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Category Archives: Weather
Rain is a four letter word…
“I like it like rain water, my dear” was the standard reply given by a favourite aunt when asked how she took her tea. Unlike Arthur’s cake, this cup, which someone left out in the rain, retained its recipe and … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Art photography, Digital photography, Expectation, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, Rain, Seasons, Weather, Writing
Tagged A thousand names for, Arthur's cake, clear thinking, climate, digital photography, eskimos, Humour, natural beauty, Photography, Photography course, pluviometer, Rain, simple logic, Someone left the cake out.., tourette, Tourette's, writing
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One fine morning…..not
I, like Caesar before me, walked out into the ruins of what was, but yesterday evening, a garden in the full pomp of June flowering. On surveying the flattened, flowerless, green mayhem Caesar would have addressed his trembling gardeners in … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Art photography, Bad luck, Emotion, Falling Down, Garden, Gardening, Hail, Humour, Language, perfect day, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, summer, Weather, Writing
Tagged bad weather, Caesar, clear thinking, destruction, digital photography, France, gardens, hail caesar, Hail storm, Humour, misty morning, natural beauty, outdoors, Photography, Photography course, snails, social networking, tyranny, writing
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…putting a name to a beak.
In the still of this sunfilled early morning, there’s me and legion of small birds who are all making their particular peaceful noises, that I recognise but can’t put a beak to. Bees, so fat that they have no business … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, anchovies, Baking, Breakfast, capers, Cooking, Digital photography, Drinks, Emotion, Excellence, Expectation, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, Fruit, Mediterranean food, Olive oil, onions, oranges, pastry, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, Provence, Recipes, summer, tart, tomatoes, Uncategorized, Vegetables, Vendee, Weather, Wine, wine, Writing
Tagged baking, bees, birdsong, Breakfast, clear thinking, cooking, crisp pastry, delicious confection, Eureka moment, food, Food photographer, France, Groundhog Day, Humour, Mediterranean food, morning coffee, natural beauty, olive oil, Photography, Photography course, Recipes, red wine, single bee, Summer morning, tomato sauce, writing
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These latish things remind me of you…
” A bowl of peaches that are slowly ripening, A simple salad on a summer evening….” These and other equally delicious things remind me of you, Summer. I’m impatiently awaiting your arrival; my mind is filled with memories of our … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Art photography, Caviar, Childhood memories, Christmas, Digital photography, Drinks, Expectation, fireplace, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, Fruit, Humour, lifestyle, Lumpfish, peaches, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, summer, Uncategorized, Weather, Wine, wine, Writing
Tagged food photographers, food, outdoors, Photography course, France, digital photography, Humour, Food photographer, Je mange bien tous les jours, Summer, Summer food, Salad, Picnics, Snow leopard, Le dejeuner sur l'herbe, These foolish things, sandwiches, sand filled sandwiches, warm wine, plastic cups, frisson of excitement, last tryst
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Kiss and Make up……
Being nearly June, I’m surprised to still be lighting the fire at the end of each day. As the nights are still cold I find that we are continuing the winter ritual of watching television, in the warm glow of … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Arrogance, Digital photography, Excess, fashion, France, French countryside, harmony, Landscapes, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, Uncategorized, Vendee, Weather, Writing
Tagged $200, 000, Arrogance, clear thinking, digital photography, Excess, farming, France, french countryside, landscapes, Las Vegas, natural beauty, nature, outdoors, peaceful countryside, Photography, Photography course, simple logic, spoilt, spreading shit, Waste, writing
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I got the blues….
I had to go and check, and I can confirm that it’s OK. The sea is still blue, as is the sky, with a cleverly contrasting yellow for the ground. Whoever worked that one out is no fool, it gets … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Childhood memories, Digital photography, Emotion, Excellence, Expectation, family, France, French countryside, harmony, Landscapes, Landscapes, Memory, perfect day, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, Shine, summer, Summer holidays, Vendee, Weather, Writing
Tagged "Are we there yet?", blue sea, blue skies, clear thinking, digital photography, France, idyllic, landscapes, natural beauty, nature, outdoors, Photography, Photography course, sandy beaches, Seaside, summer holidays, travel, vacation, Vendee, writing
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Gimme a red courgette….
This is a fine example of the failure of language through intonation. One slip of a consonant and the farmer, formerly known as Vince, is staring at the curvy rear end of a rosey courgette cropper rather than the rude … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Art photography, Digital photography, Emotion, Farming, France, French countryside, harmony, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, Uncategorized, Weather, Writing
Tagged clear thinking, comfy shoes, digital photography, food, France, ill fitting shoes, landscapes, Language, living in the countryside, modest beauty, natural beauty, nature, outdoors, Photography, Photography course, Red Corvette, streets of London, Vendee, writing
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