cart wheels, about four feet in diameter, which were propped against the wall in what is now our salon. Obviously they were much too big to remain in situ, so for many years they have stood guard either side of our barn door, exposed to the elements.
Inevitably, their condition has deteriorated, especially since the hubs fell out, with the metal rims following shortly afterwards. That left only the wooden spokes, which are now in this sorry, but texturally interesting, condition.
Lens-Artists Challenge: Street details
Posted on October 27, 2025
Benches are a common enough street detail of course, but I’d never encountered one like this before: seen in the Welsh town of Pembroke and appearing to have been a repurposing of some old church pews (restored in 2020, according to the small sign on the left hand side).
High stakes
Posted on October 11, 2023
A neatly stacked pile of sharpened wooden stakes at Vignoble des Champs Gonneau, a vineyard in central France. They make a very agreeable rosé…(the grapes, not the wood).
Once upon a time, this was red
Posted on June 7, 2023
This well weathered wooden door is to be found at the back of the charity shop where Madame volunteers. To judge from the framework, it was once a bright red, rather than a dusky pink.
Underneath The Ivy
Posted on May 9, 2023
When I ripped off the ivy that was clinging to one of our wooden fences, not only did it leave behind the scars from the clinging menace, but it also revealed a hidden snail, which was probably only looking for a quiet life.
Weathered
Posted on November 16, 2022
About a mile from our placee is a slowly rotting old house, irretrievably derelict. The roof has now collapsed, but most of the window frames are still just about intact.
Tree Rings
Posted on April 13, 2022
This log from my stash for the wood-burning stove had an intriguing pattern of rings if you looked at it closely enough.
In need of repair
Posted on August 22, 2020
This was the interior of our barn when we bought Brokedown Palace. Yes, that is a big hole in the roof in the middle of the image.
What were we thinking?
L is for Logs
Posted on November 15, 2019
If you have a wood-burning stove, then it’s getting to that time of year:
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