Recovery

Some of you may have noticed that most of the images on my blog have been missing for some time.  Actually, if I'm honest, I very much doubt if anyone has noticed.  Let's face it, who reads blog posts from last year?  Hmm?  Anyone?  No, I thought not.  Nonetheless, the images were missing, and it …

Like father, like son

I was taking some photos of our son Samuel the other day, and one of them reminded me of a photo I have of me when I was his age.  So I looked it up and compared them, and just couldn't resist sharing the result with you all.  The attached picture shows me (top) and …

Opportunities for snap-happiness

There are few things I like more than taking photos.  There are plenty of things I like equally, like drinking tea, having friends round, washing the car and so on, but on a sliding scale they are all pretty near the top.  And recently I have had a plethora of occasions to dust off my …

A story of commitment, journies, sleepless nights, new toys and competition

Well, that's quite possibly the longest blog post title I've ever written.  But with good reason - I have a lot to say in this post.  So feel free to skip bits that you find boring, I won't be offended.  Just don't expect me to mow your lawn for free unless you've read every word. …

Ian and Lucy’s wedding

Firstly, a big congratulations to Ian and Lucy! Welcome to the club of married-folk... It was a superb day, bathed in glorious sunshine and with not a hitch in sight. Other than that of Ian and Lucy, of course. Getting hitched, I mean. The service at St Botolph's church in Colchester was lovely, with plenty …

Diamond and Pearl

I've finally got round to taking some photos of our gerbils, Diamond and Pearl.  Ellie was cleaning our their cage this morning so I had to babysit them both on the sofa, and took the opportunity to whip my camera out.  It's actually quite hard to get a good shot of something so small and …

Manningtree Vehicle Show

Sunday it was supposed to rain.  At least, that's what the weather report said on Thursday.  By the time it got to Sunday morning the MET office had revised its decision and said that it wasn't going to rain.  But it was going to be grey and misty and cloudy and miserable.  And it was.  …

On yer bike!

Saturday was busy.  At least, a lot seemed to happen.  In the morning I went bike-shopping (see my previous post about why I needed a new bike), and came home having only been to one shop.  £105 bought me a nice mountain bike with 21 gears and front suspension, and included a new saddle (the …