Photos

In late August while on a visit to the mainland, I got an early birthday present - a Kodak digital camera. I’ve always enjoyed photography and I like to think that it is in my blood to an extent as my father was a keen amature photographer. Since I’ve been living on the Rock it was too expensive a hobby and aside from some photos taken back when I was at the fishing, I never really bothered. The shutterbug itch never really left me though and I’ve been absolutely delighted with my new camera.

Here’s some photos I’ve taken recently. Now that I’ve figured out how to post photos here, I’m hoping to do a bit of photoblogging - that is take a few subjects and keep you updated on them through the magic of Kodak.

This photo was taken from Peel Hill, looking across the harbour towards the bottom end of town. You can see my flat; it is the cream building with green-framed windows. That big arched window is in my bedroom.
Peel

This is Phylis Phlea, the matriarch of the furry side of my family. She’s about ten years old now and a mother to many kittens. One of her sons still lives with us; his name is Vester - that’s short for Sylvester, or Silly Vester as he is often called. I’ll get a photo up of him sometime too, when he finally consents to having a good one taken.
Phylis Phlea

This is Tansy the Wonder Dog; aka Tansy Pansy Puddin’ Pie, or Puddin’ for short. She wears a collar with a red bandana attached that we bought for her on a market stall in Amsterdam about two years ago. She loves her collar and gets really upset when I take it off to wash the pair of them. She also has a thing for coats. If it’s raining out and I put her coat on her, I have a hard job catching her to take it back off when we get home. I never met a dog who liked getting dressed up before.
Tansy

My partner and I went to Bedford, England in late August this year and we stayed at a place called Priory Lake. There are many nature trails in this area and there are special fishing platforms almost the whole way around the lake. This photo was taken from one of the platforms in the late afternoon sunshine.
Priory Lake

There are also trails along an old disused railway line at Priory Lake. I went for a walk along it and was very surprised to come across this pyramid in the woods.
Pyramid in the Woods

This photo was taken in York, England. These are the medieval ruins of St. Mary’s Abbey which was once the most important Benedictine monastery in the north of England. The abbey was closed in 1539 so Henry VIII could rob the place without tripping over pesky monks.
St. Mary’s Abbey

This is an old cemetary that lies hidden behind the walls of St. Mary’s Abbey. The cemetary doesn’t belong to the abbey, but to a little church that I didn’t catch the name of. It was a very peaceful spot.
Cemetary

You can see the back of the wall that appears in the St. Mary’s photo on this photo of the little cemetary. This is my favourite of the two cemetary photos; I just love the the way the lighting sets the mood.
Back-lit Cemetary

I hope you enjoyed the photos, because there’s plenty more where they came from and plenty more yet to be taken. Watch this space...