Category Archives: Boats

Weekly Photo Challenge: The Golden Hour

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Barbara

This week’s Weekly Photo Challenge is The Golden Hour In photography, the “golden hour” is the first and last hour of sunlight of the day. Photographers venture out on sunrise hikes or sunset treks to capture a magical shot, due … Continue reading →

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If you go down to the woods today….

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Barbara

Al’s post about the strange garden he passes on his walks sometimes reminded me of a very strange sight we found a few years back when walking in the woods near Farnham in Surrey

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Weekly Photo Challenge: The World Through Your Eyes

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Barbara

This week’s Weekly Photo Challenge is The World Through Your Eyes As a foreigner (although I have lived more of my life in London than in Dublin) I always get a thrill from going into central London and seeing iconic … Continue reading →

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Happiness is a red convertible

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Barbara

Today I actually got to drive one! At the Weybridge Sailing Club Regatta people were moving boats with a lovely red convertible with a tow bar, so I couldn’t hold back, I had to ask for a go

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Travel Theme; Time

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Barbara

When in London, one of the top places to visit is Big Ben. The name Big Ben is often used to describe the tower, the clock and the bell but the name was first given to the Great Bell.  The … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Lost in the Details III

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Barbara

I like detail, I like zooming in to a focal point to see what has grabbed my attention.  I recently received a new camera (then I fell & broke it, and then luckily was covered by insurance so have replaced … Continue reading →

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The River Thames in Flood, Weybridge, Walton & Port Hampton

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Barbara

Further to my recent posts about the river flooding in Weybridge and Walton, I have now found my photographs from the last big flood.  In December 2002 and January 2003 the Thames began to flood near where we live. I … Continue reading →

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All is sunny on New Years Day :-)

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Barbara

A beautiful sunny New Years Day in Weybridge, so Wilson got a great walk & I got to play with my camera.  The river is still in flood, but the water has gone down a bit.  No chance of getting … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge; My 2012 in Pictures

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Barbara

This week’s weekly photo challenge is to pick the best pictures from  2012 and have those pictures tell everyone about your year.  I have so many… to narrow it down to a few to produce a gallery was really really … Continue reading →

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River Thames in Flood, Walton-On-Thames, England

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Barbara

The Thames has been flooding for a few more days.  Christmas this year has been more damp than cold.  Our annual outdoor swim in Hampton Pool was interspersed with the occasional downpour, and today we just managed to get back … Continue reading →

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