I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I frequently concentrate so much on the process of photography that I don’t actually notice what it is I’m photographing. Maybe one day, it will become second nature enough for that…
Tag: nature
Luché-Pringé
There are two rivers called the “Loire/Loir” in France: there’s the main “La Loire” (female) and the more minor “Le Loir” (male). Le Loir is a tributary of La Loire. La Loire is the one everyone has heard of; this…
Posted in 2011 Spring Tagged with: damselflies, dragonflies, France, nature, photography, travel, wildlife
In With Flint
Or was it “In Like Flint”? How time dulls the memory. [Ed: And alcohol!] Anyway, yesterday something like a flint went into my bicycle tyre. So, today it was in with flint protection. Cycling may be great fun in our…
Posted in 2011 New Forest Tagged with: birds, cycling, England, nature, New Forest, photography, travel, wildlife
Very Lou Reed
Perfect Day’s do not come much more perfect than this. There hasn’t been even a hint of a cloud in the sky from dawn ‘til dusk and the unbroken sunshine has not been accompanied by any chill wind. In fact,…
Bucklers Hard
With a another fine day in the offing, this one with only a very light breeze, things were looking good for a bicycle trip. Yesterday, after our visit to friends, we called in at Beaulieu, home of the National Motor…
First of Spring
Today was the first day of spring and, unusually, our luck seems to be holding weather-wise; we had another day of beautiful blue skies. I can only hope that this trend will continue for the rest of spring. [Ed: Dream…
Parapenters Revisited
This is the first trip on which we’ve used Wellington boots and they certainly are taking a beating. [Ed: As a Francophile, it’s a shame the Wellingtons didn’t take a beating at Waterloo.] They are certainly very practical given the…
Posted in 2011 New Forest Tagged with: nature, New Forest, paragliding, photography, travel. England, wildlife
C’est la Guerre
The use of McWiFi to keep in touch with the world at large whilst travelling is all very well but is sometimes less than convenient; one doesn’t always stay within easy reach of a McDonalds. We should be thankful that…
Coconut Shy
The weather pattern so far has been this: murky but dry mornings with the weak-ish mid-March sun burning off the mist to reveal a pleasantly sunny afternoon. It’s been dry so, for this time of year, I’m very content. There…
Golden Ringless
Our last full day in The New Forest and, as forecast, it was dry. It was even quite sunny and I was determined to try and fulfill an outstanding quest: a picture of a Golden-ringed Dragonfly (Cordulegaster boltonii). Ever hopeful,…
Posted in 2010 New Forest Tagged with: dragonflies, England, nature, New Forest, photography, travel, wildlife
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