BRIAN REID PHOTOGRAPHER
Entering December
I have not been to Paxton Pits for a while as it can get pretty muddy when it is wet. I hoped that the mud would be frozen yesterday and in places it...
A Proper Frosty Day
We had the first proper frost this autumn yesterday and it encouraged me to take a walk at the Lodge. I have enjoyed frosty photos from there before....
No Trees Yesterday
Time for a break from the lovely autumn colours, for now, with some snaps from the Shuttleworth Collection yesterday. After a coffee with friends in...
Cambridge in the Fall
The American Military Cemetery at Maddingley has some lovely autumn colour from a few beech and maple trees through the site on the western edge of Cambridge....
Too Late!
An Autumn walk on the Embankment in Bedford is one I anticipate and is usually colourful. This year the strong winds from a few days ago have done their...
Closer to Home
Autumn colour is going fast as the autumn storms blow in and strip the colourful leaves. There are a few acers at the Lodge and at the Swiss Garden which...
A Mint of a Few Days
Catching up again! I had a lovely few days with Tim and Debs last week including a very interesting visit to the Royal Mint near Cardiff. As an aside,...
Stormy Weather
It has not been weather for going too far this weekend so I took a couple of my local walks and dodged (almost) the showers. The upside of this weather...
Moggerhanger Music Session November 2023
It was another fine evening in Moggerhanger Village Hall on Wednesday 1 November with a variety of music by our singers and players. I am sure the listeners...
Over West
I had a lovely couple of days with friends Mike and Louise around the Malvern Hills. We had a fine day out at Brookhampton with its Elizabethan house...
The Lodge
It was a pleasant walk at the Lodge yesterday and lovely to see a few little fly ageric fungi, grey squirrels stocking up for winter and bumblebees sipping...
A Little Local Colour
Time for a catch up with some snaps from St Neots, Paxton Pits and the Lodge, enjoying a little October sunshine. Location is not the essential aspect...
Back to Old Warden
It has been a hectic week since getting back from Ireland, lots of laundry, shopping and a music evening but I managed to get back to something normal...
Moggerhanger Music Session October 2023
Wow what a turnout at Moggerhanger Village Hall on Wednesday 4 October with a variety of music by a full house of singers and players and listeners....
Ironbridge
Back from Ireland I spent the night in Shrewsbury after the ferry crossing allowing me to enjoy a pleasant visit to Ironbridge yesterday morning, which...
Ireland Day 21 - Heading Home
I had a few hours before the departure of my ferry to Holyhead on a nice morning. I took a short trip to the harbour and summit in Howth before heading...
Ireland Day 20 - Dublin
Time for my final full day on this excellent trip to Ireland and I suppose fitting that I spent it in the capital, Dublin. I chose my hotel on the edge...
Ireland Day 19 - Newgrange
This trip has been graced with most weather except snow, so far. Today we had torrential rain interspersed with biblical showers driven by Agnes’s gale...
Ireland Day 18 - County Cavan Lake Country
I awoke in Cavan this morning with the rain hammering down. A quick check of the weather radar suggested it might last another hour or so and therefore...
Ireland Day 17 - Where the Mountains of Mourne Come Down to the Sea
The title tells a little of the story as I have found where the fabled Mountains of Mourne come down to the sea from the classic folksong. That is not...
Ireland Day 16 - The Causeway Coast
I started the day with an opening time visit back to the Giant’s Causeway, which was in my plan either as a second visit with a different approach or...
Ireland Day 15 - From the Wild Atlantic Way to the Causeway Coast
I started the day 600 m from crossing the border into Northern Ireland and initially dipped in and out as I headed up the west shore of Lough Foyle to...
Ireland Day 14 - Wild Atlantic Way in Donegal
After a very pleasant stay in Annagry at the best hotel so far, the Caisleain Oir, I continued on along the descriptively named “Around the Mountains...
Ireland Day 13 - Sligo and Donegal
It was a bit of a late start this morning as the hotel had a bizarre breakfast service that did not start till 9:00 am! Not a problem but I am usually...
Ireland Day 12 - Impressive County Mayo
I had not heard the name County Mayo mentioned by those who had visited Ireland but it has been a revelation. So much less busy than Kerry and Clare...
Ireland Day 11 - The Real Wild Atlantic Way
I feel fortunate to have made the choppy trip to Inis More yesterday as the predicted gales arrived overnight so no crossings today. Today it really...
Ireland Day 10 - The Aran Islands
I was not optimistic about the weather for a trip to the Aran Island of Inis More, “the big island”, with moderate wind and showers forecast. In fact...
Ireland Day 9 - Cliffs of Moher and More
“T’was a misty moist morning,,,,,,” Today was planned as one of the highlights of this stretch of the trip, the Cliffs of Moher, and it was enjoyable...
Ireland Day 8 - From Limerick to Clare
It has been a gentle day in terms of distance with a walk around central Limerick, a run along the Shannon estuary, a look at the cliffs at Kilkee, the...
Ireland Day 7 - Dingle
Time for a final day in the Kerry peninsulas, this time Dingle. Weather report. It rained all day. Enough said. From Killarney I made a stop at Inch...
Ireland Day 6 - The Ring of Kerry
There is a pattern developing, mornings not to bad and then rain from mid afternoon but not a problem for the most impressive bit of today’s trip around...
Ireland Day 5 - The Ring of Beara
Another day another weather pattern. The day started at the Eccles Hotel in Glengarriff with little wind, chilly and dry. As the morning progressed the...
Ireland Day 4 - A Tale of Two Headlands
The old saying “If you don’t like the weather just hang on for a little while…….” It is certainly true at the moment. When I went to bed last night the...
Ireland Day 3 - Co Wexford and into Co Tipperary
It has been a day of variety, places and weather. The morning was generally grey with spits and spots of rain and by mid afternoon those spits and spots...
Arriving in Ireland Day 2
It has been a grey day with torrential rain at times but not at all cold. I charged the car at an open Tesla Supercharger in Carmarthen and took a very...
Off to Ireland Day 1
Carmarthen, my jumping off point to Ireland, has been fine after one of the worst journeys I have ever endured. Delays added the best part of 2 hours...
Shuttleworth Vintage Day In The Sky
Here is a post showing some of the wonderful machines gracing the skies over Old Warden, like the SE-5 above. It is sneaking up behind the Bristol Fighter...
Shuttleworth Vintage Day On The Ground
My pal Paul Langshaw and I had an excellent day at Old Warden on Sunday for the Shuttleworth Vintage Day which combines historic vehicles and equipment...
Paxton Pits
I realised it had been a while since I visited Paxton Pits and expected it to be a bit muddy. Not at all. Although grey here for, what seems like, weeks...
Out and About
It was a story of dodging the showers over the weekend, successfully I might add. I visited a couple of my go-to local spots, the Lodge Nature Reserve...
Exotic Flowers and More
It has been a lovely week with nice summer weather and interesting places shared with close friends. We hit the Cambridge University Botanic Garden on...
A Swordfish on Land
I have been a bit busy at home planning my trip to Ireland so not too much time for photography. I have managed a few local walks including a visit to...
A little more colour and textures
Summer has returned and it was nice to have a coffee and walk with Paul and Ange yesterday at the Lodge. It was good to feel the sun again after quite...
Moggerhanger Music Session August 2023
It was another enjoyable evening of music at Moggerhanger Village Hall on Wednesday 2 August with the usual variety of music by our loyal cadre of singers...
Colours and Textures
While last night’s video content is transcoding it is a good time to post a few snaps from the Lodge and the Swiss Garden. Despite the slightly un-summer...
Butterfly Central
On my weekly trip to the Lodge for a short walk I was thrilled to find butterfly central in the garden. There were red admirals, peacocks, small whites,...
Mammals great and small
It appears I now have a resident hedgehog in the garden. Petite is an understatement but it is an explorer, wandering in and out of the garden and the...
A non-weekend weekend
It has been a lovely few days with Tim and Debs visiting few local spots including Gooderstone and its water gardens where there were flocks of red admirals...
Cambridge with an iPhone
I had an enforced day in Cambridge yesterday to get the car serviced, MOT tested and to complete a recall related to the battery coolant. Phew! The long...
The insects are out at the Lodge
I seem to have been ‘trapped’ in the house for most of the past week so just jumped in the car this morning and popped down to the RSPB Lodge reserve...
Moggerhanger Music Session July 2023
It was another enjoyable evening of music at Moggerhanger Village Hall on Wednesday 5 July a variety of music by our loyal cadre of singers and players....
Bonnie Scotland Part 2
Time to add a part two from my long weekend in Scotland with family and friends. After a fine day at East Fortune next day was a lovely family get together...
Bonnie Scotland Part 1
It was lovely to spend time with friends and family in Scotland celebrating a big birthday and to enjoy those festivities continuing on my return down...
A nice stroll at the Lodge
It was nice to get out for a walk with Paul and Ange yesterday at the Lodge after spending a lot of time at home sorting all the little things that build...
Moggerhanger Music Session June 2023
I was unable to participate in the excellent Moggerhanger Village Hall Musi session on 7 June 2023 as I was somewhere in the Canadian Rockies. Fortunately...
Canada West Day 35 - Calgary biding time
No that is not my rental although it has taken a bit of a battering along the way after just over 8,000 km. It passed check at the Hertz return. It is...
Canada West Day 34 - Calgary
I am not a real cities person, there are exceptions, but my contingency planning for weather allowed a sacrificial day in Calgary and as the weather...
Canada West Day 33 - Back to the Prairie
Time to drop down east of the Rockies to Calgary on the edge of the prairie. I took the scenic route as it is a short fast journey on the Trans Canada...
Canada West Day 32 - Around Banff
Now that I am aware of the numbers of people around I headed off to Tunnel Mountain trailhead at 8:30 and got one of the last two parking spots. It is...
Canada West Day 31 - Lakes and Crowds
I am based in Banff for a couple of days and chose to head west to Yoho National Park with a stop at the iconic Lake Louise on the way, essentially following...
Canada West Day 30 - The Icefields Parkway
I have just enjoyed one of the most scenic roads on our planet, the Icefields Parkway from Jasper to Banff. The road climbs from Jasper following the...
Canada West Day 29 - Jasper Day 2
When I included two full days in Jasper it was to some extent to manage weather but no need as it has been another hot sunny day. As it happens it turned...
Canada West Day 28 - Jasper Day 1
This is going to be a long post with so much that was photogenic today around Jasper. First was a trip up the Skytram to Whistler mountain. Timing was...
Canada West Day 27 - The Yellowhead Highway
Another highway, this time the Yellowhead, back on my plan. This highway follows the Fraser River between the Cariboo and Rocky Mountains and eventually...
Canada West Day 26 - The Cariboo Highway
Another highway day. As I explained a couple of days ago the past two and this leg are effectively alternatives to plan so are mainly driving days before...
Canada West Day 25 - The Sea to Sky Highway
Time to take my final planned ferry ride of this trip returning from Vancouver Island on the Nanaimo to Horseshoe Bay ferry taking me to BC-99N or more...
Canada West Day 24 - Back Down Vancouver Island
My original plan was to travel by ferry from Port Hardy, at the top of Vancouver Island to Prince Rupert but when it came to making the ferry reservations,...
Canada West Day 23 - The Wild West Coast (almost)
Gone are the blue skies and bright sunshine revealing more typical weather and temperature 13ºC at Port Alice, the gateway to the wild West Coast, as...
Canada West Day 22 - North Vancouver Island
Today has taken me as far north as I will go on Vancouver Island. Apart from a few backroads this is as far as the highway goes, finishing at Carrot...
Canada West Day 21 - Strathcona Provincial Park
Yes more waterfalls. I spent the day in Strathcona Provincial Park with its entrance around 60 km from Campbell River. The morning clouds were soon gone...
Canada West Day 20- Snow and Beach, same Day. Heading up Vancouver Island
Talk about contrasts. Another bit of bad planning today on my short journey from Port Alberni to Campbell River. I will spend tomorrow in Strathcona...
Canada West Day 19- The Pacific Rim
It was time to enjoy a glimpse of the Pacific Rim on Vancouver Island’s western shore with the next landfall being in the Kuril Islands just north of...
Canada West Day 19- Victoria to Port Alberni
After leaving Victoria the journey today followed the shores of the Straits of Juan de Fuca before crossing over to the shores of the Inside Passage,...
Canada West Day 18- Victoria on Vancouver Island
I spent the day around and on the inner harbour in Victoria easily reached on foot from my slightly historic hotel in the established area of James Bay....
Canada West Day 14 to 17- Sunsine Coast, Coquitlam and Vancouver Island
I have spent the weekend with Martin and Lynne taking too much time to eat, drink and chat to put effort into my photos so it is time to catch up. Last...
Canada West Day 13- Sea to the Sky Highway and a Ferry
I had a cunning plan for today which included a few stops on the Sea to Sky Highway from Whistler to Horseshoe Bay where I would take the ferry to Langdale...
Canada West Day 12- Whistler, wrecked trains, waterfalls and a beach!
Yesterday’s haziness to the north and east was intensified. I will not complain as the loss of contrast in mountain photos for a tourist is nothing as...
Canada West Day 11 - A Nice Drive to Whistler on a Hazy Day
The excellent DriveBC website gave me an idea of what to expect in terms of roadworks along my route from Revelstoke to Whistler, an excellent suggested...
Canada West Day 10 - Alternatives - Waterfalls and a Big Dam
Thanks to the helpful Parks Canada rangers I had some interesting things to do today starting off with a return to Blanket Creek Provincial Park where...
Canada West Day 9 - Mount Revelstoke, Not Glacier NP!
I like to plan but no plan works without sufficent research. It turns out national parks are not really open all year round. In fact Glacier Park will...
Canada West Day 8 - Enjoying the Kootenays
The weather is certainly warming up but I am glad to be in the Rockies rather than the planes of Alberta where they are experiencing a heat dome. I was...
Canada West Day 7 - Over the Continental Divide
Today was essentially a day in the mountains traveling through the Rockies from Alberta to British Columbia and in the process crossing the continental...
Canada West Day 6 - Waterton Lakes National Park
I awoke to a beautiful sunny morning and headed out early to explore Waterton Lakes National Park which continues on into the US as Glacier National...
Canada West Day 5 - Off to the Rockies
When I plan a trip I start with a list of must visit destinations in the general area and try to fit them into a workable itinerary but there are always...
Canada West Day 4 - Elk Island National Park
Last night’s heavy rain passed overnight leaving a pleasant morning for a visit to Elk Island National Park, my first of the trip. So, annual pass in...
Canada West Day 3 - Bassano Edmonton including the World's Biggest Dinosaur.
What a pleasant drive it was from Bassano to Edmonton over largely straight and empty roads. The scenery was predmoninantly prairie, mainly wheat with...
Canada West Day 2 - Dinosaur Provincial Park
After a comfortable night with a reasonable amount of sleep I made an early start to visit the Dinosaur Provincial Park, about 65km East of Bassano....
Canada West Day 1 - London to Bassano (via Calgary)
It is great to be off on a trip again, this time to Western Canada. My pal Paul Langshaw was kind enough to drop me at Heathrow T3 on a wet Coronation...
Moggerhanger Music Session May 2023
It was the usual enjoyable evening of music at Moggerhanger Village Hall on Wednesday 3 May ensuring a variety of music by our loyal cadre of singers...
Is This Ryanair's New Ultrabudget Service?
I was at Old Warden yesterday morning for a wander around the Swiss Garden, fortunately early, on what was a busy Saturday. Good news for the Shuttleworth...
More Goslings, Bluebells and The Rest
It was nice to have a walk with Paul and Ange at the Lodge, yesterday, enjoying another glimpse of the greylag goslings and the carpet of bluebells....
St Ives on a Quiet Sunday
There are a number boathouses along the river in St Ives, the one in Cambridgeshire. They vary from quaint via rickety to solid brick. My favoutire one...
Mad Peafowl
The Swiss Garden peafowl found that they have reflections resulting in a lot of pecking. They were an inpromptu visitor attraction. It was a grey day...
Goslings and Bluebells
The first greylag goslings of 2023 are up and about at the Lodge, with another nest with 7 eggs giving hope for more. The geese share the garden with...
Bonnie Scotland
Time to catch up a bit. I spent the Easter weekend in Scotland at a very happy family party and spent a pleasant Saturday in Linilithgow with my sister...
Moggerhanger Music Session April 2023
It was the usual enjoyable evening of music at Moggerhanger Village Hall on Wednesday 5 April ensuring a variety of music by our loyal cadre of singers...
A Few Spring Days
We have had some lovely spring weather on a couple of days recently. The muntjac above was at the Lodge and the one below at the Swiss Garden was a little...
Dyrham Park on a Damp Day
Following on from my post from Bristol yesterday here are some pictures from Dyrham Park near Bath from Wednesday. It was not exactly dry but also not...
The M Shed
Away again, this time with Deborah and Tim based in Somerset. The weather was not as good this week but not really a problem. On Tuesday we went on the...
A Quick Visit to Old Warden
I am a regular visitor to the Swiss Garden and Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden, helped by my membership of the Shuttleworth Vintage Aircraft Society...