easily distracted by shiny things…
Posted in inspiration, nature on May 1st, 2012
Yay, my shiny new Conker shoes have arrived! They were delivered on Friday, while I was out at work. Paul very kindly went to pick them up from the sorting office for me while I was out at work on Saturday. He was somewhat startled to find that the postman knew me, and was not [...]
Posted in exhibitions, inspiration, museums, nature on Mar 7th, 2012
Somebody at the Grant Museum of Zoology definitely has a sense of humour. These four skeletons are perfectly placed to watch over the whole museum from their vantage point in the first floor gallery! Those of a sensitive disposition should probably look away now, because the Grant Museum is filled with skeletons and things in jars. [...]
I had to go out to the Post Office this morning, and it started off as a very misty day. I thought I might be able to take some photos of trees dramatically silhouetted against the sky, so I took the camera with me. As it turned out I’d brought along the macro lens, which [...]
Peregrine I haven’t taken any bird photos for a while… but today was Paul’s birthday trip, which was a visit to Feathers and Fur, a local falconry centre. It’s a tiny place, inside a garden centre, and a friend had told us about a Groupon offer on their Hands On falconry sessions. Willow, barn owl [...]
Walking home yesterday evening, this female stag beetle crossed my path. When I stopped to take a photo, she stuck her tongue out at me. How rude!
Way back in February, on our way home from Devon, we stopped off at Bristol Zoo. I took a few photos, as usual, but I wasn’t feeling very well that day so I wanted to try and concentrate on seeing as much as possible and having a good time. I love anywhere that you can [...]
Posted in nature on Jun 21st, 2010
(Picture by Paul, taken in May 2008) This weekend my parents came to visit. On Friday afternoon we all went down to the lake where we took part in a Canada Goose Drama. A swan came and attacked all six of the goslings, splitting them up from their parents and chasing them away. As soon [...]
Posted in inspiration, nature, photos on Dec 18th, 2009
I went for a walk in the snow this morning. I took a grand total of 99 pictures, then came back and edited them down to just 9. I went out rather early, so although there was a lot of light reflecting from the snow, it wasn’t really daylight yet. As a result a lot [...]
Posted in inspiration, nature, photos on Nov 18th, 2009
This is the big fat frog that hopped out from underneath the broken fence as we were pulling it down. He didn’t seem too keen to get out of our way – Paul had to rather unceremoniously pick him up and plop him down in next door’s plant pot! This morning, whilst wandering around on [...]
I’m just dropping in for a flying visit to upload the photos from the first part of our honeymoon – you can see them all here. Yesterday we had a Falconry session in the morning, and an Encounter With Owls in the afternoon. This enormous chap was featured in both. His name’s Woolly, and he’s [...]