Here are a few photographs that show the recent changes in cash crops Lambs and sheep but these can live in isolated areas. Livestock can need grazing and milking Farming has historically been very reliant on subsidies from the EU- one wonders if that will continue as before […]
This little trip to pick fruit turned out to be remarkably zen- due to the peace of the Fruit farm and with just the fruit to look at.
I hope that this blog reaches you at the same time that Apollo 11 landed on the Moon exactly 50 years ago. I was a youngster at the time and to this day I can recall an early family breakfast to see that famous “first step”. We watched […]
One of the things to savour when you have retired is the time to look around you. Here are some butterflies that I spotted in our garden and in hot house that we visited
Somethings in the 21st Century are better. Think shopping and service industries Others are worse, look at the information we all give away all the time There is more choice in how to travel – including environmentally friendly ways. Others are going out of favour Some habits are […]
As a photography project we were asked to collect pictures which related to a series of topics. One of these was past and present. These are what I found on visiting a nearby cathedral The book of rembrance Past and Present group 2 Raising money to support the […]
There was a photography visit recently to a nearby Cathedral. These assembled pictures show events which we should not forget. Useful links The Guildford pub bombings https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-47070707 Mountbatten killed by a bomb 27 August 1979 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/from-the-archive-blog/2015/may/19/mountbatten-lord-prince-charles-ira-1979
50 years ago to this very time 16 July 1969 at 2.32 GMT ie 3.32 pm . Apollo 11 blasted off from Cape Canaveral for the first Moon landing. I have just come from seeking the film Apollo 11 and the achievements were out of this world. I […]
First is Holywell bay. This is listed first as those who follow Poldark will know, they apparently filmed Poldark crew riding their horses across this beach. See National Trust details below. Not sure where the famous scything scenes were filmed! Next is Crantock beach, photos taken during the […]