We decided to spend the night at Peel Castle to celebrate our 15th wedding anniversary and booked the attic apartment, after what feels like weeks of rain the weather cleared for our trip and after a pleasant drive we arrived at the castle. The castle was purchased in 2004 by Karen & Francis who renovated it from little more than a pile of stone to a luxurious bed and breakfast (the renovation was featured on the Channel 4 show Grand Designs). We opted to stay in the attic apartment which…
Read MoreYear: 2012
Mist & Light
A few shots of early morning mist and light…
Read MoreMorning Mist
We were going out this morning (delivering cakes as you do) and had to pause to look at the hot air balloon above the mist filled valleys. Then I noticed Brougham Castle poking from the mist.
Read MoreIt’s been a while
It’s been a while since I’ve had chance to watch what I’d call a ‘good’ sunrise, I’ve either been at work and glimpsed it through trees or the sun has risen behind a bank of cloud. This morning was different 😉 and so I took the opportunity to pop into the garden with the camera.
Read MoreSo that’s how it should look
Many moons ago (okay, three decades maybe) I remember sitting at my desk trying to recreate Thror’s* Map, several hours later I’d created a crumpled piece of paper covered in ink which looked, if you squinted quite a bit something like a map. It was quickly filed in the relevant section of the waste paper basket. A few years later and I was at a different desk but my task was the same, to recreate the map so that it looked just as I imagined it to be when reading…
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