The whole point of no return

Countryside! How lovely! Spent a weekend with friends in the West Country, such a treat...long walks in the cold, proper country pubs, fabulous home cooking, what's not to like?

Not entirely sure why the sheep was staring at me like this. I assume the animal was thinking that I was either a) yet another idiot with a camera or b) a soul mate in human disguise. Hmm. 

It's that time of year again...

So Oxford Street has again started the Christmas thing, lots of lightbulbs to generate that special feeling...a bit early for my personal taste, but hey, what do I know?

Anyway, I didn't want to take the usual image so I tried something different. Not sure I succeeded, but I do like the image for its level of abstraction.

A foggy day in London town

Some of you might recognise the song title from an old record of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong (and subsequently covered by Michael Buble). It is pretty much what London looked like today.

With the song on my mind I really enjoyed taking out the camera on my daily commute to the City this morning.

Grandmaster

A few days ago I had the great opportunity to attend a chess lesson with Malcolm Pein, a chess grandmaster here in London. That was a fantastic experience and certainly very inspiring. My fellow chess player comrades, get ready for some serious beating!