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Happy Christmas
Is there Much Wenlock?
mTicket to Ride
Dial-a-ferry
Following the stones
Tunnels, tribulations and lots of time.
A rather fowl walk
Today’s the day!
Happy Christmas to everyone
Here it comes again!
Return from Rotherhithe
A tall story
Strand-ed
Today I was at Liberty to do as I liked.
We have a Tate à Tate and Barry goes to heaven.
I went 220 miles to Devon for 30 minutes – Wednesday.
I went 220 miles to Devon for 30 minutes – Tuesday.
I went 220 miles to Devon for 30 minutes – Monday.
I went 220 miles to Devon for 30 minutes – Sunday.
A Rampart surprise
More of the same but more of the difference.
Time for a Change, some Oxo and a secret!
The Good, the Bad and the Ugley
Cold Turkey
It’s Friday – so it must be Paddington to St. Pancras
Today I met a Saxon earl.
Off the Wall and Mind the Gap
Ancients in an ancient town
They don’t come any shorter
Happy Christmas
A journey in reverse.
From plain glass to stained glass.
An elephant’s tentacles and some pickled moles.
Eastbourne PS (I forgot)
Cow Gap
A Musical Soiree
The view from Platform 1
Time and Tide
An adventure – should I?
Lynn – Day 4
Lynn – Day 3
Lynn – Day 2
Lynn – Day 1
Lynn – Prologue
Bright, Brighter, Brighton – Day Two
Bright, Brighter, Brighton – Day One
A high speed trip.
Our trip is at an end.
Better late than never.
Medieval, Monumental and Modern
I’m just a little flower
What’s the rush?
Trains, Cranes and Cobbles
Spring is sprung, the grass is ris
Snow and Software
Don’t mention the weather!
Plan A or Plan B?
We are Siamese if you don’t please.
The New Year starts with a bang!
Happy Christmas to you all
Cosy
It’s a jungle out there!
Everyone should have one!
We are siamese if you plea-ease
Second time lucky.
Under an Essex sky
And now for something slightly different.
And now for something completely the same.
Paws for thought
1,2,3,4,5 – Right, that’s enough!
This really was Nasty.
The Republic of Texas
Rock and Water – Day 6
Rock and Water – Day 5
Rock and Water – Day 4
Rock and Water – Day 3
Rock and Water – Day 2
Rock and Water – Day 1
Rock and Water
The best laid plans of mice and men . . . .
T-pot
Singing, singing, buttercups and daisies – Thursday
Singing, singing, buttercups and daisies – Wednesday
Singing, singing, buttercups and daisies – Tuesday
A narrow perspective
A very wet drought
The Prospect of Whitby, Captain Kidd and the Town of Ramsgate
The trip that nearly wasn’t.
A March march
Angle Shades
My New Torch
On top of the world
Stairs, reflections and sunlight.
A few statistics.
Happy Christmas
So, was it muddy?
We talk about it all the time.
Living with an old fossil
A Mere interlude – Day 4
A Mere diversion – Day 3
A Mere peregrination – Day 2
A Mere jaunt – Day 1
A later date.
Nothing!
A tale of two mugs
Yesterday we walked four feet
Tudor Turrets and Topiary
Cucumber Alley
A pile of words
Kew 2 – The route march!
Somewhere …..
75%
Two big buildings and a steep hill
Round the world in a day.
To Babylon and back.
Today we had visitors; about 25,000 of them!
England’s smallest and England’s oldest – Wednesday.
England’s smallest and England’s oldest – Tuesday.
England’s smallest and England’s oldest – Monday
He said “Let there be Blue”
Down among the tulips something stirred.
Gloom, Gloom, Gloom – It’s official.
Just to show that people don’t always avoid us.
A Non Event
2.92 miles
Happy Christmas
Winter Solstice 2010
Nature’s Colour Palette
Pas de Deux
The same but different!
Picture this!
You won’t see me photographing this in summer
Dove of Piece
I’m going to have to use the ‘F’ word!
For Sale: Pair of Olde English Legs – only one careful owner.
Hungry? Time for a Sandwich.
British Weather – What happened to Summer?
Here today, not gone tomorrow
Technology – Part Two
Technology – Part One
A monumental trip.
Anyone want a bit of a buzz?
Living on the edge.
This is getting toadally absurd.
An imposter, tea for two but it’s all Greek to me.
A round, another round and around.
The Birds and the Bees
Unlucky for some?
Ouch!
Compost and Concrete
Taking the bull by the horns.
Missed it again!
A power station that isn’t and a wobble that isn’t.
A Capital Trip – Tower Hill
A Capital Trip – Greenwich
A Capital Trip – Docklands
Toad of Toad Hall
Red, White and Blue
2010 – Preparations start.
First ya see it then ya don’t
Walking in circles
Gobbledygook!
Zoom and Bloom
We’re not the only ones.
Beaky’s back.
Have you noticed?
‘Beaky’ and friend.
It’s that day again.
Two days later!
Grey, cold and dismal
Was it or wasn’t it?
Up the tube without a camera.
Bird’s Nests
The Art of Wool Making
Oh dear – winter again.
Down South – Day 4 – Sunday 27th Sept.
Down South – Day 3 – Saturday 26th Sept.
Down South – Day 2 – Friday 25th Sept.
Down South – Day 1 – Thursday 24th Sept.
Latest trip.
You’ve heard of ‘Gold Finger’ – What about ‘Goldhanger’?
The Winton Train
Bank Holiday
Springs and Things.
Oxon-Hants-Wilts: Homeward Bound.
Oxon-Hants-Wilts: Two rings and a spire.
Oxon-Hants-Wilts: A holy house and a giant stairway.
Oxon-Hants-Wilts: A non-view, a smithy that isn’t and horses for courses.
An English Summer with a vengence
Road Names
Yes and No
Will we be lucky?
Blooming Marvellous!
A step too far.
It’s ‘B’ time again!
Snaking through Epping Forest
Six tired legs.
Chaos reigns
The Chilterns: A woodland interlude – Day 3
The Chilterns: Follies Galore – Day 2
The Chilterns: A beacon in an ancient landscape – Day 1
Two years ago.
March in, Spring up, Step out.
‘Birdie’ again
Stumped!
Happy Christmas
Amanda’s Foot – Part 3
A peek at a porch with panache.
A Door into History
Thereby hangs a tail!
Amanda’s Foot – Part 2
A Geriatric Computer
Amanda is for the chop!
A book cover village
Messing about
Cervine and Feline
It’s that funny rain again.
Ghost bird
A grey day
Oliver Cromwell in a hurry.
Dark, wet and underground – what could be nicer?
Wells – Days 5 & 6 (Thursday & Friday)
Wells – Day 4 (Wednesday)
Wells – Day 3 (Tuesday)
Wells – Days 1 & 2 (Sunday & Monday)
Singing in the rain!
Time and Space
Mud and Lavender
You can’t make a silk purse from a sow’s ear!
Can the world survive this?
Big Sky – Small Fry
Yellow Spikes and Purple Haze
Towering over Tollesbury.
Deer me!
Stone, stone and more stone.
We’re off again.
Hip, Hip, Hoo Rye
A Sussex Sojourn
Heaven and Earth
Trans-Atlantic Friends – Part 2
Mystery Bird
Cups, Locks and Ducks
Houses through the ages.
Wood, Water and Webbed feet.
Ups and Downs – Day 3.
Ups and Downs – Day 2.
Ups and Downs – Day 1.
Surfing the Web
We have seen the light!
Salami and Chips – Part 2
Yorkshire and the Great North Road
Salami and chips
Summer for a day
Mid-summer madness!
Walking on cobbles
Water, water and more water.
The naked truth and a can of worms.
Time and tide wait for no man
The Peak District – Day 4
The Peak District – Day 3
The Peak District – Day 2
Peak of perfection
Trans-Atlantic friends
A quick visit
Lavenham again
Lavenham here we come!
Feelin’ Blue
Angels, Windmills and Porridge
Today we celebrate!
Two churches and a wood.
Another day, another wood.
Dressed to impress
Cottage and Castle
Flowers and Houses
Time is of the essence
Spring has un-sprung!
Distant Horizons
Spring has sprung
World domination
New year plans
Gloom with a view
Let there be light
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Autumn Jewels
Autumn has arrived!
Winter – here we come!
Colours? What colours?
Another visit to Copford Green Church
A visit from the Admiral
Extra mural activities.
A promenade in the park.
A Sunny September Interlude
Going up in the world.
Gallivanting is hard work!
Talking point.
Size does matter
Back again
Lessons learned
Norwich – Thursday 15th June 2006
Back home again
Norwich – Wednesday
Norwich – Tuesday
We got there in the end!
Something I didn’t know!
Can it get any worse?
A rather prickly subject
“Edged-halved and bridled scarf” – pardon?
The V.I.P. treatment!
No rest for the wicked!
A short visit to Maldon
Head in the clouds
Barking mad!
It’s nice to know!
Orchids galore!
Our next trip
It had to happen!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
18 December 2006 at 4:59 pm
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