Pics and other stuff

As our move to Fuerteventura approaches, I start thinking about all the stuff that I'll miss. And plentiful supply of fresh water is go...

today is the first time this year that I could give my right elbow a chance to tan by sticking it out of open car window while driving. An...

I really liked the way steam was caught in paella picture , so we repeated the setup today with my morning cup of coffee. I am pleased wit...

Since we went to London Chinatown for Chinese New Year, Timur insisted on going there again. He had stuff to buy, basically, and wanted to...

well, ok, maybe not quite. The pan's not right, there's no saffron in there and I added way too much liquid, but - it was deliciou...

(picture is simply to have a picture here) I have a strange problem with newly-bought Photoshop Elements 9 . It was bough specifically t...

My little niece had a doll with her when she was visiting here. Doll's name is Althea and here she is for you to admire. I am guessin...

Ely cathedral (or, to be precise The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Ely , is one of the places we tend to bring our ...

went to Ely yesterday. It was sunny and cold, and we had hot chocolate in a tearoom. Here's my charming little niece, sporting chocola...

just two more pictures from Somerset (again, no particular order obeserved) when we first came to Dulverton, there was a lot of old cars a...

Atlantic ocean (or is it Celtic sea? Doesn't matter really, sea being part of the ocean), as seen from layby onthe road from Saunton t...

this is an almost mandatory long-exposure shot of moving water - Barle river upstream from Dulverton. We went for a walk, aiming to get to...

Cottage we stayed in was full of old things. Some of them were just old, like the frying pan below - it had uneven bottom, so all the eggs...

Tomorrow, everything being well, I am taking part in a local charity event where I am going to try and sell some of my watercolors. They...

A few more pictures from Sunday and that's it (it was dark). Those guys were clinging to a post of the last gates ( Paifang ) we pa...

although I prefer color photographs to monochrome, monochrome has its points. When I look at those two portraits of Natalia Bull , I find ...

Sometimes the gods have no taste at all. They allow sunrises and sunsets in ridiculous pink and blue hues that any professional artist wou...

Very occasionally, when we go to garden center, we buy fish food and feed the fish in the big tanks. And tell you what - those guys behave...

"... has told me that you also owe Workshop £28-50 for a damaged bow..." Timur's getting to be a really reluctant model - ...

The terms sardine and pilchard are not precise, and the usual meanings vary by region. Britain's Sea Fish Industry Authority for exam...