Bramble and Burdock

It's been a long time with no updates on this blog but I've come out of hiding briefly to write a catch-up post and make a little announcement.

But who is Round and to what does he object...?

 Not many new posts for a while, but I am still here. In fact, I've just returned from a short break in the Netherlands. During my stay I visited Utrecht, Leiden and Amsterdam. I ate lots of pancakes, climbed a very tall tower and of course floated along some canals. I also found this bridge, which had been decorated with muticoloured knitting and crochet!

I like taking photos of incidental details which I come across when I'm on my travels. I think that they are the genuinely interesting photos - the little things in eveyday life which you don't normally notice when you're busy.

Not much to blog about at the moment, so here's another random selection from my photos. I like the water droplets in this picture - they give a nice feeling of freshness, and it's quite a pleasing shade of green.

Well, I finally got some of my photos printed up as postcards by the lovely people at Moo . They've turned out rather well, so I've put them up in my Etsy shop as a pack of five, all featuring different European monuments. Some of them aren't really "monuments" as such but I couldn't think of any other word to encompass them, so monuments they will be deemed! They are mostly from Spain and the UK, with a German one thrown in too. My fave is the one of Castle Park gate in Colchester, which is one of the first photos I took with my camera a few years ago!

Here's a new random photo of the day (click for bigger). It was taken in Santiago in northern Spain. Amazingly I managed to capture a fairly still picture of this small bird which was hopping around!

Some great typefaces from my recent trip to Berlin.

... and surroundings. A beautiful part of the country. In a strange case of synchronicity, I've just started reading The Remains of the Day , which also references Salisbury.

Today was spent listening to music... ... and reflecting...

October seems to be the best month for colour photography. I spent the weekend capturing the changing foliage!

Well, autumn is well and truly here in my part of the world. Soon it'll be time to start thinking about Christmas!

The fruits of a browse around town. Rescuing discarded pet photos from second-hand shops is a favourite pastime of mine. And who can resist a novel about talking woodland creatures...?!

First post, so not much here at the moment, but hopefully there will be soon. It’s always difficult to come back after a great holiday... Anyway, can’t stare at holiday snaps all day - there’s work to be done!