Category Archives: Travel

Oatlands Palace

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Barbara

I have wanted to participate in Lisa’s ‘My Home Town‘ Sunday challenge for a good long time, but before I post about my local area, or the nearby towns that I call my hometowns, I have to post about something … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Weybridge | Tagged Elmbridge Museum, Inigo Jones, Latitude 51.37507°, Longitude -0.45126°, Oatlands Palace, OS Ref TQ07876515, Postaweek, Robert dc Ottelond, The Weybridge Society | 12 Comments

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge; Two

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Barbara

Keeping with the animal theme for week two of Cee’s challenge in the series ‘Numbers or number grouping’ but I’m not sure if I can find photos of 3 for next week!

Posted in Birds, Chichester Harbour, Gardening, Photography, Water | Tagged Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, frogs, Panasonic DMC-FZ62, two | 9 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Layers

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Barbara

This week’s Weekly Photo challenge is called Layers, and I can not resist posting some pictures of the biggest layers I have ever seen!

Posted in Photography, Physics, Switzerland | Tagged ATLAS, ATLAS detector, CERN, LHC, particle detector, Postaday, Postaweek, Weekly Photo Challenge | 21 Comments

My Best Photo of The Week (Week 12)

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Barbara

I am rarely up at dawn, but in winter it is a little easier for me!! I this photo as the sun rose one morning on Langstone Village as we were waiting for our boat to be lifted out of … Continue reading →

Posted in Autumn, Boats, Chichester Harbour, Hayling Island, Langstone, Photography, Water | Tagged #mbpotw_wk12, MBPOTW, Panasonic DMC-FZ62, Photo Challenge, Postaweek | 14 Comments

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge; One

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Barbara

I love the spot this solitary bird has chosen to fish. He’s making it clear that he is the only one with any fishing rights For other interpretations of ‘One’ have a look at Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge 🙂

Posted in Birds, Chichester Harbour, Photography, Water | Tagged Birdham Pool, Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Cormorant, Fishing, One, Panasonic DMC-FZ62 | 6 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Habit

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Barbara

As Michelle says in the Weekly Photo challenge, having a dog does indeed mean going for walks daily, often more than once a day. Where the habit comes in for us is where we chose to go for our walks. … Continue reading →

Posted in Autumn, Cocker Spaniels, Keeping Fit, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, Photography, Surrey Hills, Teenagers, Walking, Wilson | Tagged habit, Photography 101, Postaday, Postaweek, St Martha on The Hill, Weekly Photo Challenge | 13 Comments

My Best Photo of The Week (Week 11)

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Barbara

I am way behind with posting at the moment, and when I get this far behind it is hard to know where to start!! I have lots and lots of photos to post, but picking just one to move forward … Continue reading →

Posted in Autumn, Boats, Hayling Island, Langstone, Photography, Water | Tagged #mbpotw_wk11, MBPOTW, Panasonic DMC-FZ62, Photo Challenge, Postaweek, Southsea Marina | 14 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Horizon

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Barbara

I know I’m a bit late for this week’s Photo Challenge. I’m running a month late on most things at the moment so a few days past the deadline is good for me! When you are on a boat the … Continue reading →

Posted in Boats, Langstone, Photography, Travel, Water | Tagged Horizon, Photography 101, Postaday, Postaweek, Weekly Photo Challenge | 2 Comments

I’ve been under the weather…. but I’m not giving up!

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Barbara

Where on earth have I been? I can’t believe its been nearly a month since my last post! I’ve missed all my favourite weekly challenges, I’ve got some catching up to do! I have been ill, even more than normal, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bridges, Chichester Harbour, Chronic Fatigue, Families, Hayling Island, Langstone, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, Photography, Teenagers, Wilson | Tagged University of Southampton | 13 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Good Morning!

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Barbara

When we went to Egypt on our honeymoon in April 2011 we climbed to the top of Mount Sinai in the middle of the night so as to see the sun rise at the top.