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...

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…. ...

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

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

Today is August 12th… one time referred to as The Glorious 12th.  The gloss has now, thankfully, worn off that title, a tile that was used to...

Today is August 12th… one time referred to as The Glorious 12th.  The gloss has now, thankfully, worn off that title, a tile that was used to...

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...

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...