All is peaceful, on this sunny summers day, by the Trent & Mersey Canal, here surround by lush Derbyshire countryside. Like the narrowboat...

A very Moody Day at the isolated old Whaling Village of Hesteyri, Iceland. Not a great deal remains, but the cemetery reminds us of the harsh climate...

A very Moody Day at the isolated old Whaling Village of Hesteyri, Iceland. Not a great deal remains, but the cemetery reminds us of the harsh climate...

Past the halfway point in August… and I am told that it looks as if we have record crops of autumnal berries, both cultivated and wild…. ...

Past the halfway point in August… and I am told that it looks as if we have record crops of autumnal berries, both cultivated and wild…. ...

A Wet Day in Luneburg, Germany. It was indeed a very wet day on our visit to Luneburg, but it didn’t dampen our admiration for the skill of the...

A Wet Day in Luneburg, Germany. It was indeed a very wet day on our visit to Luneburg, but it didn’t dampen our admiration for the skill of the...

Friday 15th August… the 80th Anniversary of VJ Day, the end of World War Two. As the Nation pauses to remember those lost in the conflict, lets...

To say the year has been strange is an understatement.  After torrential rains in the Spring, we now have had 3 heatwaves. Right now in middle...

To say the year has been strange is an understatement.  After torrential rains in the Spring, we now have had 3 heatwaves. Right now in middle...