Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Canterbury



Canterbury on a warm midsummers night...and day

Monday, July 30, 2007

Jousting Horse



Hever Castle, Kent

The Red Knight




At this moment her thoughts were interrupted by a loud shouting of `Ahoy! Ahoy! Check!' and a Knight dressed in crimson armour came galloping down upon her, brandishing a great club. Just as he reached her, the horse stopped suddenly: `You're my prisoner!' the Knight cried, as he tumbled off his horse.

Lewis Carroll

Sunday, July 29, 2007

Birthday Robot




Perfect gift for a 30-something woman

Saturday, July 28, 2007

Bunnykins



I only recently discovered that rabbits were introduced into the UK by the Romans

On safari in the english countryside


Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) is a species of antelope found mainly in India, but also in parts of Pakistan and Nepal. This was taken on the safari tour circuit where I work.

Saturday, July 14, 2007

14th July Fireworks


Composite shot - It's hard to get a bunch of fireworks to properly fill the frame!
Bastille Day commemorates the 1790 Fete de la Federation held on the first anniversary of the storming of the Bastille on July 14 1789; the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille was seen as a symbol of the uprising of the modern French nation