Thruxton Supercars

Porsche, Aston Martin, Ferrari 458, and McLaren 570s - what an amazing day. 
With delays of 18 months due to mechanical breakdown, and covid shutdowns, it was definitely worth the wait!

Combining

Impromptu camping trip.Em remains ‘optimistic’ about the weather ap...

Stunning Welsh lakes

Dramatic skies at night

Glorious end to the day

Hafon Owen

Skirrid See Mores

Sunflower Sunset

Silbury Hill2400BC, half a million tonnes of chalk, at standing at ...

Wilton Windmill

A 5 story brick tower built in 1821 to replace the five water mills made redundant when the Kennet & Avon Canal took their water.
The fantail causes the supporting cap to turn to make the most of the available wind.
Restored in the 1970’s it is still operated by volunteers, and produced small batches of wholemeal flour.

Blenheim Palace Drive-In movie

One of the creative responses to the COVID restrictions was for Blenheim Palace to host a Drive-In movie.
So, for a treat it of a night out we loaded up the car with loads of blankets and pillows and a big packed evening treats and headed off to enjoy watching Back to the Future - and behind us someone even arrived in a DeLorean!

The Milky Way

Friday night comets and stars

Such a glorious evening for stargazing and the perfect start to the weekend.Comet Neowise attempts through 8" telescope and then 300mm zoom (I like the context given by the house silhouette).Then the Milky Way with wide angle + star tracker from the back garden while sitting out chatting with Em until the early hours.

Comet Neowise

Reflecting on 2019

Full Moon and close planets 

The full moon had two close companions tonight : Jupiter and Saturn.

still struggling to get results from the ASIair, I borrowed Jack’s laptop and ran the ZWO from that to get a great new image of Jupiter 

Race for Life

Well done Em ❤️Every year since 2002 she has run the #raceforlife in memory of family & friends who have been lost to cancer.Due to Covid restrictions her 19th run was a solo event, with just the 3 of us to see her off and to cheer her home.Jack found his 2019 medal which Zoe presented her with x

Waxing Gibbous Moon

Windy Ridgeway walk

A blustery walk up on the ridgeway was the perfect way to blast out some cobwebs during this prolonged period of lockdown.

Wet Sunflower...

‪Our Sunflower appears to have stuck one petal out, concluded it is far too wet, and will leave fully flowering for another day...‬

Dumbell Nebula

The Summer Day, by Mary Oliver

Who made the world?
Who made the swan, and the black bear?
Who made the grasshopper?
This grasshopper, I mean-the one who has flung herself out of the grass,the one who is eating sugar out of my hand,
who is moving her jaws back and forth instead of up and down
-who is gazing around with her enormous and complicated eyes.
Now she lifts her pale forearms and thoroughly washes her face.
Now she snaps her wings open, and floats away. 
I don’t know exactly what a prayer is.
I do know how to pay attention, how to fall down into the grass, how to kneel down in the grass,how to be idle and blessed, how to stroll through the fields, which is what I have been doing all day.
Tell me, what else should I have done? Doesn’t everything die at last, and too soon?
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?

Red Kites delight.

The perfect picnic spot.