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Big Moon Tibbetts

March 20, 2017

Big spring moon and tides for the first trip of the year to Lundy and a few moonscapes to challenge an addled brain. Here’s Tibbetts underneath a big shiny moon while it was inhabited full of lunatics. Sunset over Pondsbury. Golden grasses. Rabbit scull dream. Marisco Tavern at moonrise. Moonrise from the Gents […]

Midnight at the Oasis

January 30, 2017

Finally got round to sorting these photos out, taken with the Canon 5D mk lll with a wide angle lens (15mm f2.8). I fiddled with them it a bit, increased the exposure and sorted out the purple and greens to give you these; definitely a work in process, but thanks for the kind comments. “Wow” […]

Mountaineering monkeys and shy Sika

December 10, 2016

Well not exactly monkeys but sure footed Lundy goats, who seem to defy the normal laws of gravity. They somehow perch on sheer granite cliffs with a laid-back approach of a Beatnik in a coffee shop; and all to munch on some tasty lichen. Mmmmmmm. Lichen, as we all know, is a composite organism that […]

Crystal Clear Lundy Light

December 5, 2016

“Light years from here, We’re going to burn up in the atmosphere. It’s crystal clear, We’re coming swinging on a chandelier.” Lieutenant J. H. Dathan, HMS Montagu 1906 * (see below). We were all prepared for a stormy visit to the island on the the last trip of the year. Late November last year was […]

Summer Shades of Tibbetts

August 20, 2016

Regular visitors to this blog will already know that Tibbetts lookout on Lundy’s second highest point is one of my favourite places on planet earth. The old admiralty signalling station, built of granite in 1909 and bereft of modern conveniences might not be the most remote place in Britian but it feels like it. The […]

A Perfect Antidote ..

August 20, 2016

. .. to the Summer Crowds: We don’t normally go to Lundy in the busy ‘six weeks’ of summer, but when two of my beloved Tibbettian friends have August birthdays – it would be rude not to sneak a few away days on the island. Especially as, rather randomly, their birthdays fall on the same […]

Winter Lundyland

February 15, 2016

A selection of wet Lundyscapes from out recent windy trip to the island. Short days, sodden fields and Tibbetts magic. If you click on the pic it gets bigger! Mostly Canon 5D mk3 w/ 24-70mm f2.8 ll & some 15mm f2.8 fishy. Previ0us Lundy blogs: in-the-calm-before-the-storm/ swallows-seals-and-sex-mad-sheep-another-tibbetts-tale/ sika-silhouettes/ return-to-tibbetts/ lundy-projeck/ five-go-mad-at-tibbetts/ tribbles-tibbles-tibbetts/ deer-on-the-doorstep-at-tibbetts/ lundy-in-august/

In the calm before the storm

February 13, 2016

It was back to Tibbetts at the beginning of February and instead of the hoped-for snow, the weather was mild and damp. While storm Imogen was still clearing her throat and hitching up her skirts out in the mid-atlantic, we went for a mini yomp north of the three quarter wall in the calm before […]

The Dirty Dozen

November 27, 2015

I’m not doing a calendar this year but if I was going to…. These are the shots that might have made it on to the printed page. The blog is formatted for mobile phone use but you really need to click on the images to view on a large screen. Big is best. So without […]

Swallows, seals and sex mad sheep (Another Tibbetts tale)

November 3, 2015

It’s always a treat to stay on Lundy and, if you look through previous posts on this blog you will see that each trip has it’s own character & themes – shaped by the weather, travelling companions and random occurrences. This trip was hastily planned after an unexpected quiet spell at work, a quick lunchtime […]