BRIAN REID PHOTOGRAPHER
London for a very special occasion
I was in London on Tuesday to take some photos at Molly and Sabine’s wedding which was a very happy break from my normal routine. I will not post a large selection from the wedding as that belongs to the girls and their families. Here are a few snaps along the way at St Pancras and in Shadwell and I’ll finish with the full group at this small but lovely event. The wedding was at St Georges Town Hall,...
Moggerhanger 6 May 2026
Welcome to the monthly music session in Moggerhanger Village Hall. There were an optimum number of performers on Wednesday which meant we could comfortably accomodate everyone and those that did come along, you can see above, put on a great show.. We had plenty of time to enjoy the postponed end of evening thrash which went down well. I have edited the video in two parts, as on the night, and they...
Love from the Goslings at the Lodge
Mr Langshaw and I went for a walk at the Lodge to enjoy the bluebells but, wait a minute, they do not last long so were on the way out! There was still plenty to enjoy like the delightful pair of goslings relaxing with their parents in the garden. The azaleas and rhododendrons were doing their best to create spring colour. The geese were giving the mallards a hard time. It appears they do not like...
Back to Blighty and Training week at Old Warden
I am easing back into my home routine having arrived home at the end of pilot training week at the Shuttleworth Collection. Here are a few snaps from the morning, focused on the WW1 rotary engined planes but with a few others for company.
Off to Iberia Day 23 - Thanks Brittany Ferries, again
I am happily home after a fine trip to places I had not previously visited as well as some old favourites. The ferry crossing was a little bumpy but nothing that Stugeron cannot cope with. More sunshine but today a lot of wind too. What a contrast through. Around cities the size of Oxford in Spain there were four lanes each way orbital roads and flowing traffic even around what should be busy times....
Off to Iberia Day 22 - Back to Normandy
I am back at the Normandy coast settling in before the early start to board the ferry home tomorrow. It has been a gentle day through the rolling Normandy countryside after leaving La Sarthe, which is named for it’s river which I seemed to cross every 10 km! I decided to lunch in what I remembered was a brilliant place at Courseilles-sur-Mer but was surprised how up-market it had become from my memory...
Off to Iberia Day 21 - Crossing the Loire
My original plan for today was to drive from Chateauroux to Ouistreham ready for the morning ferry tomorrow. It turns out there isn’t one but there is one on Thursday. Quick rerouting and a visit to the Loire on the way to and overnight here in Le Mans. Another very easy driving day. As usual I just stopped at a few locations along the way and got the camera out. I had a lovely few days a while ago...
Off to Iberia Day 20 - North to Chateauroux
Another driving north day heading to Chateauroux. To some extent it was familiar territory having explored the Lot, Dordogne and Vezere in previous trips. The one exception was to visit Souillac which is on the Dordogne but which I have either passed by on the peage or skirted West to visit family. Anyway the departmental road took me there this time, an ideal place for a break. In fact the first...
Off to Iberia Day 19 - Cross Country to Cahors
This is one of those days when the drive is the focus. Today I had the pleasure of a quiet cross country drive from Ciboure/Saint Jean de Luz to Cahors. The route was mainly on departmental roads. It started with a Sunday morning run through the highly populated corner of France through the outskirts of Biarritz to a charging station in Bayonne by the river Adour. Next was a run through the forests...
Off to Iberia Day 18 - Returning to the Basque Coast of France
Back to France where people understand me and I can understand them. That has been a challenge everywhere except the hotels in Spain. I cannot complain as it is I that should have a better grasp of Spanish having travelled in South America but it was too long ago for the vocabulary to lock in. It has been a day of contrasts. A couple of interesting stops, first at the Caves of Arguedas and then at...