the photography of Ian Simpson
If, like me, you are looking back on the past 12 months in the same way a battered boxer would the previous 10 rounds, then let me remind you that YES....it did happen. The WORLD shut down. Almost 2 million people have died as a result of this virus called covid19 so far. Football teams … Continue reading 2020. What just happpened ….!!!!!
For one reason or another the following pictures were never posted here so as the curtain falls on the most dramatic of years i thought i would share them with you. Llandudno, North Wales at the end of July 2020. I was amused by the fact that the next speedboat ride isn't for a year. … Continue reading Recent pictures
This time last year i wrote a piece on here questioning the purpose of Christmas. As an observation of its time it stands honest. However in the climate of 2020 it sounds very dated. You see, change happens so very fast that we often can't see it. One minute we live in a selfish world … Continue reading Change happens fast
The older you get the more Christmases you've experienced. The more people you have shared the season with. The more memories you have and the more you realise how few of those people are still in your life. I used to love Christmas as a child. But everyone who played a part in those childhood … Continue reading Tis the season to be……reflective
Lovely winters walk with my family yesterday took us to New Brighton on the banks of the Mersey and Vale Park's fairy glen public art project. Quite a way to go yet, Bethlehem is 2,593 miles from the Mersey ! This is just one of many public art installations that are in the area.
How serious is this new strain of covid discovered last week and now "out of control" in the South East of England ? Well, its enough for our European neighbours to isolate us. Ports and airports are shut, at least for the next few days, meaning nothing, including food, is getting in or out. Britain … Continue reading Is England the new Wuhan ?
Why locking down Christmas was the only option.
The sunsets in December can be very dramatic. A few days ago the rains stopped for a few minutes and i was able to grab these shots. Please visit my blog to see them all.
Had a walk around Chester City in the UK this week with my trusty Lumix. Haven't done street pictures for a few months now but this are some of the images i took of normal folk going about their own business in the run up to Xmas 2020.
Life Through the Lens 