Here is my monthly review of the photos I have taken continues with a selection from July 2018. This month all the photos have been made exclusively on my Galaxy S7 smartphone and processed using Lightroom CC on the same device. If you want to take better photos with your smartphone then check out my post 10 […]
The last time I remember visiting the national coal mining museum for England I was about twelve years old and it was on a school trip. I remember this trip in particular because there had been a miscalculation and there weren’t enough seats on the bus for everyone. I drew the short straw and had […]
Pit Pony – My Sunday Photo for 29th July 2018 My Sunday photo this week is one of a pit pony I made at the National Coal Mining Museum for England during a visit we made this past week. This is Finn, a pit pony. Judging by the size of Finn I would imagine a […]
I saw this quote and thought – “damn, so true”. Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results I struggle with sleep sometimes because my brain simply will not stop thinking about things. Usually, those things are worries, big or small, in life. I force myself to think about good […]
Pasta – this Italian mainstay has become a staple of the British diet. In our house we love it. Form my delicious lasagna to a cheap and cheerful pasta ‘n’ sauce in a packet, we can’t get enough of the stuff. As well pasta being delicious it’s also a cheap way of producing a hearty and filling meal […]
The countryside code is one of those things I remember from my school days that I still, to this day, remember and use. These things aren’t usually anything to do with core education like maths and English though. Living and working on the edge of the North York Moors National Park, being a dog owner […]
I went for a run on Sunday. It was in the afternoon and the heat was stifling so I didn’t take the dog with me. Instead, I took my eldest daughter, Lydia. I didn’t start running until I was 31 and I fell in love with it. Since then I’ve often looked back on my […]
Are we facing a water shortage? Let’s face it, 6 weeks of constant warm and dry weather in the UK in the summer is pretty much unheard of. Yet, we are currently experiencing a fantastic spell of sustained warm weather and I couldn’t be happier. But should I be? Farming I know a few farmers […]
When I was 12 I got a job delivering newspapers around my local estate after school. I loved having that paper round as I earned a few quid each week that I tended to put away and save for something. I soon switched to a longer, morning round that paid more. One thing led to […]
Any parent knows that every second is a battle to keep your kids out of harm’s way. They love to explore the world by climbing around on stuff or poking their fingers into things so it’s up to you to make sure that the house is a safe environment for them at all times. Some […]
