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 cities it is always a good plan to look up regularly and Cambridge is no different. In this set you get a look at both ends of the incredible King’s College chapel.
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 Park, near Dalbeattie. Fortunately there is a lovely cafe at the Deer Park and we sat scoffing our lunch while the rain finally eased off. Anne and Douglas’s new binoculars were a hit in one of the hides at Mersehead but the proximity of the 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 A66 at Bowes meaning a loop through a winter wonderland on the high Pennines. After successfully negotiating the slippery road it was a treat in hindsight. The view from the “van” at Southerness is worth the drive both in the afternoon and at sunrise....
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 day in St Ives was one such occasion. Here are a few snaps from yesterday. I will finish with a colour pop monochrome of a surprise visitor, a black swan. Most likely it has escaped from a local collection as it is a long way from its natural home....
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 the house the rain was pouring down. A quick change of plan and I headed to the Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden where I could get some pleasurable exercise indoors. As it happens I was already planning a visit there on the Sunday to catch up with...
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, with about ideal numbers of musicians and audience. I have edited the video in two parts, as on the night, and they can be found here. I have added a couple of photos below to set the scene and a more comprehensive set can be found here. It is good...
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 the tread on the soles is looking well worn, are properly waterproof. Stormy clouds were scudding by allowing glimpses of sunshine to peep through occasionally. It is a lovely isolated spot not far from some medium sized towns. The water does not seem...
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. It was an opportunity for a visit to the town market in the redeveloped market square. It is not on the scale it once was but the updated square certainly make it feel more like a nice market. The riverside park has some classic weeping willows...
"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 bigger allowing a slightly longer walk. Winter creates an opportunity to see the boathouse through the naked trees but also helped by the removal of a tree in the past week or so. Of course we have wildlife like coots in the garden, swans in the...
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 was the chance to see Watchhouse, formerly Mandolin Orange, on Saturday at the Pavilion and we followed up with a gig at the Drygate Brewery on Sunday with a couple of jazz combos. The timing allowed for a lovely stroll around a little bit of Glasgow...