Posts Tagged: Travel

I’m on the train. I emphasise the train as when I was a child this was the train. The train runs from Bletchley to Bedford, stopping at two of the villages I grew up in. My Grandparents lived in Bedford, and so when I went to visit them I’d travel along this line. My bike would… Continue Reading ›

I think this all purpose postcard is marvellous; just tick the boxes, and pop it in the post. From now on I shall begin all postcards Dear Cads.

I love Cornwall, it’s somewhere I feel instantly at home and at ease. I love the landscape and the sea, I love the food and the beer, and the people are lovely. This wonderful video shows so much of why I love Cornwall, why it’s the shape it is, and what happens when you get God drunk…

I used to be ‘into’ photography. I started with my Grandfather’s old Praktica 35mm camera, a camera so old I had to use a handheld light meter. I learnt the basics of photography with that camera, and used it until its lens fell apart. I had a succession of 35mm cameras after the Praktica: a… Continue Reading ›

I was talking to my friend Christian about my post The Story Behind The Picture when he reminded of his favourite photo from our trip to India. We were staying in McLeod Ganj in Himanchal Pradesh, and decided to have a look around the nearby town of Dharamsala. We thought a bus might be more interesting… Continue Reading ›

I took this photograph before I went on holiday. This morning, just a few weeks later, I was struck by how much lower the sun is in the sky. When summer gathers up her robes of glory, And, like a dream, glides away. Sarah Helen Whitman