the last of the ice age 2009

Its hard to believe yesterday my car was floating on ice and today its almost gone!

Winter Fox

I caught this beautiful winter fox the other day, actually as you can see I didn't quite catch him/her nonetheless I think its still a striking image.

feet - TP 81

This weeks theme is feet, a fascinating subject! Theres something very special about feet.

How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, proclaiming shalom, bringing good news of good things....

That particular piece of text always strikes me as something to look forward too, someones feet are going to bring good news.

May you all hear Good News this season, take care.

winter wonderland

I was out shooting landscapes today and again I am stunned by the beauty of our Wealden countryside. This shot is overlooking Goudhurst from Curtisden Green and its beauty is amplified by the snow.

Don't forget all my images are available in various formats from Cards to Huge Canvas.

moving water

WDYL - portraits

I may have posted this before but its entered into WDYL for portraits. Please go vote.
Not sure if you need to sign up to vote tho.

frosted links - TP - abstract

OK so the theme over at Written Inc is "abstract" and I have struggled to come up with an effort. Wiki tells me that "Total abstraction bears no trace of any reference to anything recognizable" and as the links on our trampoline are unrecognisable as steel springs anymore and are now almost like snowflakes maybe you will forgive me for scraping the barrel.

teasel

I was walking through the Rye harbour nature reserve a few weeks ago and came across this teasel with berries impaled on it. I don't profess to be a bird expert but the only birds I know that impale their food on spikes are Shrikes but I thought they were carnivores! Anyone have any experience of this?

snow pony

We were wandering through the lanes today and I spotted the tiniest pony I have ever seen, I have no idea what he is, just that he was very very cute.

she's covered

that's got to be uncomfortable hasn't it? I felt so sorry for those sheep today especially as the sun comes out and starts melting it, and heavy too!

a cold december day

we all awoke this morning to a blanket of fluffy white snow across the weald. It was just a beautiful sight to see everything in a different light. The street was full of happy children with a day off school and clearly looking forward to sheer fun. It was spoiled a little by a passing motorist who blatantly told them to stop having fun in their street? (humbug)

I went for a walk with Sha just to take in the scenery and then we went out in the Landy to see what trouble we could get into, the roads were treacherous.

I'm hoping for more snow tonight so I can enjoy the weekend too.

Winter Frost

Whitstable Oysters

Ive been watching Whitstable bay for a while, looking out for whats going on there and recently found out how famous Whitstable Oysters are, I wasn't too sure if these guys were fishing for Oysters but there was plenty of them scattered about if I had known how sought after they were I would have brought them home with me.

Apparently to fish for Oysters there needs to be an "er" at the end of the month.

What is it about Beach Huts?

I am not sure what it is about Beach Huts but they keep appearing in my exports & renders, maybe its the fact that I keep visiting seaside towns or more likely the quaint mystery of why one would have a beach hut.

All I know is I want one.

Groynes and their strength - Whitstable

Ive been fascinated with the groynes we find on our beaches here in the UK for a while now and have been avidly snapping endless photos of the sea relentlessly bashing them with very little effect. I do have some photos of aged groynes which will feature in my next exhibition in February 2010.

Whitstable Whelk

I had a visit to Whitstable this week with some rare time off, I was watching the fisherman prepare the Whelks and wondered why they were steaming, the guy didn't look very approachable so after a little investigating they are boiled for easy removal of their shell, nice!

They did look amazing steaming in the morning frost tho.

elsewhere - TP

The Church in my opinion does not always get it right when it comes to grieving, even though its the place that we all end up one day whether we like it or not.

However when it does get it right it can be an extremely powerful thing, Rochester Cathedral during the towns Dickensian Festival got it right when it had a large 15 foot Christmas tree for people to hang memory stars from it. Simply a beautiful act of worship...

The tree was inundated with stars as you can see. Christmas is the time I miss my Dad so much it hurts, he loved the Joy and he loved the part but he is elsewhere..

How is this Fun? I guess its just different.

Anyone who knows me well will know that fairground rides are just not my forte, I would go as far to say that they are.... no I cant say that.

I just do not like them and have never understood the necessity of strapping yourself into a machine and trusting someone to throw you around the place risking your life and vomiting and even paying for it.

I guess its just a different way of looking at things. Its different over at Written inc this week which ends tomorrow, go take a peek.

black & white - dusk - WDYL

I took this image a while ago whilst work was going on in the church and I think I may have posted it before for something else. It was an eerie sight seeing the whole church shrink wrapped for prosperity. The theme over at WDYL is black & white

different - TP

This weeks theme over at Written Inc is "different" this picture reminds me of the completely different way of living I witnessed in Spain to where I live. This block of apartments probably house over 50 Families which is similar to the road I live in and yet the space is a quarter of what we have here in the UK.

I have no idea what it feels like to be living so close to someone other than having someone next door who I never really hear, I feel very fortunate to have the space that I have and I am glad I live differently.