On Saturday I held my second photo-ramble of the year at the rural village of Styal in Cheshire. Cool, showery weather didn’t deter our hardy photo-ramblers and the mix of chocolate-box Styal cottages, spring flowers and the imposing Quarry Bank Mill provided a wealth of photo-opportunities. I set the photo-ramblers the task of capturing…
Great news this morning! The results of the 5th International Garden Photographer of the Year competition have been announced – two of my images have been commended and will be published in the Yearbook. This is a worldwide competition attracting thousands of entries every year so I’m pleased to have been shortlisted at my first attempt….
On Sunday Janet and I visited the gardens at Rode Hall (not far from Little Moreton Hall near Congleton in Cheshire) to check out their renowned snowdrops. The rain just about held off but the day became increasingly foggy – the sort of conditions that seem to chill to the bone. No surprise then that we also tried…
