Category Archives: Photography

Weekly Pet Challenge (and post number 300!)

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Barbara

There are lots of very sandy places around here, and in wet weather we tend to bring Wilson to sandy places to avoid the mud. Sometimes we wonder which is worse!! Thank you to Michelle for the Weekly Pet Challenge

Posted in Animals, Cocker Spaniels, Pets, Photography, Wilson | Tagged Guildford, Sand, Weekly Pet Challenge, Wilson | 29 Comments

A real Seagull Souper

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Barbara

We thankfully don’t get the greeny-yellow sulphur and soot laden fogs that inspired the naming of London Fogs as ‘Pea Soupers’ any more. Today’s fog that didn’t really lift really was pretty heavy and damp and grounded hundreds of aeroplanes … Continue reading →

Posted in Autumn, Birds, England, London, Photography | Tagged Canary Wharf, London Fog, Pea Soup, Pea-Souper, Weybridge, Whittets Ait | 11 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Grand

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Barbara

I’m keeping with the autumnal theme this week for the Weekly Photo Challenge, presenting a Grand Old Oak Tree

Posted in Autumn, Photography, Trees | Tagged Grand, November, Oak Tree, Postaday, Postaweek, Weekly Photo Challenge | 8 Comments

My Best Photo of The Week

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Barbara

This photo is one I took a while ago in Lymington, in the New Forest. I’m not sure what it is I like about this photo, but it is one of my favourites

Posted in Boats, Photography, Water | Tagged #mbpotw_wk15, Lymington, MBPOTW, Tongue Twister | 13 Comments

Weekly Pet Challenge

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Barbara

At this time of year when Wilson goes swimming in the icy cold river, he gets cold, so we invested in a ‘Doggy Bag’ for him. It keeps him warm and helps keep the mud, leaves & river away from … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Cocker Spaniels, Pets, Photography, Wilson | Tagged Doggy Bag, Postaday, Postaweek, Weekly Pet Challenge | 17 Comments

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Barbara

This week’s Cee’s Foto Challenge asks for more than 5 items. There are definitely more than 5 piglets, but it was hard to count how many of them there were there as they were running around like mad!

Posted in Animals, Numbers, Photography | Tagged Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Chertsey Show, more than 5, piglets, Postaday, Postaweek | 10 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Let There Be Light

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Barbara

This week’s Weekly Photo challenge is Let There Be Light In November the hours of daylight here are slightly lacking, and days are often dull and grey. It is wonderful when the sky is clear and the light shines through. … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Autumn, Photography | Tagged Beech trees, Let there be light, November, Postaday, Postaweek, Weekly Photo Challenge | 29 Comments

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Barbara

This week’s Foto Challenge asks for pictures of numbers and letters. My first post in this challenge wasn’t a number, but a picture of four thistles, being the fourth challenge in the number series.

Posted in Numbers, Photography, Physics, Switzerland | Tagged Albert Einstein, Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, CERN, Higgs Boson, numbers and letters | 7 Comments

My Best Photo of The Week

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Barbara

Thistles… for a second I thought this was a Dubliners Tongue Twister (Three Thistles) but in fact I see now there are actually four, so panic over!

Posted in Photography | Tagged #mbpotw_wk14, Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Dubliners Tongue Twister, Four, MBPOTW, thistle, Tongue Twister | 15 Comments

Weekly Pet Challenge

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Barbara

For this week’s Weekly Pet Challenge I’m introducing a garden guest who comes in for leftovers that Wilson doesn’t want (Until he sees somebody else eating them that is!)