Stock Images – February Uploads

A sticky pear toffee pudding I made after watching a Mary Berry recipe that was on TV last week. The Grandchildren loved it.

After a disappointing month for sales in January, things picked up in February and I returned to my rough average of about 10-15 sales per month. On a negative note, I also had a problem with a Alamy’s exclusivity rules and they fined me $150.

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Walking – Winchcombe, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, UK

The main High Street in Winchcombe. We stopped in the Old Bakery, on the right, for a coffee and cake when we got back after the walk.

We decided to fit another walk in this week. We wanted something a bit longer than Mondays Cheddar Gorge ramble so we decided to drive in to the Cotswolds. The area is not too far away from us, about 50 miles. I had a look through our OS Cotswolds Pathfinder Book and chose a nine mile circular walk starting at Winchcombe. The route loops around a ridge to the east of Winchcombe, taking in Hailes Abbey and Sudeley Castle. I found the same route in my Outdoor Active App with no problems and used that to guide us.

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Walking – Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, UK

Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, UK is well known for it’s deep gorge and caves and is one of the top tourist attractions in our part of the world. Like all these things, it’s somewhere I’ve never properly visited even though it’s only 25 miles from home. So, yesterday we decided to take advantage of the good weather and walk the 3 1/2 mile cliff-top circular walk around the gorge.

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Lens-Artists Challenge #338 – Pick a Word – Smile

Arlyn, pictured above, was working in this artisan bakery in Puerto Banus, Andalucia, Spain. We’re now contacts on Instagram and she travels a lot herself these days.

John has set the challenge this week with – “Pick a Word.” You must choose a word that fits your topic and select three or four appropriate photos to share.

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