Weekly Photo Challenge: Twinkle

Normally at this time of the year I visit Saint Asaph Cathedral in North Wales to photograph the Christmas Tree. It’s a very large tree positioned just before the entrance to the Choir and twinkles with lots of Christmas lights. This year is no exception but there’s no tree. Just a small one in the...

Christmas Spirit

I’m starting to get in the Christmas Spirit and yesterday I went back to the cathedral to photograph the tree, which I’m going to use as the desktop background for my computer. If you don’t already know all of my blog photographs come with a Creative Commons, Attribution, Share Alike License, which means you are...

Weekly Photo Challenge: Let There Be Light

I saw my first Christmas Tree with all the decorations in a house window yesterday and neighbours are busy slinging lights around their houses. The shops as you would expect are in full Christmas mode and even SKY News has a Christmas tree in the studio background. So it looks like I need to get...

Bah Humbug!

It’s been hectic all day with “she who must be obeyed” driving me crazy with repeated requests for things to do with the coming holiday. We have got enough food. The presents are all wrapped. The turkey is defrosting. Anything else… At the moment this is how I feel about the holiday. Anyway I managed...

Winter Warrior

Each year I get a winter visitor to my garden. A brave warrior who is prepared to defend their territory against all comers, big or small. Considered the UK's favourite bird - with its bright red breast it is familiar throughout the year and especially at Christmas! Males and females look identical and despite their...