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Ocktober Lundy 2024
Dance dance dance to the Ocktorbro radio .. Last minute bolt to the rock for some birthday fresh air. End of season vibes The black shed and a corrugated iron building, ( A man walks into a swedish chemist …etc New pony welcome And lens lick. Still autumnal skies and autumnal puddles. Plenty of birds […]
Posted in: Lundy, The Essential Contentment of Futile Wanderings
September shines on the sunroof
September 23, 2024
How prophetic the photo of a misty beach sunset was of September in last years ‘Beautiful North Devon Calendar’, it’s been a lovely little Indian summer and gratefully embraced after what has been, generally, a miserable summer. Time to get the camping gear out of the back of the shed, And journey up onto the […]
Posted in: Exmoor
Beautiful North Devon Calendar 2025
September 9, 2024
Update: The 2025 calendar has arrived and is available for purchase now. It should be available in time for the Woolacombe art fair in October, where locals can pick up a copy at ‘local’ prices. The calendar is printed on heavyweight, glossy photo paper and A4 size opening up to A3. It features 12 fresh […]
Posted in: Calendar, North Devon
Boardmasters Surf pix24
August 11, 2024
Many moons ago I was a professional sports photographer and at this years Boardmasters surf contest I had the opportunity to shoot some of the finals in perfect 2-3 foot surf with offshore winds and clear blue skies. Long gone is the old heavyweight 600mm f4 and ID mk2 and tripod with snow shoes & […]
Posted in: Boardmasters, Surfing
Summer smooths time at home
August 2, 2024
Times they are a changing; the planet is becoming uninhabitable and no one seems to care enough to do anything about it, social media is fueling a rise of hatred between communities and the awful self inflicted wound that is brexit is still the elephant in the room. The song remains the same. Out with […]
Waving at the Waverley
June 18, 2024
The paddle steamer Waverley was built on the Clyde and launched in 1946, as a cruise ship to take day trippers through the Scottish lochs. By 1973 she was the last seagoing paddle steamer in the world and due for retirement but in a magnificent leap of faith was sold by the owners ( Caledonian […]
Puffins Galore
June 11, 2024
When everything else in life is going tits up, it’s nice to be able to report a heart warming success story from our very shores across the water at Lundy Island. Back at the turn of this century when everyone else was worrying about a non-existent ‘millennium bug” and dancing to Britany Spears (no relation), […]
Mid summer moods at Tibbetts
June 10, 2024
Racked up my 21st stay at Tibbetts in June 2024, and if you think of each stay as a year in the life of your Tibbetts experience; this year, the wild teen years have given way to a more mature approach with melancholic moods. There is a hint of nostalgia for the old ways, however […]
Posted in: Lundy, The Essential Contentment of Futile Wanderings
Looking for bluebells, found Dippers
April 27, 2024
After the rain we were presented with a calm and sunny weekend here in North Devon. Time to get out on the moor for the first time in ages in search of bluebells. The woods along Hoar Oak Water were filled with the smell of wild garlic. The trees were showing off their fresh leaves, […]
The high lands
April 8, 2024
Road trip. Go with the flow, follow the road and see where it takes you. Click on your favourite image, as ever, this blog is best viewed on a big screen. Crabber in a loch Red Deer everywhere Castle of the McKays The shepherd off Sandwood Bay, near Cape Wrath. Chocolate box Scotland This enigmatic, […]
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October 12, 2024
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