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 was. In fact it was not as muddy as I expected. Yes it was another frosty morning in Cambridgeshire and the fronds of frost were a bit longer. Some dogs are well dressed for the conditions. The two dogs below and later in the post came in different...
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. The low winter sun creates some atmospheric effect as well as powerful backlit images. Even with the warmth of the autumn colours it still looks cold doesn’t it. The final photo is thanks to Nick the gardener who puts a little food down by his hut and...
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 the Runway Cafe we were treated to the team shuffling some of the WW1 aircraft around providing us with a treat to see them out in the late autumn sunshine, like the Bristol Scout above and immediately below. You will also see the Sopwith Dove, Avro...
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. After a little colourful fresh air in what is an, essentially, sad place I went down to Cambridge to see the Christmas decorations and the shoppers rushing around the Grand Arcade. It appears that continental drift must have accelerated if...
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 job of stripping leaves from the trees leaving a colourful carpet on the ground, as you can see above. Never mind. I always enjoy a stroll along the river which was as high as I have seen since floods a few years ago. It seemed that it was seniors...
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 are autumn favourites. A little sunshine helps. Here are a few photos from the Lodge and Swiss Garden including a delightful 7-spot ladybird. I’ll finish with photos from inside the Shuttleworth collection. The instrument panel from the Active Arrow...
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, you might wonder why the Royal Mint is based in this part of Wales and during the visit it became clear. The decision to move it from London to Wales was made by Jim Callaghan who was a local MP at the time. We had a very enjoyable guided tour of the...
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 is interesting skies. There is a little autumn colour around and Hen Brook is not far from the top. A little more rain and the path will be flooded. There was a reminder that remembrance Sunday is not far away. I’ll finish with a snap of a major construction...
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 found something to their taste. In what other setting will you find songs over an evening made popular by the likes of Linkin Park, Adele, The Mammas and the Pappas, The Monkeys, Albert Hammond, Bob Dylan……….
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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 which was actually lived in until 2013. The grounds sprawl across a pleasant valley in Herefordshire with distant glimpses to Evesham on the hills on the horizon. After a look in the house and a quick lunch we spent a pleasant time walking around the...