2 January 2012

Down in the Valley – Yosemite

I only spent a day and a half in Yosemite but the weather was kind and the valley floor is very compact.  So I made a couple of circuits looking [...]


Reflections – Yosemite

1 January 2012

Reflections – Yosemite

The Merced River runs down Yosemite’s glacier carved valley creating loads of river/pool reflection opportunities. These first two image are what’s left of Mirror Lake, now almost totally silted up [...]


1 January 2012

El Capitan and Half Dome in Yosemite

I spent a couple of weeks in Northern California in November and this is the first of a series of posts with a few pics of my travels.  Bit of [...]


St. Ives Light

29 December 2011

St. Ives Light

Spent a couple of days in St. Ives in Cornwall.  Late December but the famous St. Ives light still there!


13 December 2011

Winter Sunrise

Sunrises are getting nice and wintery over Pew Tor.  


Ronda’s Plaza de Toros

30 October 2011

Ronda’s Plaza de Toros

Ronda’s Plaza de Toros. The oldest bullfighting ring in Spain. Still in use but hopefully not for much longer.


30 October 2011

Around The Alhambra, Granada, Spain

We stayed at the Hotel America inside the Alhambra walls when we visited.  Meant I could wander around after the gates had closed when all was quiet and empty.  Bumped [...]


The Alhambra’s Gardens, Granada, Spain

29 October 2011

The Alhambra’s Gardens, Granada, Spain

Designed to reflect the very beauty of Paradise itself, the Alhambra is made up of gardens, fountains, streams, a palace, and a mosque, all within an imposing fortress wall, flanked [...]


26 October 2011

The Nasrid Palaces in The Alhambra

The Alhambra is a palace and fortress complex located in the Province of Granada, Spain. It was constructed during the mid 14th century by the Moorish rulers of the Emirate [...]


Stourhead

20 October 2011

Stourhead

On the way back from London, we diverted just a couple of miles of the A303 to Stourhead.  Skipped the house and enjoyed a couple of hours wandering the world-famous [...]