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Broadings Farm Campsite – Whitby
A trip to a favourite location of ours had us visit a new campsite (to us) on the North Yorkshire Coast. While we were there we spent a bit of time to visiting the resort of Scarborough, Staithes and Port er Port.. what was the … Continue readingBroadings Farm Campsite – Whitby
National Orchid Garden – Singapore Botanical Gardens
As we like orchids so much we thought it a good excuse to showcase some more photos we took in 2014 whilst in the National Orchid Garden of the Singapore Botanical Gardens. Previous photos from 2014 that set us off on the appreciation of all … Continue readingNational Orchid Garden – Singapore Botanical Gardens
Another Rescue Orchid – Un-Named!
It was a BIG mistake to return to Wilkinsons so soon after picking up our first ‘rescue’ orchid! …but we found ourselves back in the shop with the tempting proposition of yet another orchid in distress, this time at the further cut-down price of 50p! We … Continue readingAnother Rescue Orchid – Un-Named!
Big Ben – The Rescue Orchid!
I wasn’t going to buy another Orchid just yet…! …and believe me I had been tempted with all the amazing ones out at the moment showing off their blooms!! However, we were in Wilkinsons the other day and amongst their ‘reduced to clear’ items were … Continue readingBig Ben – The Rescue Orchid!
Wallasey Beach Mini Golf – A Poor Score Day
A sunny day so we thought we’d do a spot of Links pitch n putt. The Wallasey Beach Mini Golf course is a truly great course to play a fine mixture of long and short fairways and the greens were in tip top condition, especially … Continue readingWallasey Beach Mini Golf – A Poor Score Day
Theme Day – St Helens Tiles
Today’s theme day was tiles, a lot more difficult than the previous ‘Red’ theme as we had to look good and hard around St Helens for material. Still managed to find a few items of interest and even found some tiles in the Turks Head, … Continue readingTheme Day – St Helens Tiles
Theme Day – Southport Red Day
We had a ‘theme’ day the other day, whilst on a day out to Southport. A theme day is where we pick out a theme and then spend the time looking for photo opportunities, within that theme. Previous themes have included Rain and you can … Continue readingTheme Day – Southport Red Day
Orchid Growth – July 2017
Things continue to happen in Orchid world! I said in my June post that I was considering whether I needed to repot the orchids as a number of aerial roots had appeared. I wrote to Hannah who has an amazing orchid blog and asked for her … Continue readingOrchid Growth – July 2017
Aperture – What’s that all about?
A quick idea on how aperture affects your photographs – Instead of reading all about the science of what the aperture on a camera lens does and the reasons for choosing certain ones when composing your photograph, I have simply shown, in a video, visually … Continue readingAperture – What’s that all about?
Pembrokeshire – Camping Heaven
Pembrokeshire is a fantastic part of the world for campers. Amazing views, pretty villages and the sea on your doorstep make it hard to beat. Its also a great location to see lots of wildlife. Here are a few pictures of our recent visit to … Continue readingPembrokeshire – Camping Heaven