by Paul | Dec 4, 2020 | Aircraft, Days Out, Society, Travel
2020 is almost over (thank goodness) it was not quite like other years and certainly came as a surprise, rocking our complacency. Of course every year has its own special memories and moments, but this year we had the Corona virus Pandemic. Consequently we spent most...
by Paul | Aug 29, 2020 | Bird Watching, Birds, Countryside walking, Days Out, Long Walks, Nature Reserves, RSPB, Short walks, Travel
This item is an open page to which I shall add content as I think of it or encounter it. Bird watching in its own right is a pleasing experience, to also capture good images or video, or even do a sketch or field painting is a bonus. I know many bird watchers that no...
by Paul | Apr 24, 2020 | Mountain Walking, Place, Travel, Walking and climbing
Les Gets is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Les Gets is situated on the col between Taninges and Morzine, at the western edge of the Portes du Soleil ski area. Les Gets Resort Guide In the summer of...
by Paul | Sep 9, 2019 | Birds, Days Out, Long Walks, Nature Reserves, Place, RSPB, Travel, Walks
RSPB Frampton Marsh – Lincolnshire – 3rd September 2019 https://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/reserves-a-z/frampton-marsh/ I think I visited Frampton Marsh on a ‘quiet’ day. There were birds about but not in any large...
by Paul | Jul 25, 2019 | Architecture, Building, City, Days Out, London, Long Walks, Place, Travel
Arrival at London Euston Station. A nice HOT! day in London The urge to go to London took me there on 23rd July 2019, A very hot day, temperatures in the low 30’s. So armed with lots of water and sun cream I caught the 10.26 train to Euston. ...
by Paul | Jul 6, 2019 | Architecture, Building, Coastal Walking, Days Out, Dungeness, Long Walks, Photograph, Place, Travel, Walks
Visit to Dungeness 1st July 2019. “Dungeness, a strange land of extremes, one of the most valuable and yet vulnerable nature conservation sites in Great Britain” Firth, 1984 I was advised that I would enjoy Dungeness for its photographic opportunities...