Some Dartmoor stone

When I take a series of photos I try and decide whether there is anything that might be interesting for a blog posting. The next step is to try and find a theme for that posting (I’d like to think most of them succeed!). “Granite” and “Dartmoor” are so closely linked I found [...]

Ancient monuments and remains in western Cornwall

The western tip of Cornwall has many ancient monuments and the remains of older habitation.  Tin has been mined in Cornwall for around 4000 years now and was traded with the Phoenicians, Greeks and Romans as well as others.  It follows that humans have lived and worked in this part of the world [...]

Aspects of Plymouth

It was a while since I had headed in the direction of Plymouth however I had to go there anyway so the camera was with me.  I visited various spots on the eastern side of the Sound including Bovisand and Jennycliff.

I got this shot of a frigate heading out [...]

Cotswold stone

A recent trip to Birmingham provided the opportunity to stop off in the Cotswolds for a couple of nights.  While I love the West Country seeing fresh places (& having some fresh photo opportunities) it always pleasant.

One of the first stops on a day out was the [...]

Around Hound Tor on Dartmoor

Hound Tor

Well I guess everyone has to have a “first” blog sometime & this one is mine.

The forecast for Thursday (8th) was good so I headed for the moors in the afternoon to catch some sunshine & photos.  As the weather was good it was no surprise [...]

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