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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Here’s my submission for this weeks Thursday Doors photo challenge. I spotted this note tacked to the front door of a house in the Horfield area of Bristol, UK. It’s quite common to see comical notes like this around our streets. I really like the huge tacks they’ve used to hammer the message home (see what I did there).
Posted for Dan’s Thursday Doors
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I thought I’d use Wordless Wednesday to post this image of a sculpture I saw in Bristol today. It’s a teddy on a swing hanging from a bridge.
I’m pretty wordless because I have no idea what this is all about other than it’s the work of French artist James Colomina. It’s located underneath Gaol Ferry Bridge, Southville, Bristol
All images: ©Stephen Hyde 2007-2025 – All rights reserved.
Upfest is a Street Art Festival that started in 2008 and up until recently ran once a year in the Bedminster area of Bristol. Here’s what it’s all about taken from the Upfest About Page on their website:
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The Gromit Unleashed Trail began as a public arts trail in Bristol in 2013, as a collaboration between Bristol Hospital Charities and Aardman Animations.
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One thing I’d picked up from a stock image course a few years ago was trying to make use of contacts to get access to something a bit different and not necessarily available for everyday photography.
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The first time I visited the Isle of Wight was back in 1973, when I was taken there on a day trip with my Mums, Marks and Spencer’s works outing – remember those? I don’t remember much about that trip other than buying a souvenir keyring – remember doing that?
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It’s always nice to make a few pennies from your hobby and that’s the way I generally view selling some of my images through a stock picture library. It’s not quite as simple as that though.
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2024 was a strange year for our travel exploits as we went into the new year with two holidays booked and, as it happened, cancelled both of them.
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