Category Archives: Travel

Weekly Photo Challenge: Foreshadow

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Barbara

My contribution to this week’s Weekly Photo Challenge; Foreshadow, could better be named ‘Aftershadow’ On our Maiden voyage of our new boat Lady C, our voyage was to bring her from one side of Langstone Bridge to the other….. the … Continue reading →

Posted in Boats, Bridges, Chichester Harbour, Hayling Island, Photography | Tagged Chichester Harbour, Langstone harbour, Panasonic DMC-FZ62, Postaday, Postaweek, Weekly Photo Challenge, Westerly Pageant | 9 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Fresh Flowers in my Garden

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Barbara

This week’s Weekly Photo Challenge is Fresh As I said in my last post for this challenge this week we have been experiencing the third week of a wonderful heatwave and nobody is complaining as we have had enough of … Continue reading →

Posted in England, Flowers, Gardening, Lilly Plankton, Photography, Summer, Trees | Tagged Anemone, Catalpa, Fresh, Heatwave, Montbretia, Panasonic DMC-FZ62, Postaday, Postaweek, Weekly Photo Challenge | 15 Comments

Photography 101: The Quality of Light

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Barbara

I love the new series of posts devoted to photography as visual storytelling. For me, that is what my camera has been for many years. As a child I wrote a diary, but i would have phases of intense writing, … Continue reading →

Posted in England, Hayling Island, Photography, Summer | Tagged Hayling Island, Panasonic DMC-FZ62, Photography 101, Postaday, Postaweek, Sunset, The Quality of Light | 7 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Fresh

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Barbara

This week’s Weekly Photo Challenge is Fresh This week we have been experiencing the third week of a wonderful heatwave here in northern Europe. We haven’t had a good summer in ages, probably since 2002, so while the country has … Continue reading →

Posted in Boats, Chichester Harbour, England, Photography, Summer, Water | Tagged Chichester Harbour, Fresh, Heatwave, Panasonic DMC-FZ62, Postaday, Postaweek, sailing, Sunset, Weekly Photo Challenge | 12 Comments

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 →

Posted in Boats, Chichester Harbour, England, Photography, Water | Tagged Chichester Harbour, Langstone, Panasonic DMC-FZ62, Postaday, Raglan Road, Sinéad O'Connor, Sunrise. Sunset, The Golden Hour, Weekly Photo Challenge | 39 Comments

I remember that summer in Dublin

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Barbara

Whenever the sun comes out in Dublin in the summer, and people start taking lunch breaks in the park, this song comes into every Dubliner’s head who was around in the 80’s In the olden days, as my children say, … Continue reading →

Posted in Dublin, Photography, Summer | Tagged Bagatelle, Botanical Gardens, Glasnevin, Nostalgic, Panasonic DMC-FZ62, Postaday, Summer in Dublin, Weekly Photo Challenge | 25 Comments

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

Posted in Art, Autumn, Boats, Dragonflies, Photography, Surrey Hills | Tagged Farnham, If you go down to the woods today, Surrey, The Sculpture Park | 17 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Companionable

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Barbara

This week’s Weekly Photo Challenge is Companionable Wilson is one of the friendliest dogs, he only ever barks to let us know there is someone at the door, and when we open it he is so excited to see who our … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Birthdays, Camping, Pets, Photography, Teenagers, Wilson | Tagged Black Cocker Spaniel, Companionable, English Summers, Postaday, Sleepovers, Weekly Photo Challenge, Wilson | 13 Comments

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 →

Posted in Boats, Dublin, England, London, Photography, Water | Tagged London, london eye, Postaday, thames barrier, the world through your eyes, Tower Bridge, Weekly Photo Challenge | 18 Comments

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