The Great British Summer part 2

The Great British Summer part 1

Its that time of year again.....................

Living on the coast

I am incredibly lucky to live where i do in the UK. We may have cool summers by comparison and wet dark winters but our landscape more than makes up for things. From my house i am no more than 10 minutes away from beaches, 20 minutes train journeys from two very different cities, Liverpool …

Summer Solstice

So we have arrived at the longest day, that day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky in the Northern hemisphere. It is the start of summer, the summer solstice. The sun rise on this day is said to have magical properties and rituals have been conducted since pagan times. It is …

Metropolis

This the name of a 35mm photographic film made by a company called Lomo. Its rather expensive, £10 + a roll, but it offers a surreal colour pallette, shifting the reds and greens, resulting in a desaturated and bleached out look. I shot a roll last November in the first days of our second lockdown …

Back to the Future 2021

So now we are NOT coming out of lockdown in the UK for at least another 4 weeks !! Apparently vaccinating well over 70% of the population isnt enough. The scary "Indian" or "Delta" variant is too prevelant to risk going back to living your life. Yes, numbers of infections are increasing, vey slightly. But …

Gardening by the phases of the moon

On October 4th last year i wrote about how i was starting to plant vegetables and flowers by the phases of the moon. https://iansimpsonphotography.wordpress.com/2020/10/04/chili-peppers-cactus-and-garlic-by-the-phases-of-the-moon/ Using an almanac it told me the best days on which to sow, plant or harvest. It was something i had always wanted to try but had never had the time. …

A train ride to Chester

A quick 30 minute train journey from home to the City of Chester. And yes, the train is really as filthy as it looks !!

A British Summer’s Day

The sky is stormy but the weather is warm so the great British public, those tough stalwarts who have braved so many cold, damp winter months finally emerge into the daylight to enjoy an afternoon in the wind.

Stormy skies

New Brighton, Wirral, UK. Thursday June 10th 2021.