I’ve decided to start blogging some of my bakes as baking is something I really enjoy. If I can share a few recipes that’s good as well. It’s how I get a lot of my ideas.
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Lens-Artists Challenge #339: Life’s Changes
This week our Lens Artists Challenge host is Anne. The challenge is Life Changes. A chance to highlight something that has enriched or changed your life. My choice would be ‘Baking’, which ties in nicely with my photography because, for me, the two are closely linked.
Continue readingStock Images – February Uploads
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.
Continue readingWalking – Winchcombe, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, UK
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.
Continue readingWalking – 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.
Continue readingLens-Artists Challenge #338 – Pick a Word – Smile
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.
Continue readingThursday Doors – Beach Huts
I’ve chosen some Beach hut images for this weeks ‘Dan’s Thursday Doors’. I’m always drawn to them when we find ourselves near the beach. These were nice because they were all individually painted by the beach hut owners. We found them at Shanklin on The Isle of Wight, UK.
Continue readingMonochrome Madness – The Queen’s House, London
No theme this week so here’s a conversion I tried last week and was pleased with. It was taken in The Queen’s House, Greenwich, London just over a year ago. It’s a window at the front of the house looking out towards The Old Royal Navel College and beyond that, Canary Wharf.
Continue readingLens-Artists Challenge #337 – Bold
This week Sofia challenges us to be Bold. Her original challenge post is here. I’ve chosen to use a few pictures based on bold colours, but even bolder design.
These ‘Where’s Wally’ planes are operated by German air carrier Condor. Some of their planes are painted in these simple but striking candy-coloured bold stripes, inspired by “parasols, bath towels and beach chairs.”
Continue readingWeymouth, Dorset, UK
In June 2022 we decided we wanted to get out to try a few different hikes and go somewhere that was new to us for walking. We both knew Weymouth so chose that as somewhere we’d like to visit. Back in the 1970’s, when we were growing up, Weymouth was always a summer day trip for families like us, living in Bristol. That was if my Dads Vauxhall Viva didn’t break down on the way. It did just that more than once.
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