Meanwood Woods

Meanwood Woods

Reading Time: 2 minutesI’ve never been entirely sure how to name and efine this place that I come to so often. The name “Meanwood” stems from the Anglo-Saxon “Meene wude” meaning the Boundary Wood. They have taken the name Meanwoodside before and apprently now are properly called Meanwood 

Phone Cameras again

Phone Cameras again

Reading Time: 3 minutesI’ve been lugging cameras around slightly less often recently – this is me, I go through phases of hyperfocus and then doing other things, and for a while have done a bit more with my phone. After crackng my Huawei during the stress of Covid 

Howarth Winter

Howarth Winter

Reading Time: 3 minutesAs those who have viewed my photography at length may well know, I’ve spent quite a lot of time in Howarth, mostly because of it’s location on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. Sometimes this has been with the smaller and younger generation, others we 

Meanwood in Autumn

Meanwood in Autumn

Reading Time: 2 minutesSometimes we forget that there are many beautiful things to see (and shoot) right on our own doorsteps. I walk round meanwood quite a lot, but sometime neglect to spend a moment capturing the beauty of the place. Here’s just a few autumnal pictures

Dewsbury to Mirfield

Dewsbury to Mirfield

Reading Time: 4 minutesFurther to the eventual aim of walking all the Yorkshire Canals, we set of on another canal walk, this time with the Aim of Dewsbury to (at least) Mirfield. As I have said before, though there are some reasonably interesting Industrial buildings, Dewsbury is not 

There are some spoonbills here, if you look closely…

There are some spoonbills here, if you look closely…

Reading Time: 2 minutesVery excitingly, it appears that some spoonbills have returned to nest at Fairburn Ings, so we went for a walk to try and see them. Sadly the promised viewing area close by the main visitor centre had not materialised, but a kind gentleman allowed us 

Halifax

Halifax

Reading Time: 4 minutesRather randomly, one of the children, when asked where they might like to go for a day out was adamant that we should go to Halifax. I’ve nothing against Halifax, I quite like it as it has some very interesting buildings, but it seemed an 

Canon T50 and Kodak Ektar

Canon T50 and Kodak Ektar

Reading Time: 2 minutesFor all the fun of old and random cameras, it is great to play with a decent, high quality SLR from time to time. From my late aunt’s chattels I received, by gift of my father a good condition Canon T50 and a couple of 

Witchy Places

Witchy Places

Reading Time: 3 minutesI have visited Knaresborough quite a few times to walk, and shoot and entertain small children, but I had not visited it’s so called main attraction – Mother Shiptons Caves. As a bit of a summer treat we took the younger two out for the 

Skipton

Skipton

Reading Time: 2 minutesSkipton is another place that, although broadly on my doorstep, I have never actually explored. I have kept meaning to walk there as a part of my canal project, but this time we got the train. What struck me about the place is that it 

Scarborough

Scarborough

Reading Time: 2 minutesWe’ve not managed a holiday this year, for various reasons, but we have managed a rather good day out in Scarborough, courtesy of Unison. This is one of the perks being a member offers; a free day trip to the sea-side each year, and with 

Heptonstall

Heptonstall

Reading Time: 2 minutesAs I probably complain quite a bit about, having a young child and trying to get anything done can be quite a challenge at times. Often, Photography and entertaining the kids need to be combined – I’ve not done much recently, but to give a