Category Archives: Water

Weekly Photo Challenge: Room

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Barbara

No matter where he is, Wilson always generates a LOT of room when he does this! This week’s photo challenge is Room

Posted in Cocker Spaniels, Water, Wilson | Tagged dog getting dry, DP Photo Challenge, room, shaking dry, The Daily Post, Weekly Photo Challenge | 7 Comments

While watching our new fish settle into our pond, I noticed some more inhabitants Our pond is full of frogs, but its great to see a big fat newt too! He looks like she is chewing on the frogs leg? … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Fish, Frogs, Water | Tagged Garden, Goldfish, Michelle's Weekly Pet Challenge, newt, Pond, water lilies, Weekly Pet Challenge | 11 Comments

Weekly Pet Challenge; New pets this week!

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Barbara

Welcome to the new arrivals in our pond! We have a new filter, and lots of new water lilies so they are all very happily swimming about and very easy to see as the water is finally clear! All we … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Heron, Water | Tagged Fish, Garden, Goldfish, Koi Carp, Michelle's Weekly Pet Challenge, Pond, water lilies, Weekly Pet Challenge | 7 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Split-Second Story

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Barbara

A picture of us (Second row from left; Peter, Me, Louise & Damien) on the Shotover Jet… Louise & Damien surprised us with a breakfast hair-raising ride through the canyons of Queenstown’s Shotover river at speeds of up to 80kph … Continue reading →

Posted in New Zealand, Queenstown, Water | Tagged DP Photo Challenge, Jet Boat, Rapids, Shotover, Shotover Jet, Shotover river, Split-Second Story, The Daily Post, Weekly Photo Challenge | 15 Comments

I won an award for my photo!

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Barbara

Yesterday we spent the evening in LV21, a converted Lightship in Gillingham in Kent. One of my photos, ‘Sunrise on the Medway’ was placed in the Top 5 in an RSPB photography competition! I took this photo while on a … Continue reading →

Posted in Boats, England, Photography, Water | Tagged Futurescapes, Gillingham, Kent, LV21, Photography Competition, Queenborough, RSPB, The Medway, The Swale | 28 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Work of art

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Barbara

I have one particular photograph that I always think reminds me of a painting What do you think? This week’s Photo Challenge on ‘The Daily Post’ is Work of Art

Posted in Photography, Water | Tagged Lymington, Painting, The Daily Post, Weekly Photo Challenge, Work of Art | 31 Comments

The Monument in Weybridge

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Barbara

Weybridge has its very own monument! This monument has a very interesting history. It was originally erected in Seven Dials in central London near Covent Garden. In the 18th Century, the Seven Dials Area became the haunt of cut-throats, thieves … Continue reading →

Posted in London, Photography, Water, Weybridge | Tagged Duchess of York, Frederica Charlotte Ulrica Catherina, Monument, Monument Green, Oatlands, Postaday, Seven Dials, Weekly Photo Challenge, York Road | 10 Comments

The Palace of Westminster

Posted on April 12, 2014 by Barbara

This week I have been uploading lots of photos to my Redbubble account and iStockphoto, but for some silly reason when I saw this week’s Weekly Photo Challenge; Monument, I went blank!! I started looking through my photos from last … Continue reading →