Tag Archives: Desborough Island

My Photo won me some tickets on the London Eye!

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Barbara

I entered the Totally Thames Photo Competition with this photo & I won one of the runner-up prizes 🙂 I liked this one for the reflections on the water. I’m very Chuffed! Here is the link to the website: Totally … Continue reading →

Posted in Boats, Bridges, London, Photography, Sunsets, Water, Weybridge | Tagged Canoeing, Desborough Cut, Desborough Island, Photographic Competition, The London Eye, The Millennium Wheel, The River Thames, Totally Thames | 6 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Fleeting take 2

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Barbara

Walking on Desborough Island the other day with Wilson, wrapped up in my winter woollies wondering what on earth had happened to our summer (again) my eye was caught by these beautiful delicate blue flowers. It was windy & cloudy, … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Summer, Weybridge | Tagged Blue Flower, Desborough Island, fleeting, Postaday, Weekly Photo Challenge | 10 Comments

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 →

Posted in Boats, Janathon, Photography, Walking, Water | Tagged Boats, D'Oyly Carte Island, Desborough Island, ferry landing, Flooding Thames, new years day, River Thames, River Wey, Weir, Weybridge, Whittets Ait | 16 Comments

Travel Theme; Festive – Desborough Island

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Barbara

We found another ‘Pet Christmas Tree‘ on Desborough Island during our walk today and one bauble in particular caught my eye 🙂 I decided to have a play with my camera and here are the results To find out more … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Families, Janathon, Pets, Photography, Walking | Tagged Bauble, Christmas Tree, Desborough Cut, Desborough Island, Festive, Panasonic DMC-FZ62, Pet Christmas Trees, Remembering Pets, Travel Theme, Wilson | 6 Comments

Wilson’s daily swamp hunt – Desborough Island

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Barbara

We brought Wilson for a walk on Desborough Island today, a man made Island created when the ‘Desborough Cut’ was dug in 1935 order to improve flow and ease navigation on the river. The cut has helped to alleviate flooding … Continue reading →