Whats (not) On

This pandemic has stolen so much from us. It has stolen our liberties, our freedom and even kept us apart from those we love. Lives have been torn apart. Businesses have been forced into bankruptcy. Industrial sectors have been decimated and millions of innocent, hard working, law abiding people have lost their jobs, their friends …

Street photography on trains

Merseyside has the second oldest underground railway system in the world connecting the cities of Liverpool and Chester. Opened on Feb 1st 1886 for steam locomotion it was fully electrified in 1901 with all the electric equipment coming from the USA. The network has since expanded to 68 stations and 75 miles of track of …

Cricket explained…

For anyone who doesn't understand the quintessential English summer game of cricket here are the rules made simple. You have two teams of 11 players per side. The side that is in is out, in the pavilion, except for the two batsmen who are in. They are in until they get out at which point …

Sunset on the beach

I am really lucky to live where i do in the UK. Within 20 minutes i can be in the centre of a cosmpolitan city, explore Roman remains or tudor buildings, walk on a beach, stroll through peaceful woodland, cruise on a canal or a ferry boat, watch cricket in the world's oldest public park …

Normal service resumes

Anyone who knows me also knows i am a massive motorsports fan. Most summer Saturdays i will be found at my beloved home race track, Oulton Park. The last time any of us were there was October 31st last year. Today, Wednesday 19th May, seven months and three weeks later, we were finally allowed back …

Flowers on a beach

Where did these flowers come from, what was the event ? Was it from an old lover wanting to repent ? Or maybe a present, a gift from a friend Unwanted, discarded, an ungrateful end.

England in springtime

The USA can't be beaten for colours in the fall but springtime surely belongs to England. The light pastel shades offering so much promise for the months ahead. The faintest scents of the blossom attracting the first of the pollinators. Grass seemingly climbing to the sky and the colours, oh the colours. Ladies and gentlemen …

Bluebells

As the grass grows tall and the skies turn bright As the cold days wane and the dark becomes light As winter departs with her gloomy grey shield So the bluebells appear in Englands green field

An evening stroll…before the storm

A day watching future Champions

Took myself off to Hooton Park kart track today to watch the champions of tomorrow take their first steps on the motorsporting ladder.