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Bollocks to Brexit
We are now 21 months on from the EU referendum and 12 months from when Theresa May handed in the Article 50 notification. The UK and EU have just agreed a transition arrangement so that we can leave the EU … Continue reading
Walking in Weardale – St John’s Chapel Two Hills
Here is another post for my occasional series of Weardale walking routes. This route is approximately 6 miles. Starting at St John’s Chapel, the walk climbs up the northern flank of the dale before dropping down into Ireshopeburn and returning … Continue reading
Posted in walking
Tagged County Durham, footpaths, Ireshopeburn, Public Right of Way, St John's Chapel, walking, walking routes, Weardale
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Walking in Weardale – St John’s Chapel, Cowshill and Wearhead
Here is another post for my occasional series of Weardale walking routes. This route is approximately 7.5 miles, with some steep climbs and boggy paths, and a couple of tricky navigation spots. Well worth it for the ever-changing scenery and … Continue reading
Posted in Out and about, walking
Tagged County Durham, Cowshill, Sedling, St John's Chapel, The Weardale Museum, walking, walking routes, Weardale, Weardale Way, Wearhead
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Brexit
I try not to be political here, but I want to share this letter I’ve just sent to my MP. Feedback from My Taller Half was along the lines of ‘you could have worded that more strongly’, to which I … Continue reading
Walking in Weardale – Stanhope Dene
In an unexpected blog development, I decided this afternoon to start capturing some easy walks so that visitors and locals-new-to-walking can get out and enjoy Weardale. Don’t expect lots of detail and accuracy – these routes will give the main … Continue reading
Hello 2017
2016 did not go entirely to plan. By the end of 2015 I was pretty sure that I wanted to take photography to the next level. I got myself a portfolio and dared to start thinking about selling my photos. Then … Continue reading
Best laid plans (again)
So about this time last year I committed to a new focus on photography, and I kind of might have said that I would use this blog to chart my progress. Well, best laid plans and all that. At first … Continue reading
Getting the hang of 500px
For those of you who don’t know, 500px is a photo sharing site aimed at photographers. A bit like Flickr used to be like but with a few little twists. I wasn’t intending to join another photo sharing site. I’d … Continue reading
Getting out of bad habits
I’ve made a commitment to improve my photography, I’ve made a list of areas where I want to improve this year, I’m all set to go but, oh no, what’s this? One of the things I was determined to (I … Continue reading
Posted in photography
Tagged bad habits, camera, maintenance, photography, sensor cleaning
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Wilful destruction
Here are some photos taken in January 2015. It took a long time for my border collie Holly to get bored of the garden pond, but she never gets bored of ice. Holly’s job (as she sees it) is to … Continue reading
Posted in In the garden, photography
Tagged black and white, ice, monochrome, photography, pond
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