From the Blog
My garden in watercolour
I’ve turned some of my favourite garden photos into sketchbook-style watercolours, from the salvias to a passing Red Admiral.
On an adult beginners photography class
On my hobby and interest list is to try my hand at both woodworking and photography. My local college offers a large number of adult
What to do when rain stops play
Rain stopped play? Eight useful things to do instead, from looking after your clubs to a bit of indoor putting.
Then and Now
Lingevres, Normandy, 1944
Knocked-out German Panther tanks on the outskirts of Lingevres, 20 June 1944.
Le Tourneur, Normandy, 1944
A Churchill tank carrying infantry of the Royal Scots Fusiliers passes a destroyed German Mk IV tank in Le Tourneur, 3 August 1944.
Vassy, Normandy, 1944
A Cromwell tank of 2nd Northamptonshire Yeomanry, 11th Armoured Division, driving through Vassy, 15th August 1944.
Garden Plants
Salvia Penny’s Smile
A tall, bushy sage with aromatic green leaves and big bright pink flowers that keep coming from late spring right into autumn.
Salvia Javier
A bushy sage with fragrant bright green leaves and purple flowers opening from almost black buds from late spring into autumn.
Salvia Delice Gold and Wine
A neat, semi-evergreen sage with dark green leaves and small deep pink and cream flowers all through spring and summer.
Salvia Belle de Loire
An upright sage with scented grey-green leaves and orange-and-yellow flowers that soften to salmon-pink and cream in autumn.