Category: Cool Stuff
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Walking the Pacific Crest Trail: Adventure of a Lifetime
The Pacific Crest Trail spans 2650 miles (4265 kilometres) from the US/Mexican border in Campo, California, to Manning Park, just north of the US/Canadian border. It crosses three states (California, Oregon and Washington), six national parks and some of the most remote wilderness areas in the United States. When my son Charlie announced his plan to…
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Angel, Former St Nicholas Church, Bristol
During a recent visit to Bristol, I visited St Nicholas Market, close to Castle Park. The market is hosted in The Exchange, an 18th Century Grade I Listed building owned by Bristol City Council. Adjacent to the market, between St Nicholas St and Baldwin St is the former parish church of St Nicholas, originally built…
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A Lovely Gift from My Youngest Daughter
One day my book will be a classic!
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Paradigm Brewery, Sarratt, Hertfordshire
A brief video of my good friend Neil Hodges’ (he speaks first) microbrewery in Hertfordshire. As well as the interesting, concise account of the brewing process and how he and his business parter came to set up the business, take note of the immaculately clean premises. I wish I lived near enough to sample the…
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October 2014: An Owl Makes an Impression
An owl flew into our bedroom window. We know this from the greasy imprint it left behind. We don’t know when it happened and we assume it was uninjured, as no trace of flesh or feathers was found beneath. Presumably the cats would have left some trace, had they eaten it. Unless, of course, a…
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September 2014: Foraging for Mushrooms
In the first weekend of September, I was invited to forage for mushrooms, on the strict condition that I was not to reveal the location. This was readily accepted. I enjoy being out in the countryside and despite owning several books describing fungi, I have not had the confidence to gather them myself. So many varieties…
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Zen? Minimalism? Mondrian?
It is wonderful when by chance you come across an image such as this house entrance in a back street in Seminyak, Bali. I am not normally a fan of minimalism, or harsh modernist concrete architecture, but here the bright daylight presents several shades of flat grey and white surfaces, beautifully offset by the detail…
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Bali: Sign Language
As a lover of Bali who has now enjoyed four visits and is looking forward to the next, it would be only too easy to keep posting images of temples, rice fields and colourful umbrellas (though umbrellas are likely to comprise a future post).For a change, here are some images of signs photographed on my…