The Holiday Season

Or should that be the rainy season...!?! I am just back from a two week trip back home to Ireland. It rained most of the time. When I lived there I was used to it, but living in England's almost tropical climate by comparison has made me forget about living with the rain. While it wasn't constant, it was there and did curb some photo walking I had in mind.

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I have a lot to add to the blog over the next few weeks. Not least of which is the 30th week of Project 52! A big thanks must go to all of you who have allowed me to photograph you. I have enjoyed it immensely. I shall email you all separately in the next week or so to let you know what is happening.

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D200, Tralee, Cockle Shell Beach Cow

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Just befoew I left I took part in Scott Kelby's World Wide Photoshoot, you can read about it here. It was a great day and lead by my good friend Glyn, I took his portrait back here a few weeks agoand there is a video of the day on his website, so do have a look. And why not make a note to take part next year - I am assumming that there will be another one then.

The day was great; there was about twenty of us and we wandered the streets of Guildford taking photos.

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D200, Guildford, Through the Looking Glass

Watch this space!

Oxford Rain

Oxford for me, was always the centre of British university learning. The seat from which academic careers were launched. At least that is what it seemed like to me living as a teenager all those years ago in Ireland.
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I couldn't help but imagine all the students going to and from their lectures and tutorials; they always seemed to wear the black gown and mortar board hat. The dreamy spires and all those colleges - I never understood how there seemed to be so many colleges there.
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But what epitomised Oxford for me was Inspector Morse. During the eighties, I must have seen every single one of the episodes. The City, the man, the car; it all said Oxford.
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I enjoy visiting Oxford - it is always a treat to wander the streets with my camera watching the particular Oxford world going by, trying to get a glimpse into what it might be like to study and live here. The day we visited, it rained. Mind you it rains more in Ireland.