BRIAN REID PHOTOGRAPHER
A Wander along the Backs
It has been a while since I took a walk along the Backs in Cambridge and the spring flowers are always an attraction from now on. With many historic...
A Jaunt to Bonnie Scotland Part 2
A little honesty here. It is not always sunny in Scotland. Who knew? That does not stop the fearless nature watchers at RSPB Mersehead and Bainloch Deer...
A Jaunt to Bonnie Scotland Part 1
It was lovely to spend family time in Scotland on the Solway after a wintery drive north. The route was slightly adjusted due to a road closure on the...
A Monochrome Day
I am not routinely a monochrome photographer but sometimes the location and the light calls to me to go black and white. A visit to a routinely flooded...
Old Warden in and out of doors
I headed off to the Lodge on Saturday without doing more than looking outside to see the weather. Not a good strategy as within a couple of miles of...
Moggerhanger 4 February 2026
Welcome to the first music session of the year after a weather intervention scuppered the January event. The evening went very well, managed by Stuart,...
A World of Wet
After a pretty wet January the ground tells its own story. A visit to Lyvedon on Saturday was a squelchy affair. Fortunately my hiking boots, although...
A week goes by
The weeks come and go with a usual pattern but it was nice to break the pattern with a pleasant lunch with a friend, Bob, from my aerospace days yesterday....
"We're not in Glasgow anymore, Toto!"
Back to my usual haunts and the snowdrops are blooming at Old Warden in the Swiss Garden. The only way the garden could be improved is if it was a little...
Celtic Connections, Glasgow
I had a very enjoyable, if short, weekend in Glasgow with my brother Jim to enjoy a couple of concerts, part of the Celtic Connections. My main attraction...
Snowdrops Already
It was a pleasant winter day yesterday, ideal for a walk at Anglesey Abbey where the snowdrops were further on than I expected, adding even more interest...
Oh Rats!
Birds are messy eaters and there are scraps to be found below a feeding station. A treat for the rodent above and below. This is a bit of a mixture with...
Before the Storm
It seems that we may be heading for a change in the weather as the first Atlantic storm of the year approaches. The notable thing here has been the disappearance...
Last Year Ending
Time for a quick glimpse back into 2025 with a visit to Old Warden on New Year’s Eve with Mr Langshaw. It was a mainly indoors visit but looking back...
Wow Actual Snow!
Crikey. Now there’s a thing. Actual snow. It has been a while and it has lingered most of the day. Ideal for a walk along the river to Eaton Socon. Here...
Christmas In Scotland 3 - A Capital Idea
On a drizzly day what do you do? My sister Anne and I, with a little chauffeuring from Douglas, headed to the centre of Edinburgh to enjoy the portrait...
Christmas In Scotland 2 - Family Fun
After a grey day in Queensferry in yesterday’s post there is more grey weather in Peebles, some indoor fun and a little sunshine in Penicuik. A highlight...
Christmas In Scotland 1 - South Queensferry
It is always a happy time returning to Scotland and Christmas gives added pleasure. I am old enough to remember when there was only a Forth Bridge, the...