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The more regular readers will know that I have been on two other photography workshops in the Lake District and that I had booked onto a third. All of these have been with Chris Sale the wonderful landscape photography professional based in the Lake District.  In the pre workshop (and 121) planning I had agreed […]

It may come as a surprise to a few but I do have an “O” level (GCSE) in History. Some of you might say that it’s ancient history when I got that but I’ve always loved history. I was looking out on when the National Trust and English Heritage would open up again after Covid,

It will come as no surprise to quite a few of you that I decided to cancel my overseas holidays for 2020, and spend more time exploring parts of the UK that I’ve not really been to before. I know that quite a lot of people are choosing to go abroad but that’s their decision. 

One of the things that was annoying (yes just one of the million things) during full lockdown was the weather. It was fabulous, hot, dry and great weather for all manner of adventures. We were stuck inside. Since lockdown easing, I’ve tried really hard to get out and about as often as I can, and

What a weekend it was! There are some time’s in life when things just all come together to make for the most perfect times. We try to plan for these things, but we are mainly left in the lap of the gods to deliver them all at the same time. Well this last weekend I

This last week i‘ve been lucky enough to get out and about again, and like most weeks of late some of this was in the Peak District. However, I have ventured further afield this last week, and that was to help celebrate my friends 60th birthday, and that was in Prestatyn in North Wales.   It’s difficult

I really need to find out exactly how many “edges” there are in The Peak District, so I can keep a tally against that list. What I do have is a list of places I’ve researched and I’m working my way through that methodically. Well in truth, it’s about what takes my fancy on a

If you know The Peak District you will know that there are quite a few edges. I’m not really sure how many there are exactly but I’ve been to a fair few and this last weekend I think I found my favourite. It’s hard to say that really because I’ve been once to each of

I think you will all agree with me when I say the weather has been a bit of a buggers muddle this week. It’s been a mixture of mainly rain interspersed with some dry spells and even some sun, but mainly it’s been a bloody pain. I shouldn’t moan though as at least I do

The thing I really did miss when in lockdown was the sea. I live about a 40 minute drive from the sea, but when you can’t just nip there, it becomes a problem.  I’ve always been lucky enough to go to the seaside regularly, my parents always took us on holiday to the seaside. I’ve