BRIAN REID PHOTOGRAPHER
A Cold Start at Maddingley
Yesterday it was off to Cambridge with my pal Paul Langshaw for a wander around and he suggested a quick look in at the US Military cemetery at Maddingley before taking the Park and Ride to the city centre. A great suggestion as the cemetery provided classic winter vistas. It was cold! Here are a few snaps. Cambridge will follow in another post.
Yes it is definitely winter
The winter has set in with bright, very cold weather for the past few days which drive the frost and freeze some of the standing water around. Yesterday I had a loop around a couple of local National Trust properties, Anglesey Abbey and Wicken Fen. Both were very quiet and the weather had closed the boardwalk at Wicken meaning a wander along the Lode which was largely frozen meaning the mute swans...
Sunshine and shadows
I always take a camera when I am out sometimes only my iPhone, just in case there is something to photograph. I was down at Old Warden yesterday to check on my SVAS membership and with the sun shining I took a quick dash into the Swiss Garden to see if there were some nice views and there were. When I came out to get in the car I looked up the row of hangers and there was an immediate attraction,...
Is this Winter
Winter came and maybe went a couple of nights ago. I followed the weather forecast and was aware that what snow we would get would not last, so I challenged my GoPro to capture the snowfall overnight. Follow this link to see what the GoPro captured. Not BBC standard but OK. The weather has been flipping back and forward from wild wind and rain, from a previous post, via crisp frost to a little snow...
The Final Chapter of Christmas - Heidi's 6th Birthday
It has been a great December with lots of celebration and fun with family. The last gasp was a 6th birthday party for Heidi, held a day early as she and her Mum and Dad would be getting organised for their departure to warmer climes on the day after that. There was decoration, birthday cake, games and a light snack. Molly and Tom Harry joined in the fun with their mum and dad Megan and Graham. Brad...
Out and About to walk off Christmas day excess
An antidote to indoor excess may be some fresh air and exercise but even if it is not, a walk is always a good thing. The first set of pictures were taken along the Braid Hills looking north over Blackford Hill to central Edinburgh and over the Firth of Forth to the Kingdom of Fife. It was a pretty clear day. We grew up in the centre of the city. In the photo below our flat was between the dome shape...
Christmas Day
Christmas Day came and Santa managed to find Heidi despite being 10,000 miles from home. She was also Santa’s helper assisting the family with their abundant presents. In the headline picture she is helping my sister Anne. Here are a few photos from early morning present opening via breakfast, a little rest and then lunch with more family.
Run Up to Christmas Day
In part 2 of the Christmas odyssey we have the run up to Christmas with a nice visit to Peebles to feed the ducks and some fun on the swings and slides. The ducks were elsewhere engaged so the black-headed gulls got a treat. There was a visit to see Santa where the adults outnumbered the children more than 2 to 1. Some early present opening was even more fun with Rosie enjoying her microphone and...
Family Christmas Part 1
It has been hectic in a good way over Christmas with plenty of happy snaps. It is always a great family time but an additional treat was a visit from Ewan, Kate and Heidi from Melbourne. Sadly Heidi was hoping to see snow but it was a little too warm. No real problem though. This is my first instalment with a visit to the excellent museum in Edinburgh with lots of fun for Heidi and Jack and we adults...
Just catching up with the onset of Winter
Time to clear the decks for the upcoming festive season with some recent snaps at Old Warden, at the Lodge and around town. The last of the leaves are just hanging on after a burst of cold and windy weather. The Shuttleworth Collection engineering team are now working through their winter tasks in the hangers to get the wonderful collection in good shape for 2025, including a major re-skinning of...