It is no secret that my heart belongs to the Cotwolds, however a rival has come on the scene.  A couple of weekends ago we spent a gloriously sunny Saturday taking in the splendour of Oundle in Northamptonshire. With it’s golden stone you’d be forgiven for thinking you might well be in the Cotswolds. I […]

Having had so much fun on the inaugural Visit Birmingham Instameet photographing reflections around Paradise Circus, I was excited for the second instameet. This took place around the creative quarter in Digbeth, Birmingham’s urban heritage area, and focused on the street art developed for the City of Colours. The Instameet was led by street arts specialists, […]

Having made the decision to make time to improve my photography, this year, one of my latest trips was to Stratford Butterfly Farm in Stratford upon Avon.  I was keen to practice my macro photography and knew this would be the perfect place.  I spent a couple of hours getting up close and personal to […]

As you know I love the Cotswolds and over the Easter weekend we took a trip to Painswick.  It is stunningly beautiful just like all Cotswold villages/ towns are. The plan was to meet fellow blogger Meg, from Millie and Meg, have lunch and then explore the town. Meg and I had been  chatting, on […]

I recently made a return visit to the Emerald Isle visiting the capital Dublin.  After two trips to the Irish countryside I was really looking forward to seeing what Dublin had to offer.  With only three days and nights in the city I wanted to make sure I did as much as I could to get […]

Last week I had the pleasure of photographing the Charlecote Park – Deer at Dawn.  Being up and about before the dawn sunrise was a first for a long time, but it reminded me how much beauty I miss out on.  Waiting for night to become day was invigorating and brought with it an eagerness […]

Since making the decision to improve my photography I have only been out a handful of times with my camera to purposely take photos.  I usually grab my camera to take photos whilst I am reviewing or out for the day.  However in the last three weeks, I have taken two trips where the sole purpose […]

It was my birthday a few weeks ago and as part of my celebrations Mum and I took a trip to London. We both hadn’t visited in quite a while and decided it would help us get in the festive spirit. We took the lunchtime train to Marylebone and grabbed a cab straight to Marylebone […]